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678: Sir London Foley Presents
Intelligence Authorization Act, Section 309 Surveillance Procedures
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, specifically Section 309, establishes new procedures for the retention of incidentally acquired communications. This legislation permits the acquisition and retention of non-public electronic communications for up to five years, even without a court order, if they involve United States persons. Critics argue the bill legitimizes existing bulk collection practices and provides legal cover for the intelligence community to monitor domestic data.