Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Set to Expire May 27 2011

Download or read book Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Set to Expire May 27 2011 written by Edward C. Liu and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) are set to expire (sunset) on May 27, 2011. The three sun-setting amendments expanded the scope of federal intelligence gathering authority following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Contents of this report: (1) Overview; (2) Background: Distinction Between FISA Court Orders and Warrants in Criminal Investigations; Distinction Between FISA Court Orders and National Security Letters; Expiring FISA Amendments; "Lone Wolf" Terrorists; Roving Wiretaps; Access to Business Records Under FISA; (3) Effect of Sunset Provisions; (4) Legislative Proposals in the 112th Congress. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.