SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal-Local Information Sharing 
Partnership Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO SHARE GRAND JURY INFORMATION.

    Rule 6(e)(3)(C) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is 
amended--
            (1) in clause (i)(V), by inserting after ``national 
        security official'' the following: ``or to law enforcement 
        personnel of a State or political subdivision of a State 
        (including the chief executive officer of that State or 
        political subdivision who has the authority to appoint or 
        direct the chief law enforcement officer of that State or 
        political subdivision)''; and
            (2) in clause (iii)--
                    (A) by striking ``Federal''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``Any chief 
                executive officer or law enforcement personnel of a 
                State or political subdivision of a State who receives 
                information pursuant to clause (i)(V), shall only use 
                that information consistent with such guidelines as the 
Attorney General shall issue to protect confidentiality.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO SHARE ELECTRONIC, WIRE, AND ORAL INTERCEPTION 
              INFORMATION.

    Section 2517(6) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``national 
        security official'' the following: ``or to law enforcement 
        personnel of a State or political subdivision of a State 
        (including the chief executive officer of that State or 
        political subdivision who has the authority to appoint or 
        direct the chief law enforcement officer of that State or 
        political subdivision)'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Federal''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``Any chief 
        executive officer or law enforcement personnel of a State or 
        political subdivision of a State who receives information 
        pursuant to this paragraph shall only use that information 
        consistent with such guidelines as the Attorney General shall 
        issue to protect confidentiality.''.

SEC. 4. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.

    Section 203(d)(1) of the Uniting and Strengthening America by 
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct 
Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001 (Public Law 107-56) is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``national 
        security official'' the following: ``or to law enforcement 
        personnel of a State or political subdivision of a State 
        (including the chief executive officer of that State or 
        political subdivision who has the authority to appoint or 
        direct the chief law enforcement officer of that State or 
        political subdivision)'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Federal''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``Any chief 
        executive officer or law enforcement personnel of a State or 
        political subdivision of a State who receives information 
        pursuant to this paragraph shall only use that information 
        consistent with such guidelines as the Attorney General shall 
        issue to protect confidentiality.''.

SEC. 5. DISCLOSURES TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR COUNTERTERRORISM 
              PURPOSES.

    Section 626(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The recipient of 
that consumer report or information may further disclose the contents 
of that report or information to law enforcement personnel of a State 
or political subdivision of a State (including the chief executive 
officer of that State or political subdivision who has the authority to 
appoint or direct the chief law enforcement officer of that State or 
political subdivision) to assist the official who is to receive that 
information in the performance of the official duties of that official. 
Any chief executive officer or law enforcement personnel of a State or 
political subdivision of a State who receives information pursuant to 
this subsection shall only use that information consistent with such 
guidelines as the Attorney General shall issue to protect 
confidentiality.''.

SEC. 6. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISTS.

    Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1202(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) the Secretary of State may provide copies of any 
        record of the Department of State and of diplomatic and 
        consular offices of the United States pertaining to the 
        issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 
        States, or any information contained in those records, to law 
        enforcement personnel of a State or political subdivision of a 
        State (including the chief executive officer of that State or 
        political subdivision who has the authority to appoint or 
        direct the chief law enforcement officer of that State or 
        political subdivision), if the Secretary determines that it is 
        necessary and appropriate, however, any chief executive officer 
        or law enforcement personnel of a State or political 
        subdivision of a State who receives information pursuant to 
        this paragraph shall only use that information consistent with 
        such guidelines as the Attorney General shall issue to protect 
        confidentiality; and''.

SEC. 7. INFORMATION ACQUIRED FROM AN ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.

    Section 160(k)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1806) is amended by inserting after ``law enforcement 
officers'' the following: ``or law enforcement personnel of a State or 
political subdivision of a State (including the chief executive officer 
of that State or political subdivision who has the authority to appoint 
or direct the chief law enforcement officer of that State or political 
subdivision)''.

SEC. 8. INFORMATION ACQUIRED FROM A PHYSICAL SEARCH.

    Section 305(k)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1825) is amended by inserting after ``law enforcement 
officers'' the following: ``or law enforcement personnel of a State or 
political subdivision of a State (including the chief executive officer 
of that State or political subdivision who has the authority to appoint 
or direct the chief law enforcement officer of that State or political 
subdivision)''.

SEC. 9. DISCLOSURE OF EDUCATIONAL RECORDS.

    Section 444(j)(1)(B) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1232g) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``disseminate'' the following: 
        ``(including disclosure of the contents of those education 
        records to law enforcement personnel of a State or political 
        subdivision of a State, including the chief executive officer 
        of that State or political subdivision who has the authority to 
        appoint or direct the chief law enforcement officer of that 
        State or political subdivision, in the performance of the 
        official duties of that law enforcement officer)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Any chief 
        executive officer or law enforcement personnel of a State or 
        political subdivision of a State who receives information 
        pursuant to this paragraph shall only use that information 
        consistent with those guidelines.''.

SEC. 10. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TERRORISM.

    Section 408(c)(1)(B) of the National Education Statistics Act of 
1994 (20 U.S.C. 9007) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``disseminate'' the following: 
        ``(including disclosure of the contents of those reports, 
        records, and information to law enforcement personnel of a 
        State or political subdivision of a State, including the chief 
        executive officer of that State or political subdivision who 
        has the authority to appoint or direct the chief law 
        enforcement officer of that State or political subdivision, in 
        the performance of the official duties of that law enforcement 
        officer)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Any chief 
        executive officer or law enforcement personnel of a State or 
        political subdivision of a State who receives information 
        pursuant to this paragraph shall only use that information 
        consistent with those guidelines.''.
Federal-Local Information Sharing Partnership Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Federal criminal code, and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001 to authorize the sharing of grand jury information, electronic, wire, and oral interception information, and foreign intelligence information, respectively, with State or local law enforcement personnel. Directs that such information be used consistent with such guidelines as the Attorney General shall issue to protect confidentiality.Amends: (1) the Fair Credit Reporting Act to authorize the recipient of a consumer report or information to disclose the contents to law enforcement personnel to assist in the performance of official duties; and (2) the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of State to provide copies of Department of State and U.S. diplomatic and consular office records regarding visas or related information to law enforcement personnel. Directs that such information be used consistent with such guidelines.Amends: (1) the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to authorize the sharing of information acquired from an electronic surveillance or from a physical search with law enforcement personnel; and (2) the General Education Provisions Act and the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 to authorize the disclosure of the contents of education records and reports, records, and information to law enforcement personnel, subject to guidelines for the use of that information.
To provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes.