House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below in advance of this hearing:
Chairman Goodlatte: “With Section 702 set to expire at the end of the year, the House Judiciary Committee will work in a bipartisan fashion to reauthorize and reform this intelligence gathering program to ensure that it continues to be a critical tool to thwart terrorist attacks and that it best protects Americans’ civil liberties. The first part of this process is gathering the facts, and the Committee will do so next week. We will hear from government officials, legal and policy experts, and privacy advocates regarding how the program is currently operating, so that we can best determine what steps might be needed to improve the program.”
Witness Panel 1
| Name | Occupation | Organization | Testimony | Truth in Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Brad Brooker | Acting General Counsel | Office of the Director of National Intelligence | ||
| Mr. Paul Morris | Deputy General Counsel for Operations | National Security Agency | ||
| Mr. Stephen Vanech | Deputy Chief | Office of Counterterrorism, National Security Agency | ||
| Mr. Stuart Evans | Deputy Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division | Department of Justice | ||
| Mr. Grant Mendenhall | Acting Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
Witness Panel 2
| Name | Occupation | Organization | Testimony | Truth in Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Jeff Kosseff | Assistant Professor, Cyber Science Department | United States Naval Academy | ||
| Ms. April Doss | Partner | Saul Ewing LLP | ||
| Ms. Elizabeth Goitein | Co-Director, Liberty & National Security Program | Brennan Center for Justice, NYU School of Law | ||
| Mr. Adam Klein | Senior Fellow | Center for a New American Security |