Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/1842
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50 U.S. Code § 1842 - Pen registers and trap and trace devices for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Pen registers and trap and trace devices for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations
(b) Form of application; recipientEach application under this section shall be in writing under oath or affirmation to—
a judge of the court established by section 1803(a) of this title; or
(c) Executive approval; contents of applicationEach application under this section shall require the approval of the Attorney General, or a designated attorney for the Government, and shall include—
the identity of the Federal officer seeking to use the pen register or trap and trace device covered by the application;
a certification by the applicant that the information likely to be obtained is foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or is relevant to an ongoing investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution; and
a specific selection term to be used as the basis for the use of the pen register or trap and trace device.
shall maintain, under security procedures approved by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence pursuant to section 1805(b)(2)(C) [1] of this title, any records concerning the pen register or trap and trace device or the aid furnished; and
(Pub. L. 95–511, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 105–272, title VI, § 601(2), Oct. 20, 1998, 112 Stat. 2405; amended Pub. L. 107–56, title II, § 214(a), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 286; Pub. L. 107–108, title III, § 314(a)(5), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1402; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1071(e), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3691; Pub. L. 109–177, title I, §§ 105(c), 128(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 195, 228; Pub. L. 111–259, title VIII, § 806(a)(2), Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2748; Pub. L. 114–23, title II, §§ 201(a), 202(a), June 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 277.)
Section 1805(b)(2)(C) of this title, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(B)(ii)(II), was redesignated section 1805(c)(2)(C) of this title by Pub. L. 106–567, title VI, § 602(b)(1), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2851.
2015—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 114–23, § 201(a), added par. (3).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 114–23, § 202(a), added subsec. (h).
2006—Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 109–177, § 128(a)(1), inserted “and” at end of cl. (ii) and substituted semicolon for period at end of cl. (iii).
Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 109–177, § 128(a)(2), (3), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–177, § 105(c), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), an order issued” for “An order issued”, and added par. (2).
2001—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–56, § 214(a)(1), substituted “for any investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution” for “for any investigation to gather foreign intelligence information or information concerning international terrorism”.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–108, § 314(a)(5)(A), inserted “and” after semicolon at end.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 107–56, § 214(a)(2), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “a certification by the applicant that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing foreign intelligence or international terrorism investigation being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under guidelines approved by the Attorney General; and”.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 107–56, § 214(a)(3), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “information which demonstrates that there is reason to believe that the telephone line to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached, or the communication instrument or device to be covered by the pen register or trap and trace device, has been or is about to be used in communication with—
Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 107–56, § 214(a)(4), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “shall specify—
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107–108, § 314(a)(5)(B), substituted “terms of an order issued” for “terms of a court”.