50 U.S.C. § 1811
Section 1811 · Authorization during time of war
This is § 111 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case American Civil Liberties Union v. National Security Agency (2007)
Most recently applied in American Civil Liberties Union v. National Security Agency (July 2007)
Notwithstanding any other law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for a period not to exceed fifteen calendar days following a declaration of war by the Congress.