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TITLE 50 > CHAPTER 36 > SUBCHAPTER I > § 1802
§ 1802. Electronic surveillance authorization without court order;
certification by Attorney General; re****ts to Congressional committees;
transmittal under seal; duties and compensation of communication common
carrier; applications; jurisdiction of court
(a)
(1) Notwithstanding any other law, the President, through the
Attorney
General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under
this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of
up to one year if the Attorney General certifies in writing under oath
that-
(A) the electronic surveillance is solely directed at-
(i) the acquisition of the contents of communications transmitted by
means of communications used exclusively between or among foreign powers,
as
defined in section 1801 (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this title; or
(ii) the acquisition of technical intelligence, other than the
spoken
communications of individuals, from property or premises under the open
and
exclusive control of a foreign power, as defined in section 1801 (a)(1),
(2), or (3) of this title;
(B) there is no substantial likelihood that the surveillance will
acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person
is
a party; and
(C) the proposed minimization procedures with respect to such
surveillance meet the definition of minimization procedures under section
1801 (h) of this title; and
if the Attorney General re****ts such minimization procedures and any
changes thereto to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
and
the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence at least thirty days prior to
their effective date, unless the Attorney General determines immediate
action is required and notifies the committees immediately of such
minimization procedures and the reason for their becoming effective
immediately.
NOW STFU
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Love Billary
Tampa, FL
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