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S. 2167 · 109th Congress

PATRIOT Act Extension bill

Law · 109-160 · Dec 30, 2005
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  1. Senate Introduced Dec 21, 2005
  2. Senate Passed Dec 21, 2005
  3. House Passed Dec 22, 2005
  4. Senate Changes resolved Dec 22, 2005
  5. President To the President Dec 30, 2005
  6. President Signed Dec 30, 2005
  7. Law Dec 30, 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 February 3, 2006, provisions of that Act and the "lone wolf" provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 30, 2005

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 22, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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 February 3, 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.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: 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 July 1, 2006.

Latest action (Dec 30, 2005): Became Public Law No: 109-160.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 21, 2005

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  1. Senate Introduced Dec 21, 2005
  2. Senate Passed Dec 21, 2005
  3. House Passed Dec 22, 2005
  4. Senate Changes resolved Dec 22, 2005
  5. President To the President Dec 30, 2005
  6. President Signed Dec 30, 2005
  7. Law Dec 30, 2005

No recorded floor vote found.