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50 U.S.C. 1881a: Procedures for targeting certain persons outside the United States other than United States persons

Created in 2008 by Public Law 95-511. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 50 U.S.C. 1803, 50 U.S.C. 1873, 50 U.S.C. 1881e, 50 U.S.C. 1881f.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–49, §22(a), struck out ", except as provided under section 103(b) of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017" after "subsection (a)". (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §3(a), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) related to access to results of certain queries conducted by FBI. (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §2(a)(2), added par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (5). (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §2(e), added subpar. (B). (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §2(f), added subpar. (C). (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §2(d), added subpar. (D). (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §2(b), added cl. (vi). (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §16(a)(1), added par. (4). (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §2(a)(1), redesignated par. (3) as (5). (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §24, added par. (6). (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §22(b)(1)(A), substituted "and reviews" for "reviews, and reporting" in heading. (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (m)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §22(b)(1)(B), struck out par. (4) which related to reporting of material breach. (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (m)
    • Pub. L. 118–49, §3(b), added subsec. (n). (Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act) Law text · (n)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(A), substituted "with subsection (j)(3)" for "with subsection (i)(3)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §103, formerly §103(a), as renumbered by Pub. L. 118–49, §22(b)(2)(B), added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (b), (6)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(B)(i), substituted "with subsection (h)" for "with subsection (g)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(B)(ii), substituted "to subsection (j)(3)" for "to subsection (i)(3)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(B)(iii)(I), substituted "with subsection (h)" for "with subsection (g)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(B)(iii)(II), substituted "to subsection (j)(1)(C)" for "to subsection (i)(1)(C)" and "under subsection (j)" for "under subsection (i)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(C), substituted "to subsection (j)" for "to subsection (i)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(D), substituted "to subsection (j)" for "to subsection (i)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §104, added par. (3). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(a)(1), added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsecs. (f) and (g) as (g) and (h), respectively. Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (f), (g), (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §205(a)(6), inserted "targeting" before "procedures in place" in introductory provisions. (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(E)(i), substituted "with subsection (g)" for "with subsection (f)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(E)(ii), substituted "with subsection (j)(1)(C)" for "with subsection (i)(1)(C)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(E)(iii), substituted "to subsection (j)" for "to subsection (i)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(a)(1)(A), redesignated subsecs. (h) and (i) as (i) and (j), respectively. Former subsec. (j) redesignated (k). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (i), (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(F)(i), substituted "targeting, minimization, and querying procedures adopted in accordance with subsections (d), (e), and (f)(1)" for "targeting and minimization procedures adopted in accordance with subsections (d) and (e)" in subpars. (A) to (C). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(F)(ii)(I), substituted "with subsection (h)" for "with subsection (g)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(F)(ii)(II), added subpar. (D). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(F)(iii)(I), substituted "with subsection (h)" for "with subsection (g)" and "targeting, minimization, and querying procedures adopted in accordance with subsections (d), (e), and (f)(1)" for "targeting and minimization procedures adopted in accordance … (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(F)(iii)(II), substituted "with subsection (h)" for "with subsection (g)" and "with subsections (d), (e), and (f)(1)" for "with subsections (d) and (e)" in introductory provisions. (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(F)(iv), substituted "with subsection (h)" for "with subsection (g)" and "with subsections (d), (e), and (f)(1)" for "with subsections (d) and (e)". (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(a)(1)(A), redesignated subsecs. (j) and (k) as (k) and (l), respectively. Former subsec. (l) redesignated (m). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (k), (l)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §103(b)(5)(A), substituted "reviews, and reporting" for "and reviews" in heading. Section 103(b) of Pub. L. 115–118 was struck out by Pub. L. 118–49, §22(b)(2)(A). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (m)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(a)(1)(A), redesignated subsec. (l) as (m). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (m)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(G)(i), substituted "targeting, minimization, and querying procedures adopted in accordance with subsections (d), (e), and (f)(1)" for "targeting and minimization procedures adopted in accordance with subsections (d) and (e)" and "with subsection (g)" for … (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (m)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §101(b)(1)(G)(ii), substituted "targeting, minimization, and querying procedures adopted in accordance with subsections (d), (e), and (f)(1)" for "targeting and minimization procedures adopted in accordance with subsections (d) and (e)" and "with subsection (g)" … (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (m)
    • Pub. L. 115–118, §103(b)(5)(B), added par. (4). Section 103(b) of Pub. L. 115–118 was struck out by Pub. L. 118–49, §22(b)(2)(A). (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017) Law text · (m)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–23 added subpar. (D). (Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015" or the "USA FREEDOM Act of 2015) Law text · (i)

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