I 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7345 

To counter White identity terrorism globally, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 25, 2020 

Mr. DEUTCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To counter White identity terrorism globally, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) ‘‘White Identity Terrorism’’ is the term 

6 used by the Department of State to encompass 

7 White nationalist and White supremacist terrorists. 

8 Individuals who adhere to White nationalist and 

9 White supremacist ideologies share a common belief 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 7345 IH

1 that White people and ‘‘White identity’’ in western 

2 countries are under siege and pursue the destruction 

3 of pluralistic values intrinsic to the American way of 

4 life. 

5 (2) The Global Terrorism Database and cor6 responding Global Terrorism Index has recorded a 

7 rise in the number and lethality of White identity 

8 terrorist incidents over the past decade domestically 

9 and internationally. 

10 (3) Various individuals, networks, and organiza11 tions fall under the umbrella of the global White 

12 identity terrorist movement, whose adherents are be13 coming increasingly internationalized, with fighters 

14 and terrorist ideology moving across borders. 

15 (4) Irresponsible social media site are enabling 

16 the internationalization of the White identity ter17 rorist movement in terms of organization and re18 cruitment. State and nonstate actors have helped to 

19 build a global, online White identity terrorist echo 

20 chamber, including by translating terrorist mani21 festos and promoting other violent extremist content. 

22 This includes countries using troll farms to exacer23 bate fears of immigrants, Muslims, Jews, and other 

24 minorities in western countries among potentially 

25 sympathetic audiences. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 7345 IH

1 (5) There is evidence that adherents of the 

2 White identity movement in the United States are 

3 increasingly traveling overseas for training, further 

4 contributing to the internationalization of White 

5 identity terrorism. Jihadist experiences in Afghani6 stan, Iraq, and Syria highlight the dangers that such 

7 individuals can pose because of the connections and 

8 capabilities they bring with them when they return 

9 home. 

10 (6) The global White identity terrorist move11 ment has manifested a decentralized organizational 

12 approach that encourages individuals to operate 

13 independently from one another and execute ter14 rorist attacks on their own. This approach poses 

15 challenges to law enforcement efforts to track, mon16 itor, and disrupt planned violence. In the same way 

17 that Islamist terrorists have looked to figures in al18 Qaeda and the Islamic State, White identity terror19 ists draw on one another for inspiration. 

20 (7) The growing global interconnectivity of the 

21 White identity terrorist movement means that the 

22 United States must confront this threat as part of 

23 an integrated, whole-of-government approach. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 7345 IH

1 SEC. 2. COUNTERING WHITE IDENTITY TERRORISM GLOB2 ALLY. 

3 (a) STRATEGY AND COORDINATION.—Not later than 

4 six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

5 the Secretary of State shall— 

6 (1) develop and submit to the Committee on 

7 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 

8 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

9 a Department of State-wide strategy entitled the 

10 ‘‘Department of State Strategy for Countering 

11 White Identity Terrorism Globally’’ (in this section 

12 referred to as the ‘‘strategy’’); and 

13 (2) designate the Coordinator for Counterter14 rorism of the Department to coordinate Department 

15 efforts to counter White identity terrorism globally, 

16 including with United States diplomatic and con17 sular posts, the Director of the National Counterter18 rorism Center, the Director of the Central Intel19 ligence Agency, the Attorney General, the Director 

20 of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland 

21 Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of In22 vestigation, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 

23 heads of any other relevant Federal departments or 

24 agencies. 

25 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy shall at a minimum 

26 contain the following: 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
5 

•HR 7345 IH

1 (1) An assessment of the global threat from 

2 White identity terrorism abroad, including geo3 graphic or country prioritization based on the as4 sessed threat to the United States. 

5 (2) A description of the coordination mecha6 nisms between relevant bureaus and offices within 

7 the Department of State, as well as with United 

8 States diplomatic and consular posts, for developing 

9 and implementing efforts to counter White identity 

10 terrorism. 

11 (3) A description of how the Department plans 

12 to build on any existing strategy developed by the 

13 Bureau for Counterterrorism to— 

14 (A) adapt or expand existing Department 

15 programs, projects, activities, or policy instru16 ments based on existing authorities for the spe17 cific purpose of degrading and delegitimizing 

18 the White identity terrorist movement globally; 

19 and 

20 (B) identify the need for any new Depart21 ment programs, projects, activities, or policy in22 struments for the specific purpose of degrading 

23 and delegitimizing the White identity terrorist 

24 movement globally, including a description of 

25 the steps and resources necessary to establish 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
6 

•HR 7345 IH

1 any such programs, projects, activities, or policy 

2 instruments, noting whether such steps would 

3 require new authorities. 

4 (4) Detailed plans for using public diplomacy, 

5 including the efforts of the Secretary of State and 

6 other senior executive branch officials, including the 

7 President, to degrade and delegitimize White iden8 tity terrorist ideologues and ideology globally, includ9 ing by— 

10 (A) countering White identity terrorist 

11 messaging and supporting efforts to redirect po12 tential supporters away from White identity ter13 rorist content online; 

14 (B) exposing foreign government support 

15 for White identity terrorist ideologies, objec16 tives, ideologues, networks, organizations, and 

17 internet platforms; 

18 (C) engaging with foreign governments and 

19 internet service providers and other relevant 

20 technology entities, to prevent or limit White 

21 identity terrorists from exploiting internet plat22 forms in furtherance of or in preparation for 

23 acts of terrorism or other targeted violence, as 

24 well as the recruitment, radicalization, and inVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Jul 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7345.IH H7345

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
7 

•HR 7345 IH

1 doctrination of new adherents to White identity 

2 terrorism; and 

3 (D) identifying the roles and responsibil4 ities for the Office of the Under Secretary for 

5 Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy and the 

6 Global Engagement Center in developing and 

7 implementing such plans. 

8 (5) An outline of steps the Department is tak9 ing or will take in coordination, as appropriate, with 

10 the Director of the National Counterterrorism Cen11 ter, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 

12 the Attorney General, the Director of National Intel13 ligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Di14 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 

15 Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of any 

16 other relevant Federal departments or agencies to 

17 improve information and intelligence sharing with 

18 other countries on White identity terrorism based on 

19 existing authorities by— 

20 (A) describing plans for adapting or ex21 panding existing mechanisms for sharing infor22 mation, intelligence, or counterterrorism best 

23 practices, including facilitating the sharing of 

24 information, intelligence, or counterterrorism 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
8 

•HR 7345 IH

1 best practices gathered by Federal, State, and 

2 local law enforcement; and 

3 (B) proposing new mechanisms or forums 

4 that might enable expanded sharing of informa5 tion, intelligence, or counterterrorism best prac6 tices. 

7 (6) An outline of how the Department plans to 

8 use designation as a Specially Designated Global 

9 Terrorist (under Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 

10 1701 note)) and foreign terrorist organization (pur11 suant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nation12 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)) to support the strategy, 

13 including— 

14 (A) an assessment and explanation of the 

15 utility of applying or not applying such designa16 tions when individuals or entities satisfy the cri17 teria for such designations; and 

18 (B) a description of possible remedies if 

19 such criteria are insufficient to enable designa20 tion of any individuals or entities the Secretary 

21 of State considers a potential terrorist threat to 

22 the United States. 

23 (7) A description of the Department’s plans, in 

24 consultation with the Department of the Treasury, 

25 to work with foreign governments, financial instituVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Jul 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7345.IH H7345

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
9 

•HR 7345 IH

1 tions, and other related entities to counter the fi2 nancing of White identity terrorists within the pa3 rameters of current law, or if no such plans exist, 

4 a description of why. 

5 (8) A description of how the Department plans 

6 to implement the strategy in conjunction with ongo7 ing efforts to counter the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, 

8 and other terrorist threats to the United States. 

9 (9) A description of how the Department will 

10 integrate into the strategy lessons learned in the on11 going efforts to counter the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, 

12 and other terrorist threats to the United States. 

13 (10) A identification of any additional resources 

14 or staff needed to implement the strategy. 

15 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The Secretary of 

16 State shall develop the strategy in coordination with the 

17 Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and in 

18 consultation with the Director of the Central Intelligence 

19 Agency, the Attorney General, the Director of National 

20 Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Di21 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Sec22 retary of the Treasury, and the heads of any other rel23 evant Federal departments or agencies. 

24 (d) STAKEHOLDER INCLUSION.—The strategy shall 

25 be developed in consultation with representatives of 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
10 

•HR 7345 IH

1 United States and international civil society and academic 

2 entities with experience researching or implementing pro3 grams to counter White identity terrorism. 

4 (e) FORM.—The strategy shall be submitted in un5 classified form that can be made available to the public, 

6 but may include a classified annex if the Secretary of 

7 State determines such is appropriate. 

8 (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than three months 

9 after the submission of the strategy, the Secretary of State 

10 shall begin implementing the strategy. 

11 (g) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 90 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act and not less often 

13 than annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall con14 sult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

15 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela16 tions of the Senate regarding the development and imple17 mentation of the strategy. 

18 SEC. 3. COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM. 

19 The Secretary of State shall incorporate all credible 

20 information about White identity terrorism, including re21 garding relevant attacks, the identification of perpetrators 

22 and victims of such attacks, the size and identification of 

23 organizations and networks, and the identification of nota24 ble ideologues, in the annual country reports on terrorism 

25 submitted pursuant to section 140 of the Foreign RelaVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Jul 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7345.IH H7345

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
11 

•HR 7345 IH

1 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 

2 U.S.C. 2656f). 

3 SEC. 4. REPORT ON SANCTIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days and 

5 again 240 days after the submission of each annual coun6 try report on terrorism submitted pursuant to section 140 

7 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 

8 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f), as modified in accord9 ance with section 3 of this Act, the President shall submit 

10 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

12 the Senate a report that determines whether the foreign 

13 persons, organizations, and networks identified in such an14 nual country reports on terrorism as so modified, satisfy 

15 the criteria to be designated as— 

16 (1) foreign terrorist organizations under section 

17 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

18 U.S.C. 1189); or 

19 (2) Specially Designated Global Terrorist under 

20 Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

21 (b) FORM.—Each determination required under sub22 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

23 may include a classified annex, if appropriate. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
12 

•HR 7345 IH

1 SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY TO MAP 

2 THE GLOBAL WHITE IDENTITY TERRORISM 

3 MOVEMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

6 shall enter into a contract with a federally funded research 

7 and development center with appropriate expertise and an8 alytical capability to carry out the study described in sub9 section (b). 

10 (b) STUDY.—The study described in this subsection 

11 shall provide for a comprehensive social network analysis 

12 of the global White identity terrorism movement to— 

13 (1) identify key actors, organizations, and sup14 porting infrastructure; and 

15 (2) map the relationships and interactions be16 tween such actors, organizations, and supporting in17 frastructure. 

18 (c) REPORT.— 

19 (1) TO THE SECRETARY.—Not later than one 

20 year after the date on which the Secretary of State 

21 enters into a contract pursuant to subsection (a), 

22 the federally funded research and development cen23 ter referred to in such subsection that has entered 

24 into such contract with the Secretary shall submit to 

25 the Secretary a report containing the results of the 

26 study required under this section. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
13 

•HR 7345 IH

1 (2) TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 

2 after receipt of the report under paragraph (1), the 

3 Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee of 

4 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 

5 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

6 such report, together with any additional views or 

7 recommendations of the Secretary. 

Æ 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS