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Under an amendment to RFPA, Congress gives the FBI authority to issue NSLs to obtain financial records under the same standards as ECPA. Like the ECPA NSL authority, the RFPA amendment contains a gag authorization provision and a limitation on dissemination, but no enforcement mechanism or penalty for failure to comply. On its face, the gag order provision is absolute and permanent, precluding the recipient of an NSL from disclosing “to any person” that the FBI had sought access to the records requested. See 12 U.S.C. § 3414(a)(5)(A) (1988), Section 404, P.L. 99-536, 100 Stat. 3190, 3197 (1986)

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Monday, October 27, 1986 (All day)