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National Security Letters — Part 1
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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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