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In response to the Oklahoma City bombings, Congress gives the FBI the authority to issue NSLs to consumer credit agencies to obtain information from consumer credit agencies without judicial oversight. The NSL statute contains gag order provisions, restrictions on dissemination and a safe harbor for credit agencies that comply with the NSL. The FCRA statute authorizes judicial enforcement of the NSL. See 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681u(c), (d), (f), (k).

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Saturday, January 6, 1996 (All day)