H.R. 1453 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1453 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2017Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Soto, Mr. Takano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Grijalva, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To reaffirm the commitment of the Department of Homeland Security to countering all forms of extremism, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reaffirming DHS Commitment to Countering All Forms of Extremism. 2. Countering extremism (a) Prohibition on name change The Secretary of Homeland Security may not change the name of the Countering Violent Extremism Task Force of the Department of Homeland Security. (b) Grants To counter extremism Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security— (1) may not make grants to counter Islamist extremism in an aggregate amount of more than $4,000,000 in any fiscal year; and (2) shall ensure that any grants made by the Secretary to counter Islamist extremism pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal year are closely matched in aggregate dollar amounts in grants made by the Secretary to counter other forms of extremism for such fiscal year.