Public Law 112-3
1ST SESSION
An Act
To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011.
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short Title.
[edit]- This Act may be cited as the 'FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2011'.
Section 2. Extension of Sunsets of Provisions Relating to Access to Business Records, Individual Terrorists as Agents of Foreign Powers, and Roving Wiretaps.
[edit]- (a) USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005.—
- Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-177; 50 U.S.C. 1805 note, 50 U.S.C. 1861 note, and 50 U.S.C. 1862 note) is amended by striking 'February 28, 2011' and inserting 'May 27, 2011'.
- (b) Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.—
- Section 6001(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3742; 50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by striking 'February 28, 2011' and inserting 'May 27, 2011'.
Approved February 25, 2011.
Legislative History
[edit]- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011):
- Feb. 14, considered and passed House.
- Feb. 15, considered and passed Senate with amendments.
- Feb. 17, considered and passed House with amendments.
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011):
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