USA PATRIOT Act

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The USA PATRIOT Act is a U.S. federal law enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks that expanded government surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and anti-money-laundering powers in the name of counterterrorism and national security.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
counterterrorism law
national security law
affectsRights due process rights
freedom of association
privacy rights
amends Bank Secrecy Act
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
Immigration and Nationality Act
authorizes National Security Letters
access to business records under Section 215
roving wiretaps
sneak-and-peek search warrants
codifiedIn United States Code
containsSunsetProvisions yes
containsTitle Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title IX
Title V
Title VI
Title VII
Title VIII
Title X
country United States
criticizedFor expansion of government surveillance powers
potential violations of civil liberties
secrecy of National Security Letters
weakening of Fourth Amendment protections
dateSigned 2001-10-26
enactedBy 107th United States Congress
expandsAuthorityOf Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Security Agency
United States Department of Justice
United States Department of the Treasury
United States intelligence community
fullName Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
hasAcronym PATRIOT
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalDomain United States criminal procedure
United States national security law
financial regulation law
legislativeChamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
motivatedByEvent September 11, 2001 attacks
notableProvision Section 215 bulk telephony metadata collection (later limited by USA FREEDOM Act)
partiallyReauthorizedBy USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
partiallyReplacedBy USA FREEDOM Act
presidentDuringEnactment George W. Bush
primaryPurpose counterterrorism
enhancement of law enforcement investigative tools
national security
publicLawNumber Public Law 107-56
relatedTo Homeland security policy of the United States
War on Terror
section Section 206
Section 213
Section 215
Section 505
shortName Patriot Act
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
signedBy George W. Bush
status partially in force
subjectArea anti-money laundering
border security
financial regulation
immigration enforcement
information sharing
intelligence gathering
surveillance
supportedFor enhancing tools to combat terrorism
improving intelligence sharing
strengthening anti-money-laundering controls
yearEnacted 2001

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Director of National Intelligence createdAfter September 11 attacks
subject linked to: DNI
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
USA PATRIOT Act fullName Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
USA PATRIOT Act shortName Patriot Act
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
Espionage Act of 1917 relatedLegislation USA PATRIOT Act
National Security Letter legalBasis USA PATRIOT Act
subject linked to: National Security Letters
National Security Letter relatedTo USA PATRIOT Act Section 505
subject linked to: National Security Letters
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
U.S. Department of the Treasury national AML and CFT priorities legalBasis USA PATRIOT Act
107th United States Congress passed USA PATRIOT Act
Public Law 107-56 officialName Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
Public Law 107-56 shortName USA PATRIOT Act
Public Law 107-56 shortName Patriot Act
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
FISC relatedTo USA PATRIOT Act
GWOT influencedPolicy USA PATRIOT Act
Title IX of the USA PATRIOT Act partOf USA PATRIOT Act
subject linked to: Title IX
USA FREEDOM Act amends USA PATRIOT Act
Bank Secrecy Act amendedBy USA PATRIOT Act
subject linked to: BSA
Title IV – Protecting the Border enactedAsPartOf USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
Title X – Miscellaneous partOf USA PATRIOT Act
Stored Communications Act amendedBy USA PATRIOT Act
Executive Order 12333 relatedTo USA PATRIOT Act
Public Law 114-23 amends USA PATRIOT Act
H.R. 2048 amends USA PATRIOT Act
H.R. 2048 affectsProvision Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
Public Law 109-177 amends USA PATRIOT Act
Jim Sensenbrenner notable work USA PATRIOT Act
Ron Paul positionOnIssue opposes PATRIOT Act
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act
Bush administration notableLegislation USA PATRIOT Act
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act amendedBy USA PATRIOT Act
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act expandedBy USA PATRIOT Act
Dude, Where's My Country? criticizes Patriot Act
linked to: USA PATRIOT Act