by the United States government, USA PATRIOT Act — Title V: Removing Obstacles to Investigating Terrorism
“ The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall have primary authority to investigate offenses under subsection (a) (1) for any cases involving espionage, foreign counterintelligence, information protected against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national defense or foreign relations, or Restricted Data (as that term is defined in section 11y of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014 (y) ) , except for offenses affecting the duties of the United States Secret Service pursuant to section 3056 (a) of this title. ”
