[Congressional Record: February 3, 2011 (Senate)]
[Page S550]


          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

       By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Chambliss):
  S. 291. A bill to repeal the sunset provisions in the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and other related
provisions and permanently reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act; read the
first time.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 291

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``USA PATRIOT Reauthorization
     Act of 2011.''.

     SEC. 2. USA PATRIOT IMPROVEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT
                   REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISIONS.

       Section 102(b) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-177; 50 U.S.C.
     1805 note, 50 U.S.C. 1861 note, and 50 U.S.C. 1862 note) is
     repealed.

     SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SUNSET RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL TERRORISTS AS
                   AGENTS OF FOREIGN POWERS.

       Section 6001(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
     Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 50 U.S.C. 1801
     note) is repealed.
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