Like Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (the "Wiretap Act"),
the FISA legislation was the result of congressional investigations
into Federal surveillance activities conducted in the name of national
security. Through FISA, Congress sought to provide judicial and
congressional oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance activities
while maintaining the secrecy necessary to effectively monitor national
security threats. FISA was initially enacted in 1978 and sets out
procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of
foreign intelligence information. Initially, FISA addressed only
electronic surveillance but has been significantly amended to address
the use of pen registers and trap and trace devices, physical searches,
and business records.
FISA also established the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), a special U.S. Federal court that holds nonpublic sessions to consider issuing search warrants under FISA. Proceedings before the FISC are ex parte, meaning the government is the only party present.
https://it.ojp.gov/PrivacyLiberty/authorities/statutes/1286
FISA also established the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), a special U.S. Federal court that holds nonpublic sessions to consider issuing search warrants under FISA. Proceedings before the FISC are ex parte, meaning the government is the only party present.
https://it.ojp.gov/PrivacyLiberty/authorities/statutes/1286
50 U.S. Code Chapter 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
- SUBCHAPTER I - ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE (§§ 1801 to 1813)
- SUBCHAPTER II - PHYSICAL SEARCHES (§§ 1821 to 1829)
- SUBCHAPTER III - PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES (§§ 1841 to 1846)
- SUBCHAPTER IV - ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES (§§ 1861 to 1864)
- SUBCHAPTER V - OVERSIGHT (§§ 1871 to 1874)
- SUBCHAPTER VI - ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES REGARDING CERTAIN PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES (§§ 1881 to 1881g)
- SUBCHAPTER VII - PROTECTION OF PERSONS ASSISTING THE GOVERNMENT (§§ 1885 to 1885c)
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