I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3075 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a grant program 
to establish counter-messaging campaigns targeting terrorist propaganda. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mr. KATKO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
a grant program to establish counter-messaging cam-
paigns targeting terrorist propaganda. 
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 Grant Program Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EX-
TREMISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 104. GRANT PROGRAM FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT 
EXTREMISM. 
‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency and the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department, 
shall establish a grant program for eligible commu-
nity groups and organizations to assist such groups 
and organizations in establishing counter-messaging 
campaigns targeting violent extremism. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary, in coordination with the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties of the Department, shall provide to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an 
implementation plan for the grant program under 
this subsection, including eligibility criteria, applica-
tion criteria, methodology for awarding grants, and 
a plan for monitoring and evaluating grant applica-
tions and awards. 
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‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—A community group or or-
ganization is not eligible for a grant under this sub-
section if such group or organization has knowingly 
funded activities related to violent extremism or or-
ganizations known to engage in such activities, as 
determined by the Secretary, in coordination with 
the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies. 
‘‘(b) VIOLENT EXTREMISM DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘violent extremism’ means ideologically mo-
tivated terrorist activities. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2016 through 2020 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 103 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Grant program for countering violent extremism.’’. 
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