A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

Proponents argue Title VII authorities are essential tools for detecting foreign terrorism, espionage, and other national security threats targeting the United States, and that extension prevents intelligence gaps that could harm American security. Critics contend that Title VII permits mass surveillance of Americans with minimal judicial oversight, violates Fourth Amendment privacy protections, and lacks adequate transparency and accountability safeguards. Non-partisan evidence from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and academic research documents that Title VII collection does incidentally sweep up substantial volumes of U.S. person communications, though intelligence agencies maintain such collection is necessary and incidental rather than targeted.