The amendments take effect on the earlier of two dates
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 1, Sec. 1.
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The amendments take effect on the earlier of two dates
The document says “shall”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 1 in the PDF
What the document says
“The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or April 19, 2026.”
Subsection (c). It fixes when the amendments in subsections (a) and (b) begin to operate: whichever comes first, the date this Act is enacted or April 19, 2026. The Government Publishing Office prints the approval date of this law as April 18, 2026.
What the document actually says
“The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or April 19, 2026.”
That sentence, in plain words
These changes start on the day this law is signed. If April 19, 2026 comes first, they start then.
What this is about
The law was signed on April 18, 2026. That day came first.
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