How did Sections 201 and 202 change the Wiretap Act?

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George W. Bush: signing of USA PATRIOT Act — 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.

Sections 201 and 202 of the USA PATRIOT Act amended the Wiretap Act by expanding the list of serious offenses for which law-enforcement officials could obtain a court order to conduct eavesdropping. Specifically, these sections added computer crimes and terrorist crimes to the existing list of offenses that justify such surveillance.1