"The measure, passed via unanimous consent, would grant lawmakers some additional time to negotiate over the future of the spying program, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act."
"Privacy advocates have long pushed for a requirement that agencies like the FBI and NSA obtain a warrant before searching U.S. person data collected under the program."
"Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a longtime privacy advocate on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is seeking serious reforms to the measure."
"The Trump administration had initially sought a clean extension of the law for an 18-month period, meaning that a warrant reform would not be included in its desired reauthorization."
The Senate unanimously approved a 10-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, extending its expiration to April 30. This extension allows lawmakers additional time to negotiate reforms. The program enables U.S. intelligence agencies to collect communications from foreign targets and, inadvertently, from Americans in contact with them. Privacy advocates, including Sen. Ron Wyden, are pushing for reforms requiring warrants for searching U.S. person data. The Trump administration's initial proposal for an 18-month clean extension failed after a five-year proposal was rejected in the House.
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