Section 905 of the Patriot Act requires what?

• A. Requires the attorney general disclose to the CIA any foreign intelligence acquired by the DOJ in the course of criminal investigation.
• B. Requires the CIA to disclose to the DOJ all internal reports.
• C. Allows confidential informants to be unregistered in court.
• D. Mandates nationwide data localization.

Answer: (A)

Section 905 is about information sharing between the criminal justice system and the intelligence community. It requires the Attorney General to provide to the CIA foreign intelligence information that the DOJ acquires during criminal investigations. This ensures leads and intelligence gathered in law enforcement can be used to support national security efforts, reducing gaps between investigations and intelligence analysis.

The other statements describe actions not mandated by this provision: disclosing CIA internal reports to the DOJ, allowing informants to go unregistered in court, or imposing nationwide data localization. Those ideas aren’t what this section is about, which is specifically the DOJ sharing foreign intelligence findings with the CIA to strengthen coordination against threats.