USA PATRIOT Act/Title VII

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.'.