H.R. 4820 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4820 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2016 Mr. Fleischmann (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Loudermilk, Ms. McSally, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Vela) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the testimonials of former or estranged violent extremists or their associates in order to counter terrorist recruitment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016. 2. Directive (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall incorporate, to the extent practicable, into Department of Homeland Security efforts to combat terrorist recruitment and communications the public testimonials of former or estranged violent extremists or their associates, including friends and family. Such efforts may include the following: (1) Counter-messaging of foreign terrorist organization communications and narratives. (2) Related community engagement and public education efforts. (b) Coordination The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, where appropriate, coordinate the actions described in subsection (a) with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies and, to the extent practicable, engage nongovernmental and international partners in the identification and use of testimonials described in such subsection.