cluding a 23-percent increase in religion-based hate 
crimes, an 18-percent increase in race-based crimes, 
and a 5-percent increase in crimes directed against 
LGBTQ individuals. The report analyzing 2016 data 
found that hate crimes increased by almost 5 per-
cent that year, including a 19-percent rise in hate 
crimes against American Muslims. Similarly, the re-
port analyzing 2015 data found that hate crimes in-
creased by 6 percent that year. Much of the 2015 
increase came from a 66-percent rise in attacks on 
American Muslims and a 9-percent rise in attacks 
on American Jews. In all 4 reports, race-based 
crimes were most numerous, and those crimes most 
often targeted African Americans. 
(4) On March 15, 2019, a White nationalist 
was arrested and charged with murder after alleg-
edly killing 50 Muslim worshippers and injuring 
more than 40 in a massacre at the Al Noor Mosque 
and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. 
The alleged shooter posted a hate-filled, xenophobic 
manifesto that detailed his White nationalist ide-
ology before the massacre. Prime Minister Jacinda 
Ardern labeled the massacre a terrorist attack. 
(5) In January 2017, a right-wing extremist 
who had expressed anti-Muslim views was charged
with murder for allegedly killing 6 people and injur-
ing 19 in a shooting rampage at a mosque in Quebec 
City, Canada. It was the first-ever mass shooting at 
a mosque in North America, and Prime Minister 
Trudeau labeled it a terrorist attack. 
(6) On February 15, 2019, Federal authorities 
arrested U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Christopher 
Paul Hasson, who was allegedly planning to kill a 
number of prominent journalists, professors, judges, 
and ‘‘leftists in general’’. In court filings, prosecu-
tors described Lieutenant Hasson as a ‘‘domestic 
terrorist’’ who in an email ‘‘identified himself as a 
White Nationalist for over 30 years and advocated 
for ‘focused violence’ in order to establish a white 
homeland.’’. 
(7) On November 3rd, 2019 a 24 year old man 
who authorities say was among masked Antifa sup-
porters attacking conservatives at a June Dem-
onstration in Portland, Oregon, was sentenced Fri-
day to nearly six years in prison in connection with 
brutal assault. Gage Halupowski pleaded guilty to 
second-degree assault after authorities accused him 
of using a weapon against a conservative demon-
strator who suffered blows to the head that the vic-
tim claims left him with a concussion and cuts that 
required 25 staples to close. 
(8) On December 12, 2019, an assailant in-
volved in the prolonged firefight in Jersey City, NJ, 
that left six people dead, including one police officer, 
was linked on Wednesday to the Black Hebrew 
Israelite movement, and had public anti-Semitic 
posts online, a law enforcement official said. 
(9) On February 8, 2020, A gunman stormed 
a NYPD precinct after firing at police van, wound-
ing 2. The police commissioner called the Bronx 
rampage an ‘‘assassination attempt,’’ on law en-
forcement. 
(10) In August 2020, a juvenile armed with a 
semi-automatic rifle heeded the online call posted by 
a self-proclaimed militia group on Facebook to con-
front protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He allegedly 
shot and killed two protestors and wounded a third. 
After the shootings, local police officers waved the 
alleged murderer through their lines, even after by-
standers identified him as the shooter. The armed 
juvenile then traveled across State lines to his home. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(2) the term ‘‘domestic terrorism’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2331 of title 18, 
United States Code, except that it does not include 
acts perpetrated by individuals associated with or in-
spired by— 
(A) a foreign person or organization des-
ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
(B) an individual or organization des-
ignated under Executive Order 13224 (50 
U.S.C. 1701 note); or 
(C) a state sponsor of terrorism as deter-
mined by the Secretary of State under section 
6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
(50 U.S.C. 4605), section 40 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or section 
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2371); 
(3) the term ‘‘Domestic Terrorism Executive 
Committee’’ means the committee within the De-
partment of Justice tasked with assessing and shar-
ing information about ongoing domestic terrorism 
threats; 
(4) the term ‘‘hate crime incident’’ means an 
act described in section 241, 245, 247, or 249 of 
title 18, United States Code, or in section 901 of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631); 
(5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security; and 
(6) the term ‘‘uniformed services’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 4. OFFICES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF OFFICES TO MONITOR, ANA-
LYZE, INVESTIGATE, AND PROSECUTE DOMESTIC TER-
RORISM.— 
(1) DOMESTIC TERRORISM UNIT.—There is au-
thorized a Domestic Terrorism Unit in the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 
Homeland Security, which shall be responsible for 
monitoring and analyzing domestic terrorism activ-
ity. 
(2) DOMESTIC TERRORISM OFFICE.—There is 
authorized a Domestic Terrorism Office in the 
Counterterrorism Section of the National Security 
Division of the Department of Justice—
(A) which shall be responsible for inves-
tigating and prosecuting incidents of domestic 
terrorism; and 
(B) which shall be headed by the Domestic 
Terrorism Counsel. 
(3) DOMESTIC
TERRORISM
SECTION
OF
THE 
FBI.—There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism 
Section within the Counterterrorism Division of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, which shall be re-
sponsible for investigating domestic terrorism activ-
ity. 
(4) STAFFING.—The Secretary, the Attorney 
General, and the Director shall each ensure that 
each office authorized under this section in their re-
spective agencies shall— 
(A) have adequate number of employees to 
perform the required duties; 
(B) have not less than one employee dedi-
cated to ensuring compliance with civil rights 
and civil liberties laws and regulations; and 
(C) require that all employees undergo an-
nual anti-bias training. 
(5) SUNSET.—The offices authorized under this 
subsection shall terminate on the date that is 10 
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) JOINT REPORT ON DOMESTIC TERRORISM.— 
(1) BIANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and each 6 months thereafter for the 10-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attor-
ney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation shall submit a joint report authored 
by the domestic terrorism offices authorized under 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) to— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the domestic ter-
rorism threat posed by White supremacists and 
neo-Nazis, including White supremacist and 
neo-Nazi infiltration of Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies and the uni-
formed services; and 
(B)(i) in the first report, an analysis of in-
cidents or attempted incidents of domestic ter-
rorism that have occurred in the United States 
since April 19, 1995, including any White-su-
premacist-related incidents or attempted inci-
dents; and 
(ii) in each subsequent report, an analysis 
of incidents or attempted incidents of domestic 
terrorism that occurred in the United States 
during the preceding 6 months, including any 
White-supremacist-related 
incidents 
or 
at-
tempted incidents; and 
(C) a quantitative analysis of domestic ter-
rorism for the preceding 6 months, including— 
(i) the number of— 
(I) domestic terrorism related as-
sessments initiated by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, including the 
number of assessments from each 
classification and subcategory, with a 
specific classification or subcategory 
for 
those 
related 
to 
White 
supremacism;
(II) domestic terrorism-related 
preliminary investigations initiated by 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
including the number of preliminary 
investigations from each classification 
and subcategory, with a specific clas-
sification or subcategory for those re-
lated to White supremacism, and how 
many preliminary investigations re-
sulted from assessments; 
(III) domestic terrorism-related 
full investigations initiated by the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, in-
cluding the number of full investiga-
tions from each classification and sub-
category, with a specific classification 
or subcategory for those related to 
White supremacism, and how many 
full investigations resulted from pre-
liminary investigations and assess-
ments; 
(IV) domestic terrorism-related 
incidents, including the number of in-
cidents from each classification and 
subcategory, with a specific classifica-
tion or subcategory for those related 
to White supremacism, the number of 
deaths and injuries resulting from 
each incident, and a detailed expla-
nation of each incident; 
(V) Federal domestic terrorism- 
related arrests, including the number 
of arrests from each classification and 
subcategory, with a specific classifica-
tion or subcategory for those related 
to White supremacism, and a detailed 
explanation of each arrest; 
(VI) Federal domestic terrorism- 
related indictments, including the 
number of indictments from each clas-
sification and subcategory, with a spe-
cific classification or subcategory for 
those related to White supremacism, 
and a detailed explanation of each in-
dictment; 
(VII) Federal domestic terrorism- 
related prosecutions, including the 
number of incidents from each classi-
fication and subcategory, with a spe-
cific classification or subcategory for
those related to White supremacism, 
and a detailed explanation of each 
prosecution; 
(VIII) 
Federal 
domestic 
ter-
rorism-related convictions, including 
the number of convictions from each 
classification and subcategory, with a 
specific classification or subcategory 
for 
those 
related 
to 
White 
supremacism, and a detailed expla-
nation of each conviction; and 
(IX) Federal domestic terrorism- 
related weapons recoveries, including 
the number of each type of weapon 
and the number of weapons from each 
classification and subcategory, with a 
specific classification or subcategory 
for 
those 
related 
to 
White 
supremacism; and 
(ii) an explanation of each individual 
case that progressed through more than 1 
of the stages described under clause (i), in-
cluding the specific classification or sub-
category for each case.
(3) HATE CRIMES.—In compiling a joint report 
under this subsection, the domestic terrorism offices 
authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
subsection (a) shall, in consultation with the Civil 
Rights Division of the Department of Justice and 
the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, review each hate crime incident reported 
during the preceding 6 months to determine whether 
the incident also constitutes a domestic terrorism-re-
lated incident. 
(4) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 
Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
be— 
(A) unclassified, to the greatest extent pos-
sible, with a classified annex only if necessary; 
and 
(B) in the case of the unclassified portion 
of the report, posted on the public websites of 
the Department of Homeland Security, the De-
partment of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. 
(5) NONDUPLICATION.—If two or more provi-
sions of this subsection or any other law impose re-
quirements on an agency to report or analyze infor-
mation on domestic terrorism that are substantially
similar, the agency shall construe such provisions as 
mutually supplemental, so as to provide for the most 
extensive reporting or analysis, and shall comply 
with each such requirement as fully as possible. 
(c) 
DOMESTIC
TERRORISM
EXECUTIVE
COM-
MITTEE.—There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism Ex-
ecutive Committee, which shall— 
(1) meet on a regular basis, and not less regu-
larly than 4 times each year, to coordinate with 
United States Attorneys and other key public safety 
officials across the country to promote information 
sharing and ensure an effective, responsive, and or-
ganized joint effort to combat domestic terrorism; 
and 
(2) be co-chaired by— 
(A) the Domestic Terrorism Counsel au-
thorized under subsection (a)(2)(B); 
(B) a United States Attorney or Assistant 
United States Attorney; 
(C) a member of the National Security Di-
vision of the Department of Justice; and 
(D) a member of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. 
(d) FOCUS ON GREATEST THREATS.—The domestic 
terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3) of subsection (a) shall focus their limited resources 
on the most significant domestic terrorism threats, as de-
termined by the number of domestic terrorism-related inci-
dents from each category and subclassification in the joint 
report for the preceding 6 months required under sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 5. TRAINING TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 
(a) REQUIRED TRAINING
AND RESOURCES.—The 
Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall 
review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs 
of their respective agencies that are provided to Federal, 
State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, includ-
ing the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Program that is 
funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Depart-
ment of Justice, and ensure that such programs include 
training and resources to assist State, local, and Tribal 
law enforcement agencies in understanding, detecting, de-
terring, and investigating acts of domestic terrorism and 
White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of law en-
forcement and corrections agencies. The domestic-ter-
rorism training shall focus on the most significant domes-
tic terrorism threats, as determined by the quantitative 
analysis in the joint report required under section 4(b).
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Any individual who provides do-
mestic terrorism training required under this section shall 
have— 
(1) expertise in domestic terrorism; and 
(2) relevant academic, law enforcement, or 
other community-based experience in matters related 
to domestic terrorism. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act and twice 
each year thereafter, the Secretary, the Attorney 
General, and the Director shall each submit a bian-
nual report to the committees of Congress described 
in section 4(b)(1) on the domestic terrorism training 
implemented by their respective agencies under this 
section, which shall include copies of all training ma-
terials used and the names and qualifications of the 
individuals who provide the training. 
(2) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 
Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
be— 
(A) unclassified, to the greatest extent pos-
sible, with a classified annex only if necessary; 
and
(B) in the case of the unclassified portion 
of each report, posted on the public website of 
the Department of Homeland Security, the De-
partment of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. 
SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the 
Director, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall 
establish an interagency task force to analyze and combat 
White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uni-
formed services and Federal law enforcement agencies. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the interagency task force is established under sub-
section (a), the Attorney General, the Director, the 
Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
a joint report on the findings of the task force and 
the response of the Attorney General, the Director, 
the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense to such 
findings, to— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(G) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(H) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.— 
The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
be— 
(A) submitted in unclassified form, to the 
greatest extent possible, with a classified annex 
only if necessary; and 
(B) in the case of the unclassified portion 
of the report, posted on the public website of 
the Department of Defense, the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
SEC. 7. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUPPORT FOR HATE 
CRIME INCIDENTS WITH A NEXUS TO DOMES-
TIC TERRORISM. 
(a) COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE.—The Com-
munity Relations Service of the Department of Justice, 
authorized under section 1001(a) of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000g), may offer the support of the 
Service to communities where the Department of Justice 
has brought charges in a hate crime incident that has a 
nexus to domestic terrorism. 
(b) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—Section 
249 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—The 
Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, shall assign a special agent 
or hate crimes liaison to each field office of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation to investigate hate crimes inci-
dents with a nexus to domestic terrorism (as such term 
is defined in section 3 of the Domestic Terrorism Preven-
tion Act of 2020).’’. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
the Department of Homeland Security, and the Depart-
ment of Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5602 
AN ACT 
To authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices 
within the Department of Homeland Security, 
the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation to analyze and monitor do-
mestic terrorist activity and require the Federal 
Government to take steps to prevent domestic 
terrorism.