The Office of Intelligence Policy and Review (OIPR) was a staff agency within the

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. It was responsible for handling all Justice Department requests for surveillance authorizations under the terms of the 1978

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(FISA), advising the

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and Intelligence Community on legal issues relating to

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and

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, and intelligence legislation coordination. The staff counsel often testified before

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on behalf of the Clinton and Bush administration intelligence policies, including defending the

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before the

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. The OIPR was amalgamated into the National Security Division created under Section 506 of the 2005 USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization, which was signed into law by

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George W. Bush on March 9, 2006.

External links

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Congressional Testimony of Counsel, 04/26/05Congressional Testimony of Counsel, 04/28/05

References

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