Public Law 107-56

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United States federal statute counterterrorism law

Public Law 107-56 is the formal designation of the USA PATRIOT Act, a 2001 U.S. federal law that significantly expanded government surveillance and counterterrorism powers following the September 11 attacks.

Aliases (1)

Title VI – Providing for Victims of Terrorism, Public Safety Officers, and Their Families ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → counterterrorism law →
amends	Bank Secrecy Act → Electronic Communications Privacy Act → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 → Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 →
authorizes	enhanced pen register and trap and trace surveillance → expanded access to business records for intelligence purposes → information sharing between intelligence and law enforcement agencies → roving wiretaps → sneak and peek search warrants →
containsTitle	Title I – Enhancing Domestic Security against Terrorism → Title II – Enhanced Surveillance Procedures → Title III – International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 → Title IV – Protecting the Border → Title IX – Improved Intelligence → Title V – Removing Obstacles to Investigating Terrorism → Title VI – Providing for Victims of Terrorism, Public Safety Officers, and Their Families → Title VII – Increased Information Sharing for Critical Infrastructure Protection → Title VIII – Strengthening the Criminal Laws against Terrorism → Title X – Miscellaneous →
controversy	civil liberties concerns → privacy concerns →
country	United States of America →
criticizedBy	American Civil Liberties Union →
criticizedFor	expanding government surveillance powers → weakening Fourth Amendment protections →
dateEnacted	2001-10-26 →
dateSigned	2001-10-26 →
effectiveIn	United States domestic law →
enactedBy	107th United States Congress →
expandsPowerOf	Federal Bureau of Investigation → National Security Agency → United States Department of Justice →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
language	English →
legislativeChamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
legislativeResponseTo	September 11 attacks →
officialName	Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 →
partlySupersededBy	USA FREEDOM Act →
publicLawNumber	107-56 →
purpose	to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world → to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools →
relatedTo	USA FREEDOM Act → USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 →
section	Section 206 → Section 213 → Section 215 → Section 505 →
shortName	Patriot Act → USA PATRIOT Act →
signedBy	George W. Bush →
statutesAtLargeCitation	115 Stat. 272 →
subject	counterterrorism → intelligence gathering → money laundering → national security → surveillance →
supportedBy	George W. Bush administration → bipartisan majority in Congress →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Title IX of the USA PATRIOT Act → Title X – Miscellaneous →	enactedAsPartOf
Public Law 107-56 ("Title VI – Providing for Victims of Terrorism, Public Safety Officers, and Their Families") →	containsTitle
USA PATRIOT Act →	publicLawNumber