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50 U.S.C. 1802: Electronic surveillance authorization without court order; certification by Attorney General; reports to Congressional committees; transmittal under seal; duties and compensation of communication common carrier; applications; jurisdiction of court

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-511. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 50 U.S.C. 1801, 50 U.S.C. 1805.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–259 made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 108–458. See 2004 Amendment note below. (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (a), (4)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–458, as amended by Pub. L. 111–259, substituted "Director of National Intelligence" for "Director of Central Intelligence". (Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) Law text · (a), (4)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.