§1864 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

The Director of National Intelligence must notify the congressional intelligence committees in writing within 15 days after learning that an electronic communication service provider changed its policy so call detail records are kept for less than 18 months. The Director also must, within 30 days after December 18, 2015, send the congressional intelligence committees a report listing each provider that, as of that report, had a policy to retain call detail records for 18 months or less. Call detail record — a term defined elsewhere in the law (see section 1861(k)). Electronic communication service provider — a term defined elsewhere in the law (see section 1881(b)(4)).

Title 50, §1864

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(a)(1)Not later than 15 days after learning that an electronic communication service provider that generates call detail records in the ordinary course of business has changed the policy of the provider on the retention of such call detail records to result in a retention period of less than 18 months, the Director of National Intelligence shall notify, in writing, the congressional intelligence committees of such change.

(2)Not later than 30 days after December 18, 2015, the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report identifying each electronic communication service provider that has, as of the date of the report, a policy to retain call detail records for a period of 18 months or less.

(b)In this section:

(1)The term “call detail record” has the meaning given that term in section 1861(k) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.

(2)The term “electronic communication service provider” has the meaning given that term in section 1881(b)(4) of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1861(k) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), means section 1861(k) of this title prior to the amendment of section 1861 by Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 102(b), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 195, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2006 Amendment note under section 1805 of this title, which amended section 1861 of this title, effective Mar. 15, 2020, so that such section read as it read on Oct. 25, 2001, with certain exceptions. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, and not as part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definition of “congressional intelligence committees” as used in this section, see section 2 of div. M of Pub. L. 114–113, set out as a note under section 3003 of this title.

§1864 Notification of Changes to Retention of Call Detail Record Policies