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US CodeTitle 50Chapter 36

Chapter 36

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE

Title 50 - War and National Defense

50 sections

Sections

§ 1801

Definitions

Long

§ 1802

Electronic surveillance authorization without court order; certification by Attorney General; reports to Congressional committees; transmittal under seal; duties and compensation of communication common carrier; applications; jurisdiction of court

Medium

§ 1803

Designation of judges

Very long

§ 1804

Applications for court orders

Long

§ 1805

Issuance of order

Very long

§ 1806

Use of information

Long

§ 1807

Report of electronic surveillance

Short

§ 1808

Repealed

Report of Attorney General to Congressional committees; limitation on authority or responsibility of information gathering activities of Congressional committees; report of Congressional committees to Congress

Short

§ 1809

Criminal sanctions

Short

§ 1810

Civil liability

Short

§ 1810a

Reporting requirements for civil actions

Short

§ 1811

Authorization during time of war

Very short

§ 1812

Statement of exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted

Short

§ 1813

Procedures for the retention of incidentally acquired communications

Medium

§ 1821

Definitions

Medium

§ 1822

Authorization of physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes

Long

§ 1823

Application for order

Long

§ 1824

Issuance of order

Long

§ 1825

Use of information

Long

§ 1826

Congressional oversight

Short

§ 1827

Penalties

Short

§ 1828

Civil liability

Short

§ 1829

Authorization during time of war

Very short

§ 1841

Definitions

Medium

§ 1842

Pen registers and trap and trace devices for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations

Long

§ 1843

Authorization during emergencies

Medium

§ 1844

Authorization during time of war

Very short

§ 1845

Use of information

Long

§ 1846

Congressional oversight

Medium

§ 1861

Definitions

Short

§ 1862

Access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations

Medium

§ 1863

Congressional oversight

Short

§ 1864

Notification of changes to retention of call detail record policies

Short

§ 1871

Semiannual report of the Attorney General

Medium

§ 1872

Declassification of significant decisions, orders, and opinions

Medium

§ 1873

Annual reports

Long

§ 1874

Public reporting by persons subject to orders

Long

§ 1881

Definitions

Medium

§ 1881a

Procedures for targeting certain persons outside the United States other than United States persons

Very long

§ 1881b

Certain acquisitions inside the United States targeting United States persons outside the United States

Long

§ 1881c

Other acquisitions targeting United States persons outside the United States

Long

§ 1881d

Joint applications and concurrent authorizations

Medium

§ 1881e

Use of information acquired under this subchapter

Short

§ 1881f

Congressional oversight

Medium

§ 1881g

Savings provision

Very short

§ 1881h

Penalties for unauthorized disclosure

Short

§ 1885

Definitions

Medium

§ 1885a

Procedures for implementing statutory defenses

Medium

§ 1885b

Preemption

Short

§ 1885c

Reporting

Short