"We are relieved and grateful that Congress recognizes that allowing Section 702 to lapse even temporarily would be catastrophic to U.S. national security and the safety of the American people," Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice's national security division, said in a statement.
"Including Section 702 in the NDAA not only threatens to perpetuate continuous abuse of FISA into 2025, it imperils the NDAA's passage in the House," Sean Vitka, policy director of Demand Progress, said in a statement.
Now that the House has officially left Capitol Hill for the rest of the year, expect debate on lawmakers' lingering Section 702 bills to continue in the new year.
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