Summary

Amends U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance law to expand congressional access to secret court proceedings, change legal treatment and liability rules for data collected under section 702, preserve whistleblower rights to Congress, change how outside amici are selected for FISA courts, and lengthen certain FISA authorities from two years to eight. It also voids prior Attorney General/ DNI procedures governing congressional attendance and imposes new requirements for in‑person and remote access and for who may serve as amici curiae.

• Gives Members of Congress and designated staff broader rights to attend and observe FISC/FISCR proceedings in person or remotely and voids prior AG/DNI attendance procedures.
• Deems section 702 acquisitions to be Title I electronic surveillance for criminal and civil liability rules.
• Creates an explicit immunity for providers and other third parties that furnish information or assistance in compliance with court orders or emergency assistance requests.
• Sets a 5‑year statute of limitations for civil actions tied to actual notice of the violation.
• Requires congressional leaders in each chamber to each submit lists of at least six amicus candidates for FISA courts within 90 days, and removes current amici once lists are submitted.
• Clarifies that specified personnel‑security law does not revoke whistleblower rights to make protected disclosures to congressional committees.
• Extends two statutory FISA expiration periods from 2 years to 8 years, lengthening the duration of those surveillance authorities.
• Does not include new appropriations or emergency funding; changes are statutory and procedural for surveillance law and court practice.