Sponsor
Austin Scott
Representative · R-GA
Representative · R-GA
The bill provides clearer timing and reduces statutory ambiguity by setting a firm repeal date for Title VII, but that near-term repeal risks gaps in intelligence and law-enforcement capabilities and creates transitional legal and compliance costs if no replacement is in place.
Federal employees and legal practitioners: the bill clarifies the statutory citation (50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.) and sets a firm repeal date, reducing ambiguity about when Title VII expires.
Agencies, courts, law-enforcement, and technology-sector compliance teams: the clear near-term cutoff date prompts earlier policy, compliance, and operational planning ahead of repeal.
Intelligence community and taxpayers: repealing Title VII on April 30, 2026 could remove existing surveillance authorities sooner than expected, reducing intelligence collection relied on for national security.
Law enforcement and public safety officials: a sooner repeal without replacement authorizations could limit use of certain surveillance tools, hindering investigations and public-safety operations.
Federal agencies and private-sector technology partners: the timing change may create legal uncertainty and transitional compliance costs as authorities and contracts are adjusted.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Revises Title VII repeal language to set an explicit repeal date of April 30, 2026 and replaces amendment-history wording with direct U.S.C. citations.
Changes the statutory repeal and transition language for Title VII of the FISA Amendments Act by setting an explicit repeal date of April 30, 2026 and replacing prior amendment-history wording with direct United States Code references. The amendments also change related cross-references and take effect on the earlier of enactment or April 19, 2026. These edits alter the timing and textual references for existing surveillance authority in statute rather than creating new programmatic spending or new authorization; they are substantive changes to repeal timing and statutory wording rather than merely clerical updates.
Official title: 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.
Introduced April 16, 2026 by Austin Scott · Last progress April 17, 2026