50 U.S.C. § 1846 : US Code - Section 1846: Congressional oversight

Search 50 U.S.C. § 1846 : US Code - Section 1846: Congressional oversight

(a) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall fully
inform the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate concerning all uses of pen registers and trap and trace
devices pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall also
provide to the committees referred to in subsection (a) of this
section and to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report setting forth with respect
to the preceding 6-month period -
(1) the total number of applications made for orders approving
the use of pen registers or trap and trace devices under this
subchapter; and
(2) the total number of such orders either granted, modified,
or denied.