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How did Section 206 allow roving electronic surveillance?
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USA PATRIOT Act
Pres. George W. Bush signing the USA PATRIOT Act in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., October 26, 2001.
Section 206 of the USA PATRIOT Act permitted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to authorize "roving" electronic surveillance. This provision allowed such surveillance to be carried out in any location and with any equipment, rather than being tied to a specific device or facility.1