S.1927
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S.1927 is the Senate bill designation for the Protect America Act of 2007, a U.S. law that temporarily expanded government surveillance authorities in the context of foreign intelligence gathering.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal bill
ⓘ
surveillance legislation ⓘ |
| affects |
intelligence community surveillance practices
ⓘ
privacy expectations in cross-border communications ⓘ |
| appliesTo | foreign intelligence targets reasonably believed to be outside the United States ⓘ |
| characteristic | temporary legislation ⓘ |
| classification | national security legislation ⓘ |
| context |
debates over civil liberties and national security in the United States
ⓘ
post-September 11 counterterrorism policies ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized for weakening privacy protections for communications involving people in the United States
ⓘ
raised concerns about warrantless surveillance ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| effect | temporarily expanded warrantless surveillance authorities for foreign intelligence collection ⓘ |
| enforcementBy | United States intelligence agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | collection of foreign intelligence information by U.S. government agencies ⓘ |
| hasProvision |
authorized acquisition of foreign intelligence information concerning persons reasonably believed to be outside the United States
ⓘ
reduced role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in certain foreign-targeted surveillance ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 110th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
intelligence law
ⓘ
national security law ⓘ privacy law ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | perceived gaps in surveillance authority for foreign communications routed through the United States ⓘ |
| officialName | Protect America Act of 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
ⓘ
to expand government surveillance authorities for foreign intelligence gathering ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FISA Amendments Act of 2008
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Protect America Act of 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | enacted law ⓘ |
| subject |
counterterrorism
ⓘ
electronic surveillance ⓘ foreign intelligence surveillance ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| temporalScope | temporary expansion of surveillance powers in 2007 ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | amendment to existing surveillance framework ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 2007 ⓘ |
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