United States Department of Justice National Security Division

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The U.S. Department of Justice's National Security Division (NSD) is a new division within the Department designed to consolidate the Department's national security efforts within one unit, fulfilling a recommendation of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction.^[1] The reorganization will bring together attorneys from the Criminal Division's Counterterrorism and Counterespionage Sections and the attorneys from the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review (OIPR), with their specialized expertise in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and other intelligence matters.^[1] The legislation creating the new division was passed by Congress along with the Patriot Act reauthorization on March 2, 2006.^[2]

On November 10, 2005, President Bush announced the nomination of Kenneth L. Wainstein to be the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the National Security Division.^[3] Wainstein was confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 2005.^[3]

In fiscal year 2007, the Division spent $67,000,000.^[4] According to President Bush's proposed budget, the Division's budget for fiscal year 2008 would be $73,000,000 and then increase to $84,000,000 million for fiscal year 2009.^[4]

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1. ^ ^{a b} Fact Sheet: USA PATRIOT Act Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005. United States Department of Justice (2006-03-02). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
2. ^ GovTrack.us. H.R. 3199—109th Congress (2005): USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
3. ^ ^{a b} Presidential Nomination: David Matthew Spooner. The White House. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
4. ^ ^{a b} Fiscal Year 2009 Budget of the U.S. Government: Department of Justice. Office of Management and Budget (2008-02-04).

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