,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ccd  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ddja  ,report ,no4 #aad-dcg  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #a1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,loudermilk    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4       
,katko1 ,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas1 ,ms4      
,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4        
,reichert1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of    
,california1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,vela1 
and ,mr4 ,payne7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,february #bi1 #bjaf ,additional        
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,higgins and ,ms4 ,sinema
  ,february #bi1 #bjaf ,committed to the
 ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the 
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
provide countering violent extremism    
training to ,department of ,homeland    
,security representatives at ,state and 
local fusion centers1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  

may be cited as the ,amplifying ,local  
,efforts to ,root out ,terror ,act of   
#bjaf or the ,,alert ,act of #bjaf4  #b4
 ,countering violent extremism training 
7a7 ,authorization of training ,the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security is    
authorized to provide training for      
personnel1 including ,department of     
,homeland ,security personnel1 ,state1  
local1 tribal1 and territorial          
representatives at ,state and major     
urban area fusion centers for the       
purpose of administering community      
awareness briefings and related         
activities in furtherance of the        
,department's efforts to counter violent
 extremism1 identify and report         
suspicious activities1 and increase     
awareness of and more quickly identify  
terrorism threats1 including the travel 
or attempted travel of individuals from 
the ,united ,states to support a foreign
 terrorist organization 7as such term is
 described in section #bai of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  

,u4,s4,c4 #aahi77 abroad4  7b7          
,coordination ,to the extent            
practicable1 in providing the training  
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall coordinate with the heads of other
 ,federal agencies engaged in community 
outreach related to countering violent  
extremism and shall also coordinate with
 such agencies in the administration of 
related activities1 including community 
awareness briefings4  #c4 ,countering   
violent extremism assessment  7a7       
,assessment required ,not later than    
#abj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation 
with appropriate ,state1 local1 tribal1 
and territorial representatives1 shall  
assess the efforts of the ,department of
 ,homeland ,security to support         
countering violent extremism at the     
,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial  
levels4 ,such assessment shall include  
each of the following3  7#a7 ,a         
cataloging of departmental efforts to   

assist ,state1 local1 tribal1 and       
territorial governments in countering   
violent extremism4  7#b7 ,a review of   
cooperative agreements between the      
,department and such governments        
relating to countering violent          
extremism4  7#c7 ,an evaluation of      
departmental plans and any potential    
opportunities to better support such    
governments that are in furtherance of  
the ,department's countering violent    
extremism objectives and are consistent 
with all relevant constitutional1 legal1
 and privacy protections4  7b7          
,submission to ,congress ,not later than
 #aej days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act and consistent   
with the protection of classified       
information1 the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees the
 findings of the assessment required    
under subsection 7a7 together with any  
related information regarding best      
practices for countering violent        

extremism at the ,state1 local1 tribal1 
and territorial levels4  #d4            
,department-sponsored clearances ,not   
later than #cj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
notify the appropriate congressional    
committees of the number of employees of
 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial 
governments with security clearances    
sponsored by the ,department of         
,homeland ,security4 ,such notification 
shall include a detailed list of the    
agencies that employ such employees1 the
 level of clearance held by such        
employees1 and whether such employees   
are assigned as representatives to      
,state and major urban area fusion      
centers4  #e4 ,prohibition on additional
 funding ,no additional funds are       
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this ,act4 ,this ,act shall be      
carried out using amounts otherwise     
authorized to be appropriated or made   
available to the ,department of         

,homeland ,security4  #f4 ,definitions  
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term           
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on         
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4  
7#b7 ,the term violent extremism means  
ideologically motivated international   
terrorism or domestic terrorism1 as such
 terms are defined in section #bcca of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4       
,february #bi1 #bjaf ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed