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Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE (§§ 1801 - 1885c)
Subchapter I - ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE (§§ 1801 - 1812)
Section 1811 - Authorization during time of war
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE SUBCHAPTER I - ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE Sec. 1811 - Authorization during time of war |
Contains | section 1811 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 95-511, title I, §111, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1796. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 92 Stat. 1796 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 95-511 |
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50 USC § 1811 (2011)
§1811. Authorization during time of war
Notwithstanding any other law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for a period not to exceed fifteen calendar days following a declaration of war by the Congress.
(Pub. L. 95–511, title I, §111, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1796.)
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