A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the Act and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to March 31, 2006 and to combat methamphetamine abuse.

Bill: 109-s-2118
Sponsor: Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH]
Introduced: 2005-12-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Air cargo
Armed Forces and National Security
Arson
Biological warfare
Border patrols
Bribery
Business records
Capital punishment
Chemical industries
Chemical warfare
Chemicals
Child safety
Child welfare
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Court records
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Customs administration
Department of Justice
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Drug courts
Drug industry
Drug law enforcement
Drug testing
Drug traffic
Drugs and women
Drugs and youth
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic surveillance
Environmental Protection
Explosives
Export controls
Families
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal installations
Federal office buildings
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign agents
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Harbors
Hazardous wastes
Health
Immigration
Import restrictions
International Affairs
International cooperation
Larceny
Latin America
Law
Life imprisonment
Mail-order business
Marine safety
Marine terminals
Methamphetamine
Mexico
Navigation
Navigational aids
Nuclear terrorism
Obstruction of justice
Organized crime
Packaging
Pregnant women
Prisoners
Prosecution
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Retail trade
Right of privacy
Searches and seizures
Security measures
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Sentencing guidelines
Ships
Smuggling
Social Welfare
Sunset legislation
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Violence
Warrants (Law)
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: 
Amends the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 to extend from December 31, 2005, to March 31, 2006, the surveillance provisions of that Act and the &quot;lone wolf&quot; provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (permits issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 orders targeting terrorists without showing they are agents of a terrorist group or any other foreign power).
 
Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to set forth restrictions and requirements regarding the retail sale of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine base in a scheduled listed chemical product with respect to: (1) the quantity that may be sold daily to any customer; (2) packaging of nonliquid forms; (3) customer access; (4) recordkeeping; (5) seller training; (6) sales information disclosure and access; (7) mail order sales; (8) production and manufacturing quotas; and (9) importation, exportation, and international regulation (including chain of distribution and illicit diversion provisions). Increases penalties or lowers applicable thresholds for methamphetamine or precursor chemical violations. Requires reports on the regulation of byproducts of methamphetamine production as hazardous materials. Sets forth requirements for drug testing for, and funding of, a feasibility study on federal drug courts.
 
Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) entry by false pretenses to a secure area of a seaport; (2) knowingly failing to obey an order to heave to, obstructing, or providing false information to a vessel boarding federal officer; (3) violence against maritime navigation; (4) transporting aboard any vessel a terrorist or dangerous material to be used to commit terrorism; (5) destruction of, or interference with, vessels or maritime facilities; and (6) bribery affecting port security. Increases penalties for smuggling goods into, and establishes penalties for smuggling goods from, the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Introduced in Senate