ITI Comments on Developments Regarding the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI issued the following statement from its Senior Vice President of Policy and General Counsel John Miller on the U.S. Senate’s consideration of H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, and related Biden Administration developments:
“ITI understands and reiterated earlier this week (opens in a new tab) that Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA 702, is a highly valuable tool for protecting national security, and we support its renewal. As the U.S. Senate considers H.R. 7888, it is critically important that lawmakers fully understand the implications of an expansively drafted amendment included in the U.S. House-passed bill that redefines ‘electronic communications service provider.’
“While we appreciate that the Department of Justice acknowledged today it would use the new authority narrowly and in a way that implicates an ‘extremely small’ number of companies, our outstanding concerns ultimately must be addressed in statute. We thank Chairman Warner for his commitment to working to improve this provision prior to the next sunset of FISA authorities.”
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