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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3654 

To require a report on United States strategy to combat terrorist use of 

social media, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. ROYCE) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and 

Select Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 require a report on United States strategy to combat 

terrorist use of social media, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combat Terrorist Use 

5 of Social Media Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST USE 

2 OF SOCIAL MEDIA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 

5 transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a re6 port on United States strategy to combat terrorists’ and 

7 terrorist organizations’ use of social media. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

9 (a) shall include the following: 

10 (1) An evaluation of what role social media 

11 plays in radicalization in the United States and else12 where. 

13 (2) An analysis of how terrorists and terrorist 

14 organizations are using social media, including 

15 trends. 

16 (3) A summary of the Federal Government’s ef17 forts to disrupt and counter the use of social media 

18 by terrorists and terrorist organizations, an evalua19 tion of the success of such efforts, and recommenda20 tions for improvement. 

21 (4) A classified assessment of the intelligence 

22 value of social media posts by terrorists and terrorist 

23 organizations. 

24 (5) A classified overview of social media train25 ing available to law enforcement and intelligence 

26 personnel that enables such personnel to understand 


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1 and combat the use of social media by terrorists and 

2 terrorist organizations, as well as recommendations 

3 for improving or expanding existing training oppor4 tunities. 

5 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

6 should be submitted in sensitive but unclassified form, and 

7 may include a classified annex. 

8 SEC. 3. POLICY AND COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO 

9 COUNTER TERRORISTS’ AND TERRORIST OR10 GANIZATIONS’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 

13 transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a re14 port that contains the following: 

15 (1) A policy that enhances the exchange of in16 formation and dialogue between the Federal Govern17 ment and social media companies as it relates to the 

18 use of social media platforms by terrorists. 

19 (2) A comprehensive strategy to counter terror20 ists’ and terrorist organizations’ use of social media, 

21 as committed to in the President’s 2011 ‘‘Strategic 

22 Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Part23 ners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United 

24 States’’. 


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1 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

2 should be submitted in sensitive but unclassified form, and 

3 may include a classified annex. 

4 SEC. 4. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE5 FINED. 

6 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com7 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

8 Committee on the Armed Services, the Committee on 

9 Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee 

10 on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the 

11 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 

12 Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security 

13 and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on 

14 Intelligence of the Senate. 

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