USA PATRIOT Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005

Abstract

Several sections of Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act (the act) and one section of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act each relating to enhanced foreign intelligence and law enforcement surveillance authority expire on December 31, 2005. The authority remains in effect only with respect to foreign intelligence investigations begun before sunset or to offenses or potential offense begun or occurring before that date. Aside from the fact there may be some disagreement of whether a potential offense is a suspected crime, and/or an incomplete crime, and/or a future crime, after December 31, 2005 the law reverts to its previous form unless it has been amended or extended in the interim. The 9/11 Commission mentioned the approaching sunset and thought as a general matter that a full and informed debate on the PATRIOT Act would be healthy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 2005
Accession Number
ADA467176

Entities

People

  • Charles Doyle

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Criminals
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Police
  • Public Policy
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism
  • Victims

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