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USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of 2009

Introduced: September 29, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9934-9936)
Sep 29, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9933-9934)
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USA PATRIOT Reauthorization and Additional Weapons Against Terrorism Act of 2009 - USA PATRIOT Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act: (1) granting roving electronic surveillance authority and authorizing the production of tangible things (including books, records, papers, and documents) for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations; and (2) revising the definition of an "agent of a foreign power" to include any non-U.S. person who engages in international terrorism or preparatory activities ("lone wolf" provision).

Classified Information Procedures Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) to: (1) require courts to grant certain ex parte government requests for CIPA protective orders; (2) restrict access to classified information obtained from nondocumentary sources; and (3) allow interlocutory appeals from any order for access to classified information (currently, appeals lie only from orders entered under CIPA).

Additional Government Weapons Against Terrorism Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose criminal penalties for providing material support or resources to a perpetrator of international terrorism, or to a family member of or other person associated with such perpetrator, with the intent to facilitate, reward, or encourage international terrorism; (2) prohibit attempts or conspiracies to provide material support or resources to terrorist organizations; (3) impose criminal penalties for the use of false travel documents; and (4) deny release to individuals detained pending sentencing or appeal who have been convicted of certain terrorism crimes or crimes against children.



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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9934-9936)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1726: USA PATRIOT Reauthorization and Additional Weapons Against Terrorism Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1726/
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"S. 1726: USA PATRIOT Reauthorization and Additional Weapons Against Terrorism Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1726/.
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S. 1726, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1726/.
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