I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3654 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2015 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sherman , Mr. Engel , and Mr. Royce ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and Select Intelligence (Permanent Select) , 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 A BILL To require a report on United States strategy to combat terrorist use of social media, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015 . 2. Report on strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on United States strategy to combat terrorists’ and terrorist organizations’ use of social media. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An evaluation of what role social media plays in radicalization in the United States and elsewhere. (2) An analysis of how terrorists and terrorist organizations are using social media, including trends. (3) A summary of the Federal Government’s efforts to disrupt and counter the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist organizations, an evaluation of the success of such efforts, and recommendations for improvement. (4) A classified assessment of the intelligence value of social media posts by terrorists and terrorist organizations. (5) A classified overview of social media training available to law enforcement and intelligence personnel that enables such personnel to understand and combat the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist organizations, as well as recommendations for improving or expanding existing training opportunities. (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) should be submitted in sensitive but unclassified form, and may include a classified annex. 3. Policy and comprehensive strategy to counter terrorists’ and terrorist organizations’ use of social media (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the following: (1) A policy that enhances the exchange of information and dialogue between the Federal Government and social media companies as it relates to the use of social media platforms by terrorists. (2) A comprehensive strategy to counter terrorists’ and terrorist organizations’ use of social media, as committed to in the President’s 2011 Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States . (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) should be submitted in sensitive but unclassified form, and may include a classified annex. 4. Appropriate congressional committees defined In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.