The (large) PDF file with text of amendment: http://wyden.senate.gov/leg_issues/amendments/tia_amendment.pdf Cosponsor list: Wyden, Feinstein, Reid, Boxer, Corzine, Leahy, Harkin, Cantwell, Levin, Daschle, Clinton, Durbin, Biden Previous Politech messages: http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=poindexter Note the fine print. If the Defense Department or any other executive branch agency wishes to roll out TIA to be used on American citizens, it must seek "specific authorization" from Congress. An exception is "lawful" military activities conducted overseas, or intelligence operations that target non-Americans ("non-U.S. persons") inside or outside the U.S. I recall that definition should cover green card holders as a U.S. person, but definitely doesn't cover visitors. -Declan --- http://news.com.com/2100-1023-981945.html Senate limits Pentagon 'snooping' plan By Declan McCullagh January 23, 2003, 5:07 PM PT WASHINGTON--The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to slap restrictions on a controversial Pentagon data-mining program that critics say would amount to a domestic spying apparatus. By unanimous consent, the Senate inserted a moratorium on the program into a massive spending bill, which is expected to receive a final vote late Thursday or Friday. [...] Final passage of the moratorium is not certain, however. Because the House of Representatives' version of the omnibus appropriations bill does not include any limits on TIA, a conference committee will have the final say. [...remainder snipped...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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