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Section 702 Surveillance Authority Lapses After Senate Fails to Renew It
The foreign surveillance authority expired for the first time in its history when the Senate failed to renew it. President Trump altered the renewal process just as lawmakers neared a resolution.
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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lapsed on June 12. The provision authorizes the intelligence community to collect the digital communications of non-Americans abroad. The Senate was unable to reach an agreement on renewal.
President Donald Trump changed the playbook on the measure just as Congress appeared headed toward a resolution of its standoff. The Dispatch reported that the lapse occurred for the first time in the law's history and that effects on intelligence capabilities would likely not appear immediately.
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