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 PUBLIC LAW 105-272—OCT. 20, 1998 112 STAT. 2411 " TITLE V—ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES "DEFINITIONS "SEC. 501. As used in this title: 50 USC 1861. "(1) The terms 'foreign power', 'agent of a foreign power', 'foreign intelligence information', 'international terrorism', and 'Attorney General' shall have the same meanings as in section 101 of this Act. "(2) The term 'common carrier' means any person or entity transporting people or property by land, rail, water, or air for compensation. "(3) The term 'physical storage facility' means any business or entity that provides space for the storage of goods or materials, or services related to the storage of goods or materials, to the public or any segment thereof. "(4) The term 'public accommodation facility means any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that provides lodging to transient guests. "(5) The term 'vehicle rental facility' meeins any person or entity that provides vehicles for rent, lease, loan, or other similar use to the public or any segment thereof "ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS "SEC. 502. (a) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- 50 USC 1862. tion or a designee of the Director (whose rank shall be no lower than Assistant Special Agent in Charge) may make an application for an order authorizing a common carrier, public accommodation facility, physical storage facility, or vehicle rental facility to release records in its possession for an investigation to gather foreign intelligence information or an investigation concerning international terrorism which investigation is being conducted by the FedereJ Bureau of Investigation under such guidelines as the Attorney General approves pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333, or a successor order. "(b) Each application under this section— "(1) shall be made to— "(A) a judge of the court established by section 103(a) of thisAct;or "(B) a United States Magistrate Judge under chapter 43 of title 28, United States Code, who is publicly designated by the Chief Justice of the United States to have the power to hear applications and grant orders for the release of records under this section on behalf of a judge of that court; and "(2) shall specify tha1>- "(A) the records concerned are sought for an investigation described in subsection (a); and "(B) there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the person to whom the records pertain is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power. "(c)(1) Upon application made pursuant to this section, the judge shall enter an ex parte order as requested, or as modified, approving the release of records if the judge finds that the application satisfies the requirements of this section.

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