Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

/ˌfɔrən ɪnˌtɛlədʒəns sərˌveɪləns ækt/

Definitions of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: FISA

   type of:

   legislative act, statute

   an act passed by a legislative body