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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3106IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 5, 2019Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Payne, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Correa, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Rose of New York, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish within the Department of Homeland Security a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, authorize research within the Department of Homeland Security on current trends in domestic terrorism, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Domestic Terrorism Documentation and Analysis of Threats in America Act or the Domestic Terrorism DATA Act.
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Definitions
In this Act: (1)
Appropriate congressional committees
The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2)
Director
The term Director means the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (3)
Domestic terrorism
The term domestic terrorism has the meaning given the term in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code. (4)
Hate crime
The term hate crime means criminal offenses committed in violation of sections 241, 245, 247, and 249 of title 18, United States Code, and section 3631 of title 42, United States Code. (5)
Hispanic-serving institution
The term Hispanic-serving institution has the meaning given such term in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)). (6)
Historically black colleges and universities
The term historically black colleges and universities means a part B institution described in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)). (7)
Institution of higher education
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). (8)
International terrorism
The term international terrorism has the meaning given such term in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code. (9)
Minority-serving institutions
The term minority-serving institutions means an institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). (10)
Online platform
The term online platform means any public-facing website, web application, or digital application, including a mobile application, and includes a social network, an ad network, a search engine, or an email service. (11)
Personally identifiable information
The term personally identifiable information means any information about an individual elicited, collected, stored, or maintained by an agency, including the following: (A)Any information that can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual, such as a name, a social security number, a date and place of birth, a mother’s maiden name, or biometric records. (B)Any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as medical, educational, financial, or employment information. (12)
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (13)
Tribally controlled college or university
The term tribally controlled college or university has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).
<enum>I</enum><header>Federal Efforts Against Domestic Terrorism</header> <section id="H9D05E07295364362911D058062EBC063"><enum>101.</enum><header>Joint domestic terrorism report</header> <subsection id="HE5ED89854A444049B8CE07602E827A89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual report required</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall submit to the Comptroller General of the United States and the appropriate congressional committees a joint report on domestic terrorism.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H8A6B0CC7B2834CC6B82F2A2C1A927B1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header> <paragraph id="H8139323458874B72AB7AA088F7BA7A83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H3FE58ABA2DD84F3DBC9AFF50F6215B1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>All guidance, policy memos, and related documents regarding the following:</text> <clause id="H8C9A668E693342759DB337A27B786A95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The criteria for opening a domestic terrorism investigation, including any standards of proof required before opening such investigation.</text> </clause><clause id="H911B8C97632B4CD8959F77E2D599E841"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Sharing of domestic terrorism information across law enforcement agencies.</text> </clause><clause id="HA89F328CA0784ABD9A1AC5E76BEEB452"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Federal requirements and compliance with privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties policies and protections, including protections against the public release of the names or personally identifiable information of individuals involved in incidents, investigations, indictments, prosecutions, or convictions for which data is reported under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H785DA29A2B4445E68AC24B0B0BD92AF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the methodology utilized to identify domestic terrorism investigative classifications (including any subcategories) and to assign an investigative classification (including any subcategory) to a domestic terrorism incident.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8938BAA7DE9419CAA64C99277B6C8A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The information required under paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C4A4E1A262D418BBE9B47FD33ACCFB6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information on domestic terrorism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (A), each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include information on domestic terrorism incidents, including, with respect to each investigative classification (including any subcategory) of each such incident, the number and type of actual and attempted property crimes, the number and type of actual and attempted attacks on persons, the number of people injured, and the number of people killed, and—</text> <subparagraph id="HB524850DF5554D839C2535318BF3047B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first such report, data on incidents or attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that have occurred in the United States since April 19, 1995, disaggregated by fiscal year, including, with respect to each such incident, the number and type of property crimes, the number and type of actual and attempted attacks on persons, the number of people injured, and number of people killed; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBE7427E366847958A494FE4A3C008EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in each subsequent report for the preceding fiscal year—</text> <clause id="HB5E0FB4919D34A6091FBA53F23D1CF7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>data on incidents or attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that occurred in the United States, including, with respect to each such incident, the number and type of actual and attempted property crimes, the number and type of actual and attempted attacks on persons, the number of people injured, and the number of people killed; and</text> </clause><clause id="HF7956274613A47799FEA6B81ECE3D248"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of—</text> <subclause id="H7723B522CE5548E1A2118AFC3537AD47"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessments, preliminary investigations, and full investigations with a domestic terrorism nexus initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the number of such investigations associated with each domestic terrorism investigative classification (including any subcategories), and the number of such investigations that were initiated as a result of a hate crime investigation;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H3A2C838F92054E4D8D3AF78B9549D23D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indictments with a domestic terrorism nexus, including the number of such indictments associated with each domestic terrorism investigative classification (including any subcategories), and an explanation of each such indictment;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H5A5E6EB6E13D40F0B996166B6806E4ED"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prosecutions with a domestic terrorism nexus, including the number of such prosecutions associated with each domestic terrorism investigative classification (including any subcategories), and an explanation of each such prosecution; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H9BF91F8C25C644FE83C1122A800ADC8E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">convictions with a domestic terrorism nexus, including the number of such convictions associated with each domestic terrorism investigative classification (including any subcategories), and an explanation of each such conviction; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HACD1A93503D54763825EDBE22EC10D60"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of full-time staff, including position descriptions, employed by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to handle domestic terrorism-related matters described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (ii).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3073F5508A654F2F981DFAEA603369D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Format</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information required pursuant to subclauses (I) through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii) may be provided in a format that uses the marking associated with the Central Records System or any successor system.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H363C9ED219424A3389E9E043999554D4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information quality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall comply with the guidelines issued by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to section 515 of title V of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">Public Law 106–554</external-xref>; 114 Stat. 2763A–154) (commonly referred to as the <quote>Data Quality Act</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="HC9EEC282788141988F6F9CD4F692A910"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Classification and public release</header><text>Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall be—</text> <paragraph id="HF53040021865472D85E98A56212C75FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>unclassified with a classified annex only if necessary; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H32DFCB14E3744F90B6D31A977E3F3283"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of the unclassified portion of each such report, posted on the public websites of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8A8082428D57427FB5FEFFA2426A7D86"><enum>102.</enum><header>Annual Comptroller General audit of joint report on domestic terrorism</header> <subsection id="H8AEAAD349AFC4224A8FD17736FC9CCA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reviews required</header><text>Not later than 180 days after each submission of a joint report on domestic terrorism under section 101(a) and for five years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an audit of each such report.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H887D600C607D44849815B703C2A78F88"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of review</header><text>In conducting each audit under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text> <paragraph id="H3FA6886CF68540ACBA5A9E37E307E5DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use standard methodology and reporting formats in order to identify, demonstrate, and display any changes over time, including relating to the number of investigations, indictments, prosecutions, convictions, and full-time staff between report submissions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H84F4BF72A42F4D31B38CA0A5FC879891"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate adherence to such standard methodology and the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties policies and protections set forth in section 101(b)(1)(B)(iii);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF4C374A3717B4932B43169074EF0B893"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate all guidance, policy memos, and related documents utilized to decide to initiate investigations with a domestic terrorism nexus; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC093133B247F482392317C9EE1AAD993"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include any other subject matter the Comptroller General determines appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDB7CD492EF7C4EC3913254DD9FAE3691"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access to relevant data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General, the Director, and the Secretary shall ensure that the Comptroller General of the United States has access to all data necessary to conduct each audit under subsection (a).</text> </subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Homeland Security Efforts Against Domestic Terrorism</header> <section id="H73279096FC2B43F8AC501BE1F3189589"><enum>201.</enum><header>National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism</header> <subsection id="H4787B0FDD6304D0D887E703A40CCF0A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion of criteria for designation</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 308(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/188">6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3DFC433DC79847CC8399864EEF69105B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>, but are not limited to, demonstrated expertise in—</quote> and inserting <quote>demonstrated expertise in any of the following:</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8887DFEB58D84E888429B10594F29222"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clause:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DF52387C9B84B1E8C0CEBDB85073877" style="OLC"> <clause id="H8A51E589B5BE461C8975D27D52BF137D"><enum>(xv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Domestic terrorism.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB13D9BE7496C4DA39C885C4570B77531"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, shall establish in the Department a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism to conduct research and education activities relating to the following:</text> <paragraph id="H8EF4EA5DC04A45FF9A607F7684623847"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of a public database of actual and attempted acts of domestic terrorism that does not include non-public personally identifiable information.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB9122470473F47ADAD5E41BAA23D2D79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Advanced research regarding current and emerging trends in domestic terrorism.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAAB3254A4933412282C44A8511661BB7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lead institution; consortium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, shall select an institution of higher education to serve as the lead institution participating in the National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism established pursuant to subsection (a) and, such lead institution shall, at the direction of the Under Secretary, execute agreements with other institutions of higher education that the Under Secretary determines meet the criteria for selection to develop a consortium to assist in accomplishing the goals of the National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism established under subsection (b).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9F14DC8C81F94E9590ADC522944BE228"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>In selecting an institution of higher education for participation in the consortium referred to in subsection (c), the Secretary shall ensure participation from a representative number of historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribally controlled colleges and universities.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HDFDA335B8E754E878D56C4C0416FF4E3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-public personally identifiable information of any individual involved in any activity with respect to which data is included in the database established under subsection (a) may not be released to the public.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HDEB4F0247A6A42D194BF0CA892257ACD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The lead institution under subsection (c) shall submit to the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security an annual report setting forth the activities of the National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism for the prior year, including symposia, trainings, and publications, as well as the contributions of consortium partners with respect to each activity. The Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate each such annual report, together with information on expenditures of funding for the National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HED12070945BC4E16A8621C1F9F2C9053"><enum>202.</enum><header>Research on domestic terrorism</header> <subsection id="HF470D0BD612548B6A44D1CCA8E3658D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, shall research current and emerging trends in domestic terrorism.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HED6A6E29B25C4CCE8931DAAEBFE9A410"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on international terrorism with a nexus, including an ideological or other relationship, with a current trend in domestic terrorism in the United States. Each such report shall take into consideration acts that resulted in indictment, prosecution, or conviction, and any patterns among such terrorist acts.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H74110CDDEA8C497BB5C78E5FC47ABB05"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report submitted under subsection (b) shall include the following:</text> <paragraph id="H19CFDE1224B3461BB92207C3BA678BAA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Information on international terrorism with ideological, financial, logistical, or other connections to domestic terrorism.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2A4D8D6E65564661846075758DE81484"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on trends in the use of online platforms for such terrorism.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1C5EA9558E034BCAAF0BDFAE448B0388"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Strategies that foreign governments have undertaken to counter such terrorism.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAF07FF3F754D4525A65074F60E01BC0B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The potential benefits and risks of implementing such strategies in the United States, including any potential harm to local communities, privacy, civil rights, civil liberties, and safety.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header> <section id="HB9B004480EDC4707B0C50B332F59C9B2"><enum>301.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2026 to carry out this Act, of which $1,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each of such fiscal years for the completion of the joint reports on domestic terrorism under section 101, $18,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each of such fiscal years for the National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism established in the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 201, and $1,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each of such fiscal years to carry out section 202.</text> </section>