As 2023 ends, the debate over reauthorizing Area 702 remains heated. However, because of Congress’s frustrating and unneeded “temporary” extension of Area 702 as part of the National Defense Reauthorization Act (NDAA), there is likely to be no further movement on the reform argument until early 2024– that is, if the administration does not get a brand-new, year-long accreditation even more punting reform debates into 2025. Ahead of additional dispute, impressive evaluates the current propositions for reauthorizing Area 702.