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President Obama's statement indicates that, after considering different options to address bulk collection pursuant to his January 17th speech, he has decided that the government should no longer engage in bulk collection. Instead: "The government w[ill] obtain the data pursuant to individual orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) approving the use of specific numbers for such queries, if a judge agrees based on national security concerns. Legislation will be needed to permit the government to obtain this information with the speed and in the manner that will be required to make this approach workable." He indicates that he is working with members of Congress to present legislation, but since it will not be in place by the March 28th expiration of current FISC orders allowing bulk collection, he has "directed the Department of Justice to seek a 90-day reauthorization of the existing program," including modifications he directed in January.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014 (All day)
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