§ 1846. Congressional oversight
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(a)On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall fully inform the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, concerning all uses of pen registers and trap and trace devices pursuant to this subchapter.
(b)On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall also provide to the committees referred to in subsection
(a)a report setting forth with respect to the preceding 6-month period—
(1)the total number of applications made for orders approving the use of pen registers or trap and trace devices under this subchapter;
(2)the total number of such orders either granted, modified, or denied;
(3)the total number of pen registers and trap and trace devices whose installation and use was authorized by the Attorney General on an emergency basis under section 1843 of this title, and the total number of subsequent orders approving or denying the installation and use of such pen registers and trap and trace devices;
(4)each department or agency on behalf of which the Attorney General or a designated attorney for the Government has made an application for an order authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device under this subchapter;
(5)for each department or agency described in paragraph (4), each number described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3); and
(6)a good faith estimate of the total number of subjects who were targeted by the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device under an order or emergency authorization issued under this subchapter, rounded to the nearest 500, including—
(A)the number of such subjects who are United States persons, reported to the nearest band of 500, starting with 0–499; and
(B)of the number of United States persons described in subparagraph (A), the number of persons whose information acquired pursuant to such order was reviewed or accessed by a Federal officer, employee, or agent, reported to the nearest band of 500, starting with 0–499.
(c)Each report under subsection
(b)shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the extent consistent with national security. Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Attorney General submits such a report, the Attorney General shall make the report publicly available, or, if the Attorney General determines that the report cannot be made publicly available consistent with national security, the Attorney General may make publicly available an unclassified summary of the report or a redacted version of the report.
(Pub. L. 95–511, title IV, § 406, as added Pub. L. 105–272, title VI, § 601(2), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2410; amended Pub. L. 109–177, title I, §§ 109(b), 128(b), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 204, 229; Pub. L. 114–23, title VI, § 605(c), June 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 298; Pub. L. 115–118, title I, § 107(b), title II, § 205(a)(3), Jan. 19, 2018, 132 Stat. 14, 21.)
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- Public Law 114–23To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, an
- Public Law 115–118To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve foreign intelligence collection and the safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence, to extend title VII of such Act, and for other purposes
- Public Law 105–272To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–177To extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes
statute-compilations
- Sec. 406congressional oversight
- Sec. 109ENHANCED CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT
- Sec. 128USA PATRIOT ACT SECTION 214; AUTHORITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH ORDERS FOR PEN REGISTER AND TRAP AND TRACE AUTHORITY UNDER FISA
- Sec. 107ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 205TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND AMENDMENTS TO IMPROVE PROCEDURES OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT OF REVIEW
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- Sec. 602Government reporting on FISA orders
- Sec. 2Enhanced public reporting for orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
- Sec. 602Government reporting of FISA orders
- Sec. 602Government reporting on FISA orders
- Sec. 2Enhanced public reporting for orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
- Sec. 3Minimization procedures for information collected on United States persons; disclosure of procedures
- Sec. 606Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 606Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 606Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 2Inclusion of additional committees in certain reports under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
- Sec. 2Submission of reports under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
- Sec. 605Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 605Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 605Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 605Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 605Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 605Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 2Submission of reports under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
- Sec. 605Submission of reports under FISA
- Sec. 403Submission of reports
- Sec. 107Additional reporting requirements
- Sec. 306Technical amendments
- Sec. 206Additional reporting requirements
- Sec. 304Technical amendments and amendments to improve procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
- Sec. 108Additional reporting requirements
- Sec. 307Technical amendments and amendments to improve procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
- Sec. 107Additional reporting requirements
- Sec. 205Technical amendments and amendments to improve procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
- Sec. 107Additional reporting requirements
- Sec. 205Technical amendments and amendments to improve procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
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- Pub. L. 95–511, title IV, § 406
- Pub. L. 105–272, title VI, § 601(2)
- 112 Stat. 2410
- Pub. L. 109–177, title I
- 120 Stat. 204
- Pub. L. 114–23, title VI, § 605(c)
- 129 Stat. 298
- 132 Stat. 14
- Pub. L. 114–23
- Pub. L. 109–177, § 128(b)
- Pub. L. 109–177, § 109(b)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–511, title IV, § 406
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–272, title VI, § 601(2)
Stat.112 Stat. 2410
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–177, title I
Stat.120 Stat. 204
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