Source
(Pub. L. 95–511, title I, § 102, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1786; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1071(e), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3691.)
Amendments
2004—Subsec. (a)(3), (4)(B).
Pub. L. 108–458 substituted “Director of National
Intelligence” for “Director of Central
Intelligence”.
Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
For Determination by President that amendment by
Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005,
70 F.R.
23925, set out as a note under section
401 of this title.
Amendment by
Pub. L. 108–458 effective not later than six months after Dec. 17, 2004, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 1097(a) of
Pub. L. 108–458, set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section
401 of this title.
Ex. Ord. No. 12139. Exercise of Certain Authority Respecting Electronic Surveillance
Ex. Ord. No. 12139, May 23, 1979,
44 F.R.
30311, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13383, § 1, July 15, 2005,
70 F.R.
41933, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by Sections 102 and 104 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (
50 U.S.C.
1802 and
1804), in order to provide as set forth in that
Act [this chapter] for the authorization of electronic
surveillance for
foreign intelligence purposes, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1–101. Pursuant to Section 102(a)(1) of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (
50 U.S.C.
1802
(a)), the Attorney General is authorized to approve electronic
surveillance to acquire
foreign intelligence information without a court order, but only if the Attorney General makes the certifications required by that Section.
1–102. Pursuant to Section 102(b) of the
Foreign Intelligence Act of 1978 (
50 U.S.C.
1802
(b)), the Attorney General is authorized to approve applications to the court having jurisdiction under Section 103 of that
Act [
50 U.S.C.
1803] to obtain orders for electronic
surveillance for the purpose of obtaining
foreign intelligence information.
1–103. Pursuant to Section 104(a)(7) of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (
50 U.S.C.
1804
(a)(7)), the following officials, each of whom is employed in the area of national security or defense, is designated to make the certifications required by Section 104(a)(7) of the
Act in support of applications to conduct electronic
surveillance:
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Secretary of Defense.
(c) Director of National Intelligence.
(d) Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(e) Deputy Secretary of State.
(f) Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(g) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(h) Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
None of the above officials, nor anyone officially acting in that capacity, may exercise the authority to make the above certifications, unless that official has been appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
1–104. Section 2–202 of Executive Order No. 12036 [set out under section
401 of this title] is amended by inserting the following at the end of that section: “Any electronic
surveillance, as defined in the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, shall be conducted in accordance with that
Act as well as this Order.”.
1–105. Section 2–203 of Executive Order No. 12036 [set out under section
401 of this title] is amended by inserting the following at the end of that section: “Any monitoring which constitutes electronic
surveillance as defined in the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 shall be conducted in accordance with that
Act as well as this Order.”.