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Fisa act has been subject to rigorous and constant oversight by all three branches of government. indeed, we regularly report to the intelligence and judiciary committees of both the house and the senate how we have implemented the statute. the operational value it is afforded and the extensive measures we take to ensure that the governments use of these authorities complies with the constitution and the laws of the united states. further, over the past few years we have engaged in an unpreceden...

In the world. third, they may not be used to target anyone located inside the united states regardless of their national. fourth, they may not be used to target a foreign person when the intent is to acquire the communications of a u.s. person with whom a foreign person is communicating. this is generally referred to as the prohibition against reverse targeting. the third item i would like to stress is we are committed to ensuring that the intelligence communitys use of 702 is consistent with th...

Intelligence committee staff will be meeting following this public hearing in a classified session and admiral rogers has instructed his experts to address this issue in greater detail. before i wrap up my remarks i want to provide one final example that i have for the purposes of todays hearing chosen to declassify using my authority as the director of national intelligence to further illustrate the value of section 702. before rising through the ranks to become at one point the second in comma...

Imans location. u.s. forces returned fire, killing him and the other associates at that location. subsequent section 702 collection confirmed his death. as you can see from this sensitive example, section 702 is an extremely valuable intelligence collection tool and one that is subject to a rigorous, effective oversight program and therefore allow me to reiterate my call on behalf of the intelligence community without hesitation, my call for permanent reauthorization of the fisa amendments act w...

Sure that they get the answers they deserve to some of the questions that are being asked. now let me return to the subject of our hearing. mr. chairman, i agree that the re-authorization of section 702 is terribly important. as the attacks in london, paris, manchester, melbourne and the list, unfortunately, goes on and on, all those attacks have demonstrated terrorists continue to plot attacks that target innocent civilians. section 702 under court order collects intelligence about these potent...

Result. im aware that the senate intelligence committee staff will be meeting following this public hearing in a classified session and admiral rogers has instructed his experts to address this issue in greater detail. >> before i wrap up my remarks i want to provide one final example that i have for the purposes of todays hearing chosen to declassify using my authority as the director of national intelligence to further illustrate the value of section 702. before rising through the ranks to bec...

Followed suit in september 2012. what has changed, however, is the intensity, scale and scope of the threats that face our nation. this is not the time to needlessly roll back and handicap our capabilities. i know a lot of people will use this hearing as an opportunity to talk about the committees russian investigation. i would like to remind everyone that 702 is one of our most effective tools against terrorism and attorney intelligence targets. i hope my colleagues and those closely watching t...

Congress enacted the amendments to the freedom act, the act that established the fisa, there have been no instances of intentional violations of section 702. with those points as a back drop, now let me turn to a discussion of why it became necessary for congress to enact section 702. i do this so that the american public can hopefully better understand the basis for this important law. the foreign intelligence and surveillance act was first passed in 1978 creating a way for the federal governme...

Allowed nsa to gain a robust body of knowledge concerning the person network of he and his associates. over a two-year period using fisa section 702 collection and in close collaboration with our i.c. partners, nsa produced more intelligence on his institutes including their location. nsa and its tactical partners then combined this information, the section 702 collection which was continuing and other intelligence assets to identify him and track his movements. ultimately, this collaboration en...

Understood and so i appreciate your patience as i talk through in my opening statement the value of 702 to our intelligence community and to keeping americans safe. intelligence collection under section 702 of the fisa amendment has produced and continues to produce significant intelligence that is vital to protect the nation against international terrorism, against cyber threats, weapons, proliferators and other threats. at the same time, section 702 provides strong protections for the privacy ...