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Foreign intelligence surveillance act
/fˈɒɹən ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns səvˈeɪləns ˈakt/
/fˈɔːɹən ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns sɚvˈeɪləns ˈækt/Foreign intelligence surveillance act
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an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance
