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Personal Explanation

Floor Speech

Date: June 16, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Technology and Communication

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Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, today, a vote in the House was held on an amendment to H.R. 5293, the Defense Appropriations Act for FY17, which was authored by Rep. Massie. The Amendment was defeated. I did not support this Amendment, and my intention was to vote ``no.'' However, I inadvertently voted ``yes''.

The effect of the Amendment would have been to curtail the authority of intelligence officials to quickly query a database of information lawfully collected under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, using ``U.S. Person identifiers.'' Additionally, the Amendment would have blocked NSA and CIA from mandating or requesting certain assistance from individuals and companies, in the course of conducting electronic surveillance.

While I was opposed to this amendment, I welcome a robust discussion to discuss the security and privacy implications of Section 702. As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I look forward to participating in this debate ahead of its expiration in 2017.

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