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=== Title X: Miscellaneous === {{Main|Title X of the Patriot Act}} Title X created or altered a number of miscellaneous laws that did not fit into any other section of the USA PATRIOT Act. [[Dangerous goods|Hazmat]] licenses were limited to drivers who pass background checks and who can demonstrate they can handle the materials.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1012.</ref> The [[United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General|Inspector General of the Department of Justice]] was directed to appoint an official to monitor, review and report back to Congress all allegations of civil rights abuses against the DoJ.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1001.</ref> It amended the definition of "electronic surveillance" to exclude the interception of communications done through or from a protected computer where the owner allows the interception, or is lawfully involved in an investigation.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1003.</ref> Money laundering cases may now be brought in the district where the money laundering was committed or where a money laundering transfer started from.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1004.</ref> Aliens who committed money laundering were also prohibited from entering the U.S.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1006.</ref> Grants were provided to [[first responder]]s to assist them in responding to and preventing terrorism.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1005.</ref> US$5,000,000 was authorized to be provided to the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] (DEA) to train police in [[South Asia|South]] and [[East Asia]].<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1007.</ref> The Attorney General was directed to commission a study on the feasibility of using [[biometrics|biometric]] identifiers to identify people as they attempt to enter the United States, and which would be connected to the FBI's database to flag suspected criminals.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1008.</ref> Another study was also commissioned to determine the feasibility of providing [[airline]]s names of suspected terrorists before they boarded flights.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1009.</ref> The Department of Defense was given temporary authority to use their funding for private contracts for security purposes.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1010.</ref> The last title also created a new Act called the ''Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act''<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1011 (a).</ref> which amended the ''Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act'' to require [[telemarketing|telemarketers]] who call on behalf of [[Charitable organization|charities]] to disclose the purpose and other information, including the name and mailing address of the charity the telemarketer is representing.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1011 (b).</ref> It also increased the penalties from one year's imprisonment to five years' imprisonment for those committing fraud by impersonating a [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] member.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1011 (c).</ref>
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