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Sunset of Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date May 19, 2015
Report Number 215-SUNSET
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

You have asked for an analysis of the sunset date applicable to§ 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act of2001. Section 215 broadens the types of records and other tangible things that can be made accessible to the government under§ 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). As originally enacted, § 215 was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2005. Since then, the provision has been reauthorized several times, most recently through June 1, 2015.