50-U.S.C.-1844

§1844 – Authorization During Time of War

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Title 50 > Chapter 36 > Subchapter III > Section 1844

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• Reference: Section 1844
• Legend: §1844 – Authorization During Time of War
• USCode Year: 2012

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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 subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for a period not to exceed 15 calendar days following a declaration of war by Congress.

(Pub. L. 95–511, title IV, §404, as added Pub. L. 105–272, title VI, §601(2), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2408.)

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50-U.S.C.-1809 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

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