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50 U.S.C. § 1826 — Congressional oversight

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50 U.S.C. § 1826 — Congressional oversight

On a semiannual basis the Attorney General shall fully inform the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate concerning all physical searches conducted pursuant to this subchapter. On a semiannual basis the Attorney General shall also provide to those committees a report setting forth with respect to the preceding six-month period— (1) the total number of applications made for orders approving physical searches under this subchapter; (2) the total number of such orders either granted, modified, or denied; (3) the number of physical searches which involved searches of the residences, offices, or personal property of United States persons, and the number of occasions, if any, where the Attorney General provided notice pursuant to [section 1825(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1825/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and (4) the total number of emergency physical searches authorized by the Attorney General under [section 1824(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1824/e&num=0&edition=prelim) and the total number of subsequent orders approving or denying such physical searches.

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50 U.S.C. § 1821 — Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) The terms “foreign power”, “agent of a foreign power”, “international terrorism”, “sabotage”, “foreign intelligence information”, “Attorney General”, “United States person”, “United States”, “person”, “weapon of mass destruction”, and “State” shall have the same meanings as in [section 1801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1801&num=0&edition=prelim), except as specifically provided by this subchapter. (2) “Aggrieved person” means a person whose premises, property, information, or material is the target of physical search or any other person whose premises, property, information, or material was subject to physical search. (3) “Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court” means the court established by [section 1803(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1803/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (4) “Minimization procedures” with respect to physical search, means— (A) specific procedures, which shall be adopted by the Attorney General, that are reasonably designed in light of the purposes and technique of the particular physical search, to minimize the acquisition and retention, and prohibit the dissemination, of nonpublicly available information concerning unconsenting United States persons consistent with the need of the United States to obtain, produce, and disseminate foreign intelligence information; (B) procedures that require that nonpublicly available information, which is not foreign intelligence information, as defined in [section 1801(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1801/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim), shall not be disseminated in a manner that identifies any Unite

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50 U.S.C. § 1822 — Authorization of physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes

**(a) Presidential authorization** (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, acting through the Attorney General, may authorize physical searches without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year if— (A) the Attorney General certifies in writing under oath that— (i) the physical search is solely directed at premises, information, material, or property used exclusively by, or under the open and exclusive control of, a foreign power or powers (as defined in section 1801(a)(1), (2), or (3) of this title); (ii) there is no substantial likelihood that the physical search will involve the premises, information, material, or property of a United States person; and (iii) the proposed minimization procedures with respect to such physical search meet the definition of minimization procedures under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of [section 1821(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1821/4&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) the Attorney General reports such minimization procedures and any changes thereto to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate at least 30 days before their effective date, unless the Attorney General determines that immediate action is required and notifies the committees immediately of such minimization procedures and the reason for their becoming effective immediately. (2) A physical search authorized by this subsection may be conducted only in accordance with the certification and minimization procedures adopted by the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall assess compliance with such procedures and s

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50 U.S.C. § 1826 — Congressional oversight

Page 270 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 1826 international proliferation of weapons of mass destruc- tion’’ for ‘‘sabotage or international terrorism’’. Subsec. (k)(2). Pub. L. 110–261, § 107(c)(2), substituted ‘‘1823(a)(6)’’ for ‘‘1823(a)(7)’’. 2002—Subsec. (k)(1). Pub. L. 107–296, § 899, which in- serted, in introductory provisions, ‘‘or law enforcement personnel of a State or political subdivision of a State (including the chief executive officer of that State or political subdivision who has the authority to appoint or direct the chief law enforcement officer of that State or political subdivision)’’ after ‘‘law enforcement officers’’, was repealed by Pub. L. 117–347, § 323(a)(1)(A). Repeal to have no effect on amendment by Pub. L. 107–296, see Construction of 2023 Amendment note set out under section 2517 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. 2001—Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 107–56 added subsec. (k). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110–261 effective July 10, 2008, except as provided in section 404 of Pub. L. 110–261, set out as a Transition Procedures note under section 1801 of this title, see section 402 of Pub. L. 110–261, set out as an Effective Date of 2008 Amendment note under sec- tion 1801 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Do- mestic Security. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 90 days after Oct. 14, 1994, with ex- ception for certain physical searches approved by the Attorney General to gather foreign intelligence infor- mation, see section 807(c) of Pub. L. 103–359, set out as a note unde

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