Limitation on authority to delay notice of search warrants

Section 3103a of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (b)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking may have an adverse result (as defined in section 2705) and inserting will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, result in flight from prosecution, result in the destruction of or tampering with the evidence sought under the warrant, or result in intimidation of potential witnesses; and (B)in paragraph (3), by striking a reasonable period and all that follows and inserting 7 calendar days, which period, upon application of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, or an Associate Attorney General, may thereafter be extended by the court for additional periods of up to 7 calendar days each if the court finds, for each application, reasonable cause to believe that notice of the execution of the warrant will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, result in flight from prosecution, result in the destruction of or tampering with the evidence sought under the warrant, or result in intimidation of potential witnesses.; and (2)by adding at the end the following:

(c)

Reports

(1)

In general

On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall transmit to Congress and make public a report concerning all requests for delays of notice, and for extensions of delays of notice, with respect to warrants under subsection (b). (2)

Contents

Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the preceding 6-month period— (A)the total number of requests for delays of notice with respect to warrants under subsection (b); (B)the total number of such requests granted or denied; (C)for each request for delayed notice that was granted, the total number of applications for extensions of the delay of notice and the total number of such extensions granted or denied; and (D)on an aggregate basis, the nature of the crime being investigated for each request for delay of notice that was granted or denied.