PUBLIC LAW 99-508—OCT. 21, 1986
100 STAT. 1867
"(3) a good faith determination that section 2511(3) of this title permitted the conduct complained of; is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under this chapter or any other law. "(e) LIMITATION.—A civil action under this section may not be commenced later than two years after the date upon which the claimant first discovered or had a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation. "§ 2708. Exclusivity of remedies "The remedies and sanctions described in this chapter are the only judicial remedies and sanctions for nonconstitutional violations of this chapter.
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"§ 2709. Counterintelligence access to telephone toll and trans- 18 USC 2709. actional records "(a) DUTY TO PROVIDE.—A wire or electronic communication service provider shall comply with a request for subscriber information H: and toll billing records information, or electronic communication '*• transactional records in its custody or possession made by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under subsection (b) of this section. "(b) REQUIRED CERTIFICATION.—The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (or an individual within the Federal Bureau of Investigation designated for this purpose by the Director) may request any such information and records if the Director (or the Director's designee) certifies in writing to the wire or electronic communication service provider to which the request is made that— "(1) the information sought is relevant to an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation; and "(2) there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the person or entity to whom the information sought pertains is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power as defined in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). "(c) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.—No wire or electronic communication service provider, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall disclose to any person that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained access to information or records under this section. "(d) DISSEMINATION BY BUREAU.—The Federal Bureau of Investigation may disseminate information and records obtained under this section only as provided in guidelines approved by the Attorney ^^,,_, _ General for foreign intelligence collection and foreign counterintel' '" ^ ligence investigations conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and, with respect to dissemination to an agency of the United States, only if such information is clearly relevant to the authorized responsibilities of such agency. "(e) REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL BODIES B E IN-
FORMED.—On a semiannual basis the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall fully inform the Permanent Select Committee
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