A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
S. 4465 changes two dates in section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008: the title VII repeal date and the date for related federal wiretap-law amendments both move from April 30 to June 12, 2026. The changes take effect on enactment or April 29, 2026, whichever is earlier. This is a temporary continuation of the existing framework, not a permanent reauthorization or a statement about the effect of any later law.
Who Benefits and How
The Department of Justice and Office of the Director of National Intelligence retain the extended statutory window for administering title VII collection authorities. Intelligence agencies benefit from continuity instead of the earlier scheduled sunset. National-security benefits depend on actual lawful operations; this short date amendment does not guarantee specific intelligence results.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Electronic communication service providers remain subject to existing applicable assistance obligations during the extended period. People whose communications are acquired bear continued privacy exposure under those authorities. The bill does not expand eligible surveillance targets, replace existing oversight procedures, impose a new warrant standard, or supply an appropriation. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court continues its existing role under the retained framework. Those are consequences of extending existing law, not new free-standing obligations created in this one section.
Key Provisions
- Extends the title VII repeal date from April 30 to June 12, 2026.
- Amends the related wiretap-law changeover date to June 12, 2026.
- Provides an effective date equal to the earlier of enactment or April 29, 2026.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extend the FISA title VII sunset and associated wiretap-law amendment date from April 30 to June 12, 2026.
Key Policy Areas
National Security, Civil Liberties
Primary Purpose
Extend the FISA title VII sunset and associated wiretap-law amendment date from April 30 to June 12, 2026.
Policy Domains
A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
Identified Gains
- Department of Justice
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Identified Costs
- Electronic communication service providers
- People whose communications are acquired
Sponsors
Tom Cotton
R-AR | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawBecame Public Law No: 119-87.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3322-3326)
Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Held at the desk.
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Justice, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "DNI"
- → Director of National Intelligence
- "Attorney General"
- → Department of Justice
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