A bill to implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, to prohibit reverse targeting of United States persons and persons located in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Senator Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced
Summary
Ban reverse targeting of U.S. persons to stop using foreign surveillance to collect Americans' communications. It would also require warrants or court orders for intentional targeting inside the United States and add tighter limits while extending Section 702 for three months.
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- Families and individuals: U.S. persons and people located in the United States would get stronger privacy protections because agencies could not use Section 702 to collect their communications without a warrant, except in narrow emergencies or with consent. Agencies must give a description of emergency targeting to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and congressional committees within 14 days.
- Intelligence collection: The bill would force surveillance to focus on non-U.S. persons abroad and bar using Section 702 with the significant purpose of collecting information about known covered persons. It also broadens the test from "known at the time" to "known or believed at the time" to expand when communications are treated as belonging to covered persons.
- Courts and oversight: A new court-supervision framework would require a warrant or an emergency authorization for content, location, web browsing history, or internet search history when targeting covered persons, and it sets minimization and use limits. The bill also moves the Section 702 repeal date to September 18, 2026, a three-month extension.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Stronger privacy rules for U.S. persons
If enacted, the bill would create new protections for United States persons and people in the United States. It would define who is a "covered person." It would bar "reverse targeting" and require court authorization before intentionally collecting content, location, web browsing, or search history about a covered person. Narrow exceptions would allow emergency targeting, consent, or existing warrants, and emergency uses must be reported to the court and congressional committees within 14 days. The bill would also broaden the "known" test to "known or believed," and would block use or evidence from emergency collections if later unauthorized except in serious-threat cases approved by the Attorney General.
Three-month extension of surveillance authority
If enacted, the bill would delay the scheduled expiration of Section 702 by about three months. It would change the repeal date from June 12, 2026 to September 18, 2026. The change would take effect on the earlier of the date of enactment or June 11, 2026. This keeps the current Section 702 authorities in place while the bill's reforms take effect.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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