President Obama is expected to announce an overhaul to the NSA's controversial surveillance program. (Image via Wikipedia)

If approved by Congress, phone companies would no longer be required to retain phone records longer than they normally would, and the NSA would only be able to obtain specific records with permission from a judge.

The proposed changes come after Edward Snowden's revelations sparked international concern over the agency's privacy breachings. 

In a speech in January, Obama vowed to work toward ending the wide-reaching system of bulk phone data collection but still retain the program's security enhancements. He ordered administration officials to come up with a plan by this Friday, when the current program's authorization expires. 

First, however, his administration will ask the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to renew the current surveillance program for at least 90 days, the New York Times reports.

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