Public Law 107-56
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Law 107-56 canonical | 3 |
| Title VI – Providing for Victims of Terrorism, Public Safety Officers, and Their Families | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T108048 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 107-56 Context triple: [USA PATRIOT Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 107-56]
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A.
Public Law 103-308
Public Law 103-308 is a United States federal law that officially designated December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to honor those killed in the 1941 attack.
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B.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
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C.
Public Law 96-480
Public Law 96-480 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1980 to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of government-funded research.
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D.
Public Law 108-458
Public Law 108-458 is the formal designation of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, a major U.S. law that overhauled the intelligence community and implemented wide-ranging counterterrorism measures after the 9/11 attacks.
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E.
Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 107-56 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Public Law 103-308
Public Law 103-308 is a United States federal law that officially designated December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to honor those killed in the 1941 attack.
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B.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
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C.
Public Law 96-480
Public Law 96-480 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1980 to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of government-funded research.
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D.
Public Law 108-458
Public Law 108-458 is the formal designation of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, a major U.S. law that overhauled the intelligence community and implemented wide-ranging counterterrorism measures after the 9/11 attacks.
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E.
Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
counterterrorism law ⓘ |
| amends |
Bank Secrecy Act
ⓘ
Electronic Communications Privacy Act ⓘ Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Bank Secrecy Act ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Public Law 107-56 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeResponseTo | September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| officialName |
USA PATRIOT Act
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
USA PATRIOT Act
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
George W. Bush administration
bipartisan majority in Congress ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Public Law 107-56 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Title VI – Providing for Victims of Terrorism, Public Safety Officers, and Their Families
subject surface form:
Title IX of the USA PATRIOT Act