National Security Letters : Proposal in the 113th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government information.

Governmental investigations.

Intelligence service.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (36 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes statutory authority of intelligence officials to issue national security letters (NSLs) to compel certain types of service providers to produce records of their customers and other items relevant to terrorism investigations, under the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act. Reviews current proposed legislation to amend and in some cases repeal NSL authority. Presents text of five NSL statutes as they now appear and as they appeared prior to amendment by the USA PATRIOT Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. National Security Letters

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