Long title | An Act to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. |
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Nicknames | FISA Amendments Act of 2008 |
Enacted by | the 110th United States Congress |
Effective | July 10, 2008 |
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Public law | 110-261 |
Statutes at Large | 122 Stat. 2436 |
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Acts amended | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act USA PATRIOT Act Protect America Act of 2007 |
Titles amended | 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense |
U.S.C. sections amended | 50 U.S.C. ch. 36 § 1801 et seq. |
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USA Freedom Act |
National Security Agency surveillance |
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The FISA Amendments Act of 2008, also called the FAA and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008,[1] is an Act of Congress that amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.[2] It has been used as the legal basis for surveillance programs disclosed by Edward Snowden in 2013, including PRISM.[3]
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