utilized by Federal, State, local, and tribal homeland secu-
rity officials to mitigate violent radicalization and home-
grown terrorism. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Center shall— 
‘‘(1) contribute to the establishment of training, 
written materials, information, analytical assistance 
and professional resources to aid in combating vio-
lent radicalization and homegrown terrorism; 
‘‘(2) utilize theories, methods and data from the 
social and behavioral sciences to better understand 
the origins, dynamics, and social and psychological 
aspects of violent radicalization and homegrown ter-
rorism; 
‘‘(3) conduct research on the motivational fac-
tors that lead to violent radicalization and home-
grown terrorism; and 
‘‘(4) coordinate with other academic institutions 
studying the effects of violent radicalization and 
homegrown terrorism where appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 899E. PREVENTING VIOLENT RADICALIZATION AND 
HOMEGROWN TERRORISM THROUGH INTER-
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EFFORTS. 
‘‘(a) INTERNATIONAL EFFORT.—The Secretary shall, 
in cooperation with the Department of State, the Attorney
General, and other Federal Government entities, as appro-
priate, conduct a survey of methodologies implemented by 
foreign nations to prevent violent radicalization and home-
grown terrorism in their respective nations. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To the extent that meth-
odologies are permissible under the Constitution, the Sec-
retary shall use the results of the survey as an aid in devel-
oping, in consultation with the Attorney General, a na-
tional policy in the United States on addressing 
radicalization and homegrown terrorism. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit a report to Congress that provides— 
‘‘(1) a brief description of the foreign partners 
participating in the survey; and 
‘‘(2) a description of lessons learned from the 
results of the survey and recommendations imple-
mented through this international outreach. 
‘‘SEC. 899F. PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIB-
ERTIES WHILE PREVENTING IDEOLOGICALLY 
BASED VIOLENCE AND HOMEGROWN TER-
RORISM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Homeland 
Security’s efforts to prevent ideologically based violence 
and homegrown terrorism as described herein shall not 
violate the constitutional rights, civil rights, or civil lib-
erties of United States citizens or lawful permanent resi-
dents. 
‘‘(b) COMMITMENT TO RACIAL NEUTRALITY.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the activities and operations 
of the entities created by this subtitle are in compliance 
with the Department of Homeland Security’s commitment 
to racial neutrality. 
‘‘(c) AUDITING MECHANISM.—The Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall develop and implement an auditing mechanism 
to ensure that compliance with this subtitle does not vio-
late the constitutional rights, civil rights, or civil liberties 
of any racial, ethnic, or religious group, and shall include 
the results of audits under such mechanism in its annual 
report to Congress required under section 705.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting at the 
end of the items relating to title VIII the following: 
‘‘Subtitle J—Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism 
‘‘Sec. 899A. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 899B. Findings. 
‘‘Sec. 899C. National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization 
and Ideologically Based Violence. 
‘‘Sec. 899D. Center of Excellence for the Study of Violent Radicalization and 
Homegrown Terrorism in the United States. 
‘‘Sec. 899E. Preventing violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism 
through international cooperative efforts.
‘‘Sec. 899F. Protecting civil rights and civil liberties while preventing ideologi-
cally based violence and homegrown terrorism.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 23, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.