,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hahd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #h1 #bjbj,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,defense to establish the ,center for ,asymmetric ,threat ,research and ,analytics to conduct research countering violent extremist organizations1 weapons of mass destruction1 and influence operations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,center for ,asymmetric ,threat ,research and ,analytics ,act of #bjbj or the ,,catra ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,center for ,asymmetric ,threat ,research and ,analytics of the ,department of ,defense 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall establish a research center on asymmetric threats known as the ,center for ,asymmetric ,threat ,research and ,analytics 7in this section referred to as the ,center74 7b7 ,missions ,the ,center shall-- 7#a7 establish and maintain public global databases on-- 7,a7 asymmetric threats1 including with respect to-- 7i7 terrorist incidents and the behavior of foreign violent extremist organizations2 7ii7 weapons of mass destruction2 7iii7 emerging or disruptive technologies2 7iv7 influence operations2 and 7v7 other threats identified by the ,secretary2 7,b7 efficacy of responses to the asymmetric threats specified in subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,c7 relevant social1 legal1 political1 and economic factors related to terrorism and responses to such asymmetric threats2 7#b7 conduct advanced research on current and emerging asymmetric threats2 7#c7 conduct advanced research on the effectiveness of responses to asymmetric threats1 and disseminate recommendations for prioritization of responses2 7#d7 provide training and education to relevant departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government and associated organizations on contemporary trends in global asymmetric threats1 and lessons learned on the effectiveness of responses2 and 7#e7 coordinate with the ,center of ,excellence for ,terrorism ,prevention and ,counterterrorism ,research of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 as appropriate4 7c7 ,lead institution ,the ,secretary shall select an institution of higher education to serve as the lead institution established pursuant to subsection 7a74 7d7 ,consortium ,the institution of higher education selected under subsection 7c7 shall enter into agreements with other institutions of higher education that the ,secretary determines meet the criteria for selection specified in subsection 7e7 to develop a consortium to assist in accomplishing the goals of the ,center4 7e7 ,criteria ,in selecting an institution of higher education for participation in the consortium referred to in subsection 7d71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 consider-- 7,a7 demonstrated expertise in the study of global terrorism1 the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and disruptive technologies1 influence operations1 data collection1 and dissemination2 7,b7 demonstrated expertise in the study of countering violent extremist organizations1 responding to influence operations1 and countering the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and disruptive technologies2 and 7,c7 demonstrated expertise in research transition to the ,federal ,government in the form of knowledge tools1 publications1 and professional training2 and 7#b7 ensure participation from a representative number of minority institutions4 7f7 ,research on prioritization of responses to asymmetric threats 7#a7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the establishment of the ,center1 and annually thereafter1 the ,center shall make publicly available on the internet a report on the threat posed by asymmetric threats globally1 and the efficacy of responses by the ,secretary of ,defense to asymmetric threats taking social1 political1 legal1 and economic factors into consideration1 with recommendations for prioritizing responses to asymmetric threats4 7#b7 ,contents ,each report published under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,information on the behaviors of asymmetric threat groups and movements globally4 7,b7 ,strategies that foreign governments and civil society actors have undertaken to counter such movements4 7,c7 ,strategies that ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal governments and civil society actors have taken to counter such movements4 7,d7 ,lessons learned from such strategies1 and recommendations for the prioritization of responses to asymmetric threats4 7#c7 ,recipients ,in addition to making the report publicly available on the internet1 the ,center shall submit each report under paragraph 7#a7 to the following3 7,a7 ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,b7 ,the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for ,special ,operations and ,low ,intensity ,conflict4 7,d7 ,the ,commander of the ,united ,states ,special ,operations ,command4 7g7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated #h1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf to carry out this section1 of which #a1jjj1jjj is authorized to be appropriated to the ,department of ,defense to administer this ,act and #g1jjj1jjj is authorized to be appropriated to the ,center4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section the term minority institution has the meaning given the term covered institution in section #bfb7;g77#b7 of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib74