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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 · Sec. 404

Sec. 404. authorization during time of war

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## Sec. 404 authorization during time of war **[**[50 U.S.C. 1844](/us/usc/t50/s1844)**]** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize the use of a pen register or trap and trace device without a court order under this title to acquire foreign intelligence information for a period not to exceed 15 calendar days following a declaration of war by Congress.
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