Section 702 Bill Passes Senate, Awaits President’s Signature
The Senate voted 65-34 Thursday to reauthorize Section 702 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authority for six years, angering senators who sought more privacy protections in S-139 (see 1801160059 and 1801170057). Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who worked for months on separate…
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legislation to add warrant requirements before searches of innocent Americans on the Section 702 database, called the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act “an end run around the Constitution” in floor speeches over the past two days. Bill proponent and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said the measure “is not perfect but it will provide our Intelligence Community with the legal authority to continue to collect vital foreign intelligence necessary to keep Americans and our allies safe.” BSA|The Software Alliance said the bill strikes “a careful balance between pressing national security requirements and individual privacy protections.” Robyn Greene, policy counsel and government affairs lead at New America's Open Technology Institute, called the measure a "disservice to the American people." American Civil Liberties Union Legislative Counsel Neema Singh Guliani also criticized passage, saying the "fight over this authority is far from over." Forty-three Republicans, 21 Democrats and one Independent voted yes.