SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AMPLIFYING LOCAL EFFORTS TO ROOT OUT TERROR 
Sec. 101. Countering violent extremism training. 
Sec. 102. Countering violent extremism assessment. 
Sec. 103. Department-sponsored clearances. 
Sec. 104. Definitions. 
TITLE II—COUNTERMESSAGING TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS 
Sec. 201. Directive. 
TITLE III—COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISORY BOARD 
Sec. 301. Department of Homeland Security Counterterrorism Advisory Board. 
TITLE IV—PROHIBITION ON NEW FUNDING 
Sec. 401. Prohibition on new funding. 
TITLE I—AMPLIFYING LOCAL 
EFFORTS TO ROOT OUT TERROR 
SEC. 101. COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM TRAINING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF TRAINING.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security is authorized to provide training for 
personnel, including Department of Homeland Security 
personnel, State, local, tribal, and territorial representa-
tives at State and major urban area fusion centers for the 
purpose of administering community awareness briefings 
and related activities in furtherance of the Department’s 
efforts to counter violent extremism, identify and report 
suspicious activities, and increase awareness of and more
quickly identify terrorism threats, including the travel or 
attempted travel of individuals from the United States to 
support a foreign terrorist organization (as such term is 
described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)) abroad. 
(b) COORDINATION.—To the extent practicable, in 
providing the training under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall coordinate with the heads of other Federal agencies 
engaged in community outreach related to countering vio-
lent extremism and shall also coordinate with such agen-
cies in the administration of related activities, including 
community awareness briefings. 
SEC. 102. COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM 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-
priate State, local, tribal, and territorial representatives, 
shall assess the efforts of the Department of Homeland 
Security to support countering violent extremism at the 
State, local, tribal, and territorial levels. Such assessment 
shall include each of the following: 
(1) A cataloging of departmental efforts to as-
sist State, local, tribal, and territorial governments 
in countering violent extremism.
(2) A review of cooperative agreements between 
the Department and such governments relating to 
countering violent extremism. 
(3) An evaluation of departmental plans and 
any potential opportunities to better support such 
governments that are in furtherance of the Depart-
ment’s countering violent extremism 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 
violent extremism at the State, local, tribal, and territorial 
levels. 
SEC. 103. 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 level of clearance held by such employees, 
and whether such employees are assigned as representa-
tives to State and major urban area fusion centers. 
SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(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 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘violent extremism’’ means ideo-
logically motivated international terrorism or domes-
tic terrorism, as such terms are defined in section 
2331 of title 18, United States Code. 
TITLE II—COUNTERMESSAGING 
TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 201. DIRECTIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall incorporate, to the extent practicable, into De-
partment of Homeland Security efforts to combat terrorist 
recruitment and communications the public testimonials
of former violent extremists or their associates, including 
friends and family. Such efforts may include the following: 
(1) Countermessaging of foreign terrorist orga-
nization communications and narratives. 
(2) Related community engagement and public 
education efforts. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall, where appropriate, coordinate the efforts de-
scribed in subsection (a) with the heads of other Federal 
departments and agencies, as appropriate, and, to the ex-
tent practicable, engage nongovernmental and inter-
national partners in the identification and use of 
testimonials described in such subsection. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to require the Secretary of Home-
land Security to collect testimonials directly from former 
violent extremists or their associates, including friends and 
family. 
TITLE III—COUNTERTERRORISM 
ADVISORY BOARD 
SEC. 
301. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the end of subtitle A of title 
II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 
et seq.) insert the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 210G. DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION ON COUNTER-
TERRORISM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department 
a board to be composed of senior representatives of de-
partmental operational components and headquarters ele-
ments. The purpose of the board shall be to coordinate 
and integrate departmental intelligence, activities, and 
policy related to the counterterrorism mission and func-
tions of the Department. 
‘‘(b) CHARTER.—There shall be a charter to govern 
the structure and mission of the board. Such charter shall 
direct the board to focus on the current threat environ-
ment and the importance of aligning departmental 
counterterrorism activities under the Secretary’s guidance. 
The charter shall be reviewed and updated every 4 years, 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall appoint a 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism within the Depart-
ment who will serve as the chair of the board. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
shall appoint additional members of the board from 
among the following: 
‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Admin-
istration.
‘‘(B) United States Customs and Border 
Protection. 
‘‘(C) United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(E) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(F) United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services. 
‘‘(G) The United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(H) The National Protection and Pro-
grams Directorate. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Operations Coordina-
tion. 
‘‘(J) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Policy. 
‘‘(M) The Science and Technology Direc-
torate. 
‘‘(N) Other Departmental offices and pro-
grams as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The board shall meet on a regular 
basis to discuss intelligence and coordinate ongoing threat
mitigation efforts and departmental activities, including 
coordination with other Federal, State, local, tribal, terri-
torial, and private sector partners, and shall make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) TERRORISM ALERTS.—The board shall advise 
the Secretary on the issuance of terrorism alerts pursuant 
to section 203 of this Act. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No ad-
ditional funds are authorized to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 210F the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 210G. Departmental coordination on counterterrorism.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through 
the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
status and activities of the board established under section 
210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
by subsection (a).
TITLE IV—PROHIBITION ON NEW 
FUNDING 
SEC. 401. PROHIBITION ON NEW FUNDING. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act or the amendments made 
by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 16, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5471 
AN ACT 
To combat terrorist recruitment in the United 
States, and for other purposes.