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50 U.S.C. 3162: Requests by authorized investigative agencies

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-359. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 3511, 50 U.S.C. 3161.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–23, §502(e), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to prohibition of certain disclosure. Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–23, §503(e), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) to (f) as (d) to (g), respectively. Law text · (c), (d), (e), (f), (g)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–177 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no governmental or private entity, or officer, employee, or agent of such entity, may disclose to any person, other than those officers, employees, or a… (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 109–178 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: "At the request of the authorized investigative agency, any person making or intending to make a disclosure under this section shall identify to the requesting official of the authorized invest… Law text · (b)

    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.