Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks Honoring the 20th Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks | OPA | Department of Justice.Sep 10, 2021
"The PATRIOT Act is essential to protecting the American people against the terrorists. The Act tore down the wall between law enforcement and intelligence officials so that they can share information and work together to help prevent attacks. .
How has the Patriot Act helped protect the nation? It has given the government more power to investigate and prosecute acts of terror. It has allowed the government to break laws when acts of terror are suspected. It has made stopping attacks easier because of stricter privacy protections.
Without Congressional action, much of Title II and the Patriot Act will remain permanent. Under section 224, all of Title II will expire, with the exception of 11 sections that are permanent.
These provisions were modified and extended until 2019 by the USA Freedom Act, passed in 2015. In 2020, efforts to extend the provisions were not passed by the House of Representatives, and as such, the law has expired.
H.R. 3162 - Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001107th Congress (2001-2002)
The Patriot Act increases the governments surveillance powers in four areas: Records searches....Expanded access to personal records held by third parties. ... More secret searches. ... Expansion of the intelligence exception in wiretap law. ... Expansion of the "pen register" exception in wiretap law.
enforcement with new tools to detect and prevent terrorism: The USA Patriot Act was passed nearly unanimously by the Senate 98-1, and 357-66 in the House, with the support of members from across the political spectrum.