50 USC § 1829 - Authorization during time of war

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s1829"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 1829 - Authorization during time of war"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "1829"
section_name: "Authorization during time of war"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PHYSICAL SEARCHES"
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 III, § 309, as added Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 807(a)(3), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3452.)"
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# § 1829. Authorization during time of war

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize physical searches without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for a period not to exceed 15 calendar days following a declaration of war by the Congress.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–511, title III, § 309, as added Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 807(a)(3), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3452.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 90 days after , with exception for certain physical searches approved by the Attorney General to gather foreign intelligence information, see , set out as a note under .