Patriot Act

基本解释

While some provisions of the legislation have been controversial, Chertoff says the Patriot Act has enhanced his agency's ability to protect the country.
切尔托夫说，虽然这项法律的某些条款引起争议，但是这项爱国法还是加强了国土安全部保护美国的能力。
The Patriot Act, passed in the wake of the atrocity, added greatly to the pressure on banks to scrutinise their customers, and their customers' customers;
在那个暴行发生后很快通过的爱国者法案，加大了对银行的压力，要求银行仔细审查客户，以及他们客户的客户；
While traveling in Europe last month, Obama directed his staff in Washington to use an autopen to sign into law an extension of certain Patriot Act powers to fight terrorism.
上个月，奥巴马在欧洲访问期间，下令华盛顿的工作人员用自动签名机为他签署《爱国者法案》某些条款的延长决定。

For one thing, libraries are not mentioned anywhere in the pertinent Patriot Act provision.
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