# FISA Section 702 **Entity class:** Legal instrument or procurement arrangement **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition Statutory foreign-intelligence surveillance authority discussed through its 2026 legislative chronology. The article compares authority renewal with the continuing commercial-data purchasing channel. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Commercial Channel Continuity|Commercial Channel Continuity]]. - **article-linked authority or contracting instrument:** [[wiki/Government Surveillance Reform Act|Government Surveillance Reform Act]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [EPIC, FISA Section 702 Almost Certain to Expire After House Votes Against Extension (June 11, 2026).](https://epic.org/fisa-section-702-almost-certain-to-expire-after-house-votes-against-extension-epic-continues-to-urge-reforms/) - [OPB/NPR, A Key U.S. Spy Tool Has Lapsed — Now What? (June 13, 2026).](https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/13/fisa-702-a-key-u-s-spy-tool-has-lapsed-now-what) - [Straight Arrow News, Jay Clayton Confirmed Despite Pulte's Push to Stay On as Intelligence Chief (July 2026).](https://san.com/cc/jay-clayton-confirmed-despite-pultes-push-to-stay-on-as-intelligence-chief/) ## Connected marketplace roles The source article connects this entry with [[wiki/Government Surveillance Reform Act|Government Surveillance Reform Act]], [[wiki/Bill Pulte|Bill Pulte]], [[wiki/Jay Clayton|Jay Clayton]], [[wiki/Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act|Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]]. These routes locate the associated people, implementations, methods, and operational contexts in [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. **Collections:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]].