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To: All Field Offices From: National Security Branch Re: 3i9XHQ+A1487?2O~OGC, O3/O2/2007 Section 1681v of the FCRA was added by the sen? USA PATRIOT Act. This section authorizes the FBI to obtain full consumer credit reports. However, NSLs can be issued pursuant to this section only to conduct investigations related to international terrorism. The FBI may not use an NSL to obtain a full credit report in a counterintelligence investigations absent an international terrorism nexus. Nonetheless, it has come to the attention of the National Security Branch NSBJ that in some instances full credit EEpOIt5 for counterintelliqence investigations unrelated to international terrorism have been obtained or requested under a FCRA Section 168lv NSL. The request or receipt of such information in this context violates FCRA statutory requirements. Therefore, receiving offices are directed to review FCRA NSLs issued in CY 2006 in the context of a counterintelligence investigations unrelated to international terrorism in order to determine if any such NSLs requested full credit reports or resulted in the receipt of full credit reports. If such reports were requested or obtained, the incident should be reported to the National Security Law Branch NSLB] as a potential Intelligence Oversight Board TOE! violation regardless of who was at fault!. NSLB will determine whether in fact the incident should be reported to the IOB. Further, if such information has been obtained improperly, the information should be sequestered with the Chief Division Counsel pending the issuance of the IOB opinion by NSLE. The EC that is issued by NSLB will provide guidance as to how the information is to be permanently handled. Most likely, NSLB will suggest that the information be returned to the Credit reporting agency. AN EC To Nss AND NSLB DOCUMENTING THE RESULTS 015' THIS SEARCH IS MANDATORY, EVEN IF THE SEARCH IS NEGATIVE. RESULTS OF THIS SEARCH SHOULD BE SENT WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS EC. 92 ~r b6 ' b You mat direc- an questions concerning this matter to 7C were attorney at 202-324 b2 2