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Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
Great Seal of the United States
Long title An Act to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial) IRTPA
Enacted by the 108th United States Congress
Effective December 17, 2004
Citations
Public law 108-458
Statutes at Large 118 Stat. 3638
Codification
Titles amended 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
U.S.C. sections amended 50 U.S.C. ch. 15 § 401 et seq.
Legislative history

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA) is a 235-page Act of Congress, signed by President George W. Bush, that broadly affects United States federal terrorism laws. In juxtaposition with the single-subject rule, the act is composed of several separate titles with varying subject issues. It was enacted in response to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001.

S. 2845 was introduced by U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins of Maine. The Senate approved the bill 96-2, the House approved the bill 336-75, and President George W. Bush signed the Act on December 17, 2004, making it law. The Electronic Frontier Foundation objected to Act's potential effects on civil liberties.

This act established both the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), and the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

The IRTPA requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take over the conducting of pre-flight comparisons of airline passenger information to Federal Government watch lists for international and domestic flights. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) developed the Secure Flight program and issued rulemaking to implement this congressional mandate. Airline personnel will have the right to demand government-issued ID be shown if ordered by the TSA to do so, but those orders are to remain confidential so there is no oversight as to when the airline has been ordered to request ID and when they are requesting it on their own imperative.


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