Editing Patriot Act (section)

=== Title I: Enhancing domestic security against terrorism ===
{{Main|Title I of the Patriot Act}}
Title I of the Patriot Act authorizes measures to enhance the ability of domestic security services to prevent terrorism. The title established a fund for counter-terrorist activities and increased funding for the Terrorist Screening Center which is administered by the FBI. The military was authorized to provide assistance in some situations that involve weapons of mass destruction when so requested by the [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]]. The National Electronic Crime Task Force was expanded, along with the [[President of the United States|President]]'s authority and abilities in cases of terrorism. The title also condemned the discrimination against Arab and Muslim Americans that happened soon after the September 11 terrorist attacks. The impetus for many of the provisions came from earlier bills, for instance the condemnation of discrimination was originally proposed by Senator [[Tom Harkin]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Iowa|IA]]) in an amendment to the ''Combatting Terrorism Act of 2001'', though in a different form. It originally included "the prayer of [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Theodore Edgar McCarrick|Theodore McCarrick]], the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington|Archbishop of Washington]] in a [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] on September 12, 2001 for our Nation and the victims in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist hijackings and attacks in New York City, [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Pennsylvania]] reminds all Americans that 'We must seek the guilty and not strike out against the innocent or we become like them who are without moral guidance or proper direction.'"<ref>{{USCongRec|2001|S9368|September 11, 2001}}</ref> Further condemnation of racial vilification and violence is also spelled out in Title X, where there was condemnation of such activities against [[Sikh]] Americans, who were mistaken for Muslims after the September 11 terrorist attack.<ref>USA PATRIOT Act, Title X, Sec. 1002.</ref>