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50 U.S.C. 1824: Issuance of order

Created in 1994 by Public Law 95-511. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 50 U.S.C. 1805, 50 U.S.C. 1821, 50 U.S.C. 1822, 50 U.S.C. 1823, 50 U.S.C. 1825.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–49, §6(g)(2)(A)(i), substituted "against a foreign power" for "against a foreign power, as defined in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 1801(a) of this title,". (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §6(g)(2)(A)(ii), substituted "one year" for "120 days". (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §6(g)(2)(B), (C), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "Extensions of an order issued under this subchapter may be granted on the same basis as the original order upon an application for an extension and new findings… (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (d), (3)

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–259, §801(5), substituted "subsection (a)(2)" for "subsection (a)(3)". (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–259, §806(a)(2), 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 · (c)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–261, §107(b)(1), (c)(1), redesignated pars. (2) to (5) as (1) to (4), respectively, inserted "or is about to be" before "owned" in par. (2)(B), substituted "1823(a)(6)(E)" for "1823(a)(7)(E)" in par. (4), and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "the President … Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–261, §110(c)(3), substituted "paragraph (5), (6), or (7) of section 1801(a)" for "section 1801(a)(5) or (6)". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–261, §107(b)(2), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) related to the power of the Attorney General to authorize the emergency employment of a physical search and required an application be made to a judge within 72 hours after the authorization. Law text · (e)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–177 substituted "who is not a United States person" for "as defined in section 1801(b)(1)(A) of this title". (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (d), (2)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–458, as amended by Pub. L. 111–259, §806(a)(2), substituted "Director of National Intelligence" for "Director of Central Intelligence". (Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) Law text · (c)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–56, §207(a)(2), substituted "90 days," for "forty-five days," and inserted "(A)" after "except that" and ", and (B) an order under this section for a physical search targeted against an agent of a foreign power as defined in section 1801(b)(1)(A) of this title may be for… (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 107–56, §207(b)(2), inserted "or against an agent of a foreign power as defined in section 1801(b)(1)(A) of this title," after "not a United States person,". (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 107–108 substituted "72 hours" for "24 hours". Law text · (e), (3)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–567 added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) to (e) as (c) to (f), respectively. (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)

    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.