Biden signs FISA extension into law after race to avoid lapse

Published April 20, 2024 6:33pm ET



President Joe Biden signed a law Saturday to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the government to collect intelligence information about foreigners outside the United States.

The bill, known as the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, passed the House earlier this month, and the Senate had to race to pass it before midnight Saturday, when the program was set to expire. With Biden’s signature, it has been reauthorized for two years.

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