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Secrecy News: Sunset of Patriot Act Provisions
Secrecy News: Sunset of Patriot Act Provisions

 
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SECRECY NEWS is an email publication of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Project on Government Secrecy. It provides informal coverage of new developments in secrecy, security and intelligence policies, as well as links to new acquisitions on the Federation of American Scientists web site. It is published 2 to 3 times a week, or as events warrant.

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February 10, 2004


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CRS ON PATRIOT ACT SUNSET

Over a dozen provisions of the USA Patriot Act regarding certain aspects of foreign intelligence and law enforcement surveillance authority are set to expire automatically on December 31, 2005.

The affected provisions are itemized and explored in this new report from the Congressional Research Service: "USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005" by Charles Doyle, January 2.

An abbreviated version of the same report is available as "USA Patriot Act Sunset: A Sketch," January 7.

Direct public access to these reports is provided without congressional authorization.

© 2004, Federation of American Scientists. All opinions expressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of Military.com.


 



 



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