,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjbj ,mr4 ,menendez introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to counter      
,white identity terrorism globally1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,countering ,global ,white ,supremacist 
,terrorism ,act4  #b4 ,findings         
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,white identity terrorism is the term   
used by the ,department of ,state to    
encompass ,white nationalist and ,white 
supremacist terrorists4 ,individuals who
 adhere to ,white nationalist and ,white
 supremacist ideologies share a common  
belief that ,white people and ,white    
identity in western countries are under 
siege and pursue the destruction of     
pluralistic values intrinsic to the     
,american way of life4  7#b7 ,the       
,global ,terrorism ,database and        

corresponding ,global ,terrorism ,index 
have recorded a rise in the number and  
lethality of ,white identity terrorist  
incidents during the past decade1 both  
domestically and internationally4  7#c7 
,various individuals1 networks1 and     
organizations fall under the umbrella of
 the global ,white identity terrorist   
movement1 whose adherents are becoming  
increasingly internationalized1 with    
fighters and terrorist ideology moving  
across borders4  7#d7 ,irresponsible    
social media sites are enabling the     
internationalization of the ,white      
identity terrorist movement in terms of 
organization and recruitment4 ,state and
 nonstate actors have helped to build a 
global1 online ,white identity terrorist
 echo chamber1 including by translating 
terrorist manifestos and promoting other
 violent extremist content4 ,this       
activity includes countries using troll 
farms to exacerbate fears of immigrants1
 ,muslims1 ,jews1 and other minorities  
in western countries among potentially  

sympathetic audiences4  7#e7 ,there is  
evidence that adherents of the ,white   
identity movement in the ,united ,states
 are increasingly traveling overseas for
 training1 further contributing to the  
internationalization of ,white identity 
terrorism4 ,jihadist experiences in     
,afghanistan1 ,iraq1 and ,syria         
highlight the dangers that such         
individuals can pose because of the     
connections and capabilities they bring 
with them when they return home4  7#f7  
,the global ,white identity terrorist   
movement has manifested a decentralized 
organizational approach that encourages 
individuals to operate independently    
from one another and execute terrorist  
attacks on their own4 ,this approach    
poses challenges to law enforcement     
efforts to track1 monitor1 and disrupt  
planned violence4 ,in the same way that 
,islamist terrorists have looked to     
figures in al-,qaeda and the ,islamic   
,state1 ,white identity terrorists draw 
on one another for inspiration4  7#g7   

,the growing global interconnectivity of
 the ,white identity terrorist movement 
means that the ,united ,states must     
confront this threat as part of an      
integrated1 whole-of-government         
approach4  #c4 ,countering ,white       
identity terrorism globally  7a7        
,strategy and coordination ,not later   
than #f months after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall--  7#a7 develop and     
submit to the ,committee on ,foreign    
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives a ,department
 of ,state-wide strategy entitled the   
,department of ,state ,strategy for     
,countering ,white ,identity ,terrorism 
,globally 7in this section referred to  
as the strategy74  7#b7 designate the   
,coordinator for ,counterterrorism of   
the ,department of ,state to coordinate 
,department of ,state efforts to counter
 ,white identity terrorism globally1    
including with ,united ,states          

diplomatic and consular posts1 the      
,director of the ,national              
,counterterrorism ,center1 the ,director
 of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 
the ,attorney ,general1 the ,director of
 ,national ,intelligence1 the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security1 the ,director  
of the ,federal ,bureau of              
,investigation1 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury1 and the heads of other       
relevant ,federal departments or        
agencies4  7b7 ,elements ,the strategy  
shall1 at a minimum1 contain the        
following3 7#a7 ,an assessment of the   
global threat from ,white identity      
terrorism abroad1 including geographic  
or country prioritization based on the  
assessed threat to the ,united ,states4 
7#b7 ,a description of the coordination 
mechanisms between relevant bureaus and 
offices within the ,department of       
,state1 including ,united ,states       
diplomatic and consular posts1 for      
developing and implementing efforts to  
counter ,white identity terrorism4  7#c7

 ,a description of how the ,department  
of ,state plans to build on any existing
 strategy developed by the ,bureau of   
,counterterrorism--  7,a7 to adapt or   
expand existing ,department programs1   
projects1 activities1 or policy         
instruments based on existing           
authorities for the specific purpose of 
degrading and delegitimizing the ,white 
identity terrorist movement globally2   
and  7,b7 to identify the need for any  
new ,department programs1 projects1     
activities1 or policy instruments for   
the specific purpose of degrading and   
delegitimizing the ,white identity      
terrorist movement globally1 including a
 description of the steps and resources 
necessary to establish any such         
programs1 projects1 activities1 or      
policy instruments1 noting whether such 
steps would require new authorities4    
7#d7 ,detailed plans for using public   
diplomacy1 including the efforts of the 
,secretary of ,state and other senior   
executive branch officials1 including   

the ,president1 to degrade and          
delegitimize ,white identity terrorist  
ideologues and ideology globally1       
including by-- 7,a7 countering ,white   
identity terrorist messaging and        
supporting efforts to redirect potential
 supporters away from ,white identity   
terrorist content online2  7,b7 exposing
 foreign government support for ,white  
identity terrorist ideologies1          
objectives1 ideologues1 networks1       
organizations1 and internet platforms2  
7,c7 engaging with foreign governments  
and internet service providers and other
 relevant technology entities to prevent
 or limit ,white identity terrorists    
from exploiting internet platforms in   
furtherance of or in preparation for    
acts of terrorism or other targeted     
violence1 as well as the recruitment1   
radicalization1 and indoctrination of   
new adherents to ,white identity        
terrorism2 and  7,d7 identifying the    
roles and responsibilities for the      
,office of the ,under ,secretary of     

,state for ,public ,diplomacy and       
,public ,affairs and for the ,global    
,engagement ,center in developing and   
implementing such plans4  7#e7 ,an      
outline of the steps the ,department of 
,state is taking or will take in        
coordination1 as appropriate1 with the  
,director of the ,national              
,counterterrorism ,center1 the ,director
 of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 
the ,attorney ,general1 the ,director of
 ,national ,intelligence1 the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security1 the ,director  
of the ,federal ,bureau of              
,investigation1 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury1 and the heads of any other   
relevant ,federal departments or        
agencies to improve information and     
intelligence sharing with other         
countries on ,white identity terrorism  
based on existing authorities by--  7,a7
 describing plans for adapting or       
expanding existing mechanisms for       
sharing information1 intelligence1 or   
counterterrorism best practices1        

including facilitating the sharing of   
information1 intelligence1 or           
counterterrorism best practices gathered
 by ,federal1 ,state1 and local law     
enforcement2 and  7,b7 proposing new    
mechanisms or forums that might enable  
expanded sharing of information1        
intelligence1 or counterterrorism best  
practices4  7#f7 ,an outline of how the 
,department of ,state plans to use      
designation as a ,specially ,designated 
,global ,terrorist 7under ,executive    
,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja      
note77 or foreign terrorist organization
 7pursuant to section #bai of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7 to support the         
strategy1 including-- 7,a7 an assessment
 and explanation of the utility of      
applying or not applying such           
designations when individuals or        
entities satisfy the criteria for such  
designations2 and  7,b7 a description of
 possible remedies if such criteria are 
insufficient to enable designation of   

any individuals or entities the         
,secretary of ,state considers a        
potential terrorist threat to the       
,united ,states4  7#g7 ,a description of
 the ,department of ,state's plans1 in  
consultation with the ,department of the
 ,treasury1 to work with foreign        
governments1 financial institutions and 
other related entities to counter the   
financing of ,white identity terrorists 
within the parameters of current law1 or
 if no such plans exist1 a description  
of why such plans were not developed4   
7#h7 ,a description of how the          
,department of ,state plans to implement
 the strategy in conjunction with       
ongoing efforts to counter the ,islamic 
,state1 al-,qaeda1 and other terrorist  
threats to the ,united ,states4  7#i7 ,a
 description of how the ,department of  
,state will integrate into the strategy 
lessons learned in the ongoing efforts  
to counter the ,islamic ,state1         
al-,qaeda1 and other terrorist threats  
to the ,united ,states4  7#aj7 ,an      

identification of any additional        
resources or staff needed to implement  
the strategy4  7c7 ,interagency         
coordination ,the ,secretary of ,state  
shall develop the strategy in           
coordination with the ,director of the  
,national ,counterterrorism ,center and 
in consultation with the ,director of   
the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 the 
,attorney ,general1 the ,director of    
,national ,intelligence1 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security1 the ,director of
 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1
 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 and   
the heads of any other relevant ,federal
 departments or agencies4  7d7          
,stakeholder inclusion ,the strategy    
shall be developed in consultation with 
representatives of ,united ,states and  
international civil society and academic
 entities with experience researching or
 implementing programs to counter ,white
 identity terrorism4  7e7 ,form ,the    
strategy shall be submitted in          
unclassified form that can be made      

available to the public1 but may include
 a classified annex if the ,secretary of
 ,state determines such is appropriate4 
7f7 ,implementation ,not later than #c  
months after the submission of the      
strategy1 the ,secretary of ,state shall
 begin implementing the strategy4  7g7  
,consultation ,not later than #c months 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and not less frequently than       
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,state shall consult with the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate  
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives       
regarding the development and           
implementation of the strategy4  #d4    
,annual ,country ,reports on ,terrorism 
,section #adj7;a7 of the ,foreign       
,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal 
,years #aihh and #aihi 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfef;f7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by striking and at 
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by    
striking the period at the end and      

inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#e7 all        
credible information about ,white       
identity terrorism1 including-- 7,a7    
relevant attacks2  7,b7 the identity of 
perpetrators and victims of such        
attacks2  7,c7 the size and identity of 
organizations and networks2 and  7,d7   
the identity of notable ideologues4  4  
#e4 ,report on sanctions  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the submission of each of the ,annual   
,country ,reports on ,terrorism pursuant
 to section #adj of the ,foreign        
,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal 
,years #aihh and #aihi 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfef;f71 and #bdj days thereafter1 the 
,president shall submit to the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives a report that          
determines whether the foreign persons1 
organizations1 and networks identified  
in such reports satisfy the criteria to 

be designated as--  7#a7 foreign        
terrorist organizations under section   
#bai of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 
or  7#b7 ,specially ,designated ,global 
,terrorist ,organizations under         
,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#agja note74  7b7 ,form ,each           
determination required under subsection 
7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified  
form1 but may include a classified      
annex1 if appropriate4  #f4 ,requirement
 for independent study to map the global
 ,white identity terrorism movement  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #fj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall    
enter into a contract with a federally  
funded research and development center  
with appropriate expertise and          
analytical capability to carry out the  
study described in subsection 7b74  7b7 
,study ,the study described in this     
subsection shall provide for a          
comprehensive social network analysis of

 the global ,white identity terrorism   
movement-- 7#a7 to identify key actors1 
organizations1 and supporting           
infrastructure2 and  7#b7 to map the    
relationships and interactions between  
such actors1 organizations1 and         
supporting infrastructure4  7c7 ,report 
7#a7 ,to the secretary ,not later than  
#a year after the date on which the     
,secretary of ,state enters into a      
contract pursuant to subsection 7a71 the
 federally funded research and          
development center referred to in such  
subsection shall submit to the          
,secretary a report containing the      
results of the study required under this
 section4  7#b7 ,to congress ,not later 
than #cj days after receipt of the      
report under paragraph 7#a71 the        
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of   
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives such report1 together  
with any additional views or            

recommendations of the ,secretary4