S 1266 · 109th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

An original bill to permanently authorize certain provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, to reauthorize a provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, to clarify certain definitions in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to provide additionaI investigative tools necessary to protect the national security, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2005-06-16· Sponsored by Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 132.(2005-06-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to include in the provisions not subject to the sunset date of December 31, 2005 (thus making permanent): (1) provisions regarding the authority to share electronic, wire, and oral interception information or foreign intelligence information; and (2) provisions concerning roving surveillance authority, duration of surveillance of non-U.S. persons who are agents of a foreign power, pen register and trap and trace authority, access to business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, authority for electronic surveillance orders to obtain foreign intelligence information, and immunity for compliance with wiretaps under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until December 31, 2009, the sunset date for provisions redefining an "agent of a foreign power" to include any person who engages in international terrorism or activities in preparation for such terrorism. Modifies provisions regarding orders for access to business records to require relevance to an authorized investigation. Permits the disclosure that the Federal Bureau …

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1266, USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005

Jul 18, 2005

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on June 16, 2005</p>

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S. 1266, USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005

Jul 18, 2005

Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on June 16, 2005

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office