50 USC § 1810a - Reporting requirements for civil actions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s1810a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 1810a - Reporting requirements for civil actions"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "1810a"
section_name: "Reporting requirements for civil actions"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–511, title I, § 110A, as added Pub. L. 118–49, § 15(b), Apr. 20, 2024, 138 Stat. 883.)"
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# § 1810a. Reporting requirements for civil actions

**(a)** **Report to Congress** section 1810 of this titlesection 1803(m) of this title

If a court finds that a person has violated this chapter in a civil action under , the head of the agency that employs that person shall report to Congress on the administrative action taken against that person pursuant to  or any other provision of law.

**(b)** **Report to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court** section 1810 of this title

If a court finds that a person has violated this chapter in a civil action under , the head of the agency that employs that person shall report the name of such person to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court shall maintain a list of each person about whom it received a report under this subsection.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–511, title I, § 110A, as added Pub. L. 118–49, § 15(b), Apr. 20, 2024, 138 Stat. 883.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.