§1808 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

The Attorney General must tell four congressional committees twice a year about all electronic surveillance done under this part. The reports must give counts and summaries, including how many orders were sought when the target place was unknown, each criminal case where information from this law was used at trial, how many times emergency surveillance was used and how many later orders approved or denied those uses, and how many special authorizations led to emergency uses or emergency physical searches. Committees can still ask for any other information they need. On or before one year after October 25, 1978, and on that same day each year for four years after, the House and Senate intelligence committees must report to their chambers about how this chapter is working. Those reports must analyze the chapter and recommend whether it should be changed, repealed, or left as is.

Title 50, §1808

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(a)(1)On a semiannual basis the Attorney General shall fully inform the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate concerning all electronic surveillance under this subchapter. Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to limit the authority and responsibility of the appropriate committees of each House of Congress to obtain such information as they may need to carry out their respective functions and duties.

(2)Each report under the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall include a description of—

(A)the total number of applications made for orders and extensions of orders approving electronic surveillance under this subchapter where the nature and location of each facility or place at which the electronic surveillance will be directed is unknown;

(B)each criminal case in which information acquired under this chapter has been authorized for use at trial during the period covered by such report;

(C)the total number of emergency employments of electronic surveillance under section 1805(e) of this title and the total number of subsequent orders approving or denying such electronic surveillance; and

(D)the total number of authorizations under section 1805(f) of this title and the total number of subsequent emergency employments of electronic surveillance under section 1805(e) of this title or emergency physical searches pursuant to section 301(e).11 See References in Text note below.

(b)On or before one year after October 25, 1978, and on the same day each year for four years thereafter, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence shall report respectively to the House of Representatives and the Senate, concerning the implementation of this chapter. Said reports shall include but not be limited to an analysis and recommendations concerning whether this chapter should be (1) amended, (2) repealed, or (3) permitted to continue in effect without amendment.

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section 301, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(D), means section 301 of Pub. L. 95–511, which is classified to section 1821 of this title, relates to definitions for terms used in subchapter II of this chapter, and does not contain a subsec. (e). section 304(e) of Pub. L. 95–511, which is classified to section 1824(e) of this title, relates to authorizations and orders for emergency physical searches. This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–511, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1783, known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1801 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–23, § 605(a), substituted “the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate” for “the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,”. Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 114–23, § 701(c), added subpar. (D). 2008—Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 110–261 substituted “1805(e)” for “1805(f)”. 2006—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–177, § 108(c)(1), inserted “, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,” after “Senate Select Committee on Intelligence”. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–177, § 108(c)(2), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “Each report under the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall include a description of— “(A) each criminal case in which information acquired under this chapter has been passed for law

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purposes during the period covered by such report; and “(B) each criminal case in which information acquired under this chapter has been authorized for use at trial during such reporting period.” 2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–567 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

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of 2008 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–261 effective July 10, 2008, except as provided in section 404 of Pub. L. 110–261, set out as a Transition Procedures note under section 1801 of this title, see section 402 of Pub. L. 110–261, set out as an

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of 2008 Amendment note under section 1801 of this title.

§1808 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

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