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50 U.S.C. § 1862

Access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations

United States · Title 50 — WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE · Status: effective

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50 U.S.C. § 1862, Access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/491985
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The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or a designee of the Director (whose rank shall be no lower than Assistant Special Agent in Charge) may make an application for an order authorizing a common carrier, public accommodation facility, physical storage facility, or vehicle rental facility to release records in its possession for an investigation to gather foreign intelligence information or an investigation concerning international terrorism which investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under such guidelines as the Attorney General approves pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333, or a successor order. Each application under this section— shall be made to— shall specify that— 11 So in original. No subpar. (C) or (D) has been enacted. a statement by the applicant that, to the best knowledge of the applicant, the application fairly reflects all information that might reasonably—

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