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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

Rushed Debate on Federal Spying Powers Congress enacted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 1978. FISA provides a statutory framework for government agencies to obtain authorization to gather foreign intelligence by means of (1) electronic surveillance, (2) physical searches, (3) pen registers and trap and trace (PR/TT) devices (which record or decode … Read more

Recent CRS Reports – Mid-August 2013

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Mandatory Spending Since 1962, CRS Report RL33074, July 15, 2013 (23-page PDF)
Military Sexual Assault: Chronology of Activity in Congress and Related Resources, CRS Report R43168, July 30, 2013 (30-page PDF)
Qualifications for President and the “Natural Born” Citizenship Eligibility Requirement, CRS Report R42097, November 14, 2011 (58-page PDF)
Deadlines for the HHS Secretary and Other Federal Entities in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Through March 23, 2013: Addendum to CRS Congressional Distribution Memorandum Dated April 5, 2011, CRS Memorandum, June 5, 2013 (25-page PDF)
See also “Unpublished CRS Memo: Obama Administration Has Missed Half Of Obamacare’s Legally Imposed Implementation Deadlines“
Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress, CRS Report R42848, August 7, 2013 (26-page PDF)