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National Security Letters — Part 1

1188 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Dec 4, 1981 · Broad topic: General · Topic: National Security Letters · 1018 pages OCR'd
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To: All Divisions. From: Office of the General Counsel Re: 319X-HO-A1l487720-0GC, 04/07/2006 Reporting Categories: (1) Total number of applications for FISA Business Records. (2) Total number of orders granted, modified, or denied. (3) Total number of orders granted, modified, or denied for the special categories of tangible things. * Library circulation records, library patron lists, book sales records, or book customer lists. ¢ Firearms sales records. “Tax return records. *Educationail records. * Medical records containing information that would identify a person. Additional unclassified — {| Annually (April of each year), the Attorney General shall make report: an unclassified report on the total number of FISA Business Records applications, and the total number of orders granted, modified, or denied. Sec. 106A Audit on Access to Certain Business Records for Foreign Intelligence Purposes. Section 106A directs the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to perform a comprehensive audit of the effectiveness and use, including improper or illegal use, of the FISA Business Records authority. The audit will take place in two phases, covering the years of 2002 to 2006. Procedural Changes Related to the Audit of FISA Business Records: The Inspector General's Office of the Department of Justice (DOJ 1G) started the audit process in January 2006, in anticipation of the new USA PATRIOT fmprovement and Reauthorization Act. li will be incumbent upon the FBI to cooperate with the DOJ IG to complete the two-phased audit. Per established procedures, the FBI’s Inspection Division will be the primary point of contact for the DOJ IG. Additional guidance may be published as the audit process continues. Scope of Audit. “ The IG will perform a comprehensive audit of the effectiveness eo ee and use, including any improper or illegal use, of the investigative authority. Timing of Audit;. “| For 2002, 2003, and 2004, the audit should be completed within oo ~ ... | [| one year of enactment (March 9, 2007). | For 2005 and 2006, the audit should be completed by December 31, 2007. Report results to Congress: | The 1G shall submit the audit reports to - * House Judiciary Committee. * House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. * Senate Judiciary Committee. * Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
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