instead of a specific telephone number. It permits law enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant and search a residence without immediately informing the occupants if the Attorney General has determined this to be an issue of national security. The act also allows intelligence gathering at religious events. With a few exceptions, provisions of the act are due to expire on December 31, 2005" (bambooweb.com). The new statutes grant new powers to the law. "Section 104 allows the Department of Defense to share information with the Department of Justice during 'emergency situations' that involve 'weapons of mass destruction" (bambooweb.com). This is an important statute because if in fact, a nuclear threat was there, it would take less time to stop it in its tracks. "Section 106 allows the President of the United States to seize property belonging to foreign nationals connected with terrorism" (bambooweb.com). This is beneficial due to the fact that it could directly stop a threat from terrorists before any harm can be done. "Section 203 allows information collected by the police or presented to a Federal grand jury to be shared with intelligence agencies. This information sharing is limited to evidence of terrorist activities" (bambooweb.com). I believe this is very important, and by keeping tabs on information, it will be much more likely to stop terrorists before they terrorize. There are also a few sections that I disagree with due to their irrelevance in the bill. "Section 216: 'PEN/Trap Authority.' Allows law enforcement in ordinary criminal cases to get a warrant to track which websites a person visits and collect general information about the emails a person sends and receives. Law enforcement doesn't have to prove the need; the judge only has to determine that law enforcement has 'certified' that this relates to an ongoing investigation" (bambooweb.com). I believe that this is going too far and that looking at what websites peopl...