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How is this being corrected? CAPRONI: This is being corrected by we -- the deputy director ordered a full audit of every counterintelligence file that has been opened since January 1, 2002. This authority went into effect in the Patriot Act. So realistically we think the earliest one could have been issued would have been 2002. So they have to review every file since then in which a Fair Credit Reporting Act NSL was issued and find out if they have any full credit reports. If they do, they need to remove them from their files and report it as a potential IOB violation. Those will, in turn, be reported on to the IOB. GOODLATTE: One last question: In at least one instance, a national security letter issued under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act was determined by the inspector general to be seeking content. How was this remedied? GOODLATTE: And what steps do you field agents take to delineate between content and transaction information? CAPRONI: In that case, there was no need to remedy it because the Internet service provider refused to provide us with any records. So we actually did not have an overcollection. GOODLATTE: And have you remedied the... CAPRONI: Yes. GOODLATTE: ... request? [ mean, they shouldn't be asking for that. This was a big issue when we wrote the Patriot Act... CAPRONI: Correct. GOODLATTE: .. and was subject of a great deal of discussion with the administration about making sure that we had a clear line between what could be requested and what could not be requested. CAPRONI: