§1881d Joint Applications and Concurrent Authorizations

Summary

A judge can sign both the domestic and the overseas orders at the same time if the government files one joint application that follows the rules. If there is already an order allowing electronic surveillance or a physical search, the Attorney General may let agents target that same U.S. person for foreign intelligence while the person is believed to be outside the United States, without getting a separate order, for as long as the original order remains in effect. If the Attorney General approved emergency surveillance or a search, the Attorney General may also allow targeting that U.S. person for foreign intelligence while they are believed to be abroad, without a separate order, for the time the emergency approval and any later order last. If a later court request is denied, or the emergency collection ends and no order is issued, any information gathered must be handled under the special rules that apply to those situations.