Public Law 109-177
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Public Law 109-177 is the 2006 U.S. federal statute that reauthorized and modified key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, adding new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pub.L. 109-177 | 1 |
| Public Law 109-177 canonical | 1 |
| Public Law 109-178 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1257117 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 109-177 Context triple: [USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, publicLawNumber, Public Law 109-177]
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Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
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Public Law 110-289
Public Law 110-289 is a major 2008 U.S. federal statute that overhauled housing finance regulation, created new oversight for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and responded to the subprime mortgage crisis.
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Public Law 109-58
Public Law 109-58 is the formal designation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, a major U.S. federal law that overhauled national energy policy across areas such as electricity, oil and gas, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
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Public Law 107-306
Public Law 107-306 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 2002 that, among other intelligence reforms, created the 9/11 Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
- 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 109-177 Target entity description: Public Law 109-177 is the 2006 U.S. federal statute that reauthorized and modified key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, adding new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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A.
Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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B.
Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
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C.
Public Law 110-289
Public Law 110-289 is a major 2008 U.S. federal statute that overhauled housing finance regulation, created new oversight for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and responded to the subprime mortgage crisis.
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D.
Public Law 109-58
Public Law 109-58 is the formal designation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, a major U.S. federal law that overhauled national energy policy across areas such as electricity, oil and gas, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
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E.
Public Law 107-306
Public Law 107-306 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 2002 that, among other intelligence reforms, created the 9/11 Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| addsSafeguardsFor |
civil liberties
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congressional oversight ⓘ judicial oversight ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006
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surface form:
Patriot Act reauthorization of 2006
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| amends |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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surface form:
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ |
| billNumber | H.R. 3199 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Statutes at Large ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 109th United States Congress ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
National Security Letters
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Section 215 business records authority ⓘ information sharing among law enforcement and intelligence agencies ⓘ lone wolf terrorism definition ⓘ penalties for terrorism-related offenses ⓘ roving wiretaps ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 2006-03-09 ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | oversight of federal surveillance powers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legislativeChamberOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| modifies |
procedures for issuing National Security Letters
ⓘ
standards for obtaining business records under FISA ⓘ |
| officeholderSigning | President of the United States ⓘ |
| policyArea |
civil rights and liberties
ⓘ
crime and law enforcement ⓘ intelligence and national security ⓘ |
| providesFor | judicial review of certain gag orders associated with National Security Letters ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 109-177
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pub.L. 109-177
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| purpose |
to modify and add safeguards to surveillance and intelligence-gathering authorities
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to reauthorize certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ |
| reauthorizes |
Section 215 business records authority
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expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ lone wolf terrorism surveillance authority ⓘ roving wiretap authority under FISA ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Public Law 109-177
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Public Law 109-178
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| requires |
Inspector General audits of certain national security tools
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additional reporting to Congress on use of surveillance authorities ⓘ |
| shortName | USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 120 Stat. 192 ⓘ |
| subject |
civil liberties
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counterterrorism ⓘ national security ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| title | USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2006 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 109-177 Description of subject: Public Law 109-177 is the 2006 U.S. federal statute that reauthorized and modified key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, adding new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pub.L. 109-177
this entity surface form:
Public Law 109-178