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50 U.S.C. § 1872 — Declassification of significant decisions, orders, and opinions
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**(a) Declassification required** Subject to subsection (b), the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall conduct a declassification review, to be concluded as soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days after the commencement of such review, of each decision, order, or opinion issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (as defined in [section 1871(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1871/e&num=0&edition=prelim)) that includes a significant construction or interpretation of any provision of law, including any novel or significant construction or interpretation of the term “specific selection term”, and, consistent with that review, make publicly available to the greatest extent practicable each such decision, order, or opinion.
**(b) Redacted form** The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, may satisfy the requirement under subsection (a) to make a decision, order, or opinion described in such subsection publicly available to the greatest extent practicable by making such decision, order, or opinion publicly available in redacted form.
**(c) National security waiver** The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, may waive the requirement to declassify and make publicly available a particular decision, order, or opinion under subsection (a), if—
(1) the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, determines that a waiver of such requirement is necessary to protect the national security of the United States or properly classified intelligence sources or methods; and
(2) the Director of Na
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**(a) Declassification required** Subject to subsection (b), the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall conduct a declassification review, to be concluded as soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days after the commencement of such review, of each decision, order, or opinion issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (as defined in [section 1871(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1871/e&num=0&edition=prelim)) that includes a significant construction or interpretation of any provision of law, including any novel or significant construction or interpretation of the term “specific selection term”, and, consistent with that review, make publicly available to the greatest extent practicable each such decision, order, or opinion.
**(b) Redacted form** The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, may satisfy the requirement under subsection (a) to make a decision, order, or opinion described in such subsection publicly available to the greatest extent practicable by making such decision, order, or opinion publicly available in redacted form.
**(c) National security waiver** The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, may waive the requirement to declassify and make publicly available a particular decision, order, or opinion under subsection (a), if—
(1) the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, determines that a waiver of such requirement is necessary to protect the national security of the United States or properly classified intelligence sources or methods; and
(2) the Director of National Intelligence makes publicly available an unclassified statement prepared by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence—
(A) summarizing the significant construction or interpretation of any provision of law, which shall include, to the extent consistent with national security, a description of the context in which the matter arises and any significant construction or interpretation of any statute, constitutional provision, or other legal authority relied on by the decision; and
(B) that specifies that the statement has been prepared by the Attorney General and constitutes no part of the opinion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.
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**(a) Report** On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in a manner consistent with the protection of the national security, a report setting forth with respect to the preceding 6-month period—
(1) the aggregate number of persons targeted for orders issued under this chapter, including a breakdown of those targeted for—
(A) electronic surveillance under [section 1805 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1805&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) physical searches under [section 1824 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1824&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) pen registers under [section 1842 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1842&num=0&edition=prelim);
(D) access to records under section 1861 11 See References in Text note below. of this title;
(E) acquisitions under [section 1881b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1881b&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(F) acquisitions under [section 1881c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1881c&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) the number of individuals covered by an order issued pursuant to section 1801(b)(1)(C) 1 of this title;
(3) the number of times that the Attorney General has authorized that information obtained under this chapter may be used in a criminal proceeding or any information derived therefrom may be used in a criminal proce
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 1873
amendment of section 1861 by Pub. L. 109–177, title I,
§ 102(b), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 195, set out as an Effec-
tive Date of 2006 Amendment note under section 1805 of
this title, which amended section 1861 of this title, ef-
fective Mar. 15, 2020, so that such section read as it read
on Oct. 25, 2001, with certain exceptions.
Section 1801(b)(1)(C) of this title, referred to in sub-
sec. (a)(2), was temporarily added by Pub. L. 108–458,
title VI, § 6001(a), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3742, and pro-
vided that, as used in subchapter I of this chapter, the
term ‘‘agent of a foreign power’’ included any person
other than a United States person who ‘‘engages in
international terrorism or activities in preparation
therefore’’. Such amendment ceased to have effect on
Mar. 15, 2020; see section 6001(b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set
out as a Termination Date of 2004 Amendment note
under section 1801 of this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 601 of Pub. L. 95–511 was renumbered
section 701 and was set out as a note under section 1801
of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–261.
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (c)(3), (4). Pub. L. 118–49 added pars. (3)
and (4).
2015—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 114–23 amended par. (1)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows:
‘‘a copy of any decision, order, or opinion issued by the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that includes
significant construction or interpretation of any provi-
sion of this chapter, and any pleadings, applications, or
memoranda of law associated with such decision, order,
or opinion, not later than 45 days after such decision,
order, or opinion is issued; and’’.
2008—Subsec
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