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50 U.S.C. 1863 FISA · Chapter 36: FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE

50 U.S.C. 1863 FISA: Congressional oversight

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

Official text

On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall fully inform the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate concerning all requests for records under this subchapter.
On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall provide to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth with respect to the preceding 6-month period⁠—
the total number of applications made for orders approving requests for records under this subchapter; and
the total number of such orders either granted, modified, or denied.

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 V, § 503 , as added Pub. L. 105-272, title VI, § 602 , Oct. 20, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2412 ; amended Pub. L. 109-177, title I, § 102(b)(1) , Mar. 9, 2006 , 120 Stat. 195 ; Pub. L. 111-118, div. B, § 1004(a) , Dec. 19, 2009 , 123 Stat. 3470 ; Pub. L. 111-141, § 1(a) , Feb. 27, 2010 , 124 Stat. 37 ; Pub. L. 112-3, § 2(a) , Feb. 25, 2011 , 125 Stat. 5 ; Pub. L. 112-14, § 2(a) , May 26, 2011 , 125 Stat. 216 ; Pub. L. 114-23, title VII, § 705(a) , (c), June 2, 2015 , 129 Stat. 300 ; Pub. L. 116-69, div. B, title VII, § 1703(a) , Nov. 21, 2019 , 133 Stat. 1143 .)

50 U.S.C. 1863 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel

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

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