[joseph20]

That's not relevant at all. The only purpose of that phrase is to exclude some foreign power corporations/associations from the definition.

Sandy, read these sections please:

section 1801, subsection (a)(1)(B): Notwithstanding any other law, the President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year if the Attorney General certifies in writing under oath that [among other things] there is no substantial likelihood that the surveillance will acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person is a party

section 1801, subsection (i): ''United States person'' [among other things] does not include a corporation or an association which is a foreign power

section 1801, subsection (a): ''Foreign power'' means [among other things] a group engaged in international terrorism or activities in preparation therefor

section 1801, subsection (b)(2)(C): ''Agent of a foreign power'' means [among other things] any person who knowingly engages in sabotage or international terrorism, or activities that are in preparation therefor, for or on behalf of a foreign power

If you are an American citizen and you collaborate with international terrorists, then you are an agent of a foreign power and you are in association with a foreign power.

If you an agent of a foreign power and you are in association with a foreign power, then you are not protected as a United States person under this law.

[joseph20]

Typo in my post #25:

"section 1801 1802, subsection (a)(1)(B)"

[Sandy]

section 1802, subsection (a)(1)(B)

But you're skipping the most important part of 1802(a)(1), which is subparagraph (A), *not* subparagraph (B). Here:

1802(a)(1)    . . .   the Attorney General certifies in writing under oath that —

(A)    the electronic surveillance is solely directed at—

(i)   the acquisition of the contents of communications transmitted by means of communications used exclusively between or among foreign powers, as defined in section 1801(a)(1), (2), or (3) of this title; or

(ii)   the acquisition of technical intelligence, other than the spoken communications of individuals, from property or premises under the open and exclusive control of a foreign power, as defined in section 1801 (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this title;

See it? The surveillance must be directed at communications that are transmitted by specific means (i.e., communications means which are used exclusively between or among foreign powers, as defined). Or, the surveillance must be directed at technical intelligence from specific property or premises (i.e., property or premises under the open and exclusive control of a foreign power, as defined).

Importantly, note that there's nothing there regarding agents of foreign powers. It's about foreign powers, period.

More importantly, what you're misunderstanding is the definition of foreign power. For the purposes of 1802(a), a foreign power is as defined in 1801(a)(1-3). Foreign powers as defined in 1801(a)(4-6) are not relevant to 1802(a). Notice that you quoted one of the non-relevant definitions, 1801(a)(4).