The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall annually submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, subject to a declassification review by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, a report that includes-
The Director shall make the report required under paragraph (1) publicly available on an Internet Web site, except that the Director shall not make publicly available on an Internet Web site the findings described in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1).
Except as provided in subsection (d), the Director of National Intelligence shall annually make publicly available on an Internet Web site a report that identifies, for the preceding 12-month period-
The annual reports required by subsections (a) and (b) shall be made publicly available during April of each year and include information relating to the previous calendar year.
If a good faith estimate required to be reported under subparagraph (B) of any of paragraphs (3), (5), or (6) of subsection (b) is fewer than 500, it shall be expressed as a numerical range of "fewer than 500" and shall not be expressed as an individual number.
Paragraphs (2)(B), (2)(C), and (6)(C) of subsection (b) shall not apply to information or records held by, or queries conducted by, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, except with respect to information required under paragraph (2) relating to orders issued under section 1881a(f)(2) of this title.
Paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (b) shall not apply to orders resulting in the acquisition of information by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that does not include electronic mail addresses or telephone numbers.
If the Director of National Intelligence concludes that a good faith estimate required to be reported under subsection (b)(2)(C) cannot be determined accurately because some but not all of the relevant elements of the intelligence community are able to provide such good faith estimate, the Director shall-
A certification described in subparagraph (A) shall be prepared in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
If the Director of National Intelligence continues to conclude that the good faith estimates described in this paragraph cannot be determined accurately, the Director shall annually submit a certification in accordance with this paragraph.
In this section:
The term "contents" has the meaning given that term under section 2510 of title 18.
The term "electronic communication" has the meaning given that term under section 2510 of title 18.
The term "national security letter" means a request for a report, records, or other information under-
The term "United States person" means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 1101(a) of title 8).
The term "wire communication" has the meaning given that term under section 2510 of title 18.
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original. Probably should be followed by "and".
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EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 1861 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1)(A) and (b)(5), (6), means section 1861 of this title prior to the amendment of section 1861 by Pub. L. 109-177, title I, §102(b), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 195, set out as an Effective Date of 2006 Amendment note under section 1805 of this title, which amended section 1861 of this title, effective Mar. 15, 2020, so that such section read as it read on Oct. 25, 2001, with certain exceptions.This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 95-511, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1783, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1801 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115-118, §102(b)(1)(A), substituted "good faith estimate of-" for "good faith estimate of the number of targets of such orders;" and added subpars. (A) to (C). Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115-118, §102(b)(1)(B), inserted ", including pursuant to subsection (f)(2) of such section," after "section 1881a of this title" in introductory provisions, added subpars. (A) and (D), and redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as (B) and (C), respectively.Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 115-118, §102(b)(1)(C), substituted "orders, including-" for "orders; and" and added cls. (i) and (ii).Subsec. (b)(4) to (7). Pub. L. 115-118, §102(b)(1)(D), (E), added par. (4) and redesignated former pars. (4) to (6) as (5) to (7), respectively.Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115-118, §102(b)(2)(A), substituted "(5), or (6)" for "(4), or (5)".Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 115-118, §102(b)(2)(B), substituted "Paragraphs (2)(B), (2)(C), and (6)(C)" for "Paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), and (5)(C)" and inserted before period at end ", except with respect to information required under paragraph (2) relating to orders issued under section 1881a(f)(2) of this title".Subsec. (d)(3)(A). Pub. L. 115-118, §102(b)(2)(C), substituted "subsection (b)(2)(C)" for "subsection (b)(2)(B)" in introductory provisions.