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Calendar No. 371 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 350 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 19 (legislative day, MAY 17), 2022 

Received; read the first time 

MAY 19, 2022 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

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. 

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 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 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; 

6 (3) the term ‘‘Domestic Terrorism Executive 

7 Committee’’ means the committee within the De8 partment of Justice tasked with assessing and shar9 ing information about ongoing domestic terrorism 

10 threats; 

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

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

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

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

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

16 of Homeland Security; and 

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

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

19 United States Code. 

20 SEC. 3. OFFICES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF OFFICES TO MONITOR, ANA22 LYZE, INVESTIGATE, AND PROSECUTE DOMESTIC TER23 RORISM.— 

24 (1) DOMESTIC TERRORISM UNIT.—There is au25 thorized a Domestic Terrorism Unit in the Office of 


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1 Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 

2 Homeland Security, which shall be responsible for 

3 monitoring and analyzing domestic terrorism activ4 ity. 

5 (2) DOMESTIC TERRORISM OFFICE.—There is 

6 authorized a Domestic Terrorism Office in the 

7 Counterterrorism Section of the National Security 

8 Division of the Department of Justice— 

9 (A) which shall be responsible for inves10 tigating and prosecuting incidents of domestic 

11 terrorism; 

12 (B) which shall be headed by the Domestic 

13 Terrorism Counsel; and 

14 (C) which shall coordinate with the Civil 

15 Rights Division on domestic terrorism matters 

16 that may also be hate crime incidents. 

17 (3) DOMESTIC TERRORISM SECTION OF THE

18 FBI.—There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism 

19 Section within the Counterterrorism Division of the 

20 Federal Bureau of Investigation, which shall be re21 sponsible for investigating domestic terrorism activ22 ity. 

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

24 General, and the Director shall each ensure that 


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1 each office authorized under this section in their re2 spective agencies shall— 

3 (A) have an adequate number of employees 

4 to perform the required duties; 

5 (B) have not less than one employee dedi6 cated to ensuring compliance with civil rights 

7 and civil liberties laws and regulations; and 

8 (C) require that all employees undergo an9 nual anti-bias training. 

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

11 subsection shall terminate on the date that is 10 

12 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 (b) JOINT REPORT ON DOMESTIC TERRORISM.— 

14 (1) BIANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later 

15 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

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

17 period beginning on the date of enactment of this 

18 Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attor19 ney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau 

20 of Investigation shall submit a joint report authored 

21 by the domestic terrorism offices authorized under 

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

23 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

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1 mental Affairs, and the Select Committee on 

2 Intelligence of the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

4 Committee on Homeland Security, and the Per5 manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

6 House of Representatives. 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 

8 paragraph (1) shall include— 

9 (A) an assessment of the domestic ter10 rorism threat posed by White supremacists and 

11 neo-Nazis, including White supremacist and 

12 neo-Nazi infiltration of Federal, State, and 

13 local law enforcement agencies and the uni14 formed services; and 

15 (B)(i) in the first report, an analysis of in16 cidents or attempted incidents of domestic ter17 rorism that have occurred in the United States 

18 since April 19, 1995, including any White-su19 premacist-related incidents or attempted inci20 dents; and 

21 (ii) in each subsequent report, an analysis 

22 of incidents or attempted incidents of domestic 

23 terrorism that occurred in the United States 

24 during the preceding 6 months, including any 


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1 White-supremacist-related incidents or at2 tempted incidents; 

3 (C) a quantitative analysis of domestic ter4 rorism for the preceding 6 months, including— 

5 (i) the number of— 

6 (I) domestic terrorism related as7 sessments initiated by the Federal 

8 Bureau of Investigation, including the 

9 number of assessments from each 

10 classification and subcategory, with a 

11 specific classification or subcategory 

12 for those related to White 

13 supremacism; 

14 (II) domestic terrorism-related 

15 preliminary investigations initiated by 

16 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

17 including the number of preliminary 

18 investigations from each classification 

19 and subcategory, with a specific clas20 sification or subcategory for those re21 lated to White supremacism, and how 

22 many preliminary investigations re23 sulted from assessments; 

24 (III) domestic terrorism-related 

25 full investigations initiated by the 


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1 Federal Bureau of Investigation, in2 cluding the number of full investiga3 tions from each classification and sub4 category, with a specific classification 

5 or subcategory for those related to 

6 White supremacism, and how many 

7 full investigations resulted from pre8 liminary investigations and assess9 ments; 

10 (IV) domestic terrorism-related 

11 incidents, including the number of in12 cidents from each classification and 

13 subcategory, with a specific classifica14 tion or subcategory for those related 

15 to White supremacism, the number of 

16 deaths and injuries resulting from 

17 each incident, and a detailed expla18 nation of each incident; 

19 (V) Federal domestic terrorism20 related arrests, including the number 

21 of arrests from each classification and 

22 subcategory, with a specific classifica23 tion or subcategory for those related 

24 to White supremacism, and a detailed 

25 explanation of each arrest; 


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1 (VI) Federal domestic terrorism2 related indictments, including the 

3 number of indictments from each clas4 sification and subcategory, with a spe5 cific classification or subcategory for 

6 those related to White supremacism, 

7 and a detailed explanation of each in8 dictment; 

9 (VII) Federal domestic terrorism10 related prosecutions, including the 

11 number of incidents from each classi12 fication and subcategory, with a spe13 cific classification or subcategory for 

14 those related to White supremacism, 

15 and a detailed explanation of each 

16 prosecution; 

17 (VIII) Federal domestic ter18 rorism-related convictions, including 

19 the number of convictions from each 

20 classification and subcategory, with a 

21 specific classification or subcategory 

22 for those related to White 

23 supremacism, and a detailed expla24 nation of each conviction; and 


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1 (IX) Federal domestic terrorism2 related weapons recoveries, including 

3 the number of each type of weapon 

4 and the number of weapons from each 

5 classification and subcategory, with a 

6 specific classification or subcategory 

7 for those related to White 

8 supremacism; and 

9 (ii) an explanation of each individual 

10 case that progressed through more than 1 

11 of the stages described under clause (i)— 

12 (I) including the specific classi13 fication or subcategory for each case; 

14 and 

15 (II) not including personally 

16 identifiable information not otherwise 

17 releasable to the public; and 

18 (D) certification that each of the assess19 ments and investigations described under sub20 paragraph (C) are in compliance with all appli21 cable civil rights and civil liberties laws and reg22 ulations. 

23 (3) HATE CRIMES.—In compiling a joint report 

24 under this subsection, the domestic terrorism offices 

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


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

2 Rights Division of the Department of Justice and 

3 the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of In4 vestigation, review each Federal hate crime charge 

5 and conviction during the preceding 6 months to de6 termine whether the incident also constitutes a do7 mestic terrorism-related incident. 

8 (4) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 

9 Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

10 be— 

11 (A) unclassified, to the greatest extent pos12 sible, with a classified annex only if necessary; 

13 and 

14 (B) in the case of the unclassified portion 

15 of the report, posted on the public websites of 

16 the Department of Homeland Security, the De17 partment of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 

18 Investigation. 

19 (5) NONDUPLICATION.—If two or more provi20 sions of this subsection or any other law impose re21 quirements on an agency to report or analyze infor22 mation on domestic terrorism that are substantially 

23 similar, the agency may produce one report that 

24 complies with each such requirement as fully as pos25 sible. 


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1 (c) DOMESTIC TERRORISM EXECUTIVE COM2 MITTEE.—There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism Ex3 ecutive Committee, which shall meet on a regular basis, 

4 and not less regularly than 4 times each year, to coordi5 nate with United States Attorneys and other key public 

6 safety officials across the country to promote information 

7 sharing and ensure an effective, responsive, and organized 

8 joint effort to combat domestic terrorism. 

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

10 terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), 

11 and (3) of subsection (a) shall focus their limited resources 

12 on the most significant domestic terrorism threats, as de13 termined by the number of domestic terrorism-related inci14 dents from each category and subclassification in the joint 

15 report for the preceding 6 months required under sub16 section (b). 

17 SEC. 4. TRAINING TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 

18 (a) REQUIRED TRAINING AND RESOURCES.—The 

19 Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall 

20 review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs 

21 of their respective agencies that are provided to Federal, 

22 State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, includ23 ing the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Program that is 

24 funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Depart25 ment of Justice, and ensure that such programs include 


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

2 law enforcement agencies in understanding, detecting, de3 terring, and investigating acts of domestic terrorism and 

4 White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of law en5 forcement and corrections agencies. The Attorney General 

6 shall make training available to Department prosecutors 

7 and to Assistant United States Attorneys on countering 

8 and prosecuting domestic terrorism. The domestic-ter9 rorism training shall focus on the most significant domes10 tic terrorism threats, as determined by the quantitative 

11 analysis in the joint report required under section 3(b). 

12 (b) REQUIREMENT.—Any individual who provides do13 mestic terrorism training required under this section shall 

14 have— 

15 (1) expertise in domestic terrorism; and 

16 (2) relevant academic, law enforcement, or 

17 other community-based experience in matters related 

18 to domestic terrorism. 

19 (c) REPORT.— 

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

21 after the date of enactment of this Act and twice 

22 each year thereafter, the Secretary, the Attorney 

23 General, and the Director shall each submit a bian24 nual report to the committees of Congress described 

25 in section 3(b)(1) on the domestic terrorism training 


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1 implemented by their respective agencies under this 

2 section, which shall include copies of all training ma3 terials used and the names and qualifications of the 

4 individuals who provide the training. 

5 (2) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 

6 Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall— 

7 (A) be unclassified, to the greatest extent 

8 possible, with a classified annex only if nec9 essary; 

10 (B) in the case of the unclassified portion 

11 of each report, be posted on the public website 

12 of the Department of Homeland Security, the 

13 Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau 

14 of Investigation; and 

15 (C) include the number of Federal inci16 dents, investigations, arrests, indictments, pros17 ecutions, and convictions with respect to a false 

18 report of domestic terrorism or hate crime inci19 dent. 

20 SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 

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

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

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

24 establish an interagency task force to analyze and combat 


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1 White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uni2 formed services and Federal law enforcement agencies. 

3 (b) REPORT.— 

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

5 the interagency task force is established under sub6 section (a), the Attorney General, the Secretary, and 

7 the Secretary of Defense shall submit a joint report 

8 on the findings of the task force and the response 

9 of the Attorney General, the Secretary, and the Sec10 retary of Defense to such findings, to— 

11 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

12 Senate; 

13 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

14 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

15 (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

16 the Senate; 

17 (D) the Committee on Armed Services of 

18 the Senate; 

19 (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

20 House of Representatives; 

21 (F) the Committee on Homeland Security 

22 of the House of Representatives; 

23 (G) the Permanent Select Committee on 

24 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 

25 and 


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1 (H) the Committee on Armed Services of 

2 the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 

4 The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

5 be— 

6 (A) submitted in unclassified form, to the 

7 greatest extent possible, with a classified annex 

8 only if necessary; and 

9 (B) in the case of the unclassified portion 

10 of the report, posted on the public website of 

11 the Department of Defense, the Department of 

12 Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 

13 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

14 SEC. 6. FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR ADDRESSING HATE CRIME 

15 INCIDENTS WITH A NEXUS TO DOMESTIC 

16 TERRORISM. 

17 (a) COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE.—The Com18 munity Relations Service of the Department of Justice, 

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

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

21 Service to communities where the Department of Justice 

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

23 nexus to domestic terrorism. 


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1 (b) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—Section 

2 249 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—The 

5 Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Fed6 eral Bureau of Investigation, shall assign a special agent 

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

8 Bureau of Investigation to investigate hate crimes inci9 dents with a nexus to domestic terrorism (as such term 

10 is defined in section 2 of the Domestic Terrorism Preven11 tion Act of 2022).’’. 

12 SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

13 Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this 

14 Act, may be construed to authorize the infringement or 

15 violation of any right protected under the First Amend16 ment to the Constitution of the United States or an appli17 cable provision of Federal law. 

18 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated to the De20 partment of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

21 the Department of Homeland Security, and the Depart22 ment of Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry 

23 out this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2022. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 371 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 350 

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, 

MAY 19, 2022 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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