Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2007

A bill to provide sufficient resources to permit electronic surveillance of United States persons for foreign intelligence purposes to be conducted pursuant to individualized court-issued orders for calls originating in the United States, to provide additional resources to enhance oversight and streamline the procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to ensure review of the Terrorist Surveillance Program by the United States Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

1/4/2007--Introduced.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to:
(1) authorize the appointment of additional judges to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court); and
(2) require FISA judges to act on applications for emergency electronic surveillance within 24 hours. Authorizes the hiring of additional personnel in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and the Court to process surveillance applications. Requires the Directors of the FBI and NSA to develop regulations for conducting and seeking approval for emergency electronic surveillance, preparing and submitting applications for such surveillance, and training personnel. Extends from 72 to 168 hours the period during which the Attorney General may authorize emergency electronic surveillance pending judicial authorization of such surveillance. Permits electronic surveillance without a court order of communications between individuals outside the United States for the purpose of collecting foreign intelligence information even if such communications pass through, or the surveillance device is located within, the United States. Requires a court order for the contents of any wire or radio communication sent by a person inside the United States to a person outside the United States. Authorizes enhanced congressional oversight of electronic surveillance activities under FISA. Requires Supreme Court review of any final decision of a U.S. court of appeals concerning the legality of the Terrorist Surveillance Program.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]

Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

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Amendments to S.187

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January 04, 2007

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• Jan 04, 2007: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Jan 04, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S183-184)
• Introduced on Jan 04, 2007.
• Jan 04, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S183-184)

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Related Issue Areas:

• Intelligence activities
• Administrative procedure
• Congress
• Congressional oversight
• 29 more
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Congressional-executive relations
• Counterintelligence
• Counterterrorism
• Courts of special jurisdiction
• Criminal investigation
• Criminal justice
• Department of Defense
• Department of Justice
• Electronic surveillance
• Employee training
• Evidence (Law)
• Executive departments
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Federal law enforcement officers
• Foreign agents
• Foreign policy
• Government attorneys
• Government employees
• International affairs
• Judges
• Judicial review
• Law
• President and foreign policy
• Presidents
• Supreme Court
• Terrorism
• Terrorists
• Warrants (Law)

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September 17, 2008 Kommentar zu Im Gespräch: Jörg Uckermann von Ratio

S. 187:. „Man betrachte zB den Koran: dieses schlechte Buch war hinreichend, eine Weltreligion zu begründen, das metaphysische Bedürfniß zahlloser Millionen Menschen seit 1200 Jahren zu befriedigen, die Grundlage ihrer Moral und einer ...

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July 28, 2008 Vergessene Orte des Verbrechens

Erfurt 2003, ISBN 3-88864-343-0, S. 187 (Reihe: Heimatgeschichtliche Wegweiser Band 8 Thüringen). [10] http://www.anderbeck-verlag.de/downloads/geschBd3.pdf. [11] http://www.nordhausen.de/news_termine/news_lang.php4?ArtNr=4806 ...

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July 17, 2008 Wirtschaftliche Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und China

[7] Vgl: Weltwirtschaftsmacht China (1996): S. 187. [8] Quelle in: http://german.china.org.cn/politics/archive/hujintaoger/txt/2005-11/10/content_2204530.htm (Standard: 16.07.200 ...

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