Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§3172 Extension of stay
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - NATIONAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES › § 3172
Summary
The President can extend a stay of sanctions made under section 3171 if he reports to Congress under section 3173 that the stay did not give enough time to protect an ongoing criminal investigation or an intelligence source or method. Each extension can last up to 120 days and can be renewed in successive 120‑day periods.
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Title 50, §3172
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Whenever the President determines and reports to Congress in accordance with section 3173 of this title that a stay of sanctions or related actions pursuant to section 3171 of this title has not afforded sufficient time to obviate the risk to an ongoing criminal investigation or to an intelligence source or method that gave rise to the stay, he may extend such stay for a period of time specified by the President, which period may not exceed 120 days. The authority of this section may be used to extend the period of a stay pursuant to section 3171 of this title for successive periods of not more than 120 days each.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 441a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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50 U.S.C. § 3172
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73