been previously established for selecting and supporting 
University Programs Centers of Excellence. The Center 
shall assist Federal, State, local and tribal homeland secu-
rity officials through training, education, and research in 
preventing violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism 
in the United States. In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary may choose to either create a new Center designed 
exclusively for the purpose stated herein or identify and ex-
pand an existing Department of Homeland Security Center 
of Excellence so that a working group is exclusively des-
ignated within the existing Center of Excellence to achieve 
the purpose set forth in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It shall be the purpose of the Center 
to study the social, criminal, political, psychological, and 
economic roots of violent radicalization and homegrown ter-
rorism in the United States and methods that can be uti-
lized by Federal, State, local, and tribal homeland security 
officials to mitigate violent radicalization and homegrown 
terrorism. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Center shall— 
‘‘(1) contribute to the establishment of training, 
written materials, information, analytical assistance 
and professional resources to aid in combating violent 
radicalization and homegrown terrorism; 
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‘‘(2) utilize theories, methods and data from the 
social and behavioral sciences to better understand the 
origins, dynamics, and social and psychological as-
pects of violent radicalization and homegrown ter-
rorism; 
‘‘(3) conduct research on the motivational factors 
that lead to violent radicalization and homegrown 
terrorism; and 
‘‘(4) coordinate with other academic institutions 
studying the effects of violent radicalization and 
homegrown terrorism where appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 899E. PREVENTING VIOLENT RADICALIZATION AND 
HOMEGROWN TERRORISM THROUGH INTER-
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EFFORTS. 
‘‘(a) INTERNATIONAL EFFORT.—The Secretary shall, 
in cooperation with the Department of State and other Fed-
eral Government entities, as appropriate, conduct a survey 
of methodologies implemented by foreign nations to prevent 
violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism in their re-
spective nations. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To the extent that methodolo-
gies are permissible under the Constitution, the Secretary 
shall use the results of the survey as an aid in developing 
a national policy in the United States on addressing 
radicalization and homegrown terrorism. 
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‘‘(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit a report to Congress that provides— 
‘‘(1) a brief description of the foreign partners 
participating in the survey; and 
‘‘(2) a description of lessons learned from the re-
sults of the survey and recommendations implemented 
through this international outreach. 
‘‘SEC. 899F. PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIB-
ERTIES WHILE PREVENTING IDEOLOGICALLY 
BASED VIOLENCE AND HOMEGROWN TER-
RORISM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Homeland Se-
curity’s efforts to prevent ideologically based violence and 
homegrown terrorism as described herein shall not violate 
the constitutional rights, civil rights, and civil liberties of 
United States citizens and lawful permanent residents. 
‘‘(b) COMMITMENT TO RACIAL NEUTRALITY.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the activities and operations of the 
entities created by this subtitle are in compliance with the 
Department of Homeland Security’s commitment to racial 
neutrality. 
‘‘(c) AUDITING MECHANISM.—The Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity will develop and implement an auditing mechanism 
to ensure that compliance with this subtitle does not result 
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in a disproportionate impact, without a rational basis, on 
any particular race, ethnicity, or religion and include the 
results of its audit in its annual report to Congress required 
under section 705.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting at the end 
of the items relating to title VIII the following: 
‘‘Subtitle J—Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism 
‘‘Sec. 899A. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 899B. Findings. 
‘‘Sec. 899C. National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization 
and Ideologically Based Violence. 
‘‘Sec. 899D. Center of Excellence for the Study of Violent Radicalization and 
Homegrown Terrorism in the United States. 
‘‘Sec. 899E. Preventing violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism through 
international cooperative efforts. 
‘‘Sec. 899F. Protecting civil rights and civil liberties while preventing ideologi-
cally based violence and homegrown terrorism.’’. 
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