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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 350 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 19, 2021 

Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. KELLY of 

Illinois, Mr. BACON, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. UPTON, and 

Mr. CORREA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Prevention Act of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act— 

6 (1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 

7 the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 

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

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

10 United States Code, except that it does not include 

11 acts perpetrated by individuals associated with or in12 spired by— 

13 (A) a foreign person or organization des14 ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 

15 under section 219 of the Immigration and Na16 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 

17 (B) an individual or organization des18 ignated under Executive Order 13224 (50 

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

20 (C) a state sponsor of terrorism as deter21 mined by the Secretary of State under section 

22 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 

23 (50 U.S.C. 4605), section 40 of the Arms Ex24 port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or section 

25 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

26 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 


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1 (3) the term ‘‘Domestic Terrorism Executive 

2 Committee’’ means the committee within the De3 partment of Justice tasked with assessing and shar4 ing information about ongoing domestic terrorism 

5 threats; 

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

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

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

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

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

11 of Homeland Security; and 

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

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

14 United States Code. 

15 SEC. 3. OFFICES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 

16 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF OFFICES TO MONITOR, ANA17 LYZE, INVESTIGATE, AND PROSECUTE DOMESTIC TER18 RORISM.— 

19 (1) DOMESTIC TERRORISM UNIT.—There is au20 thorized a Domestic Terrorism Unit in the Office of 

21 Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 

22 Homeland Security, which shall be responsible for 

23 monitoring and analyzing domestic terrorism activ24 ity. 


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1 (2) DOMESTIC TERRORISM OFFICE.—There is 

2 authorized a Domestic Terrorism Office in the 

3 Counterterrorism Section of the National Security 

4 Division of the Department of Justice— 

5 (A) which shall be responsible for inves6 tigating and prosecuting incidents of domestic 

7 terrorism; and 

8 (B) which shall be headed by the Domestic 

9 Terrorism Counsel. 

10 (3) DOMESTIC TERRORISM SECTION OF THE

11 FBI.—There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism 

12 Section within the Counterterrorism Division of the 

13 Federal Bureau of Investigation, which shall be re14 sponsible for investigating domestic terrorism activ15 ity. 

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

17 General, and the Director shall each ensure that 

18 each office authorized under this section in their re19 spective agencies shall— 

20 (A) have adequate number of employees to 

21 perform the required duties; 

22 (B) have not less than one employee dedi23 cated to ensuring compliance with civil rights 

24 and civil liberties laws and regulations; and 


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1 (C) require that all employees undergo an2 nual anti-bias training. 

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

4 subsection shall terminate on the date that is 10 

5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

6 (b) JOINT REPORT ON DOMESTIC TERRORISM.— 

7 (1) BIANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later 

8 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

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

10 period beginning on the date of enactment of this 

11 Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attor12 ney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau 

13 of Investigation shall submit a joint report authored 

14 by the domestic terrorism offices authorized under 

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

16 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

17 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern18 mental Affairs, and the Select Committee on 

19 Intelligence of the Senate; and 

20 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

21 Committee on Homeland Security, and the Per22 manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

23 House of Representatives. 

24 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 

25 paragraph (1) shall include— 


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1 (A) an assessment of the domestic ter2 rorism threat posed by White supremacists and 

3 neo-Nazis, including White supremacist and 

4 neo-Nazi infiltration of Federal, State, and 

5 local law enforcement agencies and the uni6 formed services; and 

7 (B)(i) in the first report, an analysis of in8 cidents or attempted incidents of domestic ter9 rorism that have occurred in the United States 

10 since April 19, 1995, including any White-su11 premacist-related incidents or attempted inci12 dents; and 

13 (ii) in each subsequent report, an analysis 

14 of incidents or attempted incidents of domestic 

15 terrorism that occurred in the United States 

16 during the preceding 6 months, including any 

17 White-supremacist-related incidents or at18 tempted incidents; and 

19 (C) a quantitative analysis of domestic ter20 rorism for the preceding 6 months, including— 

21 (i) the number of— 

22 (I) domestic terrorism related as23 sessments initiated by the Federal 

24 Bureau of Investigation, including the 

25 number of assessments from each 


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1 classification and subcategory, with a 

2 specific classification or subcategory 

3 for those related to White 

4 supremacism; 

5 (II) domestic terrorism-related 

6 preliminary investigations initiated by 

7 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

8 including the number of preliminary 

9 investigations from each classification 

10 and subcategory, with a specific clas11 sification or subcategory for those re12 lated to White supremacism, and how 

13 many preliminary investigations re14 sulted from assessments; 

15 (III) domestic terrorism-related 

16 full investigations initiated by the 

17 Federal Bureau of Investigation, in18 cluding the number of full investiga19 tions from each classification and sub20 category, with a specific classification 

21 or subcategory for those related to 

22 White supremacism, and how many 

23 full investigations resulted from pre24 liminary investigations and assess25 ments; 


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1 (IV) domestic terrorism-related 

2 incidents, including the number of in3 cidents from each classification and 

4 subcategory, with a specific classifica5 tion or subcategory for those related 

6 to White supremacism, the number of 

7 deaths and injuries resulting from 

8 each incident, and a detailed expla9 nation of each incident; 

10 (V) Federal domestic terrorism11 related arrests, including the number 

12 of arrests from each classification and 

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

15 to White supremacism, and a detailed 

16 explanation of each arrest; 

17 (VI) Federal domestic terrorism18 related indictments, including the 

19 number of indictments from each clas20 sification and subcategory, with a spe21 cific classification or subcategory for 

22 those related to White supremacism, 

23 and a detailed explanation of each in24 dictment; 


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1 (VII) Federal domestic terrorism2 related prosecutions, including the 

3 number of incidents from each classi4 fication and subcategory, with a spe5 cific classification or subcategory for 

6 those related to White supremacism, 

7 and a detailed explanation of each 

8 prosecution; 

9 (VIII) Federal domestic ter10 rorism-related convictions, including 

11 the number of convictions from each 

12 classification and subcategory, with a 

13 specific classification or subcategory 

14 for those related to White 

15 supremacism, and a detailed expla16 nation of each conviction; and 

17 (IX) Federal domestic terrorism18 related weapons recoveries, including 

19 the number of each type of weapon 

20 and the number of weapons from each 

21 classification and subcategory, with a 

22 specific classification or subcategory 

23 for those related to White 

24 supremacism; and 


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1 (ii) an explanation of each individual 

2 case that progressed through more than 1 

3 of the stages described under clause (i), in4 cluding the specific classification or sub5 category for each case. 

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

7 under this subsection, the domestic terrorism offices 

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

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

10 Rights Division of the Department of Justice and 

11 the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of In12 vestigation, review each hate crime incident reported 

13 during the preceding 6 months to determine whether 

14 the incident also constitutes a domestic terrorism-re15 lated incident. 

16 (4) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 

17 Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

18 be— 

19 (A) unclassified, to the greatest extent pos20 sible, with a classified annex only if necessary; 

21 and 

22 (B) in the case of the unclassified portion 

23 of the report, posted on the public websites of 

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1 partment of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 

2 Investigation. 

3 (5) NONDUPLICATION.—If two or more provi4 sions of this subsection or any other law impose re5 quirements on an agency to report or analyze infor6 mation on domestic terrorism that are substantially 

7 similar, the agency shall construe such provisions as 

8 mutually supplemental, so as to provide for the most 

9 extensive reporting or analysis, and shall comply 

10 with each such requirement as fully as possible. 

11 (c) DOMESTIC TERRORISM EXECUTIVE COM12 MITTEE.—There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism Ex13 ecutive Committee, which shall— 

14 (1) meet on a regular basis, and not less regu15 larly than 4 times each year, to coordinate with 

16 United States Attorneys and other key public safety 

17 officials across the country to promote information 

18 sharing and ensure an effective, responsive, and or19 ganized joint effort to combat domestic terrorism; 

20 and 

21 (2) be co-chaired by— 

22 (A) the Domestic Terrorism Counsel au23 thorized under subsection (a)(2)(B); 

24 (B) a United States Attorney or Assistant 

25 United States Attorney; 


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1 (C) a member of the National Security Di2 vision of the Department of Justice; and 

3 (D) a member of the Federal Bureau of 

4 Investigation. 

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

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

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

8 on the most significant domestic terrorism threats, as de9 termined by the number of domestic terrorism-related inci10 dents from each category and subclassification in the joint 

11 report for the preceding 6 months required under sub12 section (b). 

13 SEC. 4. TRAINING TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 

14 (a) REQUIRED TRAINING AND RESOURCES.—The 

15 Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall 

16 review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs 

17 of their respective agencies that are provided to Federal, 

18 State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, includ19 ing the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Program that is 

20 funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Depart21 ment of Justice, and ensure that such programs include 

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

23 law enforcement agencies in understanding, detecting, de24 terring, and investigating acts of domestic terrorism and 

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1 forcement and corrections agencies. The domestic-ter2 rorism training shall focus on the most significant domes3 tic terrorism threats, as determined by the quantitative 

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

5 (b) REQUIREMENT.—Any individual who provides do6 mestic terrorism training required under this section shall 

7 have— 

8 (1) expertise in domestic terrorism; and 

9 (2) relevant academic, law enforcement, or 

10 other community-based experience in matters related 

11 to domestic terrorism. 

12 (c) REPORT.— 

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

14 after the date of enactment of this Act and twice 

15 each year thereafter, the Secretary, the Attorney 

16 General, and the Director shall each submit a bian17 nual report to the committees of Congress described 

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

19 implemented by their respective agencies under this 

20 section, which shall include copies of all training ma21 terials used and the names and qualifications of the 

22 individuals who provide the training. 

23 (2) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 

24 Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

25 be— 


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1 (A) unclassified, to the greatest extent pos2 sible, with a classified annex only if necessary; 

3 and 

4 (B) in the case of the unclassified portion 

5 of each report, posted on the public website of 

6 the Department of Homeland Security, the De7 partment of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 

8 Investigation. 

9 SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 

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

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

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

13 establish an interagency task force to analyze and combat 

14 White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uni15 formed services and Federal law enforcement agencies. 

16 (b) REPORT.— 

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

18 the interagency task force is established under sub19 section (a), the Attorney General, the Director, the 

20 Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

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

22 the response of the Attorney General, the Director, 

23 the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense to such 

24 findings, to— 


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1 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

2 Senate; 

3 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

4 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

5 (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

6 the Senate; 

7 (D) the Committee on Armed Services of 

8 the Senate; 

9 (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

10 House of Representatives; 

11 (F) the Committee on Homeland Security 

12 of the House of Representatives; 

13 (G) the Permanent Select Committee on 

14 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 

15 and 

16 (H) the Committee on Armed Services of 

17 the House of Representatives. 

18 (2) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 

19 The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

20 be— 

21 (A) submitted in unclassified form, to the 

22 greatest extent possible, with a classified annex 

23 only if necessary; and 

24 (B) in the case of the unclassified portion 

25 of the report, posted on the public website of 


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1 the Department of Defense, the Department of 

2 Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 

3 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

4 SEC. 6. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUPPORT FOR HATE 

5 CRIME INCIDENTS WITH A NEXUS TO DOMES6 TIC TERRORISM. 

7 (a) COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE.—The Com8 munity Relations Service of the Department of Justice, 

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

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

11 Service to communities where the Department of Justice 

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

13 nexus to domestic terrorism. 

14 (b) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—Section 

15 249 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 

16 at the end the following: 

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

18 Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Fed19 eral Bureau of Investigation, shall assign a special agent 

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

21 Bureau of Investigation to investigate hate crimes inci22 dents with a nexus to domestic terrorism (as such term 

23 is defined in section 2 of the Domestic Terrorism Preven24 tion Act of 2020).’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to the De3 partment of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

4 the Department of Homeland Security, and the Depart5 ment of Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry 

6 out this Act. 

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