50 USC 3040a – Prohibition on collection and maintenance of information of United States persons based on first amendment-protected activities
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No element of the intelligence community may collect or maintain information concerning a United States person (as defined in section 3039 of this title) solely for the purpose of monitoring an activity protected by the first Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Terms Used In 50 USC 3040a
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- intelligence: includes foreign intelligence and counterintelligence. See 50 USC 3003