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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1022 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of 
Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Pro-
gram funding to counter violent extremism. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 
Mr. WALKER (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 
the use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State 
Homeland Security Grant Program funding to counter 
violent extremism. 
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 ‘‘Countering Violent Ex-
tremism Grants Act’’ or the ‘‘CVE Grants Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Syd-
ney, New York City, Ottawa, and London dem-
onstrate that violent Islamist extremism is on the 
rise and that the threat from homegrown terrorism 
is growing. 
(2) The United States and the West are the 
leading targets of Islamist extremist propaganda and 
terrorist recruitment. 
(3) Terrorist groups are seeking to enlist a new 
generation of extremists and are using sophisticated 
tools, including social media, to radicalize across 
borders. 
(4) State and local authorities are on the 
frontlines of combating domestic radicalization and 
need the appropriate tools to deter, detect, and dis-
rupt extremist efforts to influence and recruit Amer-
icans. 
(5) Too few initiatives exist to help commu-
nities understand the threat, prevent domestic 
radicalization, counter the narrative of extremists, 
and provide pathways to deradicalization for individ-
uals who have become radicalized so they do not re-
sort to violence. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize the use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State 
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Homeland Security Grant Program funds for countering 
violent Islamist extremism and to ensure that State and 
local officials are aware that Federal resources are avail-
able for this urgent homeland security priority. 
SEC. 3. USE OF CERTAIN HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT 
FUNDS TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 
Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by redesignating para-
graphs (6) through (13) as paragraphs (7) through 
(14), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph 
(5) the following: 
‘‘(6) countering violent extremism, including— 
‘‘(A) training programs; 
‘‘(B) the development, implementation, or 
expansion of programs to engage communities 
that may be targeted by violent extremist 
radicalization; and 
‘‘(C) the development and implementation 
of projects to partner with local communities to 
prevent radicalization to violence;’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(3)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(a)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(11)’’. 
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SEC. 4. TRANSPARENCY. 
The Assistant Administrator of the Grant Programs 
Directorate of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy shall report annually to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate on the use of funding under sections 2003 
and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
604, 605) to counter violent extremism, including a list 
of recipients of funds, the types of projects funded, and 
the amount of grant funding used for each project. 
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