Semiannual report of the Attorney General

On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in a manner consistent with the protection of the national security, a report setting forth with respect to the preceding 6-month period— the aggregate number of persons targeted for orders issued under this chapter, including a breakdown of those targeted for— The first report under this section shall be submitted not later than 6 months after December 17, 2004. Subsequent reports under this section shall be submitted semi-annually thereafter. The Attorney General shall submit to the committees of Congress referred to in subsection (a)— The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, may authorize redactions of materials described in subsection (c) that are provided to the committees of Congress referred to in subsection (a), if such redactions are necessary to protect the national security of the United States and are limited to sensitive sources and methods information or the identities of targets. In this section: The term “Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court” means the court established under section 1803(a) of this title. The term “Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review” means the court established under section 1803(b) of this title.