Reply #43: This interesting, It seems the AG has the authority to define "reasonable"

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AS IT APPLIES TO THE PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN INITIATING ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND APPLYING FOR A FISA PERMIT. TO ME, THIS SAYS HE CAN/MAY INIATIATE SURVEILLANCE ON SOMEBODY, GATHER INTELLIGENCE FOR HOWEVER LONG HE WANTS, AND THEN APPLY FOR A PERMIT. IF HE IS DENIED, HE HAS STILL OBTAINED EVERYTHING HE NEEDS OR WANTS ON WHOEVER HE WANTS. (I ACCIDENTALY HIT THE CAPS LOCK, I'M NOT YELLING AND I'M NOT RETYPING THIS).

B) CONTINUATION OF SURVEILLANCE-

`(i) IN GENERAL- The Attorney General may continue surveillance of a target under this title as specified in subparagraph (A)(ii) only if the Attorney General makes an application under section 104 for an order for electronic surveillance of the target under section 105 as soon as the Attorney General determines practicable after the date on which the Attorney General makes the determination to continue surveillance of the target under subparagraph (A)(ii).

`(ii) PERIOD- The period during which the Attorney General may continue surveillance of a target under this title after the Attorney General has determined that making an application is practicable shall be limited to a reasonable period, as determined by the Attorney General, during which the application is prepared and the period during which the application of the Attorney General under section 104 for an order for electronic surveillance of the target under section 105 is pending under title I, including during any period in which appeal from the denial of the application is pending with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review or the Supreme Court under section 103(b).