I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1931 
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 domestic terrorist activity 
and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic 
terrorism. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2019 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and Mr. GONZALEZ of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Secu-
rity, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the 
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of 
Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to ana-
lyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require 
the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domes-
tic terrorism. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) White supremacists and other far-right-wing 
extremists are the most significant domestic ter-
rorism threat facing the United States. 
(2) On February 22, 2019, a Trump Adminis-
tration United States Department of Justice official 
wrote in a New York Times op-ed that ‘‘white su-
premacy and far-right extremism are among the 
greatest domestic-security threats facing the United 
States. Regrettably, over the past 25 years, law en-
forcement, at both the Federal and State levels, has 
been slow to respond. . . . Killings committed by in-
dividuals and groups associated with far-right ex-
tremist groups have risen significantly.’’. 
(3) An April 2017 Government Accountability 
Office report on the significant, lethal threat posed 
by domestic violent extremists explained that 
‘‘[s]ince September 12, 2001, the number of fatali-
ties caused by domestic violent extremists has 
ranged from 1 to 49 in a given year.’’ The report 
noted: ‘‘[F]atalities resulting from attacks by far 
right wing violent extremists have exceeded those 
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caused by radical Islamist violent extremists in 10 of 
the 15 years, and were the same in 3 of the years 
since September 12, 2001. Of the 85 violent extrem-
ist incidents that resulted in death since September 
12, 2001, far right wing violent extremist groups 
were responsible for 62 (73 percent) while radical 
Islamist violent extremists were responsible for 23 
(27 percent).’’. 
(4) An unclassified May 2017 joint intelligence 
bulletin from the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
and the Department of Homeland Security found 
that ‘‘white supremacist extremism poses [a] per-
sistent threat of lethal violence,’’ and that White su-
premacists ‘‘were responsible for 49 homicides in 26 
attacks from 2000 to 2016 . . . more than any 
other domestic extremist movement’’. 
(5) Fatal terrorist attacks by far-right-wing ex-
tremists include— 
(A) the August 5, 2012, mass shooting at 
a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, in 
which a White supremacist shot and killed 6 
members of the gurdwara; 
(B) the April 13, 2014, mass shooting at 
a Jewish community center and a Jewish as-
sisted living facility in Overland Park, Kansas, 
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in which a neo-Nazi shot and killed 3 civilians, 
including a 14-year-old teenager; 
(C) the June 8, 2014, ambush in Las 
Vegas, Nevada, in which 2 supporters of the 
far-right-wing ‘‘patriot’’ movement shot and 
killed 2 police officers and a civilian; 
(D) the June 17, 2015, mass shooting at 
the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South 
Carolina, in which a White supremacist shot 
and killed 9 members of the church; 
(E) the November 27, 2015, mass shooting 
at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado, in which an anti-abortion ex-
tremist shot and killed a police officer and 2 ci-
vilians; 
(F) the March 20, 2017, murder of an Af-
rican-American man in New York City, alleg-
edly committed by a White supremacist who re-
portedly traveled to New York ‘‘for the purpose 
of killing black men’’; 
(G) the May 26, 2017, attack in Portland, 
Oregon, in which a White supremacist allegedly 
murdered 2 men and injured a third after the 
men defended 2 young women whom the indi-
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vidual had targeted with anti-Muslim hate 
speech; 
(H) the August 12, 2017, attack in Char-
lottesville, Virginia, in which a White suprema-
cist killed one and injured nineteen after driv-
ing his car through a crowd of individuals pro-
testing a neo-Nazi rally, and of which former 
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, ‘‘It does 
meet the definition of domestic terrorism in our 
statute.’’; 
(I) the July 2018 murder of an African- 
American woman from Kansas City, Missouri, 
allegedly committed by a White supremacist 
who reportedly bragged about being a member 
of the Ku Klux Klan; 
(J) the October 24, 2018, shooting in 
Jeffersontown, Kentucky, in which a White 
man allegedly murdered 2 African Americans at 
a grocery store after first attempting to enter 
a church with a predominantly African-Amer-
ican congregation during a service; and 
(K) the October 27, 2018, mass shooting 
at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania, in which a White nationalist al-
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legedly shot and killed 11 members of the con-
gregation. 
(6) In November 2018, the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation released its annual hate crime incident 
report, which found that in 2017, hate crimes in-
creased by approximately 17 percent, including 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 LGBT 
individuals. The total number of reported hate 
crimes rose for the third consecutive year. The pre-
vious year’s report found that in 2016, hate crimes 
increased by almost 5 percent, including a 19-per-
cent rise in hate crimes against American Muslims; 
additionally, of the hate crimes motivated by reli-
gious bias in 2016, 53 percent were anti-Semitic. 
Similarly, the report analyzing 2015 data found that 
hate crimes increased 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 three reports, 
race-based crimes were most numerous, and those 
crimes most often targeted African Americans. 
(7) On March 15, 2019, a White nationalist 
was arrested and charged with murder after alleg-
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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. 
(8) 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. 
(9) 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.’’. 
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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-
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ing information about ongoing domestic terrorism 
threats; 
(4) the term ‘‘hate crime incident’’ means an 
act described in section 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— 
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(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 the 
offices authorized under this section in their respec-
tive agencies shall have adequate staff to perform 
the required duties. 
(b) JOINT REPORT ON DOMESTIC TERRORISM.— 
(1) ANNUAL
REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 
submit a joint report authored by the domestic ter-
rorism offices authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) of subsection (a) to— 
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(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; 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 year; and 
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(C) a quantitative analysis of domestic ter-
rorism for the preceding year, including the 
number of— 
(i) domestic terrorism related assess-
ments initiated by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, including the number of as-
sessments from each classification and sub-
category; 
(ii) domestic terrorism-related prelimi-
nary investigations initiated by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, including the 
number of preliminary investigations from 
each classification and subcategory, and 
how many preliminary investigations re-
sulted from assessments; 
(iii) domestic terrorism-related full in-
vestigations initiated by the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, including the number 
of full investigations from each classifica-
tion and subcategory, and how many full 
investigations resulted from preliminary in-
vestigations and assessments; 
(iv) domestic terrorism-related inci-
dents, including the number of incidents 
from each classification and subcategory, 
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the number of deaths and injuries result-
ing from each incident, and a detailed ex-
planation of each incident; 
(v) Federal domestic terrorism-related 
arrests, including the number of arrests 
from each classification and subcategory, 
and a detailed explanation of each arrest; 
(vi) Federal domestic terrorism-re-
lated indictments, including the number of 
indictments from each classification and 
subcategory, and a detailed explanation of 
each indictment; 
(vii) Federal domestic terrorism-re-
lated prosecutions, including the number of 
incidents from each classification and sub-
category, and a detailed explanation of 
each prosecution; 
(viii) Federal domestic terrorism-re-
lated convictions, including the number of 
convictions from each classification and 
subcategory, and a detailed explanation of 
each conviction; and 
(ix) Federal domestic terrorism-re-
lated weapons recoveries, including the 
number of each type of weapon and the 
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number of weapons from each classifica-
tion and subcategory. 
(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 year to determine whether the 
incident also constitutes a domestic terrorism-related 
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. 
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(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 
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report for the preceding year required under subsection 
(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 agencies. The domestic-terrorism training shall 
focus on the most significant domestic terrorism threats, 
as determined by the quantitative analysis in the joint re-
port 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 
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(2) relevant academic, law enforcement, or 
other experience in matters related to domestic ter-
rorism. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act and once each year 
thereafter, the Secretary, the Attorney General, and 
the Director shall each submit an annual report to 
the committees of Congress described in section 
4(b)(1) on the domestic terrorism training imple-
mented by their respective agencies under this sec-
tion, which shall include copies of all training mate-
rials 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. 
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SEC. 6. COMBATTING DOMESTIC TERRORISM THROUGH 
JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCES AND FU-
SION CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The joint terrorism task forces of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and State, local, and 
regional fusion centers, as established under section 210A 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), 
shall each, in coordination with the Domestic Terrorism 
Executive Committee and the domestic terrorism offices 
authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 
4(a) of this Act— 
(1) share intelligence to address domestic ter-
rorism activities; 
(2) conduct an annual, intelligence-based as-
sessment of domestic terrorism activities in their ju-
risdictions; and 
(3) formulate and execute a plan to address and 
combat domestic terrorism activities in their juris-
dictions. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The activities required under 
subsection (a) shall focus on the most significant domestic 
terrorism threats, as determined by the number of domes-
tic terrorism-related incidents from each category and sub-
classification in the joint report for the preceding year re-
quired under section 4(b). 
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SEC. 7. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General, the Director, the Sec-
retary, and the Secretary of Defense shall establish an 
interagency task force to combat White supremacist and 
neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services. 
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. 
Æ 
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