115 STAT. 392 PUBLIC LAW 107-56 —OCT. 26, 2001 (3) approximately 500,000 Sikhs reside in the United States and are a vital part of the Nation; (4) Sikh-Americans stand resolutely in support of the commitment of our Government to bring the terrorists and those that harbor them to justice; (5) the Sikh faith is a distinct religion with a distinct religious and ethnic identity that has its own places of worship and a distinct holy text and religious tenets; (6) many Sikh-Americans, who are easily recognizable by their turbans and beards, which are required articles of their faith, have suffered both verbal and physical assaults as a result of misguided anger toward Arab-Americans and Muslim- Americans in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack; (7) Sikh-Americans, as do all Americans, condemn acts of prejudice against any American; and (8) Congress is seriously concerned by the number of crimes against Sikh-Americans and other Americans all across the Nation that have been reported in the wake of the tragic events that unfolded on September 11, 2001. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. —Congress— (1) declares that, in the quest to identify, locate, and bring to justice the perpetrators and sponsors of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans, including Sikh-Americans, should be protected; (2) condemns bigotry and any acts of violence or discrimination against any Americans, including Sikh-Americans; (3) calls upon local and Federal law enforcement authorities to work to prevent crimes against all Americans, including Sikh-Americans; and (4) calls upon local and Federal law enforcement authorities to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law all those who commit crimes. SEC. 1003. DEFINITION OF "ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE". Section 101(f)(2) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C. 1801(f)(2)) is amended by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: ", but does not include the acquisition of those communications of computer trespassers that would be permissible under section 2511(2)(i) of title 18, United States Code". SEC. 1004. VENUE IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASES. Section 1956 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(i) VENUE. — (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a prosecution for an offense under this section or section 1957 may be brought in— "(A) any district in which the financial or monetary transaction is conducted; or "(B) any district where a prosecution for the underlying specified unlawful activity could be brought, if the defendant participated in the transfer of the proceeds of the specified unlawful activity from that district to the district where the financial or monetary transaction is conducted. "(2) A prosecution for an attempt or conspiracy offense under this section or section 1957 may be brought in the district where venue would lie for the completed offense under paragraph (1),
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