Patriot Act
Once passed in 2001, section 505 of the USA PATRIOT Act greatly expanded the use of the NSL, allowing their use in seeking any information relevant to an investigation of terrorism or clandestine intelligence activity. It also granted the privilege to other federal agencies, presumably to allow the department of Homeland Security the same ability to use NSLs. In January 2007 The New York Times reported that both the Pentagon and the CIA have been issuing national security letters. The Patriot Act reauthorization statutes passed during the 109th Congress added specific penalties for non-compliance or disclosure.
Read more about this topic: National Security Letter
Famous quotes containing the words patriot and/or act:
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—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)
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