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A satellite dish is seen in the former monitoring base of the National Security Agency (NSA) in Bad Aibling, south of Munich, August 13. Reuters / Michael Dalder

James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, released a statement on Monday in which he announced that he authorized the release of numerous internal NSA (National Security Agency) documents, including training slides and “internal guidance,” which he said describe the legal basis for the the agency’s mass surveillance, or foreign intelligenc data collection programs, as authorized by Section 501 and 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

According to the statement, the declassified documents also include the United States Signals Intelligence Directive 18, which details the polices, procedures and lengths to which the NSA says it goes to make sure its foreign intelligence data collection efforts are constitutional.

At issue is XKEYSCORE, the NSA bulk electronic communications metadata collection program that was revealed and confirmed by former government contractor and whistle-blower Edward Snowden, who is now living in Russia under temporary asylum and fighting extradition to the U.S., which considers him a fugitive, on charges of espionage and theft of government property.

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Director Of National Intelligence Declassifies New Round Of Documents That Explain The Section 501 Legal Basis Of Foreign Surveillance Act Metadata Collection Programs