3.0.0 2899 2023-01-11T13:29:29Z 2023-01-11T13:29:29Z House HR 2015-06-25 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 103 (Thursday, June 25, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCAUL:H.R. 2899.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H4772]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Reported by 2015-11-19T18:40:22Z Markup by 2015-07-15T14:02:19Z Referred to 2015-06-25T13:02:45Z H. Rept. 114-344 A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to build partnerships to prevent violence by extremists. 114 2522 S 2016-07-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552. Related bill CRS Countering Violent Extremism Grant Program Act of 2015 114 3075 HR 2015-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. Related bill CRS Homeland Safety and Security Act 114 5611 HR 2016-09-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. Related bill CRS Community Partnership Act of 2015 114 2369 S 2015-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS Empowering Partners to Counter Violent Extremism Act of 2016 114 3456 S 2016-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2015-11-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00263 2015-11-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-344. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2015-11-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-344. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2015-07-15 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2015-07-15 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2015-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2015-07-14 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2015-07-14 False W000819 Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] Mark Walker R NC 6 2015-07-14 False D000625 Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] Daniel Donovan R NY M. 11 2015-07-14 False M001197 Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] Martha McSally R AZ 2 2015-07-14 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2015-07-15 False M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 2015-07-16 False 2015-08-06T18:55:35Z H.R. 2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50716 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 15, 2015 Emergency Management Community life and organization Congressional oversight Crime prevention Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials First Amendment rights Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Right of privacy State and local government operations Terrorism Emergency Management 00 2015-06-25 Introduced in House 2016-01-28T17:40:58Z Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 or the CVE Act

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office for Countering Violent Extremism, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Countering Violent Extremism.

Makes the Assistant Secretary responsible for:

  • coordinating DHS efforts to counter violent extremism across all DHS components and offices that conduct strategic and supportive efforts to counter such extremism;
  • establishing a program to craft strategic counter-messages to propaganda and messaging disseminated by violent extremists to communities at risk for radicalization and recruitment;
  • serving as the primary representative of DHS in coordinating countering violent extremism efforts with other federal agencies and non-governmental organizations.
  • serving as the primary DHS-level representative in coordinating with the Department of State on international countering violent extremism issues; and
  • providing guidance, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), regarding the use of grants made to state, local, and tribal governments under the allowable uses guidelines related to countering violent extremism.
]]> 17 2015-11-19 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2016-01-28T17:41:25Z Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 or the CVE Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office for Countering Violent Extremism, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Countering Violent Extremism.

The Assistant Secretary is responsible for:

  • coordinating DHS activities to counter violent extremism across all DHS components and offices that conduct strategic and supportive activities to counter such extremism;
  • establishing a program to craft strategic counter-messages to propaganda and messaging disseminated by violent extremists to communities at risk for radicalization and recruitment;
  • serving as the primary representative of DHS in coordinating countering violent extremism activities with other federal agencies and non-governmental organizations.
  • serving as the primary DHS-level representative in coordinating with the Department of State on international countering violent extremism issues; and
  • providing guidance, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of DHS, regarding the use of grants made to state, local, and tribal governments under the allowable uses guidelines related to countering violent extremism.

The Assistant Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Administrator of FEMA outlining the roles of the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator with respect to the administration of grants related to countering violent extremism.

The Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of FEMA and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of DHS, shall establish, and provide an implementation plan for, a grant program for eligible community groups and organizations to assist them in establishing counter-messaging campaigns targeting violent extremism. A community group or organization that has knowingly funded violent extremist activities or organizations known to engage in such activities is not eligible for such a grant.

The Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report for each of the next five fiscal years (beginning in the fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this section) on the Office for Countering Violent Extremism. Each such report shall include:

  • a description of the status of the programs and policies of the DHS for countering violent extremism in the United States;
  • a description of the activities of the Office to cooperate with and provide assistance to other agencies;
  • the qualitative and quantitative outcome-based metrics used for evaluating the success of such programs and policies and the steps taken to evaluate the success of such programs and policies;
  • a detailed summary of the organizations with which DHS conducted outreach to discuss countering violent extremism, an accounting of grants awarded by DHS to counter violent extremism, and an accounting of all training specifically aimed at countering violent extremism sponsored by DHS;
  • details of the optimal level of personnel and funding for the Office;
  • an analysis of how DHS's activities to counter violent extremism correspond and adapt to the threat environment;
  • a summary of how civil rights and civil liberties are protected in DHS's activities to counter violent extremism;
  • an evaluation of the grant program, including the effectiveness of grants in countering violent extremism; and
  • a description of how the Office incorporated lessons learned from the countering violent extremism programs and policies of other foreign agencies.

Funds made available to the Office of the Secretary of DHS are authorized to be used for the Office for Countering Violent Extremism for each of FY2016-FY2020.

This Act shall terminate five years after the enactment of this Act.

]]> CVE Act Display Title CVE Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Office for Countering Violent Extremism. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced CVE Act Short Titles as Introduced Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to House CVE Act H House Short Titles as Reported to House Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 H House Reported in House 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2899rh/xml/BILLS-114hr2899rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2899ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2899ih.xml 2015-11-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.