§ 1844.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize the use of a pen register or trap and trace device without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for a period not to exceed 15 calendar days following a declaration of war by Congress.
([Pub. L. 95–511, title IV, § 404], as added [Pub. L. 105–272, title VI, § 601(2)], Oct. 20, 1998, [112 Stat. 2408].)