110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1955 
AN ACT 
To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violent Radicalization 
and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF VIOLENT RADICALIZATION AND 
HOMEGROWN TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VIII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle J—Prevention of Violent 
Radicalization and Homegrown 
Terrorism 
‘‘SEC. 899A. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 
means the National Commission on the Prevention 
of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism 
established under section 899C. 
‘‘(2) VIOLENT
RADICALIZATION.—The term 
‘violent radicalization’ means the process of adopting 
or promoting an extremist belief system for the pur-
pose of facilitating ideologically based violence to ad-
vance political, religious, or social change. 
‘‘(3) 
HOMEGROWN
TERRORISM.—The 
term 
‘homegrown terrorism’ means the use, planned use, 
or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or 
individual born, raised, or based and operating pri-
marily within the United States or any possession of 
the United States to intimidate or coerce the United 
States government, the civilian population of the 
United States, or any segment thereof, in further-
ance of political or social objectives. 
‘‘(4) IDEOLOGICALLY
BASED
VIOLENCE.—The 
term ‘ideologically based violence’ means the use, 
planned use, or threatened use of force or violence 
by a group or individual to promote the group or in-
dividual’s political, religious, or social beliefs. 
‘‘SEC. 899B. FINDINGS. 
‘‘The Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) The development and implementation of 
methods and processes that can be utilized to pre-
vent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, 
and ideologically based violence in the United States 
is critical to combating domestic terrorism. 
‘‘(2) The promotion of violent radicalization, 
homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based vio-
lence exists in the United States and poses a threat 
to homeland security. 
‘‘(3) The Internet has aided in facilitating vio-
lent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and 
the homegrown terrorism process in the United 
States by providing access to broad and constant
streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United 
States citizens. 
‘‘(4) While the United States must continue its 
vigilant efforts to combat international terrorism, it 
must also strengthen efforts to combat the threat 
posed by homegrown terrorists based and operating 
within the United States. 
‘‘(5) Understanding the motivational factors 
that lead to violent radicalization, homegrown ter-
rorism, and ideologically based violence is a vital 
step toward eradicating these threats in the United 
States. 
‘‘(6) Preventing the potential rise of self 
radicalized, unaffiliated terrorists domestically can-
not be easily accomplished solely through traditional 
Federal intelligence or law enforcement efforts, and 
can benefit from the incorporation of State and local 
efforts. 
‘‘(7) Individuals prone to violent radicalization, 
homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based vio-
lence span all races, ethnicities, and religious beliefs, 
and individuals should not be targeted based solely 
on race, ethnicity, or religion. 
‘‘(8) Any measure taken to prevent violent 
radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologi-