Signed by President Barack Obama II

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that extends various expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

Highlights:

• Extends the expiration date from February 28, 2011, to May 27, 2011, for provisions concerning the following (Sec. 2):
• Court-approved electronic surveillance of a foreign power or agent of a foreign power;
• The collection of "tangible things", such as books, records, and documents, for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and
• The Attorney General's annual report to Congress of all requests for the production of "tangible things" and the number of those requests that were granted, modified, or denied.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that extends various expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

Highlights:

• Extends the expiration date from February 28, 2011, to May 27, 2011, for provisions concerning the following (Sec. 2):
• Court-approved electronic surveillance of a foreign power or agent of a foreign power;
• The collection of "tangible things", such as books, records, and documents, for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and
• The Attorney General's annual report to Congress of all requests for the production of "tangible things" and the number of those requests that were granted, modified, or denied.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that extends various expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

Highlights:

• Extends the expiration date from February 28, 2011, to December 8, 2011, for provisions concerning the following (Sec. 1):
• Court-approved electronic surveillance of a foreign power or agent of a foreign power;
• The collection of "tangible things", such as books, records, and documents, for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and
• The Attorney General's annual report to Congress of all requests for the production of "tangible things" and the number of those requests that were granted, modified, or denied.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that extends various expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

Highlights:

• Extends the expiration date from February 28, 2011, to December 8, 2011, for provisions concerning the following (Sec. 1):
• Court-approved electronic surveillance of a foreign power or agent of a foreign power;
• The collection of "tangible things", such as books, records, and documents, for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and
• The Attorney General's annual report to Congress of all requests for the production of "tangible things" and the number of those requests that were granted, modified, or denied.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text