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.
This bill extends the federal government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance on foreign targets overseas for an additional six weeks, pushing the expiration date from late April 2026 to mid-June 2026. Intelligence agencies can continue collecting foreigners' emails, phone records, and online communications without individual court warrants. Because this collection sweeps up messages sent between foreign targets and people in the United States, Americans' communications can also continue to be gathered and searched under current program rules for that extra time.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Federal intelligence agenciesRetains legal authority under Title VII of FISA to conduct foreign intelligence surveillance targeting non-U.S. persons located outside the United States through June 12, 2026, extending authorities previously scheduled to expire on April 30, 2026 (Sec. 1(a)).
Who it burdens
- Non-U.S. persons located outside the United StatesRemain subject to targeted foreign intelligence surveillance by U.S. intelligence agencies under Title VII of FISA for an additional six weeks, through June 12, 2026, instead of having those authorities expire on April 30, 2026 (Sec. 1(a)).
The provisions, in plain language.
Extends federal foreign intelligence surveillance authorities under Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)—which permit intelligence agencies to target non-U.S. persons outside the country to gather foreign intelligence—from April 30, 2026, to June 12, 2026, taking effect on enactment or April 29, 2026.