Amendment clarifies that in the absence of explicit statutory authority the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is the exclusive authority for the conduct of domestic electronic surveillance.

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Amendment Number
182
Description
Amendment clarifies that in the absence of explicit statutory authority the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is the exclusive authority for the conduct of domestic electronic surveillance.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-144 to state that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) shall be the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance for the purpose of gathering foreign intelligence information may be conducted, and makes clear that this applies until specific statutory authorization for electronic surveillance, other than as an amendment to FISA, is enacted.
Congress
110
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 11, 2007
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Schiff amendment (A009) Agreed to by recorded vote: 245 - 178 (Roll no. 339).
Latest Action Time
00:55:11
Submitted Date
May 11, 2007
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Dec 5, 2020
Amendment 182 — Informed