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 Patriot Act Dont be a FOOL; The Law is Not DIY

Derived From: Source: Congressional Research Service, The USA Patriot Act: A Legal Analysis (April 15, 2002)

See ECPA :: Emergencies :: Natl Security Letters including discussion of abuse of NSL authority and improper use of exigent letters

"Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act [Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act] (the Act) in response to the terrorists' attacks of September 11, 2001.[1] The Act gives federal officials greater authority to track and intercept communications, both for law enforcement and foreign intelligence gathering purposes. It vests the Secretary of the Treasury with regulatory powers to combat corruption of U.S. financial institutions for foreign money laundering purposes. It seeks to further close our borders to foreign terrorists and to detain and remove those within our borders. It creates new crimes, new penalties, and new procedural efficiencies for use against domestic and international terrorists. Although it is not without safeguards, critics contend some of its provisions go too far. Although it grants many of the enhancements sought by the Department of Justice, others are concerned that it does not go far enough. The Act originated as H.R.2975 (the PATRIOT Act) in the House and S.1510 in the Senate (the USA Act).[2] S.1510 passed the Senate on October 11, 2001, 147 Cong. Rec. S10604 (daily ed.). The House Judiciary Committee reported out an amended version of H.R. 2975 on the same day, HRRepNo. 107-236. The House passed H.R. 2975 the following day after substituting the text of H.R. 3108, 147 Cong. Rec. H6775-776 (daily ed. Oct. 12, 2001). The House-passed version incorporated most of the money laundering provisions found in an earlier House bill, H.R. 3004, many of which had counterparts in S.1510 as approved by the Senate.[3] The House subsequently passed a clean bill, H.R. 3162 ( under suspension of the rules), which resolved the differences between H.R. 2975 and S.1510, 147 Cong. Rec. H7224 (daily ed. Oct. 24, 2001). The Senate agreed, 147 Cong. Rec. S10969 (daily ed. Oct. 24, 2001), and H.R. 3162 was sent to the President who signed it on October 26, 2001.

1 P.L. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272 (2001); its full title is the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT).
2 H.R. 2975 was introduced by Representative Sensenbrenner for himself and Representatives Conyers, Hyde, Coble, Goodlatte, Jenkins, Jackson-Lee, Cannon, Meehan, Graham, Bachus, Wexler, Hostettler, Keller, Issa, Hart, Flake, Schiff, Thomas, Goss, Rangel, Berman and Lofgren; S.1510 by Senator Daschle for himself and Senators Lott, Leahy, Hatch, Graham, Shelby and Sarbanes.
3 H.R. 3004 was introduced by Representative Oxley for himself and Representatives LaFalce, Leach, Maloney, Roukema, Bentsen, Hooley, Bereuter, Baker, Bachus, King, Kelly, Gillmore, Cantor, Riley, Latourette, Green (of Wisconsin), and Grucci; and reported out of the House Financial Services Committee with amendments on October 15, 2001, HRRepNo. 107-250. H.R. 3004, as reported out, included Internet gambling amendments that were not included in H.R. 2975/H.R.3108.

Source: Congressional Research Service, The USA Patriot Act: A Legal Analysis (April 15, 2002)

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