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Summary:
The Senate recently passed S. 113, a bill in the 108th Congress to extend the
coverage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ("FISA") to non-United States
persons who engage in international terrorism or activities in preparation for
international terrorism, without a showing of membership in or affiliation with an
international terrorist group. FISA provides a means by which the government can
obtain approval to conduct electronic surveillance (wiretap) and other searches with
respect to a foreign power or its agents in order to obtain intelligence related to
espionage, terrorism, or other matters involving national security.
