Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102
§3172 Extension of Stay
Title 50 › CHAPTER 44 — NATIONAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER VII — APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES › § 3172
Summary
President may extend a sanctions stay after reporting under section 3173 that more time is needed to protect an ongoing criminal investigation or an intelligence source or method. Each extension may be up to 120 days.
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102