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[H.R. 4820 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 405
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4820

                          [Report No. 114-525]

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the testimonials 
of former or estranged violent extremists or their associates in order 
       to counter terrorist recruitment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2016

    Mr. Fleischmann (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. 
  Loudermilk, Ms. McSally, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Vela) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

                             April 26, 2016

    Additional sponsors: Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Jody B. Hice of 
Georgia, Mr. Latta, Mr. Ross, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
    Fincher, Mrs. Black, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, and Mr. Hensarling

                             April 26, 2016

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                               21, 2016]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the testimonials 
of former or estranged violent extremists or their associates in order 
       to counter terrorist recruitment, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act 
of 2016''.

SEC. 2. DIRECTIVE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
incorporate, to the extent practicable, into Department of Homeland 
Security efforts to combat terrorist recruitment and communications the 
public testimonials of former or estranged violent extremists or their 
associates, including friends and family. Such efforts may include the 
following:
            (1) Counter-messaging of foreign terrorist organization 
        communications and narratives.
            (2) Related community engagement and public education 
        efforts.
    (b) Coordination.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, where 
appropriate, coordinate the actions described in subsection (a) with 
the heads of other Federal departments and agencies and, as 
appropriate, to the extent practicable, engage nongovernmental and 
international partners in the identification and use of testimonials 
described in such subsection.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 405

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4820

                          [Report No. 114-525]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the testimonials 
of former or estranged violent extremists or their associates in order 
       to counter terrorist recruitment, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 26, 2016

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed