§ 1808. Report of Attorney General to Congressional committees; limitation on authority or responsibility of information gathering activities of Congressional committees; report of Congressional committees to Congress

Footnotes

1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1978

   Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–511 title I § 108 · 92 Stat. 1783

   Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 1808

   Pub. L. 95–511, title I, § 108, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1795

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 95–511, title I, § 108, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1795

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 108. congressional oversight (a) On a semiannual basis the Attorney General shall Report to congressional committees. 50 USC 1808. fully inform the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence concerning all electronic surveillance under this title. Nothing in this title shall be deemed to limit the authority and responsibility of the appropriate committees of each House of Congress to obtain such information as they may need to carry out their respective functions and duties. (b) On or before one year after the effective date of this Act and Report of congressional committees to Congress. on the same day each year for four years thereafter, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence shall report respectively to the House of Representatives and the Senate, concerning the implementation of this Act. Said reports shall include but not be limited to an analysis and recommendations concerning whether this Act should be (1) amended, (2) repealed, or (3) permitted to continue in effect without amendment.

2. 2000

   Counterintelligence Reform Act of 2000

   Pub. L. 106–567 title VI § 604(a) · 114 Stat. 2831

   1. Amended · 50 U.S.C. § 1808(a)

      Pub. L. 106–567 designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Added · 50 U.S.C. § 1808(a)

      Pub. L. 106–567 added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–567 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Inclusion of Information on Disclosure in Semiannual Oversight Report.— Section 108(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1808(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(a)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) Each report under the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall include a description of— “(A) each criminal case in which information acquired under this Act has been passed for law enforcement purposes during the period covered by such report; and “(B) each criminal case in which information acquired under this Act has been authorized for use at trial during such reporting period.”.

3. 2006

   USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–177 § 108(c)(1) · 120 Stat. 192

   Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 1808(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 109–177, § 108(c)(1), inserted “, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,” after “Senate Select Committee on Intelligence”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–177, § 108(c)(1), inserted “, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,” after “Senate Select Committee on Intelligence”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Report to congress.— Section 108(a)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1808(a)(1)) is amended by inserting “, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,” after “Senate Select Committee on Intelligence”.

4. 2006

   USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–177 § 108(c)(2) · 120 Stat. 192

   Amended · 50 U.S.C. § 1808(a)(2)

   Pub. L. 109–177, § 108(c)(2), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “Each report under the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall include a description of—

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–177, § 108(c)(2), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “Each report under the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall include a description of—

   “(A) each criminal case in which information acquired under this chapter has been passed for law enforcement purposes during the period covered by such report; and “(B) each criminal case in which information acquired under this chapter has been authorized for use at trial during such reporting period.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Modification of semiannual report requirement on activities under foreign intelligence surveillance act of 1978.— Paragraph (2) of section 108(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1808(a)) is amended to read as follows: “(2) Each report under the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall include a description of— “(A) the total number of applications made for orders and extensions of orders approving electronic surveillance under this title where the nature and location of each facility or place at which the electronic surveillance will be directed is unknown; “(B) each criminal case in which information acquired under this Act has been authorized for use at trial during the period covered by such report; and “(C) the total number of emergency employments of electronic surveillance under section 105(f) and the total number of subsequent orders approving or denying such electronic surveillance.” .

5. 2008

   Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–261 title I § 105(b) · 122 Stat. 2436

   Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 1808(a)(2)(C)

   Pub. L. 110–261 substituted “1805(e)” for “1805(f)”

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 110–261 substituted “1805(e)” for “1805(f)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 108(a)(2)(C) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1808(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking “105(f)” and inserting “105(e)”;

   Effective date note
   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 section 1801 of this title.

6. 2015

   Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

   Pub. L. 114–23 § 605(a) · 129 Stat. 268

   Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 1808(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 114–23, § 605(a), substituted “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” for “the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,”

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–23, § 605(a), substituted “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” for “the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Electronic Surveillance.— Section 108(a)(1) (50 U.S.C. 1808(a)(1)) is amended by striking “the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,” and inserting “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”.

7. 2015

   Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

   Pub. L. 114–23 § 701(c) · 129 Stat. 268

   Added · 50 U.S.C. § 1808(a)(2)(D)

   Pub. L. 114–23, § 701(c), added subpar. (D)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 114–23, § 701(c), added subpar. (D).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Report to Congress.— Section 108(a)(2) (50 U.S.C. 1808(a)(2)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(D) the total number of authorizations under section 105(f) and the total number of subsequent emergency employments of electronic surveillance under section 105(e) or emergency physical searches pursuant to section 301(e).” .

8 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision