116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5602 

AN ACT 

To authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the 

Department of Homeland Security, the Department of 

Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require 

the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism. 
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Terrorism 

5 Prevention Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Recent reports have demonstrated that 

9 White supremacists and other far-right-wing extrem10 ists are the most significant domestic terrorism 

11 threat facing the United States, including— 

12 (A) a February 22, 2019, New York Times 

13 op-ed, by a Trump Administration United 

14 States Department of Justice official, who 

15 wrote that ‘‘white supremacy and far-right ex16 tremism are among the greatest domestic-secu17 rity threats facing the United States. Regret18 tably, over the past 25 years, law enforcement, 

19 at both the Federal and State levels, has been 

20 slow to respond. * * * Killings committed by in21 dividuals and groups associated with far-right 

22 extremist groups have risen significantly.’’; 

23 (B) an April 2017 Government Account24 ability Office report on the significant, lethal 
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1 threat posed by domestic violent extremists, 

2 which— 

3 (i) explained that ‘‘[s]ince September 

4 12, 2001, the number of fatalities caused 

5 by domestic violent extremists has ranged 

6 from 1 to 49 in a given year.’’; and 

7 (ii) noted that ‘‘[F]atalities resulting 

8 from attacks by far right wing violent ex9 tremists have exceeded those caused by 

10 radical Islamist violent extremists in 10 of 

11 the 15 years, and were the same in 3 of 

12 the years since September 12, 2001. Of 

13 the 85 violent extremist incidents that re14 sulted in death since September 12, 2001, 

15 far right wing violent extremist groups 

16 were responsible for 62 (73 percent) while 

17 radical Islamist violent extremists were re18 sponsible for 23 (27 percent).’’; and 

19 (C) an unclassified May 2017 joint intel20 ligence bulletin from the Federal Bureau of In21 vestigation and the Department of Homeland 

22 Security, which found that ‘‘white supremacist 

23 extremism poses [a] persistent threat of lethal 

24 violence,’’ and that White supremacists ‘‘were 

25 responsible for 49 homicides in 26 attacks from 
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1 2000 to 2016 * * * more than any other do2 mestic extremist movement’’. 

3 (2) Recent domestic terrorist attacks include— 

4 (A) the August 5, 2012, mass shooting at 

5 a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, in 

6 which a White supremacist shot and killed 6 

7 members of the gurdwara; 

8 (B) the April 13, 2014, mass shooting at 

9 a Jewish community center and a Jewish as10 sisted living facility in Overland Park, Kansas, 

11 in which a neo-Nazi shot and killed 3 civilians, 

12 including a 14-year-old teenager; 

13 (C) the June 8, 2014, ambush in Las 

14 Vegas, Nevada, in which 2 supporters of the 

15 far-right-wing ‘‘patriot’’ movement shot and 

16 killed 2 police officers and a civilian; 

17 (D) the June 17, 2015, mass shooting at 

18 the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South 

19 Carolina, in which a White supremacist shot 

20 and killed 9 members of the church; 

21 (E) the November 27, 2015, mass shooting 

22 at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado 

23 Springs, Colorado, in which an anti-abortion ex24 tremist shot and killed a police officer and 2 ci25 vilians; 
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1 (F) the March 20, 2017, murder of an Af2 rican-American man in New York City, alleg3 edly committed by a White supremacist who re4 portedly traveled to New York ‘‘for the purpose 

5 of killing black men’’; 

6 (G) the May 26, 2017, attack in Portland, 

7 Oregon, in which a White supremacist allegedly 

8 murdered 2 men and injured a third after the 

9 men defended 2 young women whom the indi10 vidual had targeted with anti-Muslim hate 

11 speech; 

12 (H) the August 12, 2017, attacks in Char13 lottesville, Virginia, in which— 

14 (i) a White supremacist killed one and 

15 injured nineteen after driving his car 

16 through a crowd of individuals protesting a 

17 neo-Nazi rally, and of which former Attor18 ney General Jeff Sessions said, ‘‘It does 

19 meet the definition of domestic terrorism 

20 in our statute.’’; and 

21 (ii) a group of 6 men linked to militia 

22 or White supremacist groups assaulted an 

23 African-American man who had been pro24 testing the neo-Nazi rally in a downtown 

25 parking garage; 
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1 (I) the July 2018 murder of an African2 American woman from Kansas City, Missouri, 

3 allegedly committed by a White supremacist 

4 who reportedly bragged about being a member 

5 of the Ku Klux Klan; 

6 (J) the October 24, 2018, shooting in 

7 Jeffersontown, Kentucky, in which a White 

8 man allegedly murdered 2 African Americans at 

9 a grocery store after first attempting to enter 

10 a church with a predominantly African-Amer11 ican congregation during a service; 

12 (K) the October 27, 2018, mass shooting 

13 at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, 

14 Pennsylvania, in which a White nationalist al15 legedly shot and killed 11 members of the con16 gregation; 

17 (L) the April 27, 2019, shooting at the 

18 Chabad of Poway synagogue in California, in 

19 which a man yelling anti-Semitic slurs allegedly 

20 killed a member of the congregation and 

21 wounded 3 others; 

22 (M) the August 3, 2019, mass shooting at 

23 a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in which a White 

24 supremacist with anti-immigrant views killed 22 

25 people and injured 26 others; 
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1 (N) the December 10, 2019, shooting at a 

2 Kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jer3 sey, in which 2 men with anti-Semitic views 

4 killed 3 people in the store and a law enforce5 ment officer in an earlier encounter; and 

6 (O) the December 28, 2019, machete at7 tack at a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey, 

8 New York, in which a man who had expressed 

9 anti-Semitic views stabbed 5 individuals. 

10 (3) In November 2019, the Federal Bureau of 

11 Investigation released its annual hate crime incident 

12 report, which found that in 2018, violent hate crimes 

13 reached a 16-year high. Though the overall number 

14 of hate crimes decreased slightly after three consecu15 tive years of increases, the report found a 4-percent 

16 increase in aggravated assaults, a 15-percent in17 crease in simple assaults, and a 13-percent increase 

18 in intimidation. There was also a nearly 6-percent 

19 increase in hate crimes directed at LGBTQ individ20 uals and a 14-percent increase in hate crimes di21 rected at Hispanic and Latino individuals. Nearly 60 

22 percent of the religion-based hate crimes reported 

23 targeted American Jews and Jewish institutions. 

24 The previous year’s report found that in 2017, hate 

25 crimes increased by approximately 17 percent, in-
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1 cluding a 23-percent increase in religion-based hate 

2 crimes, an 18-percent increase in race-based crimes, 

3 and a 5-percent increase in crimes directed against 

4 LGBTQ individuals. The report analyzing 2016 data 

5 found that hate crimes increased by almost 5 per6 cent that year, including a 19-percent rise in hate 

7 crimes against American Muslims. Similarly, the re8 port analyzing 2015 data found that hate crimes in9 creased by 6 percent that year. Much of the 2015 

10 increase came from a 66-percent rise in attacks on 

11 American Muslims and a 9-percent rise in attacks 

12 on American Jews. In all 4 reports, race-based 

13 crimes were most numerous, and those crimes most 

14 often targeted African Americans. 

15 (4) On March 15, 2019, a White nationalist 

16 was arrested and charged with murder after alleg17 edly killing 50 Muslim worshippers and injuring 

18 more than 40 in a massacre at the Al Noor Mosque 

19 and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. 

20 The alleged shooter posted a hate-filled, xenophobic 

21 manifesto that detailed his White nationalist ide22 ology before the massacre. Prime Minister Jacinda 

23 Ardern labeled the massacre a terrorist attack. 

24 (5) In January 2017, a right-wing extremist 

25 who had expressed anti-Muslim views was charged 
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1 with murder for allegedly killing 6 people and injur2 ing 19 in a shooting rampage at a mosque in Quebec 

3 City, Canada. It was the first-ever mass shooting at 

4 a mosque in North America, and Prime Minister 

5 Trudeau labeled it a terrorist attack. 

6 (6) On February 15, 2019, Federal authorities 

7 arrested U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Christopher 

8 Paul Hasson, who was allegedly planning to kill a 

9 number of prominent journalists, professors, judges, 

10 and ‘‘leftists in general’’. In court filings, prosecu11 tors described Lieutenant Hasson as a ‘‘domestic 

12 terrorist’’ who in an email ‘‘identified himself as a 

13 White Nationalist for over 30 years and advocated 

14 for ‘focused violence’ in order to establish a white 

15 homeland.’’. 

16 (7) On November 3rd, 2019 a 24 year old man 

17 who authorities say was among masked Antifa sup18 porters attacking conservatives at a June Dem19 onstration in Portland, Oregon, was sentenced Fri20 day to nearly six years in prison in connection with 

21 brutal assault. Gage Halupowski pleaded guilty to 

22 second-degree assault after authorities accused him 

23 of using a weapon against a conservative demon24 strator who suffered blows to the head that the vic-
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1 tim claims left him with a concussion and cuts that 

2 required 25 staples to close. 

3 (8) On December 12, 2019, an assailant in4 volved in the prolonged firefight in Jersey City, NJ, 

5 that left six people dead, including one police officer, 

6 was linked on Wednesday to the Black Hebrew 

7 Israelite movement, and had public anti-Semitic 

8 posts online, a law enforcement official said. 

9 (9) On February 8, 2020, A gunman stormed 

10 a NYPD precinct after firing at police van, wound11 ing 2. The police commissioner called the Bronx 

12 rampage an ‘‘assassination attempt,’’ on law en13 forcement. 

14 (10) In August 2020, a juvenile armed with a 

15 semi-automatic rifle heeded the online call posted by 

16 a self-proclaimed militia group on Facebook to con17 front protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He allegedly 

18 shot and killed two protestors and wounded a third. 

19 After the shootings, local police officers waved the 

20 alleged murderer through their lines, even after by21 standers identified him as the shooter. The armed 

22 juvenile then traveled across State lines to his home. 

23 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this Act— 
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1 (1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 

2 the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 

3 (2) the term ‘‘domestic terrorism’’ has the 

4 meaning given the term in section 2331 of title 18, 

5 United States Code, except that it does not include 

6 acts perpetrated by individuals associated with or in7 spired by— 

8 (A) a foreign person or organization des9 ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 

10 under section 219 of the Immigration and Na11 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 

12 (B) an individual or organization des13 ignated under Executive Order 13224 (50 

14 U.S.C. 1701 note); or 

15 (C) a state sponsor of terrorism as deter16 mined by the Secretary of State under section 

17 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 

18 (50 U.S.C. 4605), section 40 of the Arms Ex19 port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or section 

20 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

21 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 

22 (3) the term ‘‘Domestic Terrorism Executive 

23 Committee’’ means the committee within the De24 partment of Justice tasked with assessing and shar-
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1 ing information about ongoing domestic terrorism 

2 threats; 

3 (4) the term ‘‘hate crime incident’’ means an 

4 act described in section 241, 245, 247, or 249 of 

5 title 18, United States Code, or in section 901 of the 

6 Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631); 

7 (5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

8 of Homeland Security; and 

9 (6) the term ‘‘uniformed services’’ has the 

10 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 10, 

11 United States Code. 

12 SEC. 4. OFFICES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF OFFICES TO MONITOR, ANA14 LYZE, INVESTIGATE, AND PROSECUTE DOMESTIC TER15 RORISM.— 

16 (1) DOMESTIC TERRORISM UNIT.—There is au17 thorized a Domestic Terrorism Unit in the Office of 

18 Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 

19 Homeland Security, which shall be responsible for 

20 monitoring and analyzing domestic terrorism activ21 ity. 

22 (2) DOMESTIC TERRORISM OFFICE.—There is 

23 authorized a Domestic Terrorism Office in the 

24 Counterterrorism Section of the National Security 

25 Division of the Department of Justice— 
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1 (A) which shall be responsible for inves2 tigating and prosecuting incidents of domestic 

3 terrorism; and 

4 (B) which shall be headed by the Domestic 

5 Terrorism Counsel. 

6 (3) DOMESTIC TERRORISM SECTION OF THE

7 FBI.—There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism 

8 Section within the Counterterrorism Division of the 

9 Federal Bureau of Investigation, which shall be re10 sponsible for investigating domestic terrorism activ11 ity. 

12 (4) STAFFING.—The Secretary, the Attorney 

13 General, and the Director shall each ensure that 

14 each office authorized under this section in their re15 spective agencies shall— 

16 (A) have adequate number of employees to 

17 perform the required duties; 

18 (B) have not less than one employee dedi19 cated to ensuring compliance with civil rights 

20 and civil liberties laws and regulations; and 

21 (C) require that all employees undergo an22 nual anti-bias training. 

23 (5) SUNSET.—The offices authorized under this 

24 subsection shall terminate on the date that is 10 

25 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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1 (b) JOINT REPORT ON DOMESTIC TERRORISM.— 

2 (1) BIANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later 

3 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

4 Act, and each 6 months thereafter for the 10-year 

5 period beginning on the date of enactment of this 

6 Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attor7 ney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau 

8 of Investigation shall submit a joint report authored 

9 by the domestic terrorism offices authorized under 

10 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) to— 

11 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

12 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern13 mental Affairs, and the Select Committee on 

14 Intelligence of the Senate; and 

15 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

16 Committee on Homeland Security, and the Per17 manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

18 House of Representatives. 

19 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 

20 paragraph (1) shall include— 

21 (A) an assessment of the domestic ter22 rorism threat posed by White supremacists and 

23 neo-Nazis, including White supremacist and 

24 neo-Nazi infiltration of Federal, State, and 
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1 local law enforcement agencies and the uni2 formed services; and 

3 (B)(i) in the first report, an analysis of in4 cidents or attempted incidents of domestic ter5 rorism that have occurred in the United States 

6 since April 19, 1995, including any White-su7 premacist-related incidents or attempted inci8 dents; and 

9 (ii) in each subsequent report, an analysis 

10 of incidents or attempted incidents of domestic 

11 terrorism that occurred in the United States 

12 during the preceding 6 months, including any 

13 White-supremacist-related incidents or at14 tempted incidents; and 

15 (C) a quantitative analysis of domestic ter16 rorism for the preceding 6 months, including— 

17 (i) the number of— 

18 (I) domestic terrorism related as19 sessments initiated by the Federal 

20 Bureau of Investigation, including the 

21 number of assessments from each 

22 classification and subcategory, with a 

23 specific classification or subcategory 

24 for those related to White 

25 supremacism; 
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1 (II) domestic terrorism-related 

2 preliminary investigations initiated by 

3 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

4 including the number of preliminary 

5 investigations from each classification 

6 and subcategory, with a specific clas7 sification or subcategory for those re8 lated to White supremacism, and how 

9 many preliminary investigations re10 sulted from assessments; 

11 (III) domestic terrorism-related 

12 full investigations initiated by the 

13 Federal Bureau of Investigation, in14 cluding the number of full investiga15 tions from each classification and sub16 category, with a specific classification 

17 or subcategory for those related to 

18 White supremacism, and how many 

19 full investigations resulted from pre20 liminary investigations and assess21 ments; 

22 (IV) domestic terrorism-related 

23 incidents, including the number of in24 cidents from each classification and 

25 subcategory, with a specific classifica-
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1 tion or subcategory for those related 

2 to White supremacism, the number of 

3 deaths and injuries resulting from 

4 each incident, and a detailed expla5 nation of each incident; 

6 (V) Federal domestic terrorism7 related arrests, including the number 

8 of arrests from each classification and 

9 subcategory, with a specific classifica10 tion or subcategory for those related 

11 to White supremacism, and a detailed 

12 explanation of each arrest; 

13 (VI) Federal domestic terrorism14 related indictments, including the 

15 number of indictments from each clas16 sification and subcategory, with a spe17 cific classification or subcategory for 

18 those related to White supremacism, 

19 and a detailed explanation of each in20 dictment; 

21 (VII) Federal domestic terrorism22 related prosecutions, including the 

23 number of incidents from each classi24 fication and subcategory, with a spe25 cific classification or subcategory for 
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1 those related to White supremacism, 

2 and a detailed explanation of each 

3 prosecution; 

4 (VIII) Federal domestic ter5 rorism-related convictions, including 

6 the number of convictions from each 

7 classification and subcategory, with a 

8 specific classification or subcategory 

9 for those related to White 

10 supremacism, and a detailed expla11 nation of each conviction; and 

12 (IX) Federal domestic terrorism13 related weapons recoveries, including 

14 the number of each type of weapon 

15 and the number of weapons from each 

16 classification and subcategory, with a 

17 specific classification or subcategory 

18 for those related to White 

19 supremacism; and 

20 (ii) an explanation of each individual 

21 case that progressed through more than 1 

22 of the stages described under clause (i), in23 cluding the specific classification or sub24 category for each case. 
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1 (3) HATE CRIMES.—In compiling a joint report 

2 under this subsection, the domestic terrorism offices 

3 authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 

4 subsection (a) shall, in consultation with the Civil 

5 Rights Division of the Department of Justice and 

6 the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of In7 vestigation, review each hate crime incident reported 

8 during the preceding 6 months to determine whether 

9 the incident also constitutes a domestic terrorism-re10 lated incident. 

11 (4) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 

12 Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

13 be— 

14 (A) unclassified, to the greatest extent pos15 sible, with a classified annex only if necessary; 

16 and 

17 (B) in the case of the unclassified portion 

18 of the report, posted on the public websites of 

19 the Department of Homeland Security, the De20 partment of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 

21 Investigation. 

22 (5) NONDUPLICATION.—If two or more provi23 sions of this subsection or any other law impose re24 quirements on an agency to report or analyze infor25 mation on domestic terrorism that are substantially 
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1 similar, the agency shall construe such provisions as 

2 mutually supplemental, so as to provide for the most 

3 extensive reporting or analysis, and shall comply 

4 with each such requirement as fully as possible. 

5 (c) DOMESTIC TERRORISM EXECUTIVE COM6 MITTEE.—There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism Ex7 ecutive Committee, which shall— 

8 (1) meet on a regular basis, and not less regu9 larly than 4 times each year, to coordinate with 

10 United States Attorneys and other key public safety 

11 officials across the country to promote information 

12 sharing and ensure an effective, responsive, and or13 ganized joint effort to combat domestic terrorism; 

14 and 

15 (2) be co-chaired by— 

16 (A) the Domestic Terrorism Counsel au17 thorized under subsection (a)(2)(B); 

18 (B) a United States Attorney or Assistant 

19 United States Attorney; 

20 (C) a member of the National Security Di21 vision of the Department of Justice; and 

22 (D) a member of the Federal Bureau of 

23 Investigation. 

24 (d) FOCUS ON GREATEST THREATS.—The domestic 

25 terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), 
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1 and (3) of subsection (a) shall focus their limited resources 

2 on the most significant domestic terrorism threats, as de3 termined by the number of domestic terrorism-related inci4 dents from each category and subclassification in the joint 

5 report for the preceding 6 months required under sub6 section (b). 

7 SEC. 5. TRAINING TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 

8 (a) REQUIRED TRAINING AND RESOURCES.—The 

9 Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall 

10 review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs 

11 of their respective agencies that are provided to Federal, 

12 State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, includ13 ing the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Program that is 

14 funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Depart15 ment of Justice, and ensure that such programs include 

16 training and resources to assist State, local, and Tribal 

17 law enforcement agencies in understanding, detecting, de18 terring, and investigating acts of domestic terrorism and 

19 White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of law en20 forcement and corrections agencies. The domestic-ter21 rorism training shall focus on the most significant domes22 tic terrorism threats, as determined by the quantitative 

23 analysis in the joint report required under section 4(b). 
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1 (b) REQUIREMENT.—Any individual who provides do2 mestic terrorism training required under this section shall 

3 have— 

4 (1) expertise in domestic terrorism; and 

5 (2) relevant academic, law enforcement, or 

6 other community-based experience in matters related 

7 to domestic terrorism. 

8 (c) REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act and twice 

11 each year thereafter, the Secretary, the Attorney 

12 General, and the Director shall each submit a bian13 nual report to the committees of Congress described 

14 in section 4(b)(1) on the domestic terrorism training 

15 implemented by their respective agencies under this 

16 section, which shall include copies of all training ma17 terials used and the names and qualifications of the 

18 individuals who provide the training. 

19 (2) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 

20 Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

21 be— 

22 (A) unclassified, to the greatest extent pos23 sible, with a classified annex only if necessary; 

24 and 
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1 (B) in the case of the unclassified portion 

2 of each report, posted on the public website of 

3 the Department of Homeland Security, the De4 partment of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 

5 Investigation. 

6 SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the 

9 Director, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall 

10 establish an interagency task force to analyze and combat 

11 White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uni12 formed services and Federal law enforcement agencies. 

13 (b) REPORT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

15 the interagency task force is established under sub16 section (a), the Attorney General, the Director, the 

17 Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

18 a joint report on the findings of the task force and 

19 the response of the Attorney General, the Director, 

20 the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense to such 

21 findings, to— 

22 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

23 Senate; 

24 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

25 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
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1 (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

2 the Senate; 

3 (D) the Committee on Armed Services of 

4 the Senate; 

5 (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

6 House of Representatives; 

7 (F) the Committee on Homeland Security 

8 of the House of Representatives; 

9 (G) the Permanent Select Committee on 

10 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 

11 and 

12 (H) the Committee on Armed Services of 

13 the House of Representatives. 

14 (2) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 

15 The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

16 be— 

17 (A) submitted in unclassified form, to the 

18 greatest extent possible, with a classified annex 

19 only if necessary; and 

20 (B) in the case of the unclassified portion 

21 of the report, posted on the public website of 

22 the Department of Defense, the Department of 

23 Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 

24 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
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1 SEC. 7. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUPPORT FOR HATE 

2 CRIME INCIDENTS WITH A NEXUS TO DOMES3 TIC TERRORISM. 

4 (a) COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE.—The Com5 munity Relations Service of the Department of Justice, 

6 authorized under section 1001(a) of the Civil Rights Act 

7 of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000g), may offer the support of the 

8 Service to communities where the Department of Justice 

9 has brought charges in a hate crime incident that has a 

10 nexus to domestic terrorism. 

11 (b) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—Section 

12 249 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—The 

15 Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Fed16 eral Bureau of Investigation, shall assign a special agent 

17 or hate crimes liaison to each field office of the Federal 

18 Bureau of Investigation to investigate hate crimes inci19 dents with a nexus to domestic terrorism (as such term 

20 is defined in section 3 of the Domestic Terrorism Preven21 tion Act of 2020).’’. 

22 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 There are authorized to be appropriated to the De24 partment of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

25 the Department of Homeland Security, and the Depart-
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1 ment of Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry 

2 out this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 

2020. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5602 

AN ACT 

To authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices 

terrorism. Government to take steps to prevent domestic mestic terrorist activity and require the Federal reau of Investigation to analyze and monitor dothe Department of Justice, and the Federal Buwithin the Department of Homeland Security,