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2000–2008 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER CONSTRUCTED Construcon of the underground Capitol Visitor Center on the east side of the Capitol began in 2000. It is about three-quarters the size of the Capitol and serves as the entry point for themajority of visitors to the Capitol. Changes weremade to the inial design due to increased security concerns aer September 11, 2001. Themain central space is named Emancipaon Hall to honor the enslaved laborers who helped build the Capitol. The Capitol dome as seen through the skylight in the Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipaon Hall. October 26, 2001 USA PATRIOT ACT In response to the terrorist aacks of September 11, 2001, Congress enacted the USA Patriot Act ("Uning and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct TerrorismAct") to strengthen the government's counter- terrorismacvies. The act expanded the definion of terrorismto include domesc as well as internaonal terrorism; reduced restricons on gathering intelligence within the United States; expanded the Secretary of the Treasury's authority to regulate financial transacons, parcularly those involving foreign individuals and enes; and broadened the discreon of government authories in detaining and deporng immigrants suspected of terrorism-related acts. 32 THE CAPITOL DOME SUMMER 2012 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL