Key Provisions of the Patriot Act

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

Section 202 -- Gives federal officials the authority to intercept wire,spoken and electronic communications relating to computer fraud and abuses offenses.

Section 203(b) -- Permits the sharing of grand jury information that involves foreign intelligence or counterintelligence with federal law enforcement, intelligence, protective, immigration, national defense or natural security officials.

Section(d) -- Gives foreign intelligence or counterintelligence officers the ability to share foreign intelligence information obtained as part of criminal investigation with law enforcement.

Section 204 -- Makes clear with nothing in the law regarding pen registers -- an electronic device
which records all numbers dialed from a particular phone line -- stops the government's ability to obtained foreign intelligence information.

Section 206 -- Allows federal officials issue roving "John Doe" wiretaps ,which allow investigators to listen in on any telephone and tap any computer they think a suspected spy or terrorist night use.

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 providers and other electronic communication and remote computing service providers to hand over records and e-mails to federal officials emergency situations.

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

Section 215 -- Authorizes federal officials to obtain "tangible items" like business records, including those from libraries and bookstores, for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.

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

Section 218 -- Allows federal to officials to wiretap or watch suspect if 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 officer or employees who violate prohibitions against unauthorized disclosure of information gathered under this act.

Section 225 -- Amends FISA to prohibit lawsuits against people or companies that provide information to federal officials for a terrorism investigation.


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