Continued Reporting of Intercepted Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications Act
PL 106-197 (S.1769), enacted 05/02/2000

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PUBLIC LAW 106-197—MAY 2, 2000 
Public Law 106-197 
106th Congress 
An Act 
May 2, 2000 
To exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset pursuant to 
[S. 1769] 
^® Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
31USC1113 
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN REPORTS FROM AUTOMATIC 
note. 
ELIMINATION AND SUNSET. 
Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) does not apply to any 
report required to be submitted under any of the following provi-
sions of law: 
(1) The following sections of title 18, United States Code: 
sections 2519(3), 2709(e), 3126, and 3525(b). 
(2) The following sections of title 28, United States Code: 
sections 522, 524(c)(6), 529, 589a(d), and 594. 
(3) Section 3718(c) of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) Section 9 of the Child Protection Act of 1984 (28 U.S.C. 
522 note). 
(5) Section 8 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons 
Act (42 U.S.C. 19970. 
(6) The following provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968: sections 102(b) (42 U.S.C. 3712(b)), 
520 (42 U.S.C. 3766), 522 (42 U.S.C. 3766b), and 810 (42 
U.S.C. 3789e). 
(7) The following provisions of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act: sections 103 (8 U.S.C. 1103), 207(c)(3) (8 U.S.C. 
1157(c)(3)), 412(b) (8 U.S.C. 1522(b)), and 413 (8 U.S.C. 1523), 
and subsections (h), (1), (o), (q), and (r) of section 286 (8 U.S.C. 
1356). 
(8) Section 3 of the IntemationgJ Claims Settlement Act 
of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1622). 
(9) Section 9 of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2008). 
(10) Section 13(c) of the Act of September 11, 1957 (8 
U.S.C. 1255b(c)). 
(11) Section 203(b) of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands 
Restitution Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1989c-2(b)). 
(12) Section 801(e) of the Immigration Act of 1990 (29 
U.S.C. 2920(e)). 
(13) Section 401 of the Immigration Reform and Control 
Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1364). 
(14) Section 707 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
U.S.C. 1691f). 
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(15) Section 201(b) of the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 
(42U.S.C. 2000aa-ll(b)). 
(16) Section 609U of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 10509). 
(17) Section 13(a) of the Classified Information Procedures 
Act (18 U.S.C. App.). 
(18) Section 1004 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000g-3). 
(19) Section 1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act 
of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3414). 
(20) Section 11 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 621). 
(21) The following provisions of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978: sections 107 (50 U.S.C. 1807) and 
108 (50 U.S.C. 1808). 
(22) Section 102(b)(5) of the Department of Justice and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (28 U.S.C. 533 note). 
SEC. 
2
. 
ENCRYPTION 
REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) Section 2519(2)(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking "and (iv)" and inserting "(iv) the number 
of orders in which encrjrption was encountered and whether such 
encryption prevented law enforcement from obtaining the plain 
text of communications intercepted pursuant to such order, and 
(v)". 
(b) The encr3rption reporting requirement in subsection (a) shall 
Effective date. 
be effective for the report transmitted by the Director of the 18USC2519 
Administrative Office of the Courts for calendar year 2000 and 
in subsequent reports. 
SEC. 
3
. 
REPORTS 
CONCERNING 
PEN 
REGISTERS 
AND 
TRAP 
AND 
TRACE 
DEVICES. 
Section 3126 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the period and inserting ", which report shall include 
information concerning— 
"(1) the period of interceptions authorized by the order, 
and the number and duration of any extensions of the order; 
"(2) the offense specified in the order or application, or 
extension of an order; 
"(3) the number of investigations involved; 
"(4) the number and nature of the facilities affected; and 
note. 
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"(5) the identity, including district, of the appljdng inves-
tigative or law enforcement agency making the application 
and the person authorizing the order.". 
Approved May 2, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1769: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 145 (1999): Nov. 5, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 18, considered and passed House, amended. 
Vol. 146 (2000): Apr. 13, Senate concurred in House amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 36 (2000): 
May 2, Presidential statement.