Congressional lawmakers are struggling to renew or reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire Dec. 31, and may issue a short-term extension to allow the intelligence gathering provision to continue into 2018, The Hill reports. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, said it was "more likely than not" that Congress would include language to extend the program until mid-January. "There's at least three different versions of the 702 bill, and we need to provide some certainty that it won't expire," Cornyn said. "If there's a continuing resolution, which there may be to get us over to January, it'll be part of that CR."
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