Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Noun)
Meaning
An act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was passed by Congress in 1978 to regulate the surveillance of foreign agents within the United States.
- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act established the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to oversee and approve surveillance requests.
- Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the government must obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court before conducting electronic surveillance on a foreign agent.
- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was enacted to increase United States counterintelligence capabilities and prevent foreign espionage.
- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act provides a separate framework for foreign intelligence surveillance, distinct from ordinary law enforcement surveillance procedures.