NYTimes: N.S.A. Phone Data Collection Could Go On, Even if a Law Expires

NYTimes: N.S.A. Phone Data Collection Could Go On, Even if a Law Expires by Charlie Savage:
WASHINGTON — A little-known provision of the Patriot Act, overlooked by lawmakers and administration officials alike, appears to give President Obama a possible way to keep the National Security Agency’s bulk phone records program going indefinitely — even if Congress allows the law on which it is based to expire next year.