Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§1812 Statement of exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE › § 1812
Summary
Electronic surveillance and interception of domestic communications must follow the procedures in chapters 119, 121, and 206 of title 18 and this chapter; only a new federal law (not an amendment) can allow another method.
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Title 50, §1812
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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), the procedures of chapters 119, 121, and 206 of title 18 and this chapter shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and the interception of domestic wire, oral, or electronic communications may be conducted.
(b)Only an express statutory authorization for electronic surveillance or the interception of domestic wire, oral, or electronic communications, other than as an amendment to this chapter or chapters 119, 121, or 206 of title 18 shall constitute an additional exclusive means for the purpose of subsection (a).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, 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
Short Title
note set out under section 1801 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
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
Effective Date
of 2008 Amendment note under section 1801 of this title.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 1812
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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