USA PATRIOT Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:Department_of_Homeland_Security
gptkb:Department_of_Justice
gptkb:Department_of_the_Treasury
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkb:National_Security_Agency
gptkb:Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service
immigration law
electronic communications
law enforcement powers
financial transactions
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:USA_FREEDOM_Act
gptkbp:citation gptkb:115_Stat._272
gptkbp:containsProvision Section 802
Section 206
Section 213
Section 215
gptkbp:controversy privacy rights
civil liberties concerns
mass surveillance
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Electronic_Frontier_Foundation
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 26, 2001
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:expiredSections Section 206
Section 215
Section 6001
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Uniting_and_Strengthening_America_by_Providing_Appropriate_Tools_Required_to_Intercept_and_Obstruct_Terrorism_Act_of_2001
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USA PATRIOT Act
gptkbp:locationEnacted gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:opposedBy privacy advocates
civil liberties organizations
gptkbp:powers roving wiretaps
sneak and peek warrants
access to business records
detention and deportation of immigrants
surveillance of suspected terrorists
gptkbp:purpose to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools
to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
gptkb:USA_FREEDOM_Act
gptkb:Homeland_Security_Act
gptkbp:renewable gptkb:Patriot_Act_Reauthorization_Acts
gptkbp:response gptkb:September_11_attacks
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Patriot_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Jim_Sensenbrenner
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:media
gptkb:military
legal challenges
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Bush_administration
many members of Congress
gptkbp:title gptkb:Public_Law_107-56
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:immigration_law
gptkb:FISA
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation_(intelligence_functions)
gptkb:Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network
gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court
gptkb:Patriot_Act
gptkb:September_11_attacks
gptkb:107th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:September_11,_2001_terrorist_attacks
gptkb:Anti-Terrorism_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5