President Bush signed Dept. of Justice (DoJ) reauthorization legi...
President Bush signed Dept. of Justice (DoJ) reauthorization legislation (HR-2215) that included directive to create commission designed to study whether existing antitrust laws were applicable to modern economy. That provision is from Antitrust Modernization Commission Act of 2001, by…
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House Judiciary Committee Chmn. Sensenbrenner (R- Wis.). Appointments to 12-member commission will be balanced equally along party lines. It will provide report to Congress and White House within 3 years of its first meeting. Report will include recommendations, if deemed necessary, for legislative and administrative actions. New law also includes mandate for DoJ to report annually to Congress on use of its DCS 1000 electronic surveillance system, formerly known as Carnivore. Justice must update leadership of House and Senate Judiciary committees on how often federal investigators use e-mail interception program, in addition to how well evidence it produces stands up in court. Sensenbrenner said mandatory requirement would enable Congress to safeguard civil liberties (CD Sept 30 p3). DoJ in its report must identify how often encryption was encountered during investigations and whether use of cryptography by suspects thwarted law enforcement from intercepting plain text of targeted communications. Other provisions of law include: (1) Language of Technology, Education & Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001, authored by Senate Judiciary Committee ranking Republican Hatch (Utah), which updates copyright law by making it easier for educators and students to transmit digital data. (2) Allowances under certain circumstances to extend 6-year maximum on H-1B visas for foreign technical workers in U.S.