Annual Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Report to Congress, 2005

摘要

This report is submitted pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (the 'Act'), Title 50, United States Code, Section 1807, and covers all applications made by the Government during calendar year 2005 for authority to conduct electronic surveillance and physical search for foreign intelligence purposes under the Act. During calendar year 2005, the Government made 2,074 applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (hereinafter 'FISC') for authority to conduct electronic surveillance and physical search for foreign intelligence purposes. The 2,074 applications include applications made solely for electronic surveillance, applications made solely for physical searchr and combined applications requesting authority for electronic surveillance and physical search simultaneously. Two of the 2,074 applications made during calendar year 2005 were withdrawn by the Government prior to the FISC ruling on them. The Government later resubmitted one of the withdrawn applications as a new application, which was approved by the FISC. During calendar year 2005, the FISC approved 2,072 applications for authority to conduct electronic surveillance and physical search.