Standard Minimization Procedures for FBI Electronic Surveillance and Physical Search Conducted Under FISA 2008-2009(U)
Document Date:
November 1, 2008
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Agencies:
DOJ, Press
Document Type:
Internal NSA/DOJ Legal Analysis
Legal Authority:
FISA Amendments Act
This document, written by Attorney General Michael Mukasey in 2008, provides the standard minimization procedures which govern the acquisition, retention, and dissemination of nonpublicly available information concerning unconsenting U.S. persons that the FBI obtains pursuant to orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or emergency authorizations by the Attorney General under FISA.