Sec. 21. Limits on surveillance conducted for foreign intelligence purposes other than under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
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Section 2511(2)(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Nothing contained in this chapter, chapter 121 or 206 of this title, or section 705 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) shall be deemed to affect an acquisition or activity described in clause
(B)that is carried out utilizing a means other than electronic surveillance, as defined in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 ). An acquisition or activity described in this clause is— an acquisition by the United States Government of foreign intelligence information from international or foreign communications that— is acquired pursuant to express statutory authority; or only includes information of persons who are not United States persons and are located outside the United States; or a foreign intelligence activity involving a foreign electronic communications system that— is conducted pursuant to express statutory authority; or only involves the acquisition by the United States Government of information of persons who are not United States persons and are located outside the United States. The procedures in this chapter, chapter 121, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance, as defined in section 101 of such Act, and the interception of domestic wire, oral, and electronic communications may be conducted. . The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) shall be the exclusive means by which electronic communications transactions records, call detail records, or other information from communications of United States persons or persons inside the United States are acquired for foreign intelligence purposes inside the United States or from a person or entity located in the United States that provides telecommunications, electronic communication, or remote computing services. In this subsection, the term location information has the meaning given that term in subsection
(e)of section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2 of this Act. Title I and sections 303, 304, 703, 704, and 705 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. , 1823, 1824, 1881b, 1881c, 1881d) shall be the exclusive means by which location information, web browsing history, and internet search history of United States persons or persons inside the United States are acquired for foreign intelligence purposes inside the United States or from a person or entity located in the United States. Title I and sections 303, 304, 703, 704, and 705 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. , 1823, 1824, 1881b, 1881c, 1881d) shall be the exclusive means by which any information, records, data, or tangible things are acquired for foreign intelligence purposes from a person or entity located in the United States if the compelled production of such information, records, data, or tangible things would require a warrant for law enforcement purposes. In this section, the term United States person has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 ).
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Limits on surveillance conducted for foreign intelligence purposes other than under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
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