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50 U.S.C. § 1811

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Authorization during time of war
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Title
50 — War and National Defense
Chapter
CH36
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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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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