[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1768-S1775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION

      By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
        Klobuchar, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
        Heinrich, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Blumenthal):
  S. 945. A bill to provide temporary impact aid construction grants to 
eligible local educational agencies, and for

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other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions.
  Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, during the last year we have all 
experienced the impacts of the coronavirus on everyday life. The 
coronavirus has shuttered businesses, closed schools, cancelled events, 
and overwhelmed hospitals and other health care facilities. It has 
fundamentally changed how we live our lives.
  I can think of few better examples of where this has been the case 
than in our K-12 schools. Hawaii public school students, parents, and 
teachers have told me about how they have been impacted by the 
coronavirus. I have learned about the challenges they have faced with 
school closures, and heard about how they have adjusted to distance and 
hybrid learning--two terms that were pretty unfamiliar just a year ago. 
They are ready to return to the classroom.
  But they need to return safely. That's why Congress recently provided 
an additional $130 billion for K-12 schools--to make sure that when 
they do reopen, they have the necessary resources to provide healthy 
and safe learning environments for students. If nothing else, the 
coronavirus has demonstrated how important these environments are for 
student success.
  Unfortunately, however, we know that even before the coronavirus many 
students lacked access to these environments--including students in 
federally impacted school districts.
  In many ways it comes down to school facilities. A recent survey 
identified $4.2 billion in school facility needs in federally impacted 
schools. These were basic health and safety needs to address issues 
like lead and mold remediation; electrical, HV AC, and plumbing 
upgrades; leaky roofs; expired boilers; outdated technology; and 
others--hardly conditions where students can be expected to succeed.
  We need to make bold investments. We need to make them now.
  That's why I am reintroducing the Impact Aid Infrastructure Act (or 
``IAIA'') for the 117th Congress. IAIA provides $1 billion in 
supplemental funding for Impact Aid Construction Grants in FY2022. 
Specifically, the bill provides funding for competitive and formula 
grants that would help our federally impacted schools build, renovate, 
repair, and otherwise improve their facilities.
  With these funds, federally impacted schools that are severely 
disadvantaged when it comes to raising revenue to finance projects 
would receive much-needed assistance.
  We can certainly do more for these districts, but this investment is 
a start.
  I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.
  I yield the floor.
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      By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Smith, 
        Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Daines):
  S. 949. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to 
foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency 
among packers that purchase livestock from producers; to the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, on another subject, over the years, the 
consolidation of the beef industry has threatened the livelihood of 
Iowa farm families and rural communities where they reside, and it 
isn't limited to just Iowa. This would be farmers all over the country.
  I have been working since 2002 to increase the producers' leverage 
against processors, improve market price discovery, and better situate 
independent Iowa cattlemen in the fed cattle markets.
  This past year, these issues became even more apparent and urgent 
because of the COVID pandemic. While the cattle industry has internally 
looked for ways to increase the amount of cash trade, it has not been 
able to find a solution.
  Unfortunately, this means that government intervention is needed as 
it is past time for a solution. The government needs to step in to 
guarantee that the free market treats cattlemen fairly.
  From the 2012 USDA ``Agriculture Census'' to the 2017 ``Agriculture 
Census,'' Iowa lost nearly 1,500 cattle producers. While we don't have 
USDA statistics from the past 2 years, the release of the 2022 USDA 
``Agriculture Census'' will likely see an even more dramatic loss of 
producers because of the pandemic. I know this because of my many 
conversations I have with independent cattle producers from nearly 
every county in Iowa.
  During my meetings in all 99 Iowa counties, cattle market 
transparency and my bill introduced last Congress with Senator Tester, 
mandating 50 percent of negotiated cash trade in the cattle markets, is 
one of the most mentioned topics at those county meetings. The aid that 
Congress offered via the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 
provided over $7 billion in assistance to cattle producers so far.
  However, this assistance is merely a bandaid covering a gaping wound. 
Congress must step up again and, instead of providing payments to 
producers, make sure that producers have access to fair and transparent 
markets. From the Holcomb, KS, fire at a Tyson's facility to the widely 
reported closures of processing plants due to the coronavirus 
outbreaks, we continue to see a wide disparity between the cash price 
of fed cattle and the price of boxed beef, which, in turn, affects 
consumer costs.
  Normally, the packer spread between the price of live cattle and 
boxed beef is about $21 per hundredweight, but USDA's report on the 
coronavirus shutdowns showed that, last May, this spread was $279, as 
opposed to that usual $21 per hundredweight, the highest since 
reporting began 20 years ago.
  It is just part of a pattern that has evolved during my time in the 
Senate. That pattern is that farmers are getting a smaller amount of 
the overall dollar for their food production.
  I appreciate the leadership from Secretary Perdue in issuing their 
USDA report last August. That report helps the cause for the Grassley-
Tester legislation. Beyond just highlighting problems, Perdue also 
offered recommendations, one of which was for Congress to consider a 
mechanism to mandate a level of negotiated cash trade. This is not a 
new issue in the beef industry. In fact, I first introduced a bill that 
would mandate cash trade way back almost 20 years.
  Today, on behalf of Iowa's independent cattle producers, I am proud 
to reintroduce my bill with Senator Tester to mandate negotiated cash 
trade at 50 percent. Without a mandated amount of cash trade, producers 
continue to be residual suppliers and will lack leverage to fairly 
negotiate with packing companies.
  Earlier this month, Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska introduced the 
Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021. There are some excellent 
provisions in Senator Fischer's bill, such as the creation of a 
contract library, as well as new required reports on the number of 
cattle scheduled for delivery. These provisions will add great 
transparency and great price discovery. They are important to Iowans, 
as they are to Nebraskans.
  However, when it comes to a negotiated amount of cash trade, Senator 
Fischer's bill only mandates a regional minimum. This means price 
discovery would still be reliant upon cattle producers who already are 
negotiating.
  So what is price discovery?
  Well, put simply, price discovery is where a buyer and a seller agree 
on a price and a transaction occurs
  Cattle producers of all sizes and in all regions recognize that price 
discovery is a public good, a very good public good. These producers 
also realize that the thinning of the cash market is a serious problem 
for all market participants. Producers in the Midwest of the U.S. 
reporting regions already provide ample price discovery by putting in 
hard work and selling cattle using negotiated means at nearly 60 
percent. They do this while producers who sell with formulas use these 
prices in their contracts. That is why something must be done. Any 
legislative solution should address the imbalance of the cash trade 
across the entire beef belt.
  My bill with Senator Tester would simply shift the burden of price 
discovery from independent producers, like those in Iowa, and spread it 
evenly among all cattle producers.
  I am looking forward to working with Senator Fischer and the entire 
Senate Agriculture Committee to

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make permanent changes in mandatory price reporting, which needs to be 
reauthorized by September 30 of this year.
  Cattle producers are counting on us to make changes. We can no longer 
take a wait-and-see approach. The beef industry employs hundreds of 
thousands of hard-working men and women who work each day to help feed 
our country and the world, but the USDA Agriculture Census shows we are 
losing these producers.
  I am asking my colleagues in the Senate to cosponsor my bill with 
Senator Tester to ensure the strength of the beef supply chain and to 
support our cattle producers
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      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
        Schatz, and Ms. Baldwin):
  S. 961. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained 
national investment in basic science research; to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 961

       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 ``American Innovation Act''.

     SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR INNOVATION.

       (a) In General.--There are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated, and appropriated, out of any monies in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following:
       (1) National science foundation.--For the National Science 
     Foundation--
       (A) for fiscal year 2022, $9,081,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2023, $9,716,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2024, $10,397,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2025, $11,124,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2026, $11,903,000,000;
       (F) for fiscal year 2027, $12,736,000,000;
       (G) for fiscal year 2028, $13,628,000,000;
       (H) for fiscal year 2029, $14,582,000,000;
       (I) for fiscal year 2030, $15,603,000,000;
       (J) for fiscal year 2031, $16,695,000,000; and
       (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), 
     during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index 
     for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (2) Department of energy, office of science.--For the 
     Office of Science at the Department of Energy--
       (A) for fiscal year 2022, $7,518,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2023, $8,044,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2024, $8,607,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2025, $9,210,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2026, $9,854,000,000;
       (F) for fiscal year 2027, $10,544,000,000;
       (G) for fiscal year 2028, $11,282,000,000;
       (H) for fiscal year 2029, $12,072,000,000;
       (I) for fiscal year 2030, $12,917,000,000;
       (J) for fiscal year 2031, $13,821,000,000; and
       (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), 
     during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index 
     for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (3) Department of defense science and technology 
     programs.--For the Department of Defense science and 
     technology programs--
       (A) for fiscal year 2022, $18,054,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2023, $19,318,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2024, $20,670,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2025, $22,117,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2026, $23,665,000,000;
       (F) for fiscal year 2027, $25,322,000,000;
       (G) for fiscal year 2028, $27,094,000,000;
       (H) for fiscal year 2029, $28,991,000,000;
       (I) for fiscal year 2030, $31,020,000,000;
       (J) for fiscal year 2031, $33,192,000,000; and
       (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), 
     during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index 
     for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (4) National institute of standards and technology 
     scientific and technical research and services.--For the 
     scientific and technical research and services of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology at the 
     Department of Commerce--
       (A) for fiscal year 2022, $843,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2023, $902,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2024, $965,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2025, $1,033,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2026, $1,105,000,000;
       (F) for fiscal year 2027, $1,183,000,000;
       (G) for fiscal year 2028, $1,265,000,000;
       (H) for fiscal year 2029, $1,354,000,000;
       (I) for fiscal year 2030, $1,449,000,000;
       (J) for fiscal year 2031, $1,550,000,000; and
       (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), 
     during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index 
     for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (5) National aeronautics and space administration science 
     mission directorate.--For the Science Mission Directorate at 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration--
       (A) for fiscal year 2022, $7,728,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2023, $8,268,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2024, $8,847,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2025, $9,467,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2026, $10,129,000,000;
       (F) for fiscal year 2027, $10,838,000,000;
       (G) for fiscal year 2028, $11,597,000,000;
       (H) for fiscal year 2029, $12,409,000,000;
       (I) for fiscal year 2030, $13,277,000,000;
       (J) for fiscal year 2031, $14,207,000,000; and
       (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), 
     during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index 
     for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection 
     (a) shall remain available until expended.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Department of defense science and technology 
     programs.--The term ``Department of Defense science and 
     technology programs'' means the appropriations accounts that 
     support the various institutes, offices, and centers that 
     make up the Department of Defense science and technology 
     programs.
       (2) National science foundation.--The term ``National 
     Science Foundation'' means the appropriations accounts that 
     support the various institutes, offices, and centers that 
     make up the National Science Foundation.
       (3) Office of science at the department of energy.--The 
     term ``Office of Science at the Department of Energy'' means 
     the appropriations accounts that support the various 
     institutes, offices, and centers that make up the Department 
     of Energy Office of Science.
       (4) Science mission directorate at the national aeronautics 
     and space administration.--The term ``Science Mission 
     Directorate at the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration'' means the appropriations accounts that 
     support the various institutes, offices, and centers that 
     make up the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     Science Mission Directorate.
       (5) Scientific and technical research and services of the 
     national institute of standards and technology.--The term 
     ``scientific and technical research and services of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology'' means the 
     appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, 
     offices, and centers that make up the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology scientific and technical research 
     and services.
       (d) Exemption of Certain Appropriations From 
     Sequestration.--
       (1) In general.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C. 
     905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``Advances to the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds (16-0327-0-1-600).'' 
     the following:
       ``Appropriations under the American Innovation Act.''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (e) Budgetary Effects.--
       (1) Statutory paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of 
     this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 
     maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay As-
     You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)).
       (2) Senate paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
     section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard 
     maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 
     (115th Congress).
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      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
        Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Klobuchar):
  S. 962. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained 
national investment in biomedical research; to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 962

       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 ``American Cures Act''.

     SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR INNOVATION.

       (a) In General.--There are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated, and appropriated, out of any monies in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following:
       (1) National institutes of health.--For the National 
     Institutes of Health at the Department of Health and Human 
     Services--
       (A) for fiscal year 2022, $45,903,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2023, $49,116,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2024, $52,554,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2025, $56,233,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2026, $60,169,000,000;
       (F) for fiscal year 2027, $64,380,000,000;

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       (G) for fiscal year 2028, $68,890,000,000;
       (H) for fiscal year 2029, $73,710,000,000;
       (I) for fiscal year 2030, $78,870,000,000;
       (J) for fiscal year 2031, $84,390,000,000; and
       (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), 
     during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index 
     for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (2) Centers for disease control and prevention.--For the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Department 
     of Health and Human Services--
       (A) for fiscal year 2022, $8,453,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2023, $9,044,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2024, $9,667,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2025, $10,354,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2026, $11,079,000,000;
       (F) for fiscal year 2027, $11,850,000,000;
       (G) for fiscal year 2028, $12,680,000,000;
       (H) for fiscal year 2029, $13,570,000,000;
       (I) for fiscal year 2030, $14,520,000,000;
       (J) for fiscal year 2031, $15,540,000,000; and
       (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), 
     during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index 
     for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (3) Research, development, test, and evaluation program of 
     the department of defense health program.--For the research, 
     development, test, and evaluation program of the Department 
     of Defense health program--
       (A) for fiscal year 2022, $2,890,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2023, $3,090,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2024, $3,310,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2025, $3,540,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2026, $3,790,000,000;
       (F) for fiscal year 2027, $4,060,000,000;
       (G) for fiscal year 2028, $4,340,000,000;
       (H) for fiscal year 2029, $4,640,000,000;
       (I) for fiscal year 2030, $4,970,000,000;
       (J) for fiscal year 2031, $5,320,000,000; and
       (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), 
     during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index 
     for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (4) Medical and prosthetics research program of the 
     department of veterans affairs.--For the medical and 
     prosthetics research program of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs--
       (A) for fiscal year 2022, $872,000,000;
       (B) for fiscal year 2023, $933,000,000;
       (C) for fiscal year 2024, $998,000,000;
       (D) for fiscal year 2025, $1,070,000,000;
       (E) for fiscal year 2026, $1,140,000,000;
       (F) for fiscal year 2027, $1,220,000,000;
       (G) for fiscal year 2028, $1,310,000,000;
       (H) for fiscal year 2029, $1,400,000,000;
       (I) for fiscal year 2030, $1,500,000,000;
       (J) for fiscal year 2031, $1,600,000,000; and
       (K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), 
     during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index 
     for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics.
       (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection 
     (a) shall remain available until expended.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Centers for disease control and prevention.--The term 
     ``Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'' means the 
     appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, 
     offices, and centers that make up the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention.
       (2) Research, development, test, and evaluation program of 
     the department of defense health program.--The term 
     ``research, development, test, and evaluation program of the 
     Department of Defense health program'' means the 
     appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, 
     offices, and centers that make up the research, development, 
     test, and evaluation program of the Department of Defense 
     health program.
       (3) Medical and prosthetics research program of the 
     department of veterans affairs.--The term ``medical and 
     prosthetics research program of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs'' means the appropriations accounts that support the 
     various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the 
     medical and prosthetics research program of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       (4) National institutes of health.--The term ``National 
     Institutes of Health'' means the appropriations accounts that 
     support the various institutes, offices, and centers that 
     make up the National Institutes of Health.
       (d) Exemption of Certain Appropriations From 
     Sequestration.--
       (1) In general.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C. 
     905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``Advances to the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds (16-0327-0-1-600).'' 
     the following:
       ``Appropriations under the American Cures Act.''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (e) Budgetary Effects.--
       (1) Statutory paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of 
     this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 
     maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay As-
     You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)).
       (2) Senate paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
     section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard 
     maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 
     (115th Congress).
                                 ______
                                 
      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Duckworth):
  S. 963. A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices 
within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic 
terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to 
prevent domestic terrorism, and for other purposes; read the first 
time.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 963

       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 ``Domestic Terrorism and Hate 
     Crimes Prevention Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act--
       (1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation;
       (2) the term ``domestic terrorism'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, 
     except that it does not include acts perpetrated by 
     individuals associated with or inspired by--
       (A) a foreign person or organization designated as a 
     foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
       (B) an individual or organization designated under 
     Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); or
       (C) a state sponsor of terrorism as determined by the 
     Secretary of State under section 6(j) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605), section 40 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or section 620A 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
       (3) the term ``Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee'' 
     means the committee within the Department of Justice tasked 
     with assessing and sharing information about ongoing domestic 
     terrorism threats;
       (4) the term ``hate crime incident'' means an act described 
     in section 241, 245, 247, or 249 of title 18, United States 
     Code, or in section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3631);
       (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security; and
       (6) the term ``uniformed services'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 3. OFFICES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

       (a) Authorization of Offices To Monitor, Analyze, 
     Investigate, and Prosecute Domestic Terrorism.--
       (1) Domestic terrorism unit.--There is authorized a 
     Domestic Terrorism Unit in the Office of Intelligence and 
     Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, which shall 
     be responsible for monitoring and analyzing domestic 
     terrorism activity.
       (2) Domestic terrorism office.--There is authorized a 
     Domestic Terrorism Office in the Counterterrorism Section of 
     the National Security Division of the Department of Justice--
       (A) which shall be responsible for investigating and 
     prosecuting incidents of domestic terrorism; and
       (B) which shall be headed by the Domestic Terrorism 
     Counsel.
       (3) Domestic terrorism section of the fbi.--There is 
     authorized a Domestic Terrorism Section within the 
     Counterterrorism Division of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, which shall be responsible for investigating 
     domestic terrorism activity.
       (4) Staffing.--The Secretary, the Attorney General, and the 
     Director shall each ensure that each office authorized under 
     this section in their respective agencies shall--
       (A) have adequate number of employees to perform the 
     required duties;
       (B) have not less than one employee dedicated to ensuring 
     compliance with civil rights and civil liberties laws and 
     regulations; and
       (C) require that all employees undergo annual anti-bias 
     training.
       (5) Sunset.--The offices authorized under this subsection 
     shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Joint Report on Domestic Terrorism.--
       (1) Biannual report required.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, and each 6 months 
     thereafter for the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     the Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation shall submit a joint report authored by the 
     domestic terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3) of subsection (a) to--

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       (A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) an assessment of the domestic terrorism threat posed by 
     White supremacists and neo-Nazis, including White supremacist 
     and neo-Nazi infiltration of Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement agencies and the uniformed services; and
       (B)(i) in the first report, an analysis of incidents or 
     attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that have occurred 
     in the United States since April 19, 1995, including any 
     White-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents; 
     and
       (ii) in each subsequent report, an analysis of incidents or 
     attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that occurred in 
     the United States during the preceding 6 months, including 
     any White-supremacist-related incidents or attempted 
     incidents; and
       (C) a quantitative analysis of domestic terrorism for the 
     preceding 6 months, including--
       (i) the number of--

       (I) domestic terrorism related assessments initiated by the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the number of 
     assessments from each classification and subcategory, with a 
     specific classification or subcategory for those related to 
     White supremacism;
       (II) domestic terrorism-related preliminary investigations 
     initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including 
     the number of preliminary investigations from each 
     classification and subcategory, with a specific 
     classification or subcategory for those related to White 
     supremacism, and how many preliminary investigations resulted 
     from assessments;
       (III) domestic terrorism-related full investigations 
     initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including 
     the number of full investigations from each classification 
     and subcategory, with a specific classification or 
     subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and how 
     many full investigations resulted from preliminary 
     investigations and assessments;
       (IV) domestic terrorism-related incidents, including the 
     number of incidents from each classification and subcategory, 
     with a specific classification or subcategory for those 
     related to White supremacism, the number of deaths and 
     injuries resulting from each incident, and a detailed 
     explanation of each incident;
       (V) Federal domestic terrorism-related arrests, including 
     the number of arrests from each classification and 
     subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory 
     for those related to White supremacism, and a detailed 
     explanation of each arrest;
       (VI) Federal domestic terrorism-related indictments, 
     including the number of indictments from each classification 
     and subcategory, with a specific classification or 
     subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a 
     detailed explanation of each indictment;
       (VII) Federal domestic terrorism-related prosecutions, 
     including the number of incidents from each classification 
     and subcategory, with a specific classification or 
     subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a 
     detailed explanation of each prosecution;
       (VIII) Federal domestic terrorism-related convictions, 
     including the number of convictions from each classification 
     and subcategory, with a specific classification or 
     subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a 
     detailed explanation of each conviction; and
       (IX) Federal domestic terrorism-related weapons recoveries, 
     including the number of each type of weapon and the number of 
     weapons from each classification and subcategory, with a 
     specific classification or subcategory for those related to 
     White supremacism; and

       (ii) an explanation of each individual case that progressed 
     through more than 1 of the stages described under clause 
     (i)--

       (I) including the specific classification or subcategory 
     for each case; and
       (II) not including personally identifiable information not 
     otherwise releasable to the public.

       (3) Hate crimes.--In compiling a joint report under this 
     subsection, the domestic terrorism offices authorized under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall, in 
     consultation with the Civil Rights Division of the Department 
     of Justice and the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, review each hate crime incident reported 
     during the preceding 6 months to determine whether the 
     incident also constitutes a domestic terrorism-related 
     incident.
       (4) Classification and public release.--Each report 
     submitted under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) unclassified, to the greatest extent possible, with a 
     classified annex only if necessary; and
       (B) in the case of the unclassified portion of the report, 
     posted on the public websites of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation.
       (5) Nonduplication.--If two or more provisions of this 
     subsection or any other law impose requirements on an agency 
     to report or analyze information on domestic terrorism that 
     are substantially similar, the agency shall construe such 
     provisions as mutually supplemental, so as to provide for the 
     most extensive reporting or analysis, and shall comply with 
     each such requirement as fully as possible.
       (c) Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee.--There is 
     authorized a Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee, which 
     shall--
       (1) meet on a regular basis, and not less regularly than 4 
     times each year, to coordinate with United States Attorneys 
     and other key public safety officials across the country to 
     promote information sharing and ensure an effective, 
     responsive, and organized joint effort to combat domestic 
     terrorism; and
       (2) be co-chaired by--
       (A) the Domestic Terrorism Counsel authorized under 
     subsection (a)(2)(B);
       (B) a United States Attorney or Assistant United States 
     Attorney;
       (C) a member of the National Security Division of the 
     Department of Justice; and
       (D) a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (d) Focus on Greatest Threats.--The domestic terrorism 
     offices authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     subsection (a) shall focus their limited resources on the 
     most significant domestic terrorism threats, as determined by 
     the number of domestic terrorism-related incidents from each 
     category and subclassification in the joint report for the 
     preceding 6 months required under subsection (b).

     SEC. 4. TRAINING TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

       (a) Required Training and Resources.--The Secretary, the 
     Attorney General, and the Director shall review the anti-
     terrorism training and resource programs of their respective 
     agencies that are provided to Federal, State, local, and 
     Tribal law enforcement agencies, including the State and 
     Local Anti-Terrorism Program that is funded by the Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice, and ensure 
     that such programs include training and resources to assist 
     State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in 
     understanding, detecting, deterring, and investigating acts 
     of domestic terrorism and White supremacist and neo-Nazi 
     infiltration of law enforcement and corrections agencies. The 
     domestic-terrorism training shall focus on the most 
     significant domestic terrorism threats, as determined by the 
     quantitative analysis in the joint report required under 
     section 3(b).
       (b) Requirement.--Any individual who provides domestic 
     terrorism training required under this section shall have--
       (1) expertise in domestic terrorism; and
       (2) relevant academic, law enforcement, or other community-
     based experience in matters related to domestic terrorism.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and twice each year thereafter, the 
     Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall each 
     submit a biannual report to the committees of Congress 
     described in section 3(b)(1) on the domestic terrorism 
     training implemented by their respective agencies under this 
     section, which shall include copies of all training materials 
     used and the names and qualifications of the individuals who 
     provide the training.
       (2) Classification and public release.--Each report 
     submitted under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) unclassified, to the greatest extent possible, with a 
     classified annex only if necessary; and
       (B) in the case of the unclassified portion of each report, 
     posted on the public website of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation.

     SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Director, 
     the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     an interagency task force to analyze and combat White 
     supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed 
     services and Federal law enforcement agencies.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     interagency task force is established under subsection (a), 
     the Attorney General, the Director, the Secretary, and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit a joint report on the 
     findings of the task force and the response of the Attorney 
     General, the Director, the Secretary, and the Secretary of 
     Defense to such findings, to--
       (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (H) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Classification and public release.--The report 
     submitted under paragraph (1) shall be--

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       (A) submitted in unclassified form, to the greatest extent 
     possible, with a classified annex only if necessary; and
       (B) in the case of the unclassified portion of the report, 
     posted on the public website of the Department of Defense, 
     the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of 
     Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

     SEC. 6. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUPPORT FOR HATE CRIME 
                   INCIDENTS WITH A NEXUS TO DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

       (a) Community Relations Service.--The Community Relations 
     Service of the Department of Justice, authorized under 
     section 1001(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
     2000g), may offer the support of the Service to communities 
     where the Department of Justice has brought charges in a hate 
     crime incident that has a nexus to domestic terrorism.
       (b) Federal Bureau of Investigation.--Section 249 of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Federal Bureau of Investigation.--The Attorney 
     General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, shall assign a special agent or hate crimes 
     liaison to each field office of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to investigate hate crimes incidents with a 
     nexus to domestic terrorism (as such term is defined in 
     section 2 of the Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes 
     Prevention Act of 2021).''.

     SEC. 7. REVIEW OF COVID-19 HATE CRIMES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 14 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall designate 
     an officer or employee of the Department of Justice whose 
     sole responsibility during the applicable period shall be to 
     facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes and 
     reports of any such crime to Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement agencies.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Applicable period.--The term ``applicable period'' 
     means the period beginning on the date on which the officer 
     or employee is designated under subsection (a), and ending on 
     the date that is 1 year after the date on which the emergency 
     period described in subparagraph (B) of section 1135(g)(1) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(g)(1)) ends, 
     except that the Attorney General may extend such period as 
     appropriate.
       (2) COVID-19 hate crime.--The term ``COVID-19 hate crime'' 
     means a crime of violence (as such term is defined in section 
     16 of 18, United States Code) that is motivated by--
       (A) the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, age, color, 
     religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender 
     identity, or disability of any person; and
       (B) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of 
     COVID-19 of any person because of the characteristic 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (c) Guidance.--
       (1) Guidance for law enforcement agencies.--The Attorney 
     General shall issue guidance for State and local law 
     enforcement agencies on how to--
       (A) establish online reporting of hate crimes or incidents, 
     and to have online reporting available in multiple languages 
     as determined by the Attorney General; and
       (B) expand culturally competent and linguistically 
     appropriate public education campaigns, and collection of 
     data and public reporting of hate crimes.
       (2) Guidance relating to covid-19 pandemic.--The Attorney 
     General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
     coordination with the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force and 
     community-based organizations, shall issue guidance 
     describing best practices to mitigate racially discriminatory 
     language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.

     SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of 
     Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
      By Mr. DURBIN:
  S. 964. A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices 
within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic 
terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to 
prevent domestic terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 964

       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 ``Domestic Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act--
       (1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation;
       (2) the term ``domestic terrorism'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, 
     except that it does not include acts perpetrated by 
     individuals associated with or inspired by--
       (A) a foreign person or organization designated as a 
     foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
       (B) an individual or organization designated under 
     Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); or
       (C) a state sponsor of terrorism as determined by the 
     Secretary of State under section 6(j) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605), section 40 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or section 620A 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
       (3) the term ``Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee'' 
     means the committee within the Department of Justice tasked 
     with assessing and sharing information about ongoing domestic 
     terrorism threats;
       (4) the term ``hate crime incident'' means an act described 
     in section 241, 245, 247, or 249 of title 18, United States 
     Code, or in section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3631);
       (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security; and
       (6) the term ``uniformed services'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 3. OFFICES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

       (a) Authorization of Offices To Monitor, Analyze, 
     Investigate, and Prosecute Domestic Terrorism.--
       (1) Domestic terrorism unit.--There is authorized a 
     Domestic Terrorism Unit in the Office of Intelligence and 
     Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, which shall 
     be responsible for monitoring and analyzing domestic 
     terrorism activity.
       (2) Domestic terrorism office.--There is authorized a 
     Domestic Terrorism Office in the Counterterrorism Section of 
     the National Security Division of the Department of Justice--
       (A) which shall be responsible for investigating and 
     prosecuting incidents of domestic terrorism; and
       (B) which shall be headed by the Domestic Terrorism 
     Counsel.
       (3) Domestic terrorism section of the fbi.--There is 
     authorized a Domestic Terrorism Section within the 
     Counterterrorism Division of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, which shall be responsible for investigating 
     domestic terrorism activity.
       (4) Staffing.--The Secretary, the Attorney General, and the 
     Director shall each ensure that each office authorized under 
     this section in their respective agencies shall--
       (A) have adequate number of employees to perform the 
     required duties;
       (B) have not less than one employee dedicated to ensuring 
     compliance with civil rights and civil liberties laws and 
     regulations; and
       (C) require that all employees undergo annual anti-bias 
     training.
       (5) Sunset.--The offices authorized under this subsection 
     shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Joint Report on Domestic Terrorism.--
       (1) Biannual report required.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, and each 6 months 
     thereafter for the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     the Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation shall submit a joint report authored by the 
     domestic terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3) of subsection (a) to--
       (A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) an assessment of the domestic terrorism threat posed by 
     White supremacists and neo-Nazis, including White supremacist 
     and neo-Nazi infiltration of Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement agencies and the uniformed services; and
       (B)(i) in the first report, an analysis of incidents or 
     attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that have occurred 
     in the United States since April 19, 1995, including any 
     White-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents; 
     and
       (ii) in each subsequent report, an analysis of incidents or 
     attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that occurred in 
     the United States during the preceding 6 months, including 
     any White-supremacist-related incidents or attempted 
     incidents; and
       (C) a quantitative analysis of domestic terrorism for the 
     preceding 6 months, including--
       (i) the number of--

       (I) domestic terrorism related assessments initiated by the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the number of 
     assessments from each classification and subcategory, with a 
     specific classification or subcategory for those related to 
     White supremacism;
       (II) domestic terrorism-related preliminary investigations 
     initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including 
     the number of preliminary investigations from each 
     classification and subcategory, with a specific

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     classification or subcategory for those related to White 
     supremacism, and how many preliminary investigations resulted 
     from assessments;
       (III) domestic terrorism-related full investigations 
     initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including 
     the number of full investigations from each classification 
     and subcategory, with a specific classification or 
     subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and how 
     many full investigations resulted from preliminary 
     investigations and assessments;
       (IV) domestic terrorism-related incidents, including the 
     number of incidents from each classification and subcategory, 
     with a specific classification or subcategory for those 
     related to White supremacism, the number of deaths and 
     injuries resulting from each incident, and a detailed 
     explanation of each incident;
       (V) Federal domestic terrorism-related arrests, including 
     the number of arrests from each classification and 
     subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory 
     for those related to White supremacism, and a detailed 
     explanation of each arrest;
       (VI) Federal domestic terrorism-related indictments, 
     including the number of indictments from each classification 
     and subcategory, with a specific classification or 
     subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a 
     detailed explanation of each indictment;
       (VII) Federal domestic terrorism-related prosecutions, 
     including the number of incidents from each classification 
     and subcategory, with a specific classification or 
     subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a 
     detailed explanation of each prosecution;
       (VIII) Federal domestic terrorism-related convictions, 
     including the number of convictions from each classification 
     and subcategory, with a specific classification or 
     subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a 
     detailed explanation of each conviction; and
       (IX) Federal domestic terrorism-related weapons recoveries, 
     including the number of each type of weapon and the number of 
     weapons from each classification and subcategory, with a 
     specific classification or subcategory for those related to 
     White supremacism; and

       (ii) an explanation of each individual case that progressed 
     through more than 1 of the stages described under clause 
     (i)--

       (I) including the specific classification or subcategory 
     for each case; and
       (II) not including personally identifiable information not 
     otherwise releasable to the public.

       (3) Hate crimes.--In compiling a joint report under this 
     subsection, the domestic terrorism offices authorized under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall, in 
     consultation with the Civil Rights Division of the Department 
     of Justice and the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, review each hate crime incident reported 
     during the preceding 6 months to determine whether the 
     incident also constitutes a domestic terrorism-related 
     incident.
       (4) Classification and public release.--Each report 
     submitted under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) unclassified, to the greatest extent possible, with a 
     classified annex only if necessary; and
       (B) in the case of the unclassified portion of the report, 
     posted on the public websites of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation.
       (5) Nonduplication.--If two or more provisions of this 
     subsection or any other law impose requirements on an agency 
     to report or analyze information on domestic terrorism that 
     are substantially similar, the agency shall construe such 
     provisions as mutually supplemental, so as to provide for the 
     most extensive reporting or analysis, and shall comply with 
     each such requirement as fully as possible.
       (c) Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee.--There is 
     authorized a Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee, which 
     shall--
       (1) meet on a regular basis, and not less regularly than 4 
     times each year, to coordinate with United States Attorneys 
     and other key public safety officials across the country to 
     promote information sharing and ensure an effective, 
     responsive, and organized joint effort to combat domestic 
     terrorism; and
       (2) be co-chaired by--
       (A) the Domestic Terrorism Counsel authorized under 
     subsection (a)(2)(B);
       (B) a United States Attorney or Assistant United States 
     Attorney;
       (C) a member of the National Security Division of the 
     Department of Justice; and
       (D) a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (d) Focus on Greatest Threats.--The domestic terrorism 
     offices authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     subsection (a) shall focus their limited resources on the 
     most significant domestic terrorism threats, as determined by 
     the number of domestic terrorism-related incidents from each 
     category and subclassification in the joint report for the 
     preceding 6 months required under subsection (b).

     SEC. 4. TRAINING TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

       (a) Required Training and Resources.--The Secretary, the 
     Attorney General, and the Director shall review the anti-
     terrorism training and resource programs of their respective 
     agencies that are provided to Federal, State, local, and 
     Tribal law enforcement agencies, including the State and 
     Local Anti-Terrorism Program that is funded by the Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice, and ensure 
     that such programs include training and resources to assist 
     State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in 
     understanding, detecting, deterring, and investigating acts 
     of domestic terrorism and White supremacist and neo-Nazi 
     infiltration of law enforcement and corrections agencies. The 
     domestic-terrorism training shall focus on the most 
     significant domestic terrorism threats, as determined by the 
     quantitative analysis in the joint report required under 
     section 3(b).
       (b) Requirement.--Any individual who provides domestic 
     terrorism training required under this section shall have--
       (1) expertise in domestic terrorism; and
       (2) relevant academic, law enforcement, or other community-
     based experience in matters related to domestic terrorism.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and twice each year thereafter, the 
     Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall each 
     submit a biannual report to the committees of Congress 
     described in section 3(b)(1) on the domestic terrorism 
     training implemented by their respective agencies under this 
     section, which shall include copies of all training materials 
     used and the names and qualifications of the individuals who 
     provide the training.
       (2) Classification and public release.--Each report 
     submitted under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) unclassified, to the greatest extent possible, with a 
     classified annex only if necessary; and
       (B) in the case of the unclassified portion of each report, 
     posted on the public website of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation.

     SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Director, 
     the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     an interagency task force to analyze and combat White 
     supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed 
     services and Federal law enforcement agencies.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     interagency task force is established under subsection (a), 
     the Attorney General, the Director, the Secretary, and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit a joint report on the 
     findings of the task force and the response of the Attorney 
     General, the Director, the Secretary, and the Secretary of 
     Defense to such findings, to--
       (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (H) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Classification and public release.--The report 
     submitted under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) submitted in unclassified form, to the greatest extent 
     possible, with a classified annex only if necessary; and
       (B) in the case of the unclassified portion of the report, 
     posted on the public website of the Department of Defense, 
     the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of 
     Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

     SEC. 6. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUPPORT FOR HATE CRIME 
                   INCIDENTS WITH A NEXUS TO DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

       (a) Community Relations Service.--The Community Relations 
     Service of the Department of Justice, authorized under 
     section 1001(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
     2000g), may offer the support of the Service to communities 
     where the Department of Justice has brought charges in a hate 
     crime incident that has a nexus to domestic terrorism.
       (b) Federal Bureau of Investigation.--Section 249 of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Federal Bureau of Investigation.--The Attorney 
     General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, shall assign a special agent or hate crimes 
     liaison to each field office of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to investigate hate crimes incidents with a 
     nexus to domestic terrorism (as such term is defined in 
     section 2 of the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 
     2021).''.

     SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of 
     Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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