,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hid ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 and ,mr4 ,reed7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the ,department of ,justice1 and the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the ,federal ,government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,domestic ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,white supremacists and other far-right-wing extremists are the most significant domestic terrorism threat facing the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,on ,february #bb1 #bjai1 a ,trump ,administration ,united ,states ,department of ,justice official wrote in a ,new ,york ,times op-ed that white supremacy and far-right extremism are among the greatest domestic-security threats facing the ,united ,states4 ,regrettably1 over the past #be years1 law enforcement1 at both the ,federal and ,state levels1 has been slow to respond4 ''' ,killings committed by individuals and groups associated with far-right extremist groups have risen significantly44 7#c7 ,an ,april #bjag ,government ,accountability ,office report on the significant1 lethal threat posed by domestic violent extremists explained that since ,september #ab1 #bjja1 the number of fatalities caused by domestic violent extremists has ranged from #a to #di in a given year4 ,the report noted3 ,fatalities resulting from attacks by far right wing violent extremists have exceeded those caused by radical ,islamist violent extremists in #aj of the #ae years1 and were the same in #c of the years since ,september #ab1 #bjja4 ,of the #he violent extremist incidents that resulted in death since ,september #ab1 #bjja1 far right wing violent extremist groups were responsible for #fb 7#gc percent7 while radical ,islamist violent extremists were responsible for #bc 7#bg percent744 7#d7 ,an unclassified ,may #bjag joint intelligence bulletin from the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation and the ,department of ,homeland ,security found that white supremacist extremism poses a persistent threat of lethal violence1 and that ,white supremacists were responsible for #di homicides in #bf attacks from #bjjj to #bjaf ''' more than any other domestic extremist movement4 7#e7 ,fatal terrorist attacks by far-right-wing extremists include-- 7,a7 the ,august #e1 #bjab1 mass shooting at a ,sikh gurdwara in ,oak ,creek1 ,wisconsin1 in which a ,white supremacist shot and killed #f members of the gurdwara2 7,b7 the ,april #ac1 #bjad1 mass shooting at a ,jewish community center and a ,jewish assisted living facility in ,overland ,park1 ,kansas1 in which a neo-,nazi shot and killed #c civilians1 including a #ad-year-old teenager2 7,c7 the ,june #h1 #bjad1 ambush in ,las ,vegas1 ,nevada1 in which #b supporters of the far-right-wing patriot movement shot and killed #b police officers and a civilian2 7,d7 the ,june #ag1 #bjae1 mass shooting at the ,emanuel ,,ame ,church in ,charleston1 ,south ,carolina1 in which a ,white supremacist shot and killed #i members of the church2 7,e7 the ,november #bg1 #bjae1 mass shooting at a ,planned ,parenthood clinic in ,colorado ,springs1 ,colorado1 in which an anti-abortion extremist shot and killed a police officer and #b civilians2 7,f7 the ,march #bj1 #bjag1 murder of an ,african-,american man in ,new ,york ,city1 allegedly committed by a ,white supremacist who reportedly traveled to ,new ,york for the purpose of killing black men2 7,g7 the ,may #bf1 #bjag1 attack in ,portland1 ,oregon1 in which a ,white supremacist allegedly murdered #b men and injured a third after the men defended #b young women whom the individual had targeted with anti-,muslim hate speech2 7,h7 the ,august #ab1 #bjag1 attack in ,charlottesville1 ,virginia1 in which a ,white supremacist killed one and injured nineteen after driving his car through a crowd of individuals protesting a neo-,nazi rally1 and of which former ,attorney ,general ,jeff ,sessions said1 ,it does meet the definition of domestic terrorism in our statute42 7,i7 the ,july #bjah murder of an ,african-,american woman from ,kansas ,city1 ,missouri1 allegedly committed by a ,white supremacist who reportedly bragged about being a member of the ,ku ,klux ,klan2 7,j7 the ,october #bd1 #bjah1 shooting in ,jeffersontown1 ,kentucky1 in which a ,white man allegedly murdered #b ,african ,americans at a grocery store after first attempting to enter a church with a predominantly ,african-,american congregation during a service2 and 7,k7 the ,october #bg1 #bjah1 mass shooting at the ,tree of ,life ,synagogue in ,pittsburgh1 ,pennsylvania1 in which a ,white nationalist allegedly shot and killed #aa members of the congregation4 7#f7 ,in ,november #bjah1 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation released its annual hate crime incident report1 which found that in #bjag1 hate crimes increased by approximately #ag percent1 including a #bc-percent increase in religion-based hate crimes1 an #ah-percent increase in race-based crimes1 and a #e-percent increase in crimes directed against ,,lgbt individuals4 ,the total number of reported hate crimes rose for the third consecutive year4 ,the previous year's report found that in #bjaf1 hate crimes increased by almost #e percent1 including a #ai-percent rise in hate crimes against ,american ,muslims2 additionally1 of the hate crimes motivated by religious bias in #bjaf1 #ec percent were anti-,semitic4 ,similarly1 the report analyzing #bjae data found that hate crimes increased by #f percent that year4 ,much of the #bjae increase came from a #ff-percent rise in attacks on ,american ,muslims and a #i-percent rise in attacks on ,american ,jews4 ,in all three reports1 race-based crimes were most numerous1 and those crimes most often targeted ,african ,americans4 7#g7 ,on ,march #ae1 #bjai1 a ,white nationalist was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly killing #ej ,muslim worshippers and injuring more than #dj in a massacre at the ,al ,noor ,mosque and ,linwood ,mosque in ,christchurch1 ,new ,zealand4 ,the alleged shooter posted a hate-filled1 xenophobic manifesto that detailed his ,white nationalist ideology before the massacre4 ,prime ,minister ,jacinda ,ardern labeled the massacre a terrorist attack4 7#h7 ,in ,january #bjag1 a right-wing extremist who had expressed anti-,muslim views was charged with murder for allegedly killing #f people and injuring #ai in a shooting rampage at a mosque in ,quebec ,city1 ,canada4 ,it was the first-ever mass shooting at a mosque in ,north ,america1 and ,prime ,minister ,trudeau labeled it a terrorist attack4 7#i7 ,on ,february #ae1 #bjai1 ,federal authorities arrested ,u4,s4 ,coast ,guard ,lieutenant ,christopher ,paul ,hasson1 who was allegedly planning to kill a number of prominent journalists1 professors1 judges1 and leftists in general4 ,in court filings1 prosecutors described ,lieutenant ,hasson as a domestic terrorist who in an email identified himself as a ,white ,nationalist for over #cj years and advocated for focused violence in order to establish a white homeland44 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the term ,director means the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 7#b7 the term domestic terrorism has the meaning given the term in section #bcca of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 except that it does not include acts perpetrated by individuals associated with or inspired by-- 7,a7 a foreign person or organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 7,b7 an individual or organization designated under ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note72 or 7,c7 a state sponsor of terrorism as determined by the ,secretary of ,state under section #f7;j7 of the ,export ,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfje71 section #dj of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj71 or section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga72 7#c7 the term ,domestic ,terrorism ,executive ,committee means the committee within the ,department of ,justice tasked with assessing and sharing information about ongoing domestic terrorism threats2 7#d7 the term hate crime incident means an act described in section #bde1 #bdg1 or #bdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or in section #ija of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfca72 7#e7 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and 7#f7 the term uniformed services has the meaning given the term in section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 #d4 ,offices to combat domestic terrorism 7a7 ,authorization of offices ,to monitor1 analyze1 investigate1 and prosecute domestic terrorism 7#a7 ,domestic ,terrorism ,unit ,there is authorized a ,domestic ,terrorism ,unit in the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 which shall be responsible for monitoring and analyzing domestic terrorism activity4 7#b7 ,domestic ,terrorism ,office ,there is authorized a ,domestic ,terrorism ,office in the ,counterterrorism ,section of the ,national ,security ,division of the ,department of ,justice-- 7,a7 which shall be responsible for investigating and prosecuting incidents of domestic terrorism2 and 7,b7 which shall be headed by the ,domestic ,terrorism ,counsel4 7#c7 ,domestic ,terrorism ,section of the ,,fbi ,there is authorized a ,domestic ,terrorism ,section within the ,counterterrorism ,division of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 which shall be responsible for investigating domestic terrorism activity4 7#d7 ,staffing ,the ,secretary1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the ,director shall each ensure that the offices authorized under this section in their respective agencies shall have adequate staff to perform the required duties4 7b7 ,joint report on domestic terrorism 7#a7 ,annual report required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and each year thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall submit a joint report authored by the domestic terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of subsection 7a7 to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,contents ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 an assessment of the domestic terrorism threat posed by ,white supremacists and neo-,nazis1 including ,white supremacist and neo-,nazi infiltration of ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement agencies and the uniformed services2 and 7,b7 7i7 in the first report1 an analysis of incidents or attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that have occurred in the ,united ,states since ,april #ai1 #aiie2 and 7ii7 in each subsequent report1 an analysis of incidents or attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that occurred in the ,united ,states during the preceding year2 and 7,c7 a quantitative analysis of domestic terrorism for the preceding year1 including the number of-- 7i7 domestic terrorism related assessments initiated by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 including the number of assessments from each classification and subcategory2 7ii7 domestic terrorism-related preliminary investigations initiated by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 including the number of preliminary investigations from each classification and subcategory1 and how many preliminary investigations resulted from assessments2 7iii7 domestic terrorism-related full investigations initiated by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 including the number of full investigations from each classification and subcategory1 and how many full investigations resulted from preliminary investigations and assessments2 7iv7 domestic terrorism-related incidents1 including the number of incidents from each classification and subcategory1 the number of deaths and injuries resulting from each incident1 and a detailed explanation of each incident2 7v7 ,federal domestic terrorism-related arrests1 including the number of arrests from each classification and subcategory1 and a detailed explanation of each arrest2 7vi7 ,federal domestic terrorism-related indictments1 including the number of indictments from each classification and subcategory1 and a detailed explanation of each indictment2 7vii7 ,federal domestic terrorism-related prosecutions1 including the number of incidents from each classification and subcategory1 and a detailed explanation of each prosecution2 7viii7 ,federal domestic terrorism-related convictions1 including the number of convictions from each classification and subcategory1 and a detailed explanation of each conviction2 and 7ix7 ,federal domestic terrorism-related weapons recoveries1 including the number of each type of weapon and the number of weapons from each classification and subcategory4 7#c7 ,hate crimes ,in compiling a joint report under this subsection1 the domestic terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of subsection 7a7 shall1 in consultation with the ,civil ,rights ,division of the ,department of ,justice and the ,civil ,rights ,unit of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 review each hate crime incident reported during the preceding year to determine whether the incident also constitutes a domestic terrorism-related incident4 7#d7 ,classification and public release ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7,a7 unclassified1 to the greatest extent possible1 with a classified annex only if necessary2 and 7,b7 in the case of the unclassified portion of the report1 posted on the public websites of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the ,department of ,justice1 and the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7c7 ,domestic ,terrorism ,executive ,committee ,there is authorized a ,domestic ,terrorism ,executive ,committee1 which shall-- 7#a7 meet on a regular basis1 and not less regularly than #d times each year1 to coordinate with ,united ,states ,attorneys and other key public safety officials across the country to promote information sharing and ensure an effective1 responsive1 and organized joint effort to combat domestic terrorism2 and 7#b7 be co-chaired by-- 7,a7 the ,domestic ,terrorism ,counsel authorized under subsection 7a77#b77;,b72 7,b7 a ,united ,states ,attorney or ,assistant ,united ,states ,attorney2 7,c7 a member of the ,national ,security ,division of the ,department of ,justice2 and 7,d7 a member of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7d7 ,focus on greatest threats ,the domestic terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of subsection 7a7 shall focus their limited resources on the most significant domestic terrorism threats1 as determined by the number of domestic terrorism-related incidents from each category and subclassification in the joint report for the preceding year required under subsection 7b74 #e4 ,training to combat domestic terrorism 7a7 ,required training and resources ,the ,secretary1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the ,director shall review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs of their respective agencies that are provided to ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal law enforcement agencies1 including the ,state and ,local ,anti-,terrorism ,program that is funded by the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance of the ,department of ,justice1 and ensure that such programs include training and resources to assist ,state1 local1 and ,tribal law enforcement agencies in understanding1 detecting1 deterring1 and investigating acts of domestic terrorism and ,white supremacist and neo-,nazi infiltration of law enforcement agencies4 ,the domestic-terrorism training shall focus on the most significant domestic terrorism threats1 as determined by the quantitative analysis in the joint report required under section #d7;b74 7b7 ,requirement ,any individual who provides domestic terrorism training required under this section shall have-- 7#a7 expertise in domestic terrorism2 and 7#b7 relevant academic1 law enforcement1 or other experience in matters related to domestic terrorism4 7c7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act and once each year thereafter1 the ,secretary1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the ,director shall each submit an annual report to the committees of ,congress described in section #d7;b77#a7 on the domestic terrorism training implemented by their respective agencies under this section1 which shall include copies of all training materials used and the names and qualifications of the individuals who provide the training4 7#b7 ,classification and public release ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7,a7 unclassified1 to the greatest extent possible1 with a classified annex only if necessary2 and 7,b7 in the case of the unclassified portion of each report1 posted on the public website of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the ,department of ,justice1 and the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 #f4 ,combatting domestic terrorism through joint terrorism task forces and fusion centers 7a7 ,in general ,the joint terrorism task forces of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation and ,state1 local1 and regional fusion centers1 as established under section #baj;,a of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abd;h71 shall each1 in coordination with the ,domestic ,terrorism ,executive ,committee and the domestic terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of section #d7;a7 of this ,act-- 7#a7 share intelligence to address domestic terrorism activities2 7#b7 conduct an annual1 intelligence-based assessment of domestic terrorism activities in their jurisdictions2 and 7#c7 formulate and execute a plan to address and combat domestic terrorism activities in their jurisdictions4 7b7 ,requirement ,the activities required under subsection 7a7 shall focus on the most significant domestic terrorism threats1 as determined by the number of domestic terrorism-related incidents from each category and subclassification in the joint report for the preceding year required under section #d7;b74 #g4 ,interagency task force ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general1 the ,director1 the ,secretary1 and the ,secretary of ,defense shall establish an interagency task force to combat ,white supremacist and neo-,nazi infiltration of the uniformed services4 #h4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,department of ,justice1 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,department of ,defense such sums as may be necessary to carry out this ,act4