NSL Reform Act introduced.(U.S. & International)(National Security Letters Reform Act of 2007 )(Brief article)

Designed to counter Justice Department abuse of National Security Letters (NSLs) as reported in an internal FBI audit in March (AL, Apr., p. 20-21), the National Security Letters Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 3189) was introduced in the House of Representatives July 26 by a bipartisan group that included Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), William Delahunt (D-Mass.), and Ron Paul (R-Tex.).

The proposed legislation would give an NSL recipient the right to challenge the letter and its nondisclosure requirement, place a time limit on NSL gag orders, give notice to an NSL recipient if the records obtained are to be used in a subsequent proceeding, and grant an …