LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
UNITING AND STRENGTHENING AMERICA BY
PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TOOLS REQUIRED
TO INTERCEPT AND OBSTRUCT TERRORISM
(USA PATRIOT ACT) ACT OF 2001
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00001 Fmt 6579 Sfmt 6579 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 272 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
Public Law 10756
107th Congress
Oct. 26, 2001 To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world,
[H.R. 3162] to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
Uniting and the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Strengthening America by SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required
Interrupt and to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act
Obstruct of 2001.
Terrorism (USA
PATRIOT ACT)
Act of 2001. is as follows:
18 USC 1 note. Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Construction; severability.
Sec. 101. Counterterrorism fund.
Sec. 102. Sense of Congress condemning discrimination against Arab and Muslim
Americans.
Sec. 103. Increased funding for the technical support center at the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
Sec. 104. Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain
emer-gencies.
Sec. 105. Expansion of National Electronic Crime Task Force Initiative.
Sec. 106. Presidential authority.
TITLE IIENHANCED SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES
Sec. 201. Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating
to terrorism.
Sec. 202. Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating
to computer fraud and abuse offenses.
Sec. 203. Authority to share criminal investigative information.
Sec. 204. Clarification of intelligence exceptions from limitations on interception
and disclosure of wire, oral, and electronic communications.
Sec. 205. Employment of translators by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sec. 206. Roving surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978.
Sec. 207. Duration of FISA surveillance of non-United States persons who are
agents of a foreign power.
Sec. 208. Designation of judges.
Sec. 209. Seizure of voice-mail messages pursuant to warrants.
Sec. 210. Scope of subpoenas for records of electronic communications.
Sec. 211. Clarification of scope.
Sec. 212. Emergency disclosure of electronic communications to protect life and
limb.
Sec. 213. Authority for delaying notice of the execution of a warrant.
Sec. 214. Pen register and trap and trace authority under FISA.
Sec. 215. Access to records and other items under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveil-lance Act.
Sec. 216. Modification of authorities relating to use of pen registers and trap and
trace devices.
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00002 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6582 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
Sec. 217. Interception of computer trespasser communications.
Sec. 218. Foreign intelligence information.
Sec. 219. Single-jurisdiction search warrants for terrorism.
Sec. 220. Nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence.
Sec. 221. Trade sanctions.
Sec. 222. Assistance to law enforcement agencies.
Sec. 223. Civil liability for certain unauthorized disclosures.
Sec. 224. Sunset.
Sec. 225. Immunity for compliance with FISA wiretap.
TITLE IIIINTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING ABATEMENT AND
ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING ACT OF 2001
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 303. 4-year congressional review; expedited consideration.
Subtitle AInternational Counter Money Laundering and Related Measures
Sec. 311. Special measures for jurisdictions, financial institutions, or international
transactions of primary money laundering concern.
Sec. 312. Special due diligence for correspondent accounts and private banking
ac-counts.
Sec. 313. Prohibition on United States correspondent accounts with foreign shell
banks.
Sec. 314. Cooperative efforts to deter money laundering.
Sec. 315. Inclusion of foreign corruption offenses as money laundering crimes.
Sec. 316. Anti-terrorist forfeiture protection.
Sec. 317. Long-arm jurisdiction over foreign money launderers.
Sec. 318. Laundering money through a foreign bank.
Sec. 319. Forfeiture of funds in United States interbank accounts.
Sec. 320. Proceeds of foreign crimes.
Sec. 321. Financial institutions specified in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31,
United States code.
Sec. 322. Corporation represented by a fugitive.
Sec. 323. Enforcement of foreign judgments.
Sec. 324. Report and recommendation.
Sec. 325. Concentration accounts at financial institutions.
Sec. 326. Verification of identification.
Sec. 327. Consideration of anti-money laundering record.
Sec. 328. International cooperation on identification of originators of wire transfers.
Sec. 329. Criminal penalties.
Sec. 330. International cooperation in investigations of money laundering, financial
crimes, and the finances of terrorist groups.
Subtitle BBank Secrecy Act Amendments and Related Improvements
Sec. 351. Amendments relating to reporting of suspicious activities.
Sec. 352. Anti-money laundering programs.
Sec. 353. Penalties for violations of geographic targeting orders and certain
record-keeping requirements, and lengthening effective period of geographic
targeting orders.
Sec. 354. Anti-money laundering strategy.
Sec. 355. Authorization to include suspicions of illegal activity in written
employ-ment references.
Sec. 356. Reporting of suspicious activities by securities brokers and dealers;
in-vestment company study.
Sec. 357. Special report on administration of bank secrecy provisions.
Sec. 358. Bank secrecy provisions and activities of United States intelligence
agen-cies to fight international terrorism.
Sec. 359. Reporting of suspicious activities by underground banking systems.
Sec. 360. Use of authority of United States Executive Directors.
Sec. 361. Financial crimes enforcement network.
Sec. 362. Establishment of highly secure network.
Sec. 363. Increase in civil and criminal penalties for money laundering.
Sec. 364. Uniform protection authority for Federal Reserve facilities.
Sec. 365. Reports relating to coins and currency received in nonfinancial trade or
business.
Sec. 366. Efficient use of currency transaction report system.
Subtitle CCurrency Crimes and Protection
Sec. 371. Bulk cash smuggling into or out of the United States.
Sec. 372. Forfeiture in currency reporting cases.
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00003 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6582 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 274 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
Sec. 373. Illegal money transmitting businesses.
Sec. 374. Counterfeiting domestic currency and obligations.
Sec. 375. Counterfeiting foreign currency and obligations.
Sec. 376. Laundering the proceeds of terrorism.
Sec. 377. Extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Subtitle AProtecting the Northern Border
Sec. 401. Ensuring adequate personnel on the northern border.
Sec. 402. Northern border personnel.
Sec. 403. Access by the Department of State and the INS to certain identifying
in-formation in the criminal history records of visa applicants and
appli-cants for admission to the United States.
Sec. 404. Limited authority to pay overtime.
Sec. 405. Report on the integrated automated fingerprint identification system for
Sec. 411. Definitions relating to terrorism.
Sec. 412. Mandatory detention of suspected terrorists; habeas corpus; judicial
re-view.
Sec. 413. Multilateral cooperation against terrorists.
Sec. 414. Visa integrity and security.
Sec. 415. Participation of Office of Homeland Security on Entry-Exit Task Force.
Sec. 416. Foreign student monitoring program.
Sec. 417. Machine readable passports.
Sec. 418. Prevention of consulate shopping.
Subtitle CPreservation of Immigration Benefits for Victims of Terrorism
Sec. 421. Special immigrant status.
Sec. 422. Extension of filing or reentry deadlines.
Sec. 423. Humanitarian relief for certain surviving spouses and children.
Sec. 424. Age-out protection for children.
Sec. 425. Temporary administrative relief.
Sec. 426. Evidence of death, disability, or loss of employment.
Sec. 427. No benefits to terrorists or family members of terrorists.
Sec. 428. Definitions.
TITLE VREMOVING OBSTACLES TO INVESTIGATING TERRORISM
Sec. 501. Attorney Generals authority to pay rewards to combat terrorism.
Sec. 502. Secretary of States authority to pay rewards.
Sec. 503. DNA identification of terrorists and other violent offenders.
Sec. 504. Coordination with law enforcement.
Sec. 505. Miscellaneous national security authorities.
Sec. 506. Extension of Secret Service jurisdiction.
Sec. 507. Disclosure of educational records.
Sec. 508. Disclosure of information from NCES surveys.
Subtitle AAid to Families of Public Safety Officers
Sec. 611. Expedited payment for public safety officers involved in the prevention,
investigation, rescue, or recovery efforts related to a terrorist attack.
Sec. 612. Technical correction with respect to expedited payments for heroic public
safety officers.
Sec. 613. Public safety officers benefit program payment increase.
Sec. 614. Office of Justice programs.
Sec. 621. Crime victims fund.
Sec. 622. Crime victim compensation.
Sec. 623. Crime victim assistance.
Sec. 624. Victims of terrorism.
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
Sec. 701. Expansion of regional information sharing system to facilitate
TITLE VIIISTRENGTHENING THE CRIMINAL LAWS AGAINST TERRORISM
Sec. 801. Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass transportation
systems.
Sec. 802. Definition of domestic terrorism.
Sec. 803. Prohibition against harboring terrorists.
Sec. 804. Jurisdiction over crimes committed at U.S. facilities abroad.
Sec. 805. Material support for terrorism.
Sec. 806. Assets of terrorist organizations.
Sec. 807. Technical clarification relating to provision of material support to
ter-rorism.
Sec. 808. Definition of Federal crime of terrorism.
Sec. 809. No statute of limitation for certain terrorism offenses.
Sec. 810. Alternate maximum penalties for terrorism offenses.
Sec. 811. Penalties for terrorist conspiracies.
Sec. 812. Post-release supervision of terrorists.
Sec. 813. Inclusion of acts of terrorism as racketeering activity.
Sec. 814. Deterrence and prevention of cyberterrorism.
Sec. 815. Additional defense to civil actions relating to preserving records in
re-sponse to Government requests.
Sec. 816. Development and support of cybersecurity forensic capabilities.
Sec. 817. Expansion of the biological weapons statute.
TITLE IXIMPROVED INTELLIGENCE
Sec. 901. Responsibilities of Director of Central Intelligence regarding foreign
intel-ligence collected under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 902. Inclusion of international terrorist activities within scope of foreign
intel-ligence under National Security Act of 1947.
Sec. 903. Sense of Congress on the establishment and maintenance of intelligence
relationships to acquire information on terrorists and terrorist
organiza-tions.
Sec. 904. Temporary authority to defer submittal to Congress of reports on
intel-ligence and intelligence-related matters.
Sec. 905. Disclosure to Director of Central Intelligence of foreign intelligence-
re-lated information with respect to criminal investigations.
Sec. 906. Foreign terrorist asset tracking center.
Sec. 907. National Virtual Translation Center.
Sec. 908. Training of government officials regarding identification and use of
for-eign intelligence.
TITLE XMISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 1001. Review of the department of justice.
Sec. 1002. Sense of congress.
Sec. 1003. Definition of electronic surveillance.
Sec. 1004. Venue in money laundering cases.
Sec. 1005. First responders assistance act.
Sec. 1006. Inadmissibility of aliens engaged in money laundering.
Sec. 1007. Authorization of funds for dea police training in south and central asia.
Sec. 1008. Feasibility study on use of biometric identifier scanning system with
ac-cess to the fbi integrated automated fingerprint identification system at
overseas consular posts and points of entry to the United States.
Sec. 1009. Study of access.
Sec. 1010. Temporary authority to contract with local and State governments for
performance of security functions at United States military
installa-tions.
Sec. 1011. Crimes against charitable americans.
Sec. 1012. Limitation on issuance of hazmat licenses.
Sec. 1013. Expressing the sense of the senate concerning the provision of funding
for bioterrorism preparedness and response.
Sec. 1014. Grant program for State and local domestic preparedness support.
Sec. 1015. Expansion and reauthorization of the crime identification technology act
for antiterrorism grants to States and localities.
Sec. 1016. Critical infrastructures protection.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION; SEVERABILITY. 18 USC 1 note.
Any provision of this Act held to be invalid or unenforceable
by its terms, or as applied to any person or circumstance, shall
be construed so as to give it the maximum effect permitted by
law, unless such holding shall be one of utter invalidity or
unenforceability, in which event such provision shall be deemed
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00005 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 276 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
severable from this Act and shall not affect the remainder thereof
or the application of such provision to other persons not similarly
situated or to other, dissimilar circumstances.
28 USC 524 note. SEC. 101. COUNTERTERRORISM FUND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; AVAILABILITY.There is hereby established
in the Treasury of the United States a separate fund to be known
as the Counterterrorism Fund, amounts in which shall remain
available without fiscal year limitation
for any costs incurred in connection with
pros-ecute domestic or international terrorism, including,
with-out limitation, paying rewards in connection with these
activities; and
agencies and their facilities; and
(2) to reimburse any department or agency of the Federal
Government for any costs incurred in connection with detaining
in foreign countries individuals accused of acts of terrorism
that violate the laws of the United States.
(b) NO EFFECT ON PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS.Subsection (a) shall
not be construed to affect the amount or availability of any
appro-priation to the Counterterrorism Fund made before the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(1) Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and Americans
from South Asia play a vital role in our Nation and are entitled
to nothing less than the full rights of every American.
all Americans who value freedom.
(3) The concept of individual responsibility for wrongdoing
is sacrosanct in American society, and applies equally to all
religious, racial, and ethnic groups.
law.
(5) Muslim Americans have become so fearful of
harass-ment that many Muslim women are changing the way they
dress to avoid becoming targets.
to the World Trade Center to offer rescue assistance and is
now missing.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.It is the sense of Congress that
(1) the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans,
including Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and Americans
from South Asia, must be protected, and that every effort
must be taken to preserve their safety;
(2) any acts of violence or discrimination against any
Americans be condemned; and
(3) the Nation is called upon to recognize the patriotism
of fellow citizens from all ethnic, racial, and religious
back-grounds.
SEC. 103. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
CENTER AT THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for the Technical
Sup-port Center established in section 811 of the Antiterrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104132) to help
meet the demands for activities to combat terrorism and support
and enhance the technical support and tactical operations of the
FBI, $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and
2004.
SEC. 104. REQUESTS FOR MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO ENFORCE
PROHIBITION IN CERTAIN EMERGENCIES.
Section 2332e of title 18, United States Code, is amended
(1) by striking 2332c and inserting 2332a; and
(2) by striking chemical.
SEC. 105. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL ELECTRONIC CRIME TASK FORCE 18 USC 3056
INITIATIVE. note.
The Director of the United States Secret Service shall take
appropriate actions to develop a national network of electronic
crime task forces, based on the New York Electronic Crimes Task
Force model, throughout the United States, for the purpose of
preventing, detecting, and investigating various forms of electronic
crimes, including potential terrorist attacks against critical
infra-structure and financial payment systems.
SEC. 106. PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY.
Section 203 of the International Emergency Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1702) is amended
(1) in subsection (a)(1)
(A) at the end of subparagraph (A) (flush to that
subparagraph), by striking ; and and inserting a comma
and the following:
by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States;;
(B) in subparagraph (B)
an investigation after investigate; and
by any person, or with respect to any property, subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States; and;
(C) by striking by any person, or with respect to
any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States; and
(D) by inserting at the end the following:
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00007 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 278 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
(C) when the United States is engaged in armed
hos-tilities or has been attacked by a foreign country or foreign
nationals, confiscate any property, subject to the
jurisdic-tion of the United States, of any foreign person, foreign
organization, or foreign country that he determines has
or attacks against the United States; and all right, title,
and interest in any property so confiscated shall vest, when,
as, and upon the terms directed by the President, in such
(c) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.In any judicial review of a
determination made under this section, if the determination was
based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the
Classified Information Procedures Act) such information may be
submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This
subsection does not confer or imply any right to judicial review..
COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO TERRORISM.
Section 2516(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
(1) by redesignating paragraph (p), as so redesignated by
section 434(2) of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104132; 110 Stat. 1274), as paragraph
(r); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (p), as so redesignated
by section 201(3) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public
para-graph: (q) any criminal violation of section 229 (relating to chemical
weapons); or sections 2332, 2332a, 2332b, 2332d, 2339A, or 2339B
of this title (relating to terrorism); or.
AND ABUSE OFFENSES.
Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking and section 1341 (relating to mail fraud), and inserting
section 1341 (relating to mail fraud), a felony violation of section
1030 (relating to computer fraud and abuse),.
18 USC app. SEC. 203. AUTHORITY TO SHARE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE
INFORMA-TION.
(1) IN GENERAL.Rule 6(e)(3)(C) of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure is amended to read as follows:
(C)(i) Disclosure otherwise prohibited by this rule of
matters occurring before the grand jury may also be made
or in connection with a judicial proceeding;
of the defendant, upon a showing that grounds may
exist for a motion to dismiss the indictment because
of matters occurring before the grand jury;
for the government to another Federal grand jury;
of an attorney for the government, upon a showing
that such matters may disclose a violation of State
criminal law, to an appropriate official of a State or
subdivision of a State for the purpose of enforcing
such law; or
or counterintelligence (as defined in section 3 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a)), or
foreign intelligence information (as defined in clause
(iv) of this subparagraph), to any Federal law
enforce-ment, intelligence, protective, immigration, national
defense, or national security official in order to assist
the official receiving that information in the
perform-ance of his official duties.
(ii) If the court orders disclosure of matters occurring
before the grand jury, the disclosure shall be made in
such manner, at such time, and under such conditions
as the court may direct.
(iii) Any Federal official to whom information is
dis-closed pursuant to clause (i)(V) of this subparagraph may
use that information only as necessary in the conduct of
that persons official duties subject to any limitations on
the unauthorized disclosure of such information. Within
a reasonable time after such disclosure, an attorney for
the government shall file under seal a notice with the
court stating the fact that such information was disclosed
and the departments, agencies, or entities to which the
disclosure was made.
(iv) In clause (i)(V) of this subparagraph, the term
foreign intelligence information means
United States person, that relates to the ability of
the United States to protect against
a foreign power;
or
or by an agent of foreign power; or
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00009 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 280 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
United States..
(e)(3)(C)(i) and inserting (e)(3)(C)(i)(I).
INTER-CEPTION INFORMATION.
(1) LAW ENFORCEMENT.Section 2517 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
(6) Any investigative or law enforcement officer, or attorney
for the Government, who by any means authorized by this chapter,
has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, oral, or
elec-tronic communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose
such contents to any other Federal law enforcement, intelligence,
protective, immigration, national defense, or national security
offi-cial to the extent that such contents include foreign intelligence
or counterintelligence (as defined in section 3 of the National
Secu-rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a)), or foreign intelligence information
(as defined in subsection (19) of section 2510 of this title), to
assist the official who is to receive that information in the
perform-ance of his official duties. Any Federal official who receives
informa-tion pursuant to this provision may use that information only
as necessary in the conduct of that persons official duties subject
to any limitations on the unauthorized disclosure of such
informa-tion..
Code, is amended by
semi-colon;
inserting ; and; and
States to protect against
territory that relates to
United States; or
States..
18 USC 2517 (c) PROCEDURES.The Attorney General shall establish
note. proce-dures for the disclosure of information pursuant to section 2517(6)
and Rule 6(e)(3)(C)(i)(V) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
that identifies a United States person, as defined in section 101
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1801)).
(1) IN GENERAL.Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, it shall be lawful for foreign intelligence or
counterintel-ligence (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a)) or foreign intelligence information
obtained as part of a criminal investigation to be disclosed
to any Federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective,
immigration, national defense, or national security official in
order to assist the official receiving that information in the
performance of his official duties. Any Federal official who
receives information pursuant to this provision may use that
information only as necessary in the conduct of that persons
official duties subject to any limitations on the unauthorized
disclosure of such information.
(2) DEFINITION.In this subsection, the term foreign
intel-ligence information means
(A) information, whether or not concerning a United
States person, that relates to the ability of the United
States to protect against
acts of a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power;
power or an agent of a foreign power; or
(iii) clandestine intelligence activities by an
intel-ligence service or network of a foreign power or by
an agent of a foreign power; or
(B) information, whether or not concerning a United
States person, with respect to a foreign power or foreign
territory that relates to
United States; or
States.
SEC. 204. CLARIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE EXCEPTIONS FROM
LIMITATIONS ON INTERCEPTION AND DISCLOSURE OF
WIRE, ORAL, AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 2511(2)(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
(1) by striking this chapter or chapter 121 and inserting
this chapter or chapter 121 or 206 of this title; and
(2) by striking wire and oral and inserting wire, oral,
and electronic.
SEC. 205. EMPLOYMENT OF TRANSLATORS BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU 28 USC 532 note.
OF INVESTIGATION.
(a) AUTHORITY.The Director of the Federal Bureau of
Inves-tigation is authorized to expedite the employment of personnel
as translators to support counterterrorism investigations and
oper-ations without regard to applicable Federal personnel requirements
and limitations.
(b) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.The Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation shall establish such security requirements
as are necessary for the personnel employed as translators under
subsection (a).
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00011 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 282 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
(c) REPORT.The Attorney General shall report to the
Commit-tees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the
Senate on
(2) any legal or practical impediments to using translators
employed by other Federal, State, or local agencies, on a full,
part-time, or shared basis; and
needs.
INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.
Section 105(c)(2)(B) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(c)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ,
or in circumstances where the Court finds that the actions of
the target of the application may have the effect of thwarting
the identification of a specified person, such other persons, after
specified person.
SEC. 207. DURATION OF FISA SURVEILLANCE OF NON-UNITED STATES
(a) DURATION.
(1) SURVEILLANCE.Section 105(e)(1) of the Foreign
Intel-ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(e)(1)) is
amended by
(2) PHYSICAL SEARCH.Section 304(d)(1) of the Foreign
Intel-ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1824(d)(1)) is amended
by
against an agent of a foreign power as defined in section
101(b)(1)(A) may be for the period specified in the application
or for 120 days, whichever is less.
(b) EXTENSION.
(1) IN GENERAL.Section 105(d)(2) of the Foreign
Intel-ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(d)(2)) is
amended by
(B) an extension of an order under this Act for a
surveil-lance targeted against an agent of a foreign power as
defined in section 101(b)(1)(A) may be for a period not
to exceed 1 year.
(2) DEFINED TERM.Section 304(d)(2) of the Foreign
Intel-ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1824(d)(2) is
amended by inserting after not a United States person, the
following: or against an agent of a foreign power as defined
in section 101(b)(1)(A),.
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00012 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
SEC. 208. DESIGNATION OF JUDGES.
Section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)) is amended by
(1) striking seven district court judges and inserting 11
district court judges; and
(2) inserting of whom no fewer than 3 shall reside within
20 miles of the District of Columbia after circuits.
SEC. 209. SEIZURE OF VOICE-MAIL MESSAGES PURSUANT TO
WAR-RANTS.
Title 18, United States Code, is amended
(1) in section 2510
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking beginning with and
such and all that follows through communication; and
(B) in paragraph (14), by inserting wire or after
transmission of; and
(2) in subsections (a) and (b) of section 2703
(A) by striking CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC and
inserting CONTENTS OF WIRE OR ELECTRONIC each place
it appears;
(B) by striking contents of an electronic and inserting
contents of a wire or electronic each place it appears;
and
(C) by striking any electronic and inserting any wire
or electronic each place it appears.
SEC. 210. SCOPE OF SUBPOENAS FOR RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 2703(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as
redesig-nated by section 212, is amended
(1) by striking entity the name, address, local and long
distance telephone toll billing records, telephone number or
other subscriber number or identity, and length of service of
a subscriber and inserting the following: entity the
(A) name;
(B) address;
(C) local and long distance telephone connection records,
or records of session times and durations;
(D) length of service (including start date) and types of
service utilized;
(E) telephone or instrument number or other subscriber
number or identity, including any temporarily assigned network
address; and
(F) means and source of payment for such service
(including any credit card or bank account number),
of a subscriber; and
(2) by striking and the types of services the subscriber
or customer utilized,.
SEC. 211. CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE.
Section 631 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
551) is amended
(1) in subsection (c)(2)
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking or;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ; or; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following:
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00013 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 284 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
(D) to a government entity as authorized under chapters
119, 121, or 206 of title 18, United States Code, except that
such disclosure shall not include records revealing cable
sub-scriber selection of video programming from a cable operator.;
and
(2) in subsection (h), by striking A governmental entity
and inserting Except as provided in subsection (c)(2)(D), a
governmental entity.
(a) DISCLOSURE OF CONTENTS.
Code, is amended
following:
or records;
(B) in subsection (a)
end;
inserting ; and; and
(3) a provider of remote computing service or electronic
communication service to the public shall not knowingly divulge
a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to
govern-mental entity.;
(C) in subsection (b), by striking EXCEPTIONS.A
per-son or entity and inserting EXCEPTIONS FOR DISCLOSURE
OF COMMUNICATIONS. A provider described in subsection
(a);
(D) in subsection (b)(6)
and inserting ; or; and
fol-lowing:
informa-tion without delay.; and
(c) EXCEPTIONS FOR DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER RECORDS.
A provider described in subsection (a) may divulge a record or
other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of
such service (not including the contents of communications covered
by subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2))
(1) as otherwise authorized in section 2703;
(2) with the lawful consent of the customer or subscriber;
(3) as may be necessarily incident to the rendition of
the service or to the protection of the rights or property of
the provider of that service;
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00014 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
(4) to a governmental entity, if the provider reasonably
believes that an emergency involving immediate danger of
death or serious physical injury to any person justifies
disclo-sure of the information; or
(5) to any person other than a governmental entity..
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.The table
of sections for chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking the item relating to section 2702 and
inserting the following:
2702. Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records..
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT ACCESS.
(1) IN GENERAL.Section 2703 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended
(A) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
§ 2703. Required disclosure of customer communications or
records;
(B) in subsection (c) by redesignating paragraph (2)
as paragraph (3);
(C) in subsection (c)(1)
(i) by striking (A) Except as provided in
subpara-graph (B), a provider of electronic communication
service or remote computing service may and inserting
A governmental entity may require a provider of
elec-tronic communication service or remote computing
service to;
of this section) to any person other than a
govern-mental entity.
(B) A provider of electronic communication service
or remote computing service shall disclose a record or other
information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of
such service (not including the contents of communications
covered by subsection (a) or (b) of this section) to a
govern-mental entity and inserting );
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
para-graph (2);
as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively;
striking the period and inserting ; or; and
redesignated) the following:
(E) seeks information under paragraph (2).; and
(D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated) by striking
subparagraph (B) and insert paragraph (1).
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.The table
of sections for chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking the item relating to section 2703 and
inserting the following:
2703. Required disclosure of customer communications or records..
SEC. 213. AUTHORITY FOR DELAYING NOTICE OF THE EXECUTION OF
A WARRANT.
Section 3103a of title 18, United States Code, is amended
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00015 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 286 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
(1) by inserting (a) IN GENERAL. before In addition;
and
(b) DELAY.With respect to the issuance of any warrant or
court order under this section, or any other rule of law, to search
for and seize any property or material that constitutes evidence
of a criminal offense in violation of the laws of the United States,
any notice required, or that may be required, to be given may
be delayed if
(1) the court finds reasonable cause to believe that
pro-viding immediate notification of the execution of the warrant
may have an adverse result (as defined in section 2705);
(2) the warrant prohibits the seizure of any tangible
prop-erty, any wire or electronic communication (as defined in section
2510), or, except as expressly provided in chapter 121, any
stored wire or electronic information, except where the court
finds reasonable necessity for the seizure; and
(3) the warrant provides for the giving of such notice
within a reasonable period of its execution, which period may
thereafter be extended by the court for good cause shown..
FISA.
(a) APPLICATIONS AND ORDERS.Section 402 of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1842) is amended
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking for any investigation
to gather foreign intelligence information or information
con-cerning international terrorism and inserting for any
inves-tigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not
con-cerning a United States person or to protect against
inter-national terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities,
pro-vided that such investigation of a United States person is
not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by
the first amendment to the Constitution;
(2) a certification by the applicant that the information
likely to be obtained is foreign intelligence information not
concerning a United States person or is relevant to an ongoing
investigation to protect against international terrorism or
clan-destine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation
of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the
Constitution.;
(A) shall specify
the order applies, such as the number or other
identi-fier, and, if known, the location of the telephone line
or other facility to which the pen register or trap
in the case of a trap and trace device, the geographic
limits of the trap and trace order..
(b) AUTHORIZATION DURING EMERGENCIES.Section 403 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1843) is
amended
(1) in subsection (a), by striking foreign intelligence
information or information concerning international terrorism
and inserting foreign intelligence information not concerning
a United States person or information to protect against
inter-national terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities,
pro-vided that such investigation of a United States person is
not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by
the first amendment to the Constitution; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking foreign intelligence
information or information concerning international terrorism
and inserting foreign intelligence information not concerning
a United States person or information to protect against
inter-national terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities,
pro-vided that such investigation of a United States person is
not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by
the first amendment to the Constitution.
SEC. 215. ACCESS TO RECORDS AND OTHER ITEMS UNDER THE
FOR-EIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT.
Title V of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
(50 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 501 through
503 and inserting the following:
SEC. 501. ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN 50 USC 1861.
INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
INVES-TIGATIONS.
(a)(1) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
or a designee of the Director (whose rank shall be no lower than
Assistant Special Agent in Charge) may make an application for
an order requiring the production of any tangible things (including
books, records, papers, documents, and other items) for an
investiga-tion to protect against international terrorism or clandestine
intel-ligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United
States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities
protected by the first amendment to the Constitution.
(2) An investigation conducted under this section shall
(A) be conducted under guidelines approved by the
Attorney General under Executive Order 12333 (or a successor
order); and
(B) not be conducted of a United States person solely
upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment
to the Constitution of the United States.
(b) Each application under this section
(1) shall be made to
(A) a judge of the court established by section 103(a);
or
(B) a United States Magistrate Judge under chapter
43 of title 28, United States Code, who is publicly
des-ignated by the Chief Justice of the United States to have
the power to hear applications and grant orders for the
production of tangible things under this section on behalf
of a judge of that court; and
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00017 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 288 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
(2) shall specify that the records concerned are sought
for an authorized investigation conducted in accordance with
subsection (a)(2) to obtain foreign intelligence information not
concerning a United States person or to protect against
inter-national terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities.
(c)(1) Upon an application made pursuant to this section, the
judge shall enter an ex parte order as requested, or as modified,
approving the release of records if the judge finds that the
applica-tion meets the requirements of this section.
(2) An order under this subsection shall not disclose that
it is issued for purposes of an investigation described in subsection
(a).
(d) No person shall disclose to any other person (other than
those persons necessary to produce the tangible things under this
section) that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or
obtained tangible things under this section.
(e) A person who, in good faith, produces tangible things
under an order pursuant to this section shall not be liable to
any other person for such production. Such production shall not
be deemed to constitute a waiver of any privilege in any other
proceeding or context.
50 USC 1862. SEC. 502. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.
(a) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall fully
inform the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate concerning all requests for the production of tangible
things under section 402.
(b) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall provide
to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a report setting forth with respect to the preceding
6-month period
(1) the total number of applications made for orders
approving requests for the production of tangible things under
section 402; and
modi-fied, or denied..
SEC. 216. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO USE OF PEN
REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES.
(a) GENERAL LIMITATIONS.Section 3121(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended
reg-ister;
(2) by inserting , routing, addressing, after dialing; and
(3) by striking call processing and inserting the
proc-essing and transmitting of wire or electronic communications
so as not to include the contents of any wire or electronic
communications.
(b) ISSUANCE OF ORDERS.
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) IN GENERAL.
(1) ATTORNEY FOR THE GOVERNMENT.Upon an
applica-tion made under section 3122(a)(1), the court shall enter an
ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of a pen
register or trap and trace device anywhere within the United
States, if the court finds that the attorney for the Government
has certified to the court that the information likely to be
obtained by such installation and use is relevant to an ongoing
criminal investigation. The order, upon service of that order,
shall apply to any person or entity providing wire or electronic
communication service in the United States whose assistance
may facilitate the execution of the order. Whenever such an
order is served on any person or entity not specifically named
in the order, upon request of such person or entity, the attorney
for the Government or law enforcement or investigative officer
that is serving the order shall provide written or electronic
certification that the order applies to the person or entity
being served.
(2) STATE INVESTIGATIVE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Upon an application made under section 3122(a)(2), the court
shall enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and
use of a pen register or trap and trace device within the
jurisdiction of the court, if the court finds that the State law
enforcement or investigative officer has certified to the court
that the information likely to be obtained by such installation
and use is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation.
(3)(A) Where the law enforcement agency implementing
an ex parte order under this subsection seeks to do so by
installing and using its own pen register or trap and trace
device on a packet-switched data network of a provider of
electronic communication service to the public, the agency shall
ensure that a record will be maintained which will identify
(i) any officer or officers who installed the device
and any officer or officers who accessed the device to obtain
information from the network;
(ii) the date and time the device was installed, the
date and time the device was uninstalled, and the date,
time, and duration of each time the device is accessed
to obtain information;
(iii) the configuration of the device at the time of
its installation and any subsequent modification thereof;
and
(iv) any information which has been collected by the
device.
To the extent that the pen register or trap and trace device
can be set automatically to record this information
electroni-cally, the record shall be maintained electronically throughout
the installation and use of such device.
(B) The record maintained under subparagraph (A) shall
be provided ex parte and under seal to the court which entered
the ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of the
device within 30 days after termination of the order (including
any extensions thereof)..
(2) CONTENTS OF ORDER.Section 3123(b)(1) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended
(A) in subparagraph (A)
line; and
or applied; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
VerDate 11-MAY-2000 19:15 Nov 05, 2001 Jkt 099139 PO 00056 Frm 00019 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL056.107 APPS24 PsN: PUBL056
STAT. 290 PUBLIC LAW 10756OCT. 26, 2001
authorizing installation and use of a trap