; and (ii) the average length of time taken by the Department of Justice to process the MLAT requests described in clause (i). (3) Notice to department of state The Attorney General shall notify the Secretary of State not later than 7 days after the date on which disclosure of electronic communications content to a foreign government is made pursuant to an MLAT request. (b) Preservation of records The Attorney General may issue a request pursuant to section 2703(e) of title 18, United States Code, as so redesignated by section 3, upon receipt of an MLAT request that appears to be facially valid. (c) Notification to provider of MLAT request When the Attorney General makes use of the process provided in section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, to obtain information from an electronic communications provider or a remote computing provider based on an MLAT request, the Attorney General shall notify that provider in writing that the request has been made pursuant to a mutual legal assistance treaty. 5. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) data localization requirements imposed by foreign governments on data providers are— (A) incompatible with the borderless nature of the Internet; (B) an impediment to online innovation; and (C) unnecessary to meet the needs of law enforcement; and (2) the Department of Justice, the Department of State, and the United States Trade Representatives should pursue open data flow policies with foreign nations.