what kind of new laws, regulations and so on got introduced since 9/11 in order to avoid terrorism in the USA?

Question

i need as much information as possible for my term paper.

Answer 1

Among laws which the USA PATRIOT Act has amended are immigration laws, banking laws, and money laundering laws. It also amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

With respect to terrorism definitions, for example, section 802 of the Act created the new crime category of "domestic terrorism." According to this provision, which is found in the U.S. criminal code at 18 U.S.C. § 2331, domestic terrorism means activities that (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the U.S. or of any state, that (B) appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping, and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S.

Section 2331 also includes the crime of international terrorism, which is identical to domestic terrorism, except that it transcends national boundaries. But this provision predates the Act.

Other terrorism definitions are found in section 411 of the Act, which amends sections 212 and 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (which is INA sec. 212) relates to "Excludable Aliens." This is where the definitions of "terrorist activity" and "terrorist organization" may be found. 8 U.S.C. § 1189 (INA s. 219) provides for the designation of foreign terrorist organizations.

These provisions interact with other provisions in the criminal code, for example, 18 U.S.C. § 2339A and 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, which criminalize "material support" to terrorists and to foreign terrorist organizations, respectively, drawing on the INA terrorism definitions.

The USA PATRIOT Act follows and amends a series of acts that are related to the investigations of foreign intelligence.

In 1978, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was passed to produce legal guidelines for federal investigations of foreign intelligence targets. Among the rules put in place were regulations governing:

Electronic Surveillance
Physical Searches
Pen registers and Trap and trace devices for Foreign Intelligence Purposes
Access to certain Business Records for Foreign Intelligence Purposes
In addition to defining how foreign intelligence investigations were to be performed, FISA also defined who could be investigated. Only foreign powers or agents of foreign powers were to be subject to FISA investigations. Thus, targets are primarily those foreign persons who are engaged in espionage or international terrorism. Section 6001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, expanded FISA to permit targeting of so-called "lone wolf" terrorists without requiring any showing that they are members of a terrorist group or agents of such a group or of any other foreign power.

Answer 2

patriot act 1 and 2 , military commissions act 2006 warrentless wiretapping , basically the removal of basic freedoms .

Answer 3

There are a few and to name one or two. There is the Patriot Act and Sarbanes Oxly. You can google them up.

Answer 4

The requirements for transporting hazardous material have been changed a great deal.

Answer 5

No liquids on planes, shampoo, toothpasta, water bottles ect.