,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #beag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1  
#bjaf,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,ernst7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to require a report on ,united ,states 
strategy to combat terrorist use of     
social media1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,combat ,terrorist ,use of      
,social ,media ,act of #bjaf4  #b4      
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives2  7,d7 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,house of      

,representatives2  7,e7 the ,permanent  
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,f7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate2  7,g7 the ,committee on   
,armed ,services of the ,senate2  7,h7  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate2  7,i7 the ,committee on the    
,judiciary of the ,senate2 and  7,j7 the
 ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of 
the ,senate4  7#b7 ,domestic terrorism2 
international terrorism ,the terms      
domestic terrorism and international    
terrorism have the meaning given such   
terms in section #bcca of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7            
,radicalization ,the term radicalization
 means the process by which an          
individual shifts from a nonviolent     
belief system to a belief system that   
includes the willingness to actively    
advocate1 facilitate1 or practice       
ideologically motivated international   
terrorism or domestic terrorism as a    

method to effect societal or political  
change4  #c4 ,report on strategy to     
combat terrorist use of social media    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,president shall transmit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report on ,united ,states strategy to
 combat terrorists' and terrorist       
organizations' use of social media4  7b7
 ,elements ,the report required by      
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an evaluation of the   
role of social media in radicalization  
domestically and abroad4  7#b7 ,an      
analysis of how terrorists and terrorist
 organizations are using social media1  
including trends4  7#c7 ,a summary of   
the ,federal ,government's efforts to   
monitor1 review1 disrupt1 and counter   
the use of social media by terrorists   
and terrorist organizations1 an         
evaluation of the success of such       
efforts1 and recommendations for        
improvement4  7#d7 ,an analysis of how  

the ,federal ,government is using social
 media to counter terrorist propaganda  
and radicalization domestically and     
abroad4  7#e7 ,an assessment of the     
value to law enforcement officials and  
the intelligence community of reviewing 
and analyzing social media posts by     
terrorists and terrorist organizations4 
7#f7 ,an overview of available local1   
,state1 and ,federal social media       
training programs to understand and     
combat the use of social media by       
terrorists and terrorist organizations1 
the required qualifications for trainers
 in each program1 the intended students 
of each program1 as well as             
recommendations for improving or        
expanding existing training             
opportunities and training              
participation4  7c7 ,form ,the report   
required by subsection 7a7 should be    
submitted in unclassified form1 and may 
include a classified annex in accordance
 with the protection of intelligence    
sources and methods4  #d4 ,policy and   

comprehensive strategy to counter       
terrorists' and terrorist organizations'
 use of social media  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,president shall transmit to the        
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that contains a comprehensive    
strategy to counter terrorists' and     
terrorist organizations' use of social  
media1 as committed to in the           
,president's #bjaa ,strategic           
,implementation ,plan for ,empowering   
,local ,partners to ,prevent ,violent   
,extremism in the ,united ,states4  7b7 
,form ,the report required by subsection
 7a7 should be submitted in unclassified
 form1 and may include a classified     
annex in accordance with the protection 
of intelligence sources and methods4    
#e4 ,prohibition on new regulatory      
authority ,nothing in this ,act shall be
 construed as granting the ,president or
 any department or agency of the        
,federal ,government authority to       

promulgate regulations or set standards 
relating to non-,federal entities4