FISA Amendments Act of 2008
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The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 is a U.S. law that expanded and updated government authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign targets while providing legal protections for telecommunications companies assisting such intelligence activities.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T187102 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Context triple: [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, amendedBy, FISA Amendments Act of 2008]
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USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
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Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is a major U.S. federal law enacted after the 9/11 attacks to overhaul the intelligence community and strengthen national security coordination.
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USA PATRIOT Act
The USA PATRIOT Act is a U.S. federal law enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks that expanded government surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and anti-money-laundering powers in the name of counterterrorism and national security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Target entity description: The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 is a U.S. law that expanded and updated government authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign targets while providing legal protections for telecommunications companies assisting such intelligence activities.
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USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
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Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is a major U.S. federal law enacted after the 9/11 attacks to overhaul the intelligence community and strengthen national security coordination.
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USA PATRIOT Act
The USA PATRIOT Act is a U.S. federal law enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks that expanded government surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and anti-money-laundering powers in the name of counterterrorism and national security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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surveillance law ⓘ |
| aimsTo | modernize FISA to address global communications infrastructure routed through the United States ⓘ |
| amends |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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surface form:
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
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| authorizes |
compelled assistance from electronic communication service providers
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targeted warrantless surveillance of non-U.S. persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
FISA Amendments Act of 2008
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FISA Amendments Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-261, 122 Stat. 2436 (2008)
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| codifiedIn | Title 50 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| contains | provisions governing acquisition of foreign intelligence information concerning persons outside the United States ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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surface form:
Section 702 of FISA
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
expanding warrantless surveillance authorities
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insufficient protections for Americans’ communications incidentally collected ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 2008-07-10 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 110th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | procedures for certification by the Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence ⓘ |
| grantsImmunityTo | telecommunications companies that assisted post-9/11 warrantless surveillance programs ⓘ |
| includes | sunset provisions for certain authorities ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
bulk or large-scale acquisition of communications to, from, or about foreign targets (as implemented under Section 702)
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certain NSA collection of communications content from U.S.-based service providers ⓘ |
| legislativeHistory | introduced following controversy over the Terrorist Surveillance Program ⓘ |
| limits | civil actions against telecommunications companies for assistance in intelligence activities covered by the statute ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ |
| predecessor | Protect America Act of 2007 ⓘ |
| prohibits |
intentional acquisition of communications where all participants are known to be in the United States
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intentional targeting of U.S. persons under Section 702 ⓘ |
| provides | retroactive civil immunity for certain telecommunications providers ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 110-261 ⓘ |
| relatedToProgram |
PRISM surveillance program
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upstream Internet collection by the National Security Agency ⓘ |
| requires |
FISA Court approval of minimization procedures
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FISA Court approval of querying or “upstream” collection procedures (as later interpreted) ⓘ FISA Court approval of targeting procedures ⓘ Inspector General reviews of certain surveillance activities ⓘ periodic reporting to congressional intelligence and judiciary committees ⓘ |
| shortName | FAA ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2008-07-10 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional challenges under the Fourth Amendment ⓘ |
| subjectOfCase | Clapper v. Amnesty International USA ⓘ |
| sunsetExtendedBy |
FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
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FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 ⓘ |
| supportedFor |
providing legal certainty to telecommunications providers assisting intelligence collection
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updating intelligence authorities to address modern communications technologies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Description of subject: The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 is a U.S. law that expanded and updated government authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign targets while providing legal protections for telecommunications companies assisting such intelligence activities.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
FISA Amendments Act of 2008
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citationStyle
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FISA Amendments Act of 2008
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
FISA Amendments Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-261, 122 Stat. 2436 (2008)
this entity surface form:
Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008
this entity surface form:
FISA Amendments Act of 2008 authorities
this entity surface form:
Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act
this entity surface form:
FISA Amendments Act
this entity surface form:
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
this entity surface form:
FISA Amendments Act of 2008 programs