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[S. 2522 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 552
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2522

                          [Report No. 114-296]

  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to build partnerships to 
                    prevent violence by extremists.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2016

  Mr. Carper introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                             July 11, 2016

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to build partnerships to 
                    prevent violence by extremists.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF THE OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS 
              AGAINST VIOLENT EXTREMISM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
              SECURITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Title I of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 104. OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST VIOLENT 
              EXTREMISM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the term `countering violent extremism' 
        means proactive and relevant actions to counter efforts by 
        extremists to radicalize, recruit, and mobilize followers to 
        violence and to address the conditions that allow for violent 
        extremist recruitment and radicalization; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the term `violent extremism' means 
        ideologically motivated international terrorism or domestic 
        terrorism, as those terms are defined in section 2331 of title 
        18, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Establishment.--There is in the Department an Office 
for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Head of Office.--The Office for Partnerships Against 
Violent Extremism shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for 
Partnerships Against Violent Extremism, who shall be designated by the 
Secretary and report directly to the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Deputy Assistant Secretary; Assignment of 
Personnel.--The Secretary shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) designate a career Deputy Assistant 
        Secretary for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) assign or hire, as appropriate, permanent 
        staff to the Office for Partnerships Against Violent 
        Extremism.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Responsibilities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary for 
        Partnerships Against Violent Extremism shall be responsible for 
        the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Leading the efforts of the 
                Department to counter violent extremism across all the 
                components and offices of the Department that conduct 
                strategic and supportive efforts to counter violent 
                extremism. Such efforts shall include the 
                following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Partnering with communities 
                        to address vulnerabilities that can be 
                        exploited by violent extremists in the United 
                        States and explore potential remedies for 
                        Government and nongovernment 
                        institutions.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Working with civil society 
                        groups and communities to counter violent 
                        extremist propaganda, messaging, or 
                        recruitment.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) In coordination with the 
                        Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of 
                        the Department, managing the outreach and 
                        engagement efforts of the Department directed 
                        toward communities at risk for radicalization 
                        and recruitment for violent extremist 
                        activities.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) Ensuring relevant 
                        information, research, and products inform 
                        efforts to counter violent extremism.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) Developing and maintaining 
                        Department-wide strategy, plans, policies, and 
                        programs to counter violent extremism. Such 
                        plans shall, at a minimum, address each of the 
                        following:</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) The Department's 
                                plan to leverage new and existing 
                                Internet and other technologies and 
                                social media platforms to improve 
                                nongovernment efforts to counter 
                                violent extremism, as well as the best 
                                practices and lessons learned from 
                                other Federal, State, local, tribal, 
                                territorial, and foreign partners 
                                engaged in similar counter-messaging 
                                efforts.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) The Department's 
                                countering violent extremism-related 
                                engagement efforts.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) The use of 
                                cooperative agreements with State, 
                                local, tribal, territorial, and other 
                                Federal departments and agencies 
                                responsible for efforts relating to 
                                countering violent extremism.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) Coordinating with the 
                        Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of 
                        the Department to ensure all of the activities 
                        of the Department related to countering violent 
                        extremism fully respect the privacy, civil 
                        rights, and civil liberties of all 
                        persons.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) In coordination with the 
                        Under Secretary for Science and Technology and 
                        in consultation with the Under Secretary for 
                        Intelligence and Analysis, identifying and 
                        recommending new empirical research and 
                        analysis requirements to ensure the 
                        dissemination of information and methods for 
                        Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial 
                        countering violent extremism practitioners, 
                        officials, law enforcement, and nongovernmental 
                        partners to utilize such research and 
                        analysis.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) Assessing the methods 
                        used by violent extremists to disseminate 
                        propaganda and messaging to communities at risk 
                        for recruitment by violent 
                        extremists.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Developing a digital engagement 
                strategy that expands the outreach efforts of the 
                Department to counter violent extremist messaging by--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) exploring ways to utilize 
                        relevant Internet and other technologies and 
                        social media platforms; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) maximizing other resources 
                        available to the Department.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Serving as the primary 
                representative of the Department in coordinating 
                countering violent extremism efforts with other Federal 
                departments and agencies and nongovernmental 
                organizations.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Serving as the primary Department-
                level representative in coordinating with the 
                Department of State on international countering violent 
                extremism issues.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) In coordination with the 
                Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency, providing guidance regarding the use of grants 
                made to State, local, and tribal governments under 
                sections 2003 and 2004 under the allowable uses 
                guidelines related to countering violent 
                extremism.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) Developing a plan to expand 
                philanthropic support for domestic efforts related to 
                countering violent extremism, including by identifying 
                viable community projects and needs for possible 
                philanthropic support.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) Administering the assistance 
                described in subsection (f).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Communities at risk.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `communities at risk' shall not include a 
        community that is determined to be at risk solely on the basis 
        of race, religious affiliation, or ethnicity.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Grants To Counter Violent Extremism.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary for 
        Partnerships Against Violent Extremism, in coordination with 
        the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
        and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the 
        Department, shall establish a grant program for eligible 
        community groups and organizations to assist those groups and 
        organizations in establishing counter-messaging campaigns 
        targeting violent extremism and to strengthen community 
        programs to counter violent extremism.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Implementation plan.--Not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant 
        Secretary for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism, in 
        coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
        Liberties of the Department, shall provide to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives an implementation plan for the grant program 
        established under this subsection, including eligibility 
        criteria, application criteria, a methodology for awarding 
        grants, and a plan for monitoring and evaluating grant 
        applications and awards.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Prohibition.--A community group or 
        organization is not eligible for a grant under this subsection 
        if the group or organization has knowingly funded violent 
        extremist activities or organizations known to engage in such 
        activities, as determined by the Assistant Secretary for 
        Partnerships Against Violent Extremism, in coordination with 
        the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
        agencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Strategy To Counter Violent Extremism in the United 
States.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
        to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the 
        Judiciary of the House of Representatives a comprehensive 
        Department strategy to counter violent extremism in the United 
        States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Contents of strategy.--The strategy required 
        under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, address each of the 
        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) The Department's digital engagement 
                effort, including a plan to leverage new and existing 
                Internet, digital, and other technologies and social 
                media platforms to counter violent extremism, as well 
                as the best practices and lessons learned from other 
                Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, 
                nongovernmental, and foreign partners engaged in 
                similar counter-messaging activities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) The Department's countering violent 
                extremism-related engagement and outreach 
                activities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) The use of cooperative agreements 
                with State, local, tribal, territorial, and other 
                Federal departments and agencies responsible for 
                activities relating to countering violent 
                extremism.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Ensuring all activities related to 
                countering violent extremism adhere to relevant 
                Department and applicable Department of Justice 
                guidance regarding privacy, civil rights, and civil 
                liberties, including safeguards against 
                discrimination.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) The development of qualitative and 
                quantitative outcome-based metrics to evaluate the 
                Department's programs and policies to counter violent 
                extremism.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) An analysis of the homeland security 
                risk posed by violent extremism based on the threat 
                environment and empirical data assessing terrorist 
                activities and incidents, and violent extremist 
                propaganda, messaging, or recruitment.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) Information on the Department's 
                near-term, mid-term, and long-term risk-based goals for 
                countering violent extremism, reflecting the risk 
                analysis conducted under subparagraph (F).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Strategic considerations.--In drafting the 
        strategy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        consider including the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Departmental efforts to undertake 
                research to improve the Department's understanding of 
                the risk of violent extremism and to identify ways to 
                improve countering violent extremism activities and 
                programs, including outreach, training, and information 
                sharing programs.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) The opportunities and challenges 
                associated with the establishment of the grant program 
                under subsection (f) that leverages emerging and 
                existing social media and Internet platforms to 
                directly and indirectly counter violent extremist 
                propaganda.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) The Department's nondiscrimination 
                policies as they relate to countering violent 
                extremism.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Departmental efforts to help promote 
                community engagement and partnerships to counter 
                violent extremism in furtherance of the 
                strategy.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Departmental efforts to help 
                increase support for programs and initiatives to 
                counter violent extremism of other Federal, State, 
                local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental, and 
                foreign partners that are in furtherance of the 
                strategy, and which adhere to all relevant 
                constitutional, legal, and privacy 
                protections.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) Departmental efforts to disseminate 
                to local law enforcement and the general public 
                information on resources, such as training guidance, 
                workshop reports, and the violent extremist threat, 
                through multiple platforms, including the development 
                of a dedicated webpage, and information regarding the 
                effectiveness of those efforts.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) Departmental efforts to use 
                cooperative agreements with State, local, tribal, 
                territorial, and other Federal departments and agencies 
                responsible for efforts relating to countering violent 
                extremism, and information regarding the effectiveness 
                of those efforts.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) Information on oversight mechanisms 
                and protections to ensure that activities and programs 
                undertaken pursuant to the strategy adhere to all 
                relevant constitutional, legal, and privacy 
                protections.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) Departmental efforts to conduct 
                oversight of all countering violent extremism training 
                and training materials and other resources developed or 
                funded by the Department.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) Departmental efforts to foster 
                transparency by making, to the extent practicable, all 
                regulations, guidance, documents, policies, and 
                training materials publicly available, including 
                through any webpage developed under subparagraph 
                (F).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Strategic implementation plan.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days 
                after the date on which the Secretary submits the 
                strategy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary 
                of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives an implementation plan for each of the 
                components and offices of the Department with 
                responsibilities under the strategy.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Contents.--The implementation plan 
                required under subparagraph (A) shall include an 
                integrated master schedule and cost estimate for 
                activities and programs contained in the implementation 
                plan, with specificity on how each such activity and 
                program aligns with near-term, mid-term, and long-term 
                goals specified in the strategy required under 
                paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Annual Report.--Beginning in the first fiscal year 
beginning after the date of enactment of this section, and in each of 
the next 5 fiscal years, the Assistant Secretary for Partnerships 
Against Violent Extremism shall submit to Congress an annual report on 
the Office for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism, which shall 
include the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) A description of the status of the programs 
        and policies of the Department for countering violent extremism 
        in the United States, including the budget of the Department 
        for countering violent extremism and the number of full-time 
        employees dedicated to countering violent extremism programs, 
        as well as the number of part-time employees supporting 
        countering violent extremism programs. Each such budget shall 
        include an accounting of all funding amounts for all 
        departmental programs, initiatives, and personnel related to 
        countering violent extremism.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) A description of the efforts of the Office 
        for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism to cooperate with 
        and provide assistance to other Federal departments and 
        agencies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Qualitative and quantitative metrics for 
        evaluating the success of such programs and policies and the 
        steps taken to evaluate the success of such programs and 
        policies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) An accounting of grants awarded by the 
        Department to counter violent extremism, and an accounting of 
        all training specifically aimed at countering violent extremism 
        sponsored by the Department.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Details of the optimal level of personnel 
        and funding for the Office for Partnerships Against Violent 
        Extremism.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) An analysis of how the Department's 
        activities to counter violent extremism correspond and adapt to 
        the threat environment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) A summary of how civil rights and civil 
        liberties are protected in the Department's activities to 
        counter violent extremism.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) An evaluation of the grant program 
        established under subsection (f), including information on the 
        effectiveness of such grants in countering violent 
        extremism.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) A description of how the Office for 
        Partnerships Against Violent Extremism incorporated lessons 
        learned from the countering violent extremism programs and 
        policies of foreign, State, local, tribal, and territorial 
        governments and stakeholder communities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Annual Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, and every year thereafter, the Office for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) conduct a review of the Office for 
        Partnerships Against Violent Extremism activities to ensure 
        that all of the activities of the Office related to countering 
        violent extremism respect the privacy, civil rights, and civil 
        liberties of all persons; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) make publicly available on the website of 
        the Department a report containing the results of the review 
        conducted under paragraph (1).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
103 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 104. Office for Partnerships Against Violent 
                            Extremism.''.
<DELETED>    (c) Sunset.--Effective on the date that is 7 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) section 104 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002, as added by subsection (a), is repealed; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the table of contents in section 1(b) of the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended 
        by striking the item relating to section 104.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF THE OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST VIOLENT 
              EXTREMISM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after section 801 the following:

``SEC. 802. OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST VIOLENT EXTREMISM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            ``(2) Assistant secretary.--The term `Assistant Secretary' 
        means the Assistant Secretary for Partnerships Against Violent 
        Extremism designated under subsection (c).
            ``(3) Countering violent extremism.--The term `countering 
        violent extremism' means proactive and relevant actions to 
        counter recruitment, radicalization, and mobilization to 
        violence and to address the immediate factors that lead to 
        violent extremism and radicalization.
            ``(4) Domestic terrorism; international terrorism.--The 
        terms `domestic terrorism' and `international terrorism' have 
        the meanings given those terms in section 2331 of title 18, 
        United States Code.
            ``(5) Radicalization.--The term `radicalization' means the 
        process by which an individual chooses to facilitate or commit 
        domestic terrorism or international terrorism.
            ``(6) Violent extremism.--The term `violent extremism' 
        means international or domestic terrorism.
    ``(b) Establishment.--There is in the Department an Office for 
Partnerships Against Violent Extremism.
    ``(c) Head of Office.--The Office for Partnerships Against Violent 
Extremism shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Partnerships 
Against Violent Extremism, who shall be designated by the Secretary and 
report directly to the Secretary.
    ``(d) Deputy Assistant Secretary; Assignment of Personnel.--The 
Secretary shall--
            ``(1) designate a career Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
        Partnerships Against Violent Extremism; and
            ``(2) assign or hire, as appropriate, permanent staff to 
        the Office for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism.
    ``(e) Responsibilities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall be 
        responsible for the following:
                    ``(A) Leading the efforts of the Department to 
                counter violent extremism across all the components and 
                offices of the Department that conduct strategic and 
                supportive efforts to counter violent extremism. Such 
                efforts shall include the following:
                            ``(i) Partnering with communities to 
                        address vulnerabilities that can be exploited 
                        by violent extremists in the United States and 
                        explore potential remedies for Government and 
                        non-government institutions.
                            ``(ii) Working with civil society groups 
                        and communities to counter violent extremist 
                        propaganda, messaging, or recruitment.
                            ``(iii) In coordination with the Office for 
                        Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the 
                        Department, managing the outreach and 
                        engagement efforts of the Department directed 
                        toward communities at risk for radicalization 
                        and recruitment for violent extremist 
                        activities.
                            ``(iv) Ensuring relevant information, 
                        research, and products inform efforts to 
                        counter violent extremism.
                            ``(v) Developing and maintaining 
                        Department-wide strategy, plans, policies, and 
                        programs to counter violent extremism. Such 
                        plans shall, at a minimum, address each of the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) The Department's plan to 
                                leverage new and existing Internet and 
                                other technologies and social media 
                                platforms to improve non-government 
                                efforts to counter violent extremism, 
                                as well as the best practices and 
                                lessons learned from other Federal, 
                                State, local, tribal, territorial, and 
                                foreign partners engaged in similar 
                                counter-messaging efforts.
                                    ``(II) The Department's countering 
                                violent extremism-related engagement 
                                efforts.
                                    ``(III) The use of cooperative 
                                agreements with State, local, tribal, 
                                territorial, and other Federal 
                                departments and agencies responsible 
                                for efforts relating to countering 
                                violent extremism.
                            ``(vi) Coordinating with the Office for 
                        Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the 
                        Department to ensure all of the activities of 
                        the Department related to countering violent 
                        extremism fully respect the privacy, civil 
                        rights, and civil liberties of all persons.
                            ``(vii) In coordination with the Under 
                        Secretary for Science and Technology and in 
                        consultation with the Under Secretary for 
                        Intelligence and Analysis, identifying and 
                        recommending new empirical research and 
                        analysis requirements to ensure the 
                        dissemination of information and methods for 
                        Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial 
                        countering violent extremism practitioners, 
                        officials, law enforcement personnel, and non-
                        governmental partners to utilize such research 
                        and analysis.
                            ``(viii) Assessing the methods used by 
                        violent extremists to disseminate propaganda 
                        and messaging to communities at risk for 
                        recruitment by violent extremists.
                    ``(B) Developing a digital engagement strategy that 
                expands the outreach efforts of the Department to 
                counter violent extremist messaging by--
                            ``(i) exploring ways to utilize relevant 
                        Internet and other technologies and social 
                        media platforms; and
                            ``(ii) maximizing other resources available 
                        to the Department.
                    ``(C) Serving as the primary representative of the 
                Department in coordinating countering violent extremism 
                efforts with other Federal departments and agencies and 
                non-governmental organizations.
                    ``(D) Serving as the primary Department-level 
                representative in coordinating with the Department of 
                State on international countering violent extremism 
                issues.
                    ``(E) In coordination with the Administrator, 
                providing guidance regarding the use of grants made to 
                State, local, and tribal governments under sections 
                2003 and 2004 under the allowable uses guidelines 
                related to countering violent extremism.
                    ``(F) Developing a plan to expand philanthropic 
                support for domestic efforts related to countering 
                violent extremism, including by identifying viable 
                community projects and needs for possible philanthropic 
                support.
            ``(2) Communities at risk.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `communities at risk' shall not include a 
        community that is determined to be at risk solely on the basis 
        of race, religious affiliation, or ethnicity.
    ``(f) Strategy to Counter Violent Extremism in the United States.--
            ``(1) Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the 
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
        and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
        Representatives a comprehensive Department strategy to counter 
        violent extremism in the United States.
            ``(2) Contents of strategy.--The strategy required under 
        paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, address each of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) The Department's digital engagement effort, 
                including a plan to leverage new and existing Internet, 
                digital, and other technologies and social media 
                platforms to counter violent extremism, as well as the 
                best practices and lessons learned from other Federal, 
                State, local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental, and 
                foreign partners engaged in similar counter-messaging 
                activities.
                    ``(B) The Department's countering violent 
                extremism-related engagement and outreach activities.
                    ``(C) The use of cooperative agreements with State, 
                local, tribal, territorial, and other Federal 
                departments and agencies responsible for activities 
                relating to countering violent extremism.
                    ``(D) Ensuring all activities related to countering 
                violent extremism adhere to relevant Department and 
                applicable Department of Justice guidance regarding 
                privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, including 
                safeguards against discrimination.
                    ``(E) The development of qualitative and 
                quantitative outcome-based metrics to evaluate the 
                Department's programs and policies to counter violent 
                extremism.
                    ``(F) An analysis of the homeland security risk 
                posed by violent extremism based on the threat 
                environment and empirical data assessing terrorist 
                activities and incidents, and violent extremist 
                propaganda, messaging, or recruitment.
                    ``(G) Information on the Department's near-term, 
                mid-term, and long-term risk-based goals for countering 
                violent extremism, reflecting the risk analysis 
                conducted under subparagraph (F).
            ``(3) Strategic considerations.--In drafting the strategy 
        required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider 
        including the following:
                    ``(A) Departmental efforts to undertake research to 
                improve the Department's understanding of the risk of 
                violent extremism and to identify ways to improve 
                countering violent extremism activities and programs, 
                including outreach, training, and information sharing 
                programs.
                    ``(B) The Department's nondiscrimination policies 
                as they relate to countering violent extremism.
                    ``(C) Departmental efforts to help promote 
                community engagement and partnerships to counter 
                violent extremism in furtherance of the strategy.
                    ``(D) Departmental efforts to help increase support 
                for programs and initiatives to counter violent 
                extremism of other Federal, State, local, tribal, 
                territorial, nongovernmental, and foreign partners that 
                are in furtherance of the strategy, and which adhere to 
                all relevant constitutional, legal, and privacy 
                protections.
                    ``(E) Departmental efforts to disseminate to local 
                law enforcement agencies and the general public 
                information on resources, such as training guidance, 
                workshop reports, and the violent extremist threat, 
                through multiple platforms, including the development 
                of a dedicated webpage, and information regarding the 
                effectiveness of those efforts.
                    ``(F) Departmental efforts to use cooperative 
                agreements with State, local, tribal, territorial, and 
                other Federal departments and agencies responsible for 
                efforts relating to countering violent extremism, and 
                information regarding the effectiveness of those 
                efforts.
                    ``(G) Information on oversight mechanisms and 
                protections to ensure that activities and programs 
                undertaken pursuant to the strategy adhere to all 
                relevant constitutional, legal, and privacy 
                protections.
                    ``(H) Departmental efforts to conduct oversight of 
                all countering violent extremism training and training 
                materials and other resources developed or funded by 
                the Department.
                    ``(I) Departmental efforts to foster transparency 
                by making, to the extent practicable, all regulations, 
                guidance, documents, policies, and training materials 
                publicly available, including through any webpage 
                developed under subparagraph (E).
            ``(4) Strategic implementation plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                date on which the Secretary submits the strategy 
                required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
                submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
                the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
                Security of the House of Representatives, and the 
                Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives an implementation plan for each of the 
                components and offices of the Department with 
                responsibilities under the strategy.
                    ``(B) Contents.--The implementation plan required 
                under subparagraph (A) shall include an integrated 
                master schedule and cost estimate for activities and 
                programs contained in the implementation plan, with 
                specificity on how each such activity and program 
                aligns with near-term, mid-term, and long-term goals 
                specified in the strategy required under paragraph (1).
    ``(g) Annual Report.--Not later than April 1, 2017, and annually 
thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual 
report on the Office for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism, which 
shall include the following:
            ``(1) A description of the status of the programs and 
        policies of the Department for countering violent extremism in 
        the United States.
            ``(2) A description of the efforts of the Office for 
        Partnerships Against Violent Extremism to cooperate with and 
        provide assistance to other Federal departments and agencies.
            ``(3) Qualitative and quantitative metrics for evaluating 
        the success of such programs and policies and the steps taken 
        to evaluate the success of such programs and policies.
            ``(4) An accounting of--
                    ``(A) grants and cooperative agreements awarded by 
                the Department to counter violent extremism; and
                    ``(B) all training specifically aimed at countering 
                violent extremism sponsored by the Department.
            ``(5) An analysis of how the Department's activities to 
        counter violent extremism correspond and adapt to the threat 
        environment.
            ``(6) A summary of how civil rights and civil liberties are 
        protected in the Department's activities to counter violent 
        extremism.
            ``(7) An evaluation of the use of section 2003 and section 
        2004 grants and cooperative agreements awarded to support 
        efforts of local communities in the United States to counter 
        violent extremism, including information on the effectiveness 
        of such grants and cooperative agreements in countering violent 
        extremism.
            ``(8) A description of how the Office for Partnerships 
        Against Violent Extremism incorporated lessons learned from the 
        countering violent extremism programs and policies of foreign, 
        State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and 
        stakeholder communities.
    ``(h) Annual Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section, and every year thereafter, the Office for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department shall--
            ``(1) conduct a review of the Office for Partnerships 
        Against Violent Extremism activities to ensure that all of the 
        activities of the Office related to countering violent 
        extremism respect the privacy, civil rights, and civil 
        liberties of all persons; and
            ``(2) make publicly available on the website of the 
        Department a report containing the results of the review 
        conducted under paragraph (1).''; and
            (2) in section 2008(b)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) to support any organization or group which 
                has knowingly or recklessly funded domestic terrorism 
                or international terrorism (as those terms are defined 
                in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code) or 
                organization or group known to engage in or recruit to 
                such activities, as determined by the Assistant 
                Secretary for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism in 
                consultation with the Administrator and the heads of 
                other appropriate Federal departments and agencies.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 note) 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 801 the 
following:

``Sec. 802. Office for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism.''.
    (c) Sunset.--Effective on the date that is 7 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act--
            (1) section 802 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
        added by subsection (a), is repealed; and
            (2) the table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 802.
                                                       Calendar No. 552

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2522

                          [Report No. 114-296]

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to build partnerships to 
                    prevent violence by extremists.

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                             July 11, 2016

                       Reported with an amendment