Bill > S1075

This bill requires that before a National Security Letter (NSL), which is a type of administrative subpoena used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to obtain certain types of information without a court order, can be issued under specific laws including those related to criminal code, credit reporting, financial privacy, and national security, it must first be reviewed by a judge from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). This judge, who presides over the court established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), must issue an order confirming that the information sought by the NSL could legally be obtained through a search warrant issued under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, thereby introducing a judicial oversight mechanism for these previously less scrutinized requests for information.