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title: "50 U.S.C. 1812 FISA: Statement of exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted"
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source: "https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t50/s1812/"
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. 1812 FISA · Chapter 36: FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE

# 50 U.S.C. 1812 FISA: Statement of exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted

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

## Official text

### 50 U.S.C. 1812(a)

**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (b), the procedures of chapters 119, 121, and 206 of title 18 and this chapter shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and the interception of domestic wire, oral, or electronic communications may be conducted.

### 50 U.S.C. 1812(b)

**(b)** Only an express statutory authorization for electronic surveillance or the interception of domestic wire, oral, or electronic communications, other than as an amendment to this chapter or chapters 119, 121, or 206 of title 18 shall constitute an additional exclusive means for the purpose of subsection (a).

## 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, § 112 , as added Pub. L. 110-261, title I, § 102(a) , July 10, 2008 , 122 Stat. 2459 .)

[50 U.S.C. 1812 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t50/s1812/)

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

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