Bipartisan Spy Law Overhaul Unveiled by Senate Lawmakers (1)

A new warrant requirement would be imposed on a controversial spy authority under a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday in the Senate.

The Security and Freedom Enhancement Act, which is cosponsored by Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), would create a point of access warrant requirement for Section 702 queries conducted by law enforcement agencies on US persons and persons inside the US, according to a bill summary obtained by Bloomberg Government.

The bill would introduce new safeguards for the use of powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows US government agencies to ...