Exhibit 1236 ยท Statute
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act, Pub. L. 107-56, section 218
Sections 104(a)(7)(B) and section 303(a)(7)(B) (50 U.S.C. 1804(a)(7)(B) and 1823(a)(7)(B)) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 are each amended by striking "the purpose" and inserting "a significant purpose".
Section 218 amends sections 104(a)(7)(B) and 303(a)(7)(B) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, changing the certification that foreign intelligence is 'the purpose' of the surveillance or search to 'a significant purpose'.
- Source
- United States Congress
- Date
- 26 October 2001
- Quoted from
- Section 218, 115 Stat. 291
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-115/pdf/STATUTE-115-Pg272.pdf
- Accessed
- 2026-11-10
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit
- Note
- Pairs with the 1978 text in exhibit pl-95-511-fisa-1978: 'that the purpose of the surveillance is to obtain foreign intelligence information' (Sec. 104(a)(7)(B), 92 Stat. 1789). Both are statute text. Later amendments (2008, 2012, 2018, 2024) were not read.