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USA PATRIOT Act of 2001

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December 30, 2005

USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act made 14 of 16 expiring provisions permanent and added civil liberties safeguards.

Previous

The surveillance and investigation provisions of the Act shall sunset on December 31, 2005.

Amended

Fourteen provisions are made permanent, including roving wiretaps and access to business records. Recipients of Section 215 orders may challenge them in court and gag orders may be reviewed after one year.

June 2, 2015

USA FREEDOM Act ended bulk collection of telephone metadata and reformed the FISA court.

Previous

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court may issue orders requiring the production of any tangible things relevant to an investigation to protect against international terrorism.

Amended

Bulk collection of domestic telephone metadata by the NSA is prohibited. The government must use specific selection terms when requesting records, and a panel of amici curiae is established to advise the FISA court on privacy and civil liberties matters.