A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of that Act and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to March 31, 2006.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 12, 2005)
Amends the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 to extend from December 31, 2005, to March 31, 2006, provisions of that Act and the "lone wolf" provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (The lone wolf provision redefined "agent of a foreign power" to permit issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) orders targeting terrorists without a showing that they are members of a terrorist group or agents of such a group or of any other foreign power.)
What just happenedDec 12, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13454)
Who’s behind it
- Dec 12, 2005IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13454)
Judiciary Committee - Dec 12, 2005IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate