Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4918
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2018-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Hate crimes
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military personnel and dependents
Political movements and philosophies
Racial and ethnic relations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: 

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes: (1) a Domestic Terrorism Unit within the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which shall be responsible for monitoring and analyzing domestic terrorism activity; (2) a Domestic Terrorism Office in the Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), which shall be responsible for investigating and prosecuting incidents of domestic terrorism; and (3) a Domestic Terrorism Section within the Counterterrorism Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall be responsible for investigating domestic terrorism activity. Such offices shall focus on the most significant domestic terrorism threats, as determined by the number of domestic terrorism related incidents in the preceding year.
 
DHS, DOJ, and the FBI shall annually submit to Congress a joint report authored by such offices, which shall include:
 
 
 an assessment of the domestic terrorism threat posed by White supremacists; 
 
 an analysis of incidents or attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that have occurred in the United States since April 19, 1995, for the first report, and during the preceding year, for each subsequent report; and 
 
 a quantitative analysis of domestic terrorism for the preceding year.
 
 
The bill also authorizes a Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee, which shall coordinate with key public safety officials to promote information sharing and ensure an effective joint effort to combat domestic terrorism. 
 
The State and Local Anti-Terrorism Program, funded by DOJ's Bureau of Justice Assistance, shall include training and resources to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers in understanding, detecting, deterring, and investigating acts of domestic terrorism. 
 
The joint terrorism task forces of the FBI and state, local, and regional fusion centers shall each, in coordination with the committee and such offices: (1) share intelligence to address domestic terrorism activities; (2) conduct an annual, intelligence-based assessment of domestic terrorism activities in their jurisdictions; and (3) formulate and execute a plan to address and combat such activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H788)
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Introduced in House