,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bfc #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhii ,report ,no4 #aad-cdd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #be1 #bjae ,mr4 ,mc,caul introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,november #ai1 #bjae ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,marino ,november #ai1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,june #be1 #bjae ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to authorize the ,office for ,countering ,violent ,extremism4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,countering ,violent ,extremism ,act of #bjae or the ,,cve ,act4 #b4 ,authorization of the ,office for ,countering ,violent ,extremism of the ,department of ,homeland ,security 7a7 ,in general ,title ,i of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #ajd4 ,office for ,countering ,violent ,extremism 7a7 ,establishment ,there is in the ,department an ,office for ,countering ,violent ,extremism4 ,the head of the ,office shall be the ,assistant ,secretary for ,countering ,violent ,extremism1 who shall be appointed by the ,secretary4 ,the ,secretary shall also appoint a career ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary for ,countering ,violent ,extremism4 7b7 ,assignment of personnel ,the ,secretary shall assign or hire1 as appropriate1 permanent staff to the ,office for ,countering ,violent ,extremism4 ,in carrying out this subsection1 the ,secretary shall1 to the maximum extent practicable1 seek to assign to or hire for the ,office an individual who has a demonstrated background in technical matters1 on and offline media1 communications1 or marketing4 7c7 ,support ,the ,secretary shall appoint within each appropriate component and office of the ,department1 including at a minimum1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services1 the ,office of ,privacy1 the ,national ,protection and ,programs ,directorate1 the ,office of ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties1 the ,secret ,service1 and the ,science and ,technology ,directorate1 an individual to serve as liaison to the ,office for ,countering ,violent ,extremism4 7d7 ,responsibilities ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,countering ,violent ,extremism shall be responsible for the following3 7#a7 ,coordinating the ,department's activities to counter violent extremism across all the components and offices of the ,department that conduct strategic and supportive activities to counter violent extremism4 ,such activities shall include the following3 7,a7 ,identifying risk factors that contribute to violent extremism in communities in the ,united ,states and potential remedies for use by ,government and non-government institutions4 7,b7 ,identifying populations targeted by violent extremist propaganda1 messaging1 or recruitment4 7,c7 ,managing the outreach and engagement activities of the ,department directed toward communities at risk for radicalization and recruitment for violent extremist activities4 7,d7 ,ensuring relevant information1 empirically-valid research1 and products inform activities to counter violent extremism4 7,e7 ,developing and maintaining a ,department-wide strategy guiding policies and programs to counter violent extremism4 ,such strategy shall1 at a minimum1 address each of the following3 7i7 ,the ,department's counter-messaging program pursuant to paragraph 7#b71 including a plan to leverage new and existing ,internet1 digital1 and other technologies and social media platforms to counter violent extremism1 as well as the best practices and lessons learned of other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 territorial1 nongovernmental1 and foreign partners engaged in similar counter-messaging activities4 7ii7 ,the ,department's countering violent extremism-related engagement and outreach activities4 7iii7 ,the use of cooperative agreements with ,state1 local1 tribal1 territorial1 and other ,federal departments and agencies responsible for activities relating to countering violent extremism4 7iv7 ,ensuring all activities related to countering violent extremism fully respect the privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties of all ,americans4 7v7 ,the development of qualitative and quantitative outcome-based metrics to evaluate the ,department's programs and policies to counter violent extremism4 7,f7 ,identifying and recommending new research and analysis requirements in consultation with the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology and the ,under ,secretary for ,intelligence and ,analysis and ensure the dissemination of information and methods to ,federal1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial countering violent extremism practitioners1 officials1 law enforcement1 and non-governmental partners to utilize such research and analysis4 7,g7 ,assessing the methods used by violent extremists to disseminate propaganda and messaging to communities at risk for radicalization and recruitment4 7#b7 ,establishing a counter-messaging program to craft strategic counter-messages to the propaganda and messaging referred to in subparagraph 7,g7 of paragraph 7#a7 which shall-- 7,a7 explore ways to utilize relevant ,internet and other technologies and social media platforms2 and 7,b7 maximize other resources available to the ,department1 including utilizing hiring authorities available under law4 7#c7 ,serving as the primary representative of the ,department in coordinating countering violent extremism activities with other ,federal departments and agencies and non-governmental organizations4 7#d7 ,serving as the primary ,department-level representative in coordinating with the ,department of ,state on international countering violent extremism issues4 7#e7 ,in coordination with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency and the ,officer for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department1 providing guidance regarding the use of grants made to ,state1 local1 and tribal governments under sections #bjjc and #bjjd under the allowable uses guidelines related to countering violent extremism4 7#f7 ,coordinating with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency to administer the grant program under subsection 7f74 7e7 ,memorandum of understanding ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,countering ,violent ,extremism shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency outlining the roles of the ,assistant ,secretary and the ,administrator with respect to the administration of grants under sections #bjjc and #bjjd related to countering violent extremism4 7f7 ,grant program 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,countering ,violent ,extremism1 in coordination with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency and the ,officer for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department1 shall establish a grant program for eligible community groups and organizations to assist such groups and organizations in establishing counter-messaging campaigns targeting violent extremism4 7#b7 ,implementation plan ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,countering ,violent ,extremism1 in coordination with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency and the ,officer for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department1 shall provide to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate an implementation plan for the grant program under this subsection1 including eligibility criteria1 application criteria1 methodology for awarding grants1 and a plan for monitoring and evaluating grant applications and awards4 7#c7 ,prohibition ,a community group or organization is not eligible for a grant under this subsection if such group or organization has knowingly funded violent extremist activities or organizations known to engage in such activities1 as determined by the ,assistant ,secretary for ,countering ,violent ,extremism1 in coordination with the heads of other relevant ,federal departments and agencies4 7g7 ,annual report ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,countering ,violent ,extremism shall submit to ,congress an annual report for each of the next five fiscal years 7beginning in the fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this section7 on the ,office for ,countering ,violent ,extremism4 ,each such report shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a description of the status of the programs and policies of the ,department for countering violent extremism in the ,united ,states1 including the budget of the ,department for countering violent extremism and the number of full-time employees dedicated to countering violent extremism programs1 as well as the number of part-time employees supporting countering violent extremism programs4 ,each such budget shall include an accounting of all funding amounts for all departmental programs1 initiatives1 and personnel related to countering violent extremism4 7#b7 ,a description of the activities of the ,office to cooperate with and provide assistance to other departments and agencies4 7#c7 ,the qualitative and quantitative outcome-based metrics under clause 7v7 of subsection 7d77#a77;,e7 used for evaluating the success of such programs and policies and the steps taken to evaluate the success of such programs and policies4 7#d7 ,a detailed summary of the organizations with which the ,department conducted outreach to discuss countering violent extremism1 an accounting of grants awarded by the ,department to counter violent extremism1 and an accounting of all training specifically aimed at countering violent extremism sponsored by the ,department4 7#e7 ,details of the optimal level of personnel and funding for the ,office4 7#f7 ,an analysis of how the ,department's activities to counter violent extremism correspond and adapt to the threat environment4 7#g7 ,a summary of how civil rights and civil liberties are protected in the ,department's activities to counter violent extremism4 7#h7 ,an evaluation of the grant program under subsection 7f71 including information on the effectiveness of such grants in countering violent extremism4 7#i7 ,a description of how the ,office incorporated lessons learned from the countering violent extremism programs and policies of other ,foreign departments and agencies1 as well as foreign1 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial governments and stakeholder communities4 7h7 ,violent extremism defined ,in this section1 the term violent extremism means ideologically motivated terrorist activities4 7i7 ,authorization of funding ,out of funds made available to the ,office of the ,secretary1 #aj1jjj1jjj is authorized to be used for the ,office for ,countering ,violent ,extremism for each of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbj1 of which #f1jjj1jjj shall be used to carry out the grant program under subsection 7f74 7j7 ,sunset ,this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this section4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of such ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #ajc the following new item3 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,office for ,countering ,violent ,extremism4 4 ,november #ai1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed