Public Safety and Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001

H.R. 2915, the Public Safety and Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001, would expand the authority of law enforcement to monitor electronic communications in response to computer hacking and national security threats. The bill allows government officials to intercept the communications of "computer trespassers" without a warrant under specific conditions and streamlines the process for obtaining court orders to track dialing and routing information nationwide. For citizens, this means federal investigators would have broader access to digital metadata and the ability to monitor unauthorized users on private networks more quickly during criminal investigations or emergencies.