USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3199): A Legal Analysis of the Conference Bill
Abstract
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of2005, H.P. 3199' as reported by the Conference Commiflee, H.Rept. 109-333 (2005), consists ofseven titles. Among other things, Title I makes pen%anent 14 USA PATRIOT Act sections scheduled to expire on February 3,2006 as well as the teuorism support amendments scheduled to expire on December 31,2006. It amends and postpones until December 31, 2009 the expiration of the act's sections 206 and 215 relating to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) orders for roving wiretaps and access to business records. It extends the temporary FISA %%lone wol%' provision to the same date. It clarifies and amends the %%National Security Letter" statutes in a manner designed to ensure their constitutional viability and for other purposes. It authorizes court orders approving wiretapping in the course of investigations of a nm%ber of teuorism-related offenses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 17, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA467491
Entities
People
- Brian T. Yeh
- Charles Doyle
Organizations
- Library of Congress