Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

Summary

Files

• The third report of the congressional Joint Inquiry Staff into 9/11 from October 2002. The report describes all of the internal obstacles, including the FISA "wall" and other supposed legal obstacles. But the bulk of the report focuses on the lack of internal coordination. PDF 968k
• Interim report by Senators Leahy, Specter and Grassley (all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but the report is not an official Judiciary Committee report) on FISA implementation released February 2003. PDF 255k
• Domestic Surveillance Oversight Act of 2003 (PDF) To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve the administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance, and for other purposes.
• An Interim Report by Senators Patrick Leahy, Charles Grassley, & Arlen Specter (PDF) FBI Oversight in the 107th Congress by the Senate Judiciary Committee: FISA Implementation Failures