USA PATRIOT Act/Title VII

by the United States government

Sec. 701. Expansion of regional information sharing system to facilitate federal-state-local law enforcement response related to terrorist attacks.

Section 1301 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting `and terrorist conspiracies and activities' after `activities';

(2) in subsection (b)--

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking `and' after the semicolon;

(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

`(4) establishing and operating secure information sharing systems to enhance the investigation and prosecution abilities of participating enforcement agencies in addressing multi-jurisdictional terrorist conspiracies and activities; and (5)'; and

(3) by inserting at the end the following:

`(d) Authorization of appropriation to the Bureau of Justice assistance- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Justice Assistance to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.'.