The USA Patriot Act - Full Text and Commentary

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TITLE VII--INCREASED INFORMATION SHARING FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION SEC. 701. EXPANSION OF REGIONAL INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM TO FACILITATE FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE RELATED TO TERRORIST ATTACKS. Section 1301 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and terrorist conspiracies and activities'' after ``activities''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: ``(4) establishing and operating secure information sharing systems to enhance the investigation and prosecution abilities of participating enforcement agencies in addressing multi- jurisdictional terrorist conspiracies and activities; and (5)''; and (3) by inserting at the end the following: ``(d) Authorization of Appropriation to the Bureau of Justice Assistance.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Justice Assistance to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.

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