The Patriot Act: a documentary and reference guide/ Herbert N. Foerstel.

1. The Library Awareness Program: Precursor to the
USA PATRIOT Act
FBI Visit to Columbia University Makes Front'Page News
FBI Assistant Director James H. Geer Describes Library
Awareness Program
Congress Condemns Library Awareness Program as the
FBI Defends It
Critics of Library Awareness Program Go Public but
Suffer Consequences
State Contidentialiry Laws as Bulwark against Library Surveillance

2. The Legislative Response to 9/11: Conceived under Siege,
Passed in Haste
After 9/11, President Bush Addresses the Nation and Congress
Pledges Sididarity
Removing Restraints from FISA and Other Surveillance Statutes
Congressit>nai Bill Hijacked by the Justice Department
Limited Debate Threatens Constitutionality of Patriot Act
After the Votes Are Cast, the Battle Lines Are Drawn

3. The USA PATRIOT Act: The Bill That Defined America's
Domestic War on Terrorism
The USA PATRIOT Act
Sharing Investigative Information
Sneak and Peek: Secret Search Warrants
Seizing "Any Tangible Things": Section 215 of the Patriot Act
Detention of Suspected Terrorists
A New Definition of Terrorism

4. Domestic Surveillance under the Patriot Act
Searches and Seizures under the Patriot Act
Gag Orders Impede Documentation of Patriot Acr Surveillance
Library Surveys Reveal FBI Surveillance
Attorney General John Ashcroft Ridicules Charges of Library Surveillance
Preparing for FBI Visits to Libraries

5. Detention, Deportation, Exclusion, and Expropriation
Sacrificing Their Liberty for Our Security
Deportation and Exclusion under the Patriot Act
Interrogation and Detention of Immigrants
Seizing Assets under the Patriot Act
Measuring Patriot Act Success: Harassing Aliens or Catching Terrorists?

6. Congressional Oversight of the Patriot Act
Congress Includes Oversight Requirements in the Patriot Act
Senate Faces Difficulties in Oversight of the Justice Department
The House of Representatives Demands Answers from
the Justice Department
The Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General on
the Congressional Hot Seat
Inspector General Reports Find Fault with Patriot Act Implementation

7. Amendments and Legal Challenges to the Patriot Act
The Freedom to Read Protection Act
Amendments Languish in Committee, But Their Language
Influences Events
Secret EISA Court Renders Unprecedented Rebuff to the Patriot Act
ACLU FOIA Suits Shed Light on Implementation of the Patriot Act
District Court Rules NSL Gag Orders Unconstitutional

8. Reauthorization and Beyond: The New and Improved Patriot Act
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
FISA Orders, National Security Letters, and Gag Orders
Roving Wiretaps and Sneak and Peek Warrants
Permanence and Sunsets
New Oversight Provisions in the Reauthorization Act
Minor Provision in the Reauthorization Act Causes a Major Scandal
Inspector General's Report Reveals FBI Ahuse of National Security Letters