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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1347 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide counter- 
radicalization training to Department of Homeland Security representa-
tives at State and local fusion centers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2017 
Mr. LOUDERMILK (for himself, Mr. KATKO, Mr. KEATING, Mr. HURD, Ms. 
SINEMA, Mr. RATCLIFFE, and Ms. MCSALLY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide 
counter-radicalization training to Department of Home-
land Security representatives at State and local fusion 
centers, 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 ‘‘Amplifying Local Ef-
forts to Root out Terror Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘ALERT 
Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. COUNTER-RADICALIZATION TRAINING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF TRAINING.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security is authorized to provide training for 
personnel, including Department of Homeland Security 
personnel and State, local, tribal, and territorial represent-
atives at State and major urban area fusion centers for 
the purpose of administering community awareness brief-
ings and related activities in furtherance of the Depart-
ment’s efforts to counter radicalization, identify and re-
port suspicious activities, and increase awareness of and 
more quickly identify terrorism threats, including the trav-
el or attempted travel of individuals from the United 
States to support a foreign terrorist organization (des-
ignated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)) abroad. 
(b) COORDINATION.—To the extent practicable, in 
providing the training under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall coordinate with the heads of 
other Federal agencies engaged in community outreach re-
lated to countering radicalization, and shall also coordi-
nate with such agencies in the administration of related 
activities, including community awareness briefings. 
SEC. 3. COUNTER-RADICALIZATION ASSESSMENT. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with appro-
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priate State, local, tribal, and territorial representatives, 
shall assess the efforts of the Department of Homeland 
Security to support efforts to counter radicalization at the 
State, local, tribal, and territorial levels. Such assessment 
shall include each of the following: 
(1) A cataloging of Department efforts to assist 
State, local, tribal, and territorial governments to 
counter radicalization. 
(2) A review of cooperative agreements between 
the Department and such governments relating to 
countering radicalization. 
(3) An evaluation of Department plans and any 
potential opportunities to better support such gov-
ernments that are in furtherance of the Depart-
ment’s countering radicalization objectives and are 
consistent with all relevant constitutional, legal, and 
privacy protections. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 150 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and con-
sistent with the protection of classified information, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees the findings of the assess-
ment required under subsection (a), together with any re-
lated information regarding best practices for countering 
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radicalization at the State, local, tribal, and territorial lev-
els. 
SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT-SPONSORED CLEARANCES. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
notify the appropriate congressional committees of the 
number of employees of State, local, tribal, and territorial 
governments with security clearances sponsored by the 
Department of Homeland Security. Such notification shall 
include a detailed list of the agencies that employ such 
employees, the levels of clearance held by such employees, 
and whether such employees are assigned as representa-
tives to State and major urban area fusion centers. 
SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be car-
ried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
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(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘radicalization’’ means ideologi-
cally motivated international terrorism or domestic 
terrorism, as such terms are defined in section 2331 
of title 18, United States Code. 
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