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title: "50 U.S.C. 1807 FISA: Report of electronic surveillance"
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source: "https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t50/s1807/"
source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 50, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced."
text_as_of: "2026-10-22"
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50 U.S.C. 1807 FISA · Chapter 36: FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE

# 50 U.S.C. 1807 FISA: Report of electronic surveillance

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 50 U.S.C. 1807(a)

**(a)** Annual report

In April of each year, the Attorney General shall transmit to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth with respect to the preceding calendar year⁠—

#### 50 U.S.C. 1807(a)(1)

**(1)** the total number of applications made for orders and extensions of orders approving electronic surveillance under this subchapter;

#### 50 U.S.C. 1807(a)(2)

**(2)** the total number of such orders and extensions either granted, modified, or denied; and

#### 50 U.S.C. 1807(a)(3)

**(3)** the total number of subjects targeted by electronic surveillance conducted under an order or emergency authorization under this subchapter, rounded to the nearest 500, including the number of such individuals who are United States persons, reported to the nearest band of 500, starting with 0–499.

### 50 U.S.C. 1807(b)

**(b)** Form

Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the extent consistent with national security. Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Attorney General submits each such report, the Attorney General shall make the report publicly available, or, if the Attorney General determines that the report cannot be made publicly available consistent with national security, the Attorney General may make publicly available an unclassified summary of the report or a redacted version of the report.

## Source

Source: United States Code, title 50, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced.

Source credit: ( Pub. L. 95-511, title I, § 107 , Oct. 25, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1795 ; Pub. L. 115-118, title I, § 107(a) , Jan. 19, 2018 , 132 Stat. 14 .)

[50 U.S.C. 1807 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t50/s1807/)

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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