Spy reauthorization bill would give lawmakers special notifications

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Spy reauthorization bill would give lawmakers special notifications

A bill to renew a powerful surveillance authority for two years would afford special treatment to members of Congress, adding a requirement that lawmakers be notified when they are the subject of an FBI search under the program. The provision is tucked inside a broader bill being considered by the Senate that would renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the U.S. government to collect digital communications o…