Federal · Title 50 — War and National Defense
50 U.S.C. § 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.
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