,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cajf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4  
,thompson of ,mississippi 7for himself1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4
 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,miss ,rice of 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4          
,underwood1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1   
,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4      
,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new  
,york1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,watson       
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mrs4 ,demings1
 ,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico1   
and ,mr4 ,pascrell7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1  
and in addition to the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require a joint domestic 
terrorism report1 establish within the  
,department of ,homeland ,security a    

,national ,center for the ,study of     
,domestic ,terrorism1 authorize research
 within the ,department of ,homeland    
,security on current trends in domestic 
terrorism1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,domestic ,terrorism ,documentation 
and ,analysis of ,threats in ,america   
,act or the ,domestic ,terrorism ,,data 
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 the  
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the   
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs1 the ,committee on the         
,judiciary1 and the ,select ,committee  
on ,intelligence of the ,senate4  7#b7  
,director ,the term ,director means the 
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation4  7#c7 ,domestic         

terrorism ,the term domestic terrorism  
has the meaning given the term in       
section #bcca of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,hate crime ,the   
term hate crime means criminal offenses 
committed in violation of sections #bda1
 #bde1 #bdg1 and #bdi of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 and section #cfca
 of title #db1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#e7 ,hispanic-serving institution ,the 
term ,hispanic-serving institution has  
the meaning given such term in section  
#ejb7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja;a7a774    
7#f7 ,historically black colleges and   
universities ,the term historically     
black colleges and universities means a 
part ,b institution described in section
 #cbb7b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa7b774  7#g7
 ,institution of higher education ,the  
term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#h7      

,international terrorism ,the term      
international terrorism has the meaning 
given such term in section #bcca of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#i7 
,minority-serving institutions ,the term
 minority-serving institutions means an 
institution of higher education         
described in section #cga7;a7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774  7#aj7 ,online    
platform ,the term online platform means
 any public-facing website1 web         
application1 or digital application1    
including a mobile application1 and     
includes a social network1 an ad        
network1 a search engine1 or an email   
service4  7#aa7 ,personally identifiable
 information ,the term personally       
identifiable information means any      
information about an individual         
elicited1 collected1 stored1 or         
maintained by an agency1 including the  
following3  7,a7 ,any information that  
can be used to distinguish or trace the 
identity of an individual1 such as a    

name1 a social security number1 a date  
and place of birth1 a mother's maiden   
name1 or biometric records4  7,b7 ,any  
other information that is linked or     
linkable to an individual1 such as      
medical1 educational1 financial1 or     
employment information4  7#ab7          
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  
7#ac7 ,tribally controlled college or   
university ,the term tribally controlled
 college or university has the meaning  
given such term in section #b of the    
,tribally ,controlled ,colleges and     
,universities ,assistance ,act of #aigh 
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja74  ,i ,federal     
,efforts ,against ,domestic ,terrorism  
#aja4 ,joint domestic terrorism report  
7a7 ,annual report required ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act and annually     
thereafter for five years1 the          
,secretary1 the ,attorney ,general1 and 
the ,director shall submit to the       
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    

,states and the appropriate             
congressional committees a joint report 
on domestic terrorism4  7b7 ,contents   
7#a7 ,in general ,each report submitted 
under subsection 7a7 shall include the  
following3 7,a7 ,all guidance1 policy   
memos1 and related documents regarding  
the following3  7i7 ,the criteria for   
opening a domestic terrorism            
investigation1 including any standards  
of proof required before opening such   
investigation4  7ii7 ,sharing of        
domestic terrorism information across   
law enforcement agencies4  7iii7        
,federal requirements and compliance    
with privacy1 civil rights1 and civil   
liberties policies and protections1     
including protections against the public
 release of the names or personally     
identifiable information of individuals 
involved in incidents1 investigations1  
indictments1 prosecutions1 or           
convictions for which data is reported  
under this section4  7,b7 ,a description
 of the methodology utilized to identify

 domestic terrorism investigative       
classifications 7including any          
subcategories7 and to assign an         
investigative classification 7including 
any subcategory7 to a domestic terrorism
 incident4  7,c7 ,the information       
required under paragraph 7#b74  7#b7    
,information on domestic terrorism      
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,a71 each report submitted under       
subsection 7a7 shall include information
 on domestic terrorism incidents1       
including1 with respect to each         
investigative classification 7including 
any subcategory7 of each such incident1 
the number and type of actual and       
attempted property crimes1 the number   
and type of actual and attempted attacks
 on persons1 the number of people       
injured1 and the number of people       
killed1 and--  7,a7 in the first such   
report1 data on incidents or attempted  
incidents of domestic terrorism that    
have occurred in the ,united ,states    
since ,april #ai1 #aiie1 disaggregated  

by fiscal year1 including1 with respect 
to each such incident1 the number and   
type of property crimes1 the number and 
type of actual and attempted attacks on 
persons1 the number of people injured1  
and number of people killed2 and  7,b7  
in each subsequent report for the       
preceding fiscal year-- 7i7 data on     
incidents or attempted incidents of     
domestic terrorism that occurred in the 
,united ,states1 including1 with respect
 to each such incident1 the number and  
type of actual and attempted property   
crimes1 the number and type of actual   
and attempted attacks on persons1 the   
number of people injured1 and the number
 of people killed2 and  7ii7 the number 
of-- 7,i7 assessments1 preliminary      
investigations1 and full investigations 
with a domestic terrorism nexus         
initiated by the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation1 including the number of 
such investigations associated with each
 domestic terrorism investigative       
classification 7including any           

subcategories71 and the number of such  
investigations that were initiated as a 
result of a hate crime investigation2   
7,,ii7 indictments with a domestic      
terrorism nexus1 including the number of
 such indictments associated with each  
domestic terrorism investigative        
classification 7including any           
subcategories71 and an explanation of   
each such indictment2  7,,iii7          
prosecutions with a domestic terrorism  
nexus1 including the number of such     
prosecutions associated with each       
domestic terrorism investigative        
classification 7including any           
subcategories71 and an explanation of   
each such prosecution2 and  7,,iv7      
convictions with a domestic terrorism   
nexus1 including the number of such     
convictions associated with each        
domestic terrorism investigative        
classification 7including any           
subcategories71 and an explanation of   
each such conviction2 and  7iii7 the    
number of full-time staff1 including    

position descriptions1 employed by the  
,department of ,homeland ,security and  
the ,department of ,justice to handle   
domestic terrorism-related matters      
described in subclauses 7,i7 through    
7,,iv7 of clause 7ii74  7c7 ,format ,the
 information required pursuant to       
subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iv7 of       
subsection 7b77#b77;,b77ii7 may be      
provided in a format that uses the      
marking associated with the ,central    
,records ,system or any successor       
system4  7d7 ,information quality ,each 
report submitted under subsection 7a7   
shall comply with the guidelines issued 
by the ,director of the ,office of      
,management and ,budget pursuant to     
section #eae of title ,v of the         
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjja 7,public ,law #ajf-eed2 #aad      
,stat4 #bgfc;,a-#aed7 7commonly referred
 to as the ,data ,quality ,act74  7e7   
,classification and public release ,each
 report submitted under subsection 7a7  
shall be-- 7#a7 unclassified with a     

classified annex only if necessary2 and 
7#b7 in the case of the unclassified    
portion of each such report1 posted on  
the public websites of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security1 the ,department 
of ,justice1 and the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation4  #ajb4 ,annual         
,comptroller ,general audit of joint    
report on domestic terrorism  7a7       
,reviews required ,not later than #ahj  
days after each submission of a joint   
report on domestic terrorism under      
section #aja7;a7 and for five years     
thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees an
 audit of each such report4  7b7        
,elements of review ,in conducting each 
audit under subsection 7a71 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall-- 7#a7 use standard       
methodology and reporting formats in    
order to identify1 demonstrate1 and     
display any changes over time1 including
 relating to the number of              

investigations1 indictments1            
prosecutions1 convictions1 and full-time
 staff between report submissions2  7#b7
 evaluate adherence to such standard    
methodology and the privacy1 civil      
rights1 and civil liberties policies and
 protections set forth in section       
#aja7;b77#a77;,b77iii72  7#c7 evaluate  
all guidance1 policy memos1 and related 
documents utilized to decide to initiate
 investigations with a domestic         
terrorism nexus2 and  7#d7 include any  
other subject matter the ,comptroller   
,general determines appropriate4  7c7   
,access to relevant data ,the ,attorney 
,general1 the ,director1 and the        
,secretary shall ensure that the        
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states has access to all data necessary
 to conduct each audit under subsection 
7a74  ,,ii ,homeland ,security ,efforts 
,against ,domestic ,terrorism  #bja4    
,national ,center for the ,study of     
,domestic ,terrorism  7a7 ,inclusion of 
criteria for designation ,subparagraph  

7,b7 of section #cjh7;b77#b7 of the     
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #ahh7;b77#b77 is amended--    
7#a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71
 by striking 1 but are not limited to1  
demonstrated expertise in-- and         
inserting demonstrated expertise in any 
of the following32 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following new clause3    
7xv7 ,domestic terrorism4  4  7b7       
,establishment ,the ,secretary1 acting  
through the ,under ,secretary for       
,science and ,technology of the         
,department of ,homeland ,security1     
shall establish in the ,department a    
,national ,center for the ,study of     
,domestic ,terrorism to conduct research
 and education activities relating to   
the following3  7#a7 ,establishment of a
 public database of actual and attempted
 acts of domestic terrorism that does   
not include non-public personally       
identifiable information4  7#b7         
,advanced research regarding current and
 emerging trends in domestic terrorism4 

7c7 ,lead institution2 consortium ,the  
,secretary1 acting through the ,under   
,secretary for ,science and ,technology 
of the ,department of ,homeland         
,security1 shall select an institution  
of higher education to serve as the lead
 institution participating in the       
,national ,center for the ,study of     
,domestic ,terrorism established        
pursuant to subsection 7a7 and1 such    
lead institution shall1 at the direction
 of the ,under ,secretary1 execute      
agreements with other institutions of   
higher education that the ,under        
,secretary determines meet the criteria 
for selection to develop a consortium to
 assist in accomplishing the goals of   
the ,national ,center for the ,study of 
,domestic ,terrorism established under  
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,representation ,in
 selecting an institution of higher     
education for participation in the      
consortium referred to in subsection    
7c71 the ,secretary shall ensure        
participation from a representative     

number of historically black colleges   
and universities1 ,hispanic-serving     
institutions1 and tribally controlled   
colleges and universities4  7e7 ,privacy
 ,the non-public personally identifiable
 information of any individual involved 
in any activity with respect to which   
data is included in the database        
established under subsection 7a7 may not
 be released to the public4  7f7 ,annual
 reports ,the lead institution under    
subsection 7c7 shall submit to the      
,under ,secretary for ,science and      
,technology of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security an annual report    
setting forth the activities of the     
,national ,center for the ,study of     
,domestic ,terrorism for the prior year1
 including symposia1 trainings1 and     
publications1 as well as the            
contributions of consortium partners    
with respect to each activity4 ,the     
,under ,secretary for ,science and      
,technology shall submit to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the

 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
each such annual report1 together with  
information on expenditures of funding  
for the ,national ,center for the ,study
 of ,domestic ,terrorism4  #bjb4        
,research on domestic terrorism  7a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary1 acting through
 the ,under ,secretary for ,science and 
,technology of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security1 shall research     
current and emerging trends in domestic 
terrorism4  7b7 ,report ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act and annually thereafter1 the 
,under ,secretary for ,science and      
,technology of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security shall submit to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report on international terrorism with a
 nexus1 including an ideological or     

other relationship1 with a current trend
 in domestic terrorism in the ,united   
,states4 ,each such report shall take   
into consideration acts that resulted in
 indictment1 prosecution1 or conviction1
 and any patterns among such terrorist  
acts4  7c7 ,contents ,each report       
submitted under subsection 7b7 shall    
include the following3 7#a7 ,information
 on international terrorism with        
ideological1 financial1 logistical1 or  
other connections to domestic terrorism4
  7#b7 ,information on trends in the use
 of online platforms for such terrorism4
  7#c7 ,strategies that foreign         
governments have undertaken to counter  
such terrorism4  7#d7 ,the potential    
benefits and risks of implementing such 
strategies in the ,united ,states1      
including any potential harm to local   
communities1 privacy1 civil rights1     
civil liberties1 and safety4  ,,iii     
,authorization of ,appropriations  #cja4
 ,authorization of appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated      

#bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbj through #bjbf to carry out this   
,act1 of which #a1jjj1jjj is authorized 
to be appropriated for each of such     
fiscal years for the completion of the  
joint reports on domestic terrorism     
under section #aja1 #ah1jjj1jjj is      
authorized to be appropriated for each  
of such fiscal years for the ,national  
,center for the ,study of ,domestic     
,terrorism established in the           
,department of ,homeland ,security      
pursuant to section #bja1 and #a1jjj1jjj
 is authorized to be appropriated for   
each of such fiscal years to carry out  
section #bjb4