3.0.0 2369 2023-01-11T13:32:22Z 2023-01-11T13:32:22Z Senate S 2015-12-08 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-12-08T19:56:16Z CVE Act 114 2899 HR 2015-11-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263. Related bill CRS Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015 114 2377 S 2015-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8548-8558) 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 2015-12-08 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-12-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2016-01-27 False Emergency Management Community life and organization Crime prevention Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Political movements and philosophies Right of privacy Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Terrorism Urban and suburban affairs and development Emergency Management 00 2015-12-08 Introduced in Senate 2016-02-11T19:57:48Z Community Partnership Act of 2015

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office for Community Partnerships, headed by an Assistant Secretary for Community Partnerships.

The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for:

  • leading strategic and supportive efforts by DHS components and offices to counter violent extremism;
  • developing a digital engagement strategy that expands the outreach efforts of DHS to counter violent extremist messaging;
  • serving as the primary DHS representative in coordinating countering violent extremism efforts with other federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations and in coordinating with the Department of State on international countering violent extremism issues;
  • 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 Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program under the allowable uses guidelines related to countering violent extremism;
  • developing a plan to expand philanthropic support for domestic efforts related to countering violent extremism; and
  • administering grants to counter extremism, as authorized below.

DHS may award grants or cooperative agreements directly, based on need, to states, local governments, tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, or institutions of higher education to support the efforts of local communities in the United States to prevent and counter violent extremism.

]]> Community Partnership Act of 2015 Display Title Community Partnership Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an Office for Community Partnerships. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Community Partnership Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2369is/xml/BILLS-114s2369is.xml 2015-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.