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To: All Divisions From: Office of the General Counsel Re: %19X%-HO-A1487720-0GC, 04/07/2006 * Individual must have been notified of the nondisclosure provision. * Individual must knowingly and with the intent to obstruct an investigation or judicial proceeding violate the nondisclosure provision, * Punishable by up to five years imprisonment, a fine, or both. Sec. 118. Reports on National Security Letters. Obstruction of an Investigation (18 U.S.C. § 1510): . Section 118 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 outlines a new reporting scheme for National Security Letters. Procedural Changes Related to National Security Letter Reporting: This section now requires that NSL statistics be reported 10 the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, in addition to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Additionally, Congress has directed that the NSL requests made pursuant to the 15 U.S.C. § 1681 v [Fair Credit Reporting Act} be reported serni-annually to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Commitice on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, in addition to the House and Senate intelligence committees. These provisions are consistent with Congress’ desire for more oversight of the national security investigative tools. Finally, Congress has directed that the Attorney General provide an unclassified report annually (April) which will report the aggregate numbers of NSL requests concerning different U.S. persons. With the unclassified report, Congress intends for the public to have a better view of the material Congress sees in conducting its oversight responsibilities. The FBI OGC’s National Security Law Branch and OIPR will provide future guidance on the FBI’s role in the reporting of NSLs. Current NSL Reports: « AG reports on a semi-annual basis. * Reports will now also be made to the House Judiciary Committee, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. « AG reports on a semi-annual basis. * Reports will now also be made to the House Judiciary Committee, the House Committee on Financial Services, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Enhanced Oversight of 15 U.S.C. § 1681v NSLs (for credit agency consumer records): _ 20