119th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes.
March 24, 2026
Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Extension of authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
(a) Extension of repeal date of title VII.—Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–261) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note), by striking “effective two years after” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “effective October 20, 2027, title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.) is repealed.”; and
(2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “Effective two years after the date of enactment of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act—” and inserting “Effective October 20, 2027—”.
(b) Extension of transition procedures.—Section 404(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–261) is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking “two years after the date of enactment of the reforming intelligence and securing america act” and inserting “repeal date”; and
(B) by striking “, as amended by section 101(a) and by the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 and the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act,” and inserting “(50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.)”; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “, as amended by section 101(a) and by the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 and the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act,” and inserting “(50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.)”.
(c) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or April 19, 2026.