Key Provisions of the USA Patriot Act

Section 201-Gives federal officials the authority to intercept wire,spoken and electric communication relating to terrorism.

Section 202-Gives federal officials the authority to intercept wire,spoken and electric communication relating to computer fraud and abuse offenses.

Subsection 203(b)- Permits the sharing of grand jury information that involves foreign intelligence or counterintelligence officers the ability to share foreign intelligence information obtained a part of a criminal investigation.

Section 204-Makes clear that nothing in the law regarding pen registers- an electric device which records all numbers dialed from particular phone line.

Section 206- Allows federal officials to issue loving "John Doe" wiretaps,which allows investigators to listen in an any telephone.

Section 207- Increases the amount of time that federal officials may watch people they suspect are spies or terrorists.

Section 209- Permits the seizure of voice mail messages under a warrant.

Section 212- Permits Internet Service provides and other electronic communication and remote computing service providers to hand over records and e-mails.

Section 214- Allows use of a pen registers or trap and trace devices that record originating phone numbers of all incoming calls in international terrorism.

Section 215- Authorizes federal officials to obtain "tangible items" like business records ,including those from libraries and bookstores.

Section 217- Makes it lawful to intercept the wire or electronic communication of a computer hacker in certain circumstances.

Section 218- Allows federal officials to wiretap of foreign intelligence gathering is a "significant purpose" for seeking a Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act order.

Section 220- Provides for nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence.

Section 223- Amends the federal criminal code to provide for administrative discipline of federal officers or employees who violate prohibitions against unauthorized disclosures of information.

Section 225- Amends to prohibit lawsuits against people that provide information to federal official for a terrorism investigation.

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