Julian Bond: “I would ask my colleague--he just talked about the new protections for U.S. persons overseas: prohibition of reverse…”

“I would ask my colleague--he just talked about the new protections for U.S. persons overseas: prohibition of reverse targeting, court review of acquisition, minimization, and certification procedures. Now, some have said we just ought to extend the Protect America Act. As a sponsor of the Protect America Act, I thought it was pretty good. But if we were simply to extend the Protect America Act, would that not eliminate or at least delay any of the additional protections against reverse targeting, providing court review, and preventing reverse targeting of U.S. persons?”