cup - I1- 7fttirrfrfhtl•MINefeler e'''''mmo OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL iNTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON, DC 20511 March 17, 2009 The Honorable Dianne Feinstein Chairmmm Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate The Honorable Silvestre Reyes Chairman Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence House of Representatives The Honorable Patrick _I Leahy Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Madam and Messrs Orairmere (U) The Foreign Intelligence Sneveillance Act of 2008, PL. 110-261, 122 Stat 2438 (hereinafter -"FAA" or 'the Act"), requires the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence to assess compliance with certain. procedures and guidelines under the FAA, and to submit such assessments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) and relevant congressional commhtees at least once every six triontI3.a- (0) The enclosed report sets forth the Department of Justice and the Director of National -Intelligenee's-ftmjoinecomplianceassessmeneundertheTkAe covering-the period-September - - - 4, 2008, through November 30, 2008. (Ii) The enclosed assessment is highly rInssififti, and, accordingly, wile four copies of the report are being provided for review by Members and appropriately cleared staff trona the four Committees, the copies are being delivered to the Intelligence Committees for appropriate storage. (LI) If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact in the Office of Legislative Affairs at Sincerely, K ce/W.x..4&SCUP-4..e, Kathleen Turner Director of Legislative Affairs Enclosure cc: The Honorable Christopher S. Bond The Honorable Arlen Specter The Honorable Peter Hoekstra The Honorable Lamar S_ Smith -rer — rif f erfrefitm--•• UNCLASSIFIED WHEN SEPARATED FROM CLASSIFIED ENCLOSURE ODNI 0036