Sections 626(a), (b) and 627(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (d), are classified to sections 1681u (a), (b) and 1681v (a), respectively, of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Section 1114(a)(5)(A) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (d), probably means section 1114(a)(5)(A) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, which is classified to section 3414 (a)(5)(A) of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

Section 802(a) of the National Security Act of 1947, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (d), is classified to section 436 (a) of Title 50, War and National Defense.

Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 118, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 217, provided that:

“(a) Existing Reports.—Any report made to a committee of Congress regarding national security letters under section 2709 (c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, section 626(d) or 627(c) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u (d) or 1681v (c)), section 1114(a)(3) or 1114(a)(5)(D) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act [of 1978] (12 U.S.C. 3414 (a)(3) or 3414 (a)(5)(D)), or section 802(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 436 (b)) shall also be made to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

“(b) Enhanced Oversight of Fair Credit Reporting Act Counterterrorism National Security Letter.—[Amended section 1681v of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.]

“(c) Report on Requests for National Security Letters.—

“(1) In general.—In April of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress an aggregate report setting forth with respect to the preceding year the total number of requests made by the Department of Justice for information concerning different United States persons under—

“(A) section 2709 of title 18, United States Code (to access certain communication service provider records), excluding the number of requests for subscriber information;

“(B) section 1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act [of 1978] (12 U.S.C. 3414) (to obtain financial institution customer records);

“(C) section 802 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 436) (to obtain financial information, records, and consumer reports);

“(D) section 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u) (to obtain certain financial information and consumer reports); and

“(E) section 627 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v) (to obtain credit agency consumer records for counterterrorism investigations).

“(2) Unclassified form.—The report under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form.

“(d) National Security Letter Defined.—In this section, the term ‘national security letter’ means a request for information under one of the following provisions of law:

“(1) Section 2709 (a) of title 18, United States Code (to access certain communication service provider records).

“(2) Section 1114(a)(5)(A) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act [of 1978] (12 U.S.C. 3414 (a)(5)(A)) (to obtain financial institution customer records).

“(3) Section 802 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 436) (to obtain financial information, records, and consumer reports).

“(4) Section 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u) (to obtain certain financial information and consumer reports).

“(5) Section 627 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v) (to obtain credit agency consumer records for counterterrorism investigations).”