A bill to provide judicial review of National Security Letters.

Summary

Prohibits an officer or employee of the United States from issuing a national security letter under specified provisions of the federal criminal code, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, or the National Security Act of 1947 unless: (1) the letter is submitted to a designated judge of the court established under specified provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and (2) such judge issues an order finding that a warrant could be issued under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to search for and seize the information sought to be obtained in such a letter.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 May 2011

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 May 2011

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 May 2011

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