Title: Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to incorporate the public statements of former violent extremists or their associates into its efforts to combat terrorist recruitment, including efforts to counter-message foreign terrorist organization communications and related community engagement and public education efforts.
Additionally, DHS must coordinate with federal agencies and, as appropriate, engage nongovernmental and international partners in the identification and use of such public statements.
Nothing in this bill may be construed to require DHS to collect statements directly from former violent extremists or their associates.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1250 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1250

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the testimonials 
 of former violent extremists or their associates in order to counter 
             terrorist recruitment, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2017

 Mr. Fleischmann introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Homeland Security

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the testimonials 
 of former violent extremists or their associates in order to counter 
             terrorist recruitment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DIRECTIVE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
incorporate, to the extent practicable, into Department 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) Counter-messaging of foreign terrorist organization 
        communications and narratives.
            (2) Related community engagement and public education 
        efforts.
    (b) Coordination.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
coordinate the efforts described in subsection (a) with the heads of 
other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, and, to the 
extent practicable, engage nongovernmental and international partners 
in the identification and use of testimonials described in such 
subsection.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect testimonials 
directly from former violent extremists or their associates, including 
friends and family.
                                 <all>