10/15/1978

“In October 1978, Congress…passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), requiring both the Bureau [FBI] and CIA to obtain warrants before conducting any surveillance of an American abroad, even if that person was ‘reasonably believed to be acting on behalf of a foreign power.’ “ [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]

 – Gerald Posner, Why America Slept, Page 221