And also the other parts of the Patriot Act that expired until reinstated by Congress. And probably what they're going to do with the Freedom Act, because it is indeed important to have timely access to this data, is create a structure with the phone companies that will allow them the same access they had before as soon as a warrant is issued-- and you guys, being utterly clueless, will be perfectly happy with the arrangement even though there will be no difference.
First read the Freedom Act then post. Well it will likely be too depressing for you as it guts a lot of the original Patriot Act. :-)