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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4038 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress an 
intelligence assessment on threats to the United States associated with 
foreign violent White supremacist extremist organizations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2021 
Mr. CARSON (for himself and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit 
to Congress an intelligence assessment on threats to 
the United States associated with foreign violent White 
supremacist extremist organizations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT AND REPORTS ON 
VIOLENT TRANSNATIONAL WHITE SUPREMA-
CIST EXTREMISM. 
(a) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
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rector of National Intelligence, acting through the 
Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, in 
coordination with the Director of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation and the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, 
and in consultation with other relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees an intelligence as-
sessment on threats to the United States associated 
with foreign violent White supremacist extremist or-
ganizations. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A list of foreign violent White su-
premacist extremist organizations. 
(B) With respect to each such organiza-
tion— 
(i) an overview of the membership, 
ideology, and activities; 
(ii) a description of any transnational 
links to the United States or United States 
persons; 
(iii) a description of the leadership, 
plans, intentions, and capabilities; 
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(iv) whether (and if so, to what ex-
tent) foreign governments or their proxies 
provide any manner of support to such or-
ganizations, including a list of each such 
foreign government or proxy; 
(v) a description of the composition 
and characteristics of the members and 
support networks, including whether (and 
if so, to what extent) the members are also 
a part of a military, security service, or po-
lice; 
(vi) a description of financing and 
other forms of material support; 
(vii) an assessment of trends and pat-
terns relative to communications, travel, 
and training (including whether and to 
what extent the organization is engaged in 
or facilitating military or paramilitary 
training); 
(viii) 
an 
assessment 
of 
the 
radicalization and recruitment, including 
an analysis of the extremist messaging mo-
tivating members and supporters; and 
(ix) whether (and if so, to what ex-
tent) foreign governments have sufficient 
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laws and policies to counter threats to the 
United States associated with the organi-
zation, including best practices and gaps. 
(C) An assessment of the status and extent 
of information sharing, intelligence partner-
ships, foreign police cooperation, and mutual 
legal assistance between the United States and 
foreign governments relative to countering 
threats to the United States associated with 
foreign violent White supremacist extremist or-
ganizations. 
(D) An assessment of intelligence gaps and 
recommendations on how to remedy such gaps. 
(E) An opportunity analysis regarding 
countering such threats, including, at a min-
imum, with respect to mitigating and disrupting 
the transnational nexus. 
(3) STANDARDS.—The intelligence assessment 
under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a manner 
that meets the analytic integrity and tradecraft 
standards of the intelligence community. 
(4) FORM AND PUBLIC RELEASE.—The intel-
ligence assessment under paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex in electronic form that is fully in-
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dexed and searchable. In carrying out this para-
graph, the officials specified in paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) ensure that the assessment is unclassi-
fied to the extent possible; 
(B) make the unclassified assessment pub-
licly available on the internet websites of the of-
ficials— 
(i) by not later than 30 days after 
submission to the appropriate congres-
sional committees; and 
(ii) in an electronic format that is 
fully indexed and searchable; and 
(C) ensure that the assessment is drafted 
in a way to maximize the ability to share the 
assessment, including the classified annex, with 
the entities under paragraph (5). 
(5) SHARING.—Consistent with the protection 
of classified information, the Director of National 
Intelligence, acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Counterterrorism Center, in coordination with 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
and the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 
Intelligence and Analysis, shall share the intelligence 
assessment under paragraph (1) with— 
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(A) appropriate Federal departments and 
agencies; 
(B) Joint Terrorism Task Forces and the 
Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crimes Fusion Cell 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(C) State, local, and Tribal law enforce-
ment officials, including officials who operate 
within State, local, and regional fusion centers 
through the Department of Homeland Security 
State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Ini-
tiative established in accordance with section 
210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 124h); and 
(D) appropriate foreign governments, in-
cluding foreign intelligence services and foreign 
police, and international institutions, that part-
ner with the United States on countering 
threats associated with foreign violent White 
supremacist extremist organizations. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 150 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence (acting through the 
Director of the National Counterterrorism Center), 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Sec-
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retary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and in a manner 
consistent with the authorities and responsibilities of 
such Secretary or Director, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the 
use of Federal laws, regulations, and policies by the 
Federal Government to counter threats to the 
United States and United States persons associated 
with foreign violent White supremacist extremist or-
ganizations. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
shall include the following: 
(A) An identification, description, and as-
sessment of the use and efficacy of, Federal 
laws, regulations, and policies used by the Fed-
eral Government to address threats to the 
United States and United States persons asso-
ciated with foreign violent White supremacist 
extremist organizations, including pursuant 
to— 
(i) section 1016 of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (6 U.S.C. 485) and section 119 of 
the National Security Act of 1949 (50 
U.S.C. 3056), particularly with respect to 
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the coordination and integration of all in-
struments of national power; 
(ii) Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 
3001 note), as amended; 
(iii) the designation of foreign ter-
rorist organizations under section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189); 
(iv) the designation of specially des-
ignated terrorists, specially designated 
global terrorists, or specially designated 
nationals and blocked persons, pursuant to 
Executive Orders 13886, 13372, and 
13224 and parts 594, 595, 596, and 597 
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(v) National Security Presidential 
Memorandums 7 and 9, particularly with 
respect to the sharing of terrorism infor-
mation and screening and vetting activi-
ties; and 
(vi) any other applicable Federal laws, 
regulations, or policies. 
(B) An assessment of whether (and if so, 
to what extent and why) such Federal laws, 
regulations, and policies are sufficient to 
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counter such threats, including a description of 
any gaps and specific examples to illustrate 
such gaps. 
(C) Recommendations regarding how to 
remedy the gaps under subparagraph (B). 
(3) PRIVACY
AND
CIVIL
LIBERTIES
ASSESS-
MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board, in consultation with the civil 
liberties and privacy officers of the Federal depart-
ments and agencies the Board determines appro-
priate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing— 
(A) an assessment of the impacts on the 
privacy and civil liberties of United States per-
sons concerning the use or recommended use of 
any Federal laws, regulations, and policies spec-
ified in paragraph (2); and 
(B) recommendations on options to develop 
protections to mitigate such impacts. 
(4) FORM AND PUBLIC RELEASE.—The reports 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex 
in electronic form that is fully indexed and search-
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able. In carrying out this paragraph, the officials re-
sponsible for submitting such reports shall— 
(A) ensure that the reports are unclassified 
to the extent possible; and 
(B) make the unclassified reports publicly 
available on the internet websites of the offi-
cials— 
(i) by not later than 30 days after 
submission to the appropriate congres-
sional committees; and 
(ii) in an electronic format that is 
fully indexed and searchable. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
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Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate. 
(2) FOREIGN
VIOLENT
WHITE
SUPREMACIST 
EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘foreign vio-
lent White supremacist extremist organization’’ 
means an organization, such as a neo-Nazi or racist 
skinhead group or militia, with a substantial compo-
nent based outside the United States, that is en-
gaged in the planning or execution of racially or eth-
nically motivated acts of terrorism or other targeted 
violence motivated by White supremacist extremism, 
particularly against immigrants or individuals per-
ceived to be immigrants, African Americans or other 
people of African descent, Jews, Muslims, or other 
people perceived to be ethnic minorities or otherwise 
not perceived to be White. 
(3) TERRORISM INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘ter-
rorism information’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1016(a) of the Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 
485(a)). 
(4) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ has the meaning given that 
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term in section 105A(c) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3039). 
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