To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
What does the HR 8322 do?
HR 8322 is a House bill sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA). Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lets the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence jointly authorize, for up to one year at a time, the targeting of persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States to acquire foreign intelligence information. They may do that on an order issued under subsection (j)(3), or on their own determination that exigent circumstances exist, and nothing in subchapter I of FISA requires an application for a court order for an acquisition targeted that way.
Did HR 8322 pass? Where it stands
As of September 2, 2026, HR 8322 has been signed into law on April 18, 2026.
Status: Signed into Law
Latest vote: Senate Passed by voice vote on April 17, 2026
Outlook: Enacted
Enacted: Signed into law on April 18, 2026
Key provisions
- What Section 702 Does
- The Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence authorize jointly, for up to one year at a time, the targeting of persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States to acquire foreign intelligence information — on an order issued under subsection (j)(3), or on their own determination that exigent circumstances exist
- Nothing in subchapter I of FISA is to be construed to require an application for a court order for an acquisition targeted at a person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States
- The same two officials may direct an electronic communication service provider, in writing, to immediately provide the Government with all information, facilities, or assistance necessary to accomplish the acquisition, in a manner that will protect the secrecy of the acquisition and produce a minimum of interference with the services the provider is providing to the target
- The acquisition may not intentionally target anyone known to be located in the United States, may not target a person outside the United States in order to reach a particular known person here, may not intentionally acquire communications that contain a reference to, but are not to or from, a target, may not intentionally acquire a communication where the sender and all intended recipients are known to be in the United States, and must be conducted consistent with the Fourth Amendment
- FBI personnel must obtain prior approval from an FBI supervisor or attorney before a query of what was collected using a U.S. person query term, unless they have a reasonable belief the query could assist in mitigating or eliminating a threat to life or serious bodily harm; the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reviews those querying procedures under subsection (j)
- What This Bill Changes
- Extended through April 30, 2026 — no new limits or reforms
- Considered and passed the House April 16, the Senate April 17, approved April 18, 2026
Last updated September 2, 2026