USA PATRIOT Act
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The USA PATRIOT Act is a U.S. federal law enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks that expanded government surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and anti-money-laundering powers in the name of counterterrorism and national security.
Observed surface forms (5)
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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counterterrorism law ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| affectsRights |
due process rights
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freedom of association ⓘ privacy rights ⓘ |
| amends |
Bank Secrecy Act
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Electronic Communications Privacy Act ⓘ Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ |
| authorizes |
National Security Letters
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access to business records under Section 215 ⓘ roving wiretaps ⓘ sneak-and-peek search warrants ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Code ⓘ |
| containsSunsetProvisions | yes ⓘ |
| containsTitle |
Title I
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Title II ⓘ Title III ⓘ Title IV ⓘ Title IX ⓘ Title V ⓘ Title VI ⓘ Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
surface form:
Title VII
Title VIII ⓘ Title X ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
expansion of government surveillance powers
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potential violations of civil liberties ⓘ secrecy of National Security Letters ⓘ weakening of Fourth Amendment protections ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2001-10-26 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 107th United States Congress ⓘ |
| expandsAuthorityOf |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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National Security Agency ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
surface form:
United States intelligence community
|
| fullName |
USA PATRIOT Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
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| hasAcronym | PATRIOT ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalDomain |
United States criminal procedure
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United States national security law ⓘ financial regulation law ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| motivatedByEvent |
September 11 attacks
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surface form:
September 11, 2001 attacks
|
| notableProvision | Section 215 bulk telephony metadata collection (later limited by USA FREEDOM Act) ⓘ |
| partiallyReauthorizedBy |
USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006
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USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ⓘ |
| partiallyReplacedBy | USA FREEDOM Act ⓘ |
| presidentDuringEnactment | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
counterterrorism
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enhancement of law enforcement investigative tools ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 107-56 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Homeland security policy of the United States
ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on Terror
|
| section |
Section 206
ⓘ
Section 213 ⓘ Section 215 ⓘ Section 505 ⓘ |
| shortName |
USA PATRIOT Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Patriot Act
|
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| status | partially in force ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
anti-money laundering
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border security ⓘ financial regulation ⓘ immigration enforcement ⓘ information sharing ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| supportedFor |
enhancing tools to combat terrorism
ⓘ
improving intelligence sharing ⓘ strengthening anti-money-laundering controls ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2001 ⓘ |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Director of National Intelligence
this entity surface form:
September 11 attacks
this entity surface form:
USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
this entity surface form:
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
subject surface form:
National Security Letter
U.S. Department of the Treasury to establish national AML and CFT priorities
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legalBasis
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USA PATRIOT Act
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subject surface form:
U.S. Department of the Treasury national AML and CFT priorities
this entity surface form:
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
Title VII – Increased Information Sharing for Critical Infrastructure Protection
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partOf
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USA PATRIOT Act
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subject surface form:
National Security Letter
this entity surface form:
USA PATRIOT Act Section 505
this entity surface form:
Patriot Act
this entity surface form:
Patriot Act