Number: RL33210
Title: USA PATRIOT Improvement ad Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3199): A Side-by-Side Comparison of Existing Law, H.R. 3199 (Conference), and H.R. 3199 (Senate Passed)
Authors: Brian Yeh and Charles Doyle, American Law Division 
Abstract: On December 9, 2005, House and Senate conferees reported out the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3199). The House agreed to the conference report on December 14, 2005, 151 Cong.Rec. H11543-544. On December 22, 2005, the House and Senate enacted a bill (S. 2167) that extended the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, originally set to expire on December 31, 2005, until February 3, 2006, P.L. 109-160, 119 Stat. 2957 (2005); the expiration was subsequently further extended to March 10, 2006, P.L. 109-170, 120 Stat. 3 (2006). S. 2271 amends the conference bill. This report provides is a side-by-side comparison of existing law, the conference report version of H.R. 3199, and the version of H.R. 3199 which the Senate sent to conference. S. 2271's amendments to the conference bill are noted in the comments column.
Pages: 33
Date: February 17, 2006