Section 215 of Patriot Act

From: Barbara Lamar (barbaralamar@sanmarcos.net)
Date: Sun Aug 31 2003 - 14:22:52 MDT

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    To anyone who's interested in why the CPA mentioned in my previous posts had
    no incentive to challenge the investigation:

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    SEC. 215. ACCESS TO RECORDS AND OTHER ITEMS UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
    SURVEILLANCE ACT.

    Title V of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861
    et seq.) is amended by striking sections 501 through 503 and inserting the
    following:

    `SEC. 501. ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND
    INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS.

    `(a)(1) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or a designee of
    the Director (whose rank shall be no lower than Assistant Special Agent in
    Charge) may make an application for an order requiring the production of any
    tangible things (including books, records, papers, documents, and other
    items) for an investigation to protect against international terrorism or
    clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a
    United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities
    protected by the first amendment to the Constitution.

    [...]

    `(d) No person shall disclose to any other person (other than those persons
    necessary to produce the tangible things under this section) that the
    Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained tangible things under
    this section.

    `(e) A person who, in good faith, produces tangible things under an order
    pursuant to this section shall not be liable to any other person for such
    production. Such production shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of
    any privilege in any other proceeding or context.
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    Barbara

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