The Trump administration is urging Congress to reauthorize the National Security Agency's authority to collect phone record information on millions of Americans, according to a letter obtained by The Hill.
The departing director of national intelligence, in a letter to senators dated Wednesday urged Congress to reauthorize all provisions in the USA Freedom Act, a controversial law that is set to expire later this year.
The administration's input comes as Congress braces for a battle over the reauthorization of the USA Freedom Act, which gives the government a broad range of surveillance authorities.
In the letter, Coats confirmed that the NSA has shuttered the call records program, the most contested provision of the law.
"The National Security Agency has suspended the call detail records program that uses this authority and deleted the call detail records acquired under this authority," Coats wrote.
The call detail records program allows the government to collect metadata - information like the length of calls, or when information is sent - on phone calls and text messages during terrorism investigations.
Coats is calling for Congress to reauthorize all of the provisions in the law, including those that allow the government to wiretap "Lone wolf" terrorists and collect business records during a national security investigation.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/457602-trump-administration-urges-congress-to-reauthorize-nsa-surveillance-program
The departing director of national intelligence, in a letter to senators dated Wednesday urged Congress to reauthorize all provisions in the USA Freedom Act, a controversial law that is set to expire later this year.
The administration's input comes as Congress braces for a battle over the reauthorization of the USA Freedom Act, which gives the government a broad range of surveillance authorities.
In the letter, Coats confirmed that the NSA has shuttered the call records program, the most contested provision of the law.
"The National Security Agency has suspended the call detail records program that uses this authority and deleted the call detail records acquired under this authority," Coats wrote.
The call detail records program allows the government to collect metadata - information like the length of calls, or when information is sent - on phone calls and text messages during terrorism investigations.
Coats is calling for Congress to reauthorize all of the provisions in the law, including those that allow the government to wiretap "Lone wolf" terrorists and collect business records during a national security investigation.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/457602-trump-administration-urges-congress-to-reauthorize-nsa-surveillance-program
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