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'''Title VII: Increased [[information sharing]] for critical infrastructure protection''' is the seventh of ten titles which comprise the [[USA PATRIOT Act]], an anti-[[terrorism]] bill passed in the [[United States]] after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. Title VII has one section. The purpose of this title is to increase the ability of [[U.S. law enforcement]] to counter terrorist activity that crosses [[jurisdiction]]al boundaries. It does this by amending the [[Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968]].

This title allows the Director of the [[Bureau of Justice Assistance]] to "make grants and enter into contracts"<ref name=3796h>{{usc|42|3796h}}, the code modified by section 701.</ref> with some groups to deal with terrorist organizations that cross [[jurisdiction]]al boundaries. In addition, it gives the Bureau a budget with which to carry out these acts.

It consists of only one section, section 701, titled ''Expansion Of Regional Information Sharing System To Facilitate Federal-State-Local Law Enforcement Response Related To Terrorist Attacks''. It modifies {{usc2|42|3796h|Regional information sharing systems grants}}, which is part of the [[Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968]]. This code, as stated before the USA PATRIOT Act, allowed the Director of the [[Bureau of Justice Assistance]] (a division of the [[United States Justice Department|Justice Department]]) to "make grants and enter into contracts" with State, local criminal authorities, and non-profit organizations to stop [[crime|criminal]] activities that cross jurisdictional boundaries.<ref name=3796h/>

The section adds "terrorist conspiracies and activities" to "criminal activities."<ref name=conspiracy>USA PATRIOT Act ([[United States|U.S.]] [[United States House of Representatives|H.R.]] 3162, [[Act of Congress|Public Law]] 107-56), Title VII, Sec. 701, (1).</ref> It also adds to the list of items that grants and contacts may be made for "secure information sharing systems" to aid in "addressing multi-jurisdictional terrorist conspiracies and activities." It also gives the Bureau of Justice Assistance a [[budget]] to use in carrying out these sections in the amount of $50,000,000 for the 2002 [[fiscal year]], and $100,000,000, for the 2003 fiscal year.<ref name=budget>USA PATRIOT Act ([[United States|U.S.]] [[United States House of Representatives|H.R.]] 3162, Public Law 107-56), Title VII, Sec. 701, (1)(d)</ref>

== Notes and references ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-107publ56/pdf/PLAW-107publ56.pdf The USA PATRIOT Act] ([[Portable Document Format|.pdf]] file)

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