2014 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense (Sections 1 - 3751)
Chapter 36 - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (Sections 1801 - 1885c)
Subchapter III - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices for Foreign Intelligence Purposes (Sections 1841 - 1846)
Sec. 1844 - Authorization during time of war

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
SUBCHAPTER III - PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES
Sec. 1844 - Authorization during time of war
Containssection 1844
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 95-511, title IV, §404, as added Pub. L. 105-272, title VI, §601(2), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2408.
Statutes at Large Reference112 Stat. 2408
Public and Private LawPublic Law 95-511, Public Law 105-272

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50 U.S.C. § 1844 (2014)
§1844. Authorization during time of war

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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