Directorate, the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, 
and the Science and Technology Directorate, an individual 
to serve as liaison to the Office for Countering Violent Ex-
tremism. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary 
for Countering Violent Extremism shall be responsible for 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Coordinating the Department’s efforts to 
counter violent extremism across all the components 
and offices of the Department that conduct strategic 
and supportive efforts to counter violent extremism. 
Such efforts shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Identifying risk factors that con-
tribute to violent extremism in communities in 
the United States and potential remedies for 
Government and non-government institutions. 
‘‘(B) Identifying populations targeted by 
violent extremist propaganda, messaging, or re-
cruitment. 
‘‘(C) Managing the outreach and engage-
ment efforts of the Department directed toward 
communities at risk for radicalization and re-
cruitment for violent extremist activities. 
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‘‘(D) Ensuring relevant information, re-
search, and products inform efforts to counter 
violent extremism. 
‘‘(E) Developing and maintaining a De-
partment-wide strategy guiding policies and 
programs to counter violent extremism. Such 
strategy shall, at a minimum, address each of 
the following: 
‘‘(i) The Department’s counter-mes-
saging program pursuant to paragraph (2), 
including a plan to leverage new and exist-
ing Internet and other technologies and so-
cial media platforms to counter violent ex-
tremism, as well as the best practices and 
lessons learned of other Federal, State, 
local, tribal, territorial, and foreign part-
ners engaged in similar counter-messaging 
efforts. 
‘‘(ii) The Department’s countering 
violent extremism-related engagement ef-
forts. 
‘‘(iii) The use of cooperative agree-
ments with State, local, tribal, territorial, 
and other Federal departments and agen-
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cies responsible for efforts relating to 
countering violent extremism. 
‘‘(iv) Ensuring all activities related to 
countering violent extremism fully respect 
the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 
of all Americans. 
‘‘(F) Identifying and recommending new 
research and analysis requirements in coordina-
tion with the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology and the Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis and ensure the dissemina-
tion of information and methods for Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and territorial countering 
violent extremism practitioners, officials, law 
enforcement, and non-governmental partners to 
utilize such research and analysis. 
‘‘(G) Assessing the methods used by vio-
lent extremists to disseminate propaganda and 
messaging 
to 
communities 
at 
risk 
for 
radicalization and recruitment. 
‘‘(2) Establishing a counter-messaging program 
to craft strategic counter-messages to the propa-
ganda and messaging referred to in subparagraph 
(G) of paragraph (1) which shall— 
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‘‘(A) explore ways to utilize relevant Inter-
net and other technologies and social media 
platforms; and 
‘‘(B) maximize other resources available to 
the Department. 
‘‘(3) Serving as the primary representative of 
the Department in coordinating countering violent 
extremism efforts with other Federal departments 
and agencies and non-governmental organizations. 
‘‘(4) Serving as the primary Department-level 
representative in coordinating with the Department 
of State on international countering violent extre-
mism issues. 
‘‘(5) In coordination with the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, pro-
viding guidance regarding the use of grants made to 
State, local, and tribal governments under sections 
2003 and 2004 under the allowable uses guidelines 
related to countering violent extremism. 
‘‘(e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The As-
sistant Secretary for Countering Violent Extremism shall 
enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy outlining the roles of the Assistant Secretary and the 
Administrator with respect to the administration of grants 
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under sections 2003 and 2004 related to countering vio-
lent extremism. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Countering Violent Extremism shall submit to Congress 
an annual report for each of the next five fiscal years (be-
ginning in the fiscal year that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this section) on the Office for Countering 
Violent Extremism. Each such report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A description of the status of the pro-
grams and policies of the Department for countering 
violent extremism in the United States, including the 
budget of the Department for countering violent ex-
tremism and the number of full-time employees dedi-
cated to countering violent extremism programs, as 
well as the number of part-time employees sup-
porting countering violent extremism programs. 
Each such budget shall include an accounting of all 
funding amounts for all departmental programs, ini-
tiatives, and personnel related to countering violent 
extremism. 
‘‘(2) A description of the efforts of the Office 
to cooperate with and provide assistance to other de-
partments and agencies. 
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‘‘(3) Qualitative and quantitative metrics for 
evaluating the success of such programs and policies 
and the steps taken to evaluate the success of such 
programs and policies. 
‘‘(4) A detailed summary of the organizations 
with which the Department conducted outreach to 
discuss countering violent extremism, an accounting 
of grants awarded by the Department to counter vio-
lent extremism, and an accounting of all training 
specifically aimed at countering violent extremism 
sponsored by the Department. 
‘‘(5) Details of the optimal level of personnel 
and funding for the Office. 
‘‘(g) VIOLENT EXTREMISM DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘violent extremism’ means ideologically mo-
tivated terrorist activities. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.—Out of funds 
made available to the Office of the Secretary, $10,000,000 
is authorized for the Office for Countering Violent Extre-
mism for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 103 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Office for Countering Violent Extremism.’’. 
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