Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1584
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2013-04-16
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Employment and training programs

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Homeland security

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Teaching, teachers, curricula

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2013 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials responsible for counterterrorism and addressing the threat of violent extremism, to: (1) develop guidance, outreach, training, and programs in furtherance of national counterterrorism policy; and (2) develop and distribute to state, local, and tribal authorities courses and materials that comply with the Grant Programs Directorate Information Bulletin No. 373 or successor bulletin for integration into the curricula for recruits and recurrent training for experienced law enforcement officers.</p> <p>Requires guidance for homeland security grant programs to inform recipients that expenditures on any training, programs, presentations, and speakers regarding counterterrorism that includes information about violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, or domestic violent extremism that is acquired from an entity other than DHS must be approved in advance by DHS's Chief Privacy Officer and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.</p> <p>Directs DHS's Inspector General to: (1) regularly review expenditures of homeland security grant programs by state, local, and tribal authorities on training, programs, presentations, and speakers that are not acquired through the Secretary regarding counterterrorism, violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, and domestic violent extremism; and (2) evaluate whether each expenditure is consistent with national counterterrorism priorities and constitutional civil rights and civil liberties, including prohibiting racial, ethnic, and religious profiling.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1584 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2013 Ms. Clarke introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2013 . 2. Counterterrorism Training (a) In general Insert at the end of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 361 et seq. ) the following new subtitle: K Counterterrorism Training 899K. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Violent extremism The term violent extremism means supporting or committing ideologically motivated violence. (2) Homeland security grant programs The term homeland security grant programs means grant programs under section 2002, and includes the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative, and grants provided by the Secretary to the National Network of Fusion Centers. 899L. Guidance, outreach, training, and programs (a) In general The Secretary, acting through Department officials responsible for counterterrorism and addressing the threat of violent extremism, shall develop guidance, outreach, training, and programs in furtherance of national counterterrorism policy. (b) Training Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary, acting through Department officials described in subsection (a), shall develop and distribute to State, local, and tribal authorities courses and materials that comply with the Grant Programs Directorate Information Bulletin No. 373 or successor bulletin for integration into the curricula for recruits and recurrent training for experienced law enforcement officers. 899M. Grant preapproval Beginning with grants provided for fiscal year 2014, grant guidance for homeland security grant programs shall inform recipients that expenditures on any training, programs, presentations, and speakers regarding counterterrorism that includes information about violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, or domestic violent extremism that is acquired from an entity other than the Department, must be approved, in advance, by the Chief Privacy Officer and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department. 899N. Oversight Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Inspector General of the Department shall regularly review expenditures of homeland security grant programs by State, local, and tribal authorities on training, programs, presentations, and speakers that are not acquired through the Secretary regarding counterterrorism, violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, and domestic violent extremism. The Inspector General shall evaluate— (1) whether the expenditure at issue is consistent with national counterterrorism priorities; and (2) whether such expenditure is consistent with constitutional civil rights and civil liberties, including prohibiting racial, ethnic, and religious profiling. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 2002(a) of such Act ( 6 U.S.C. 603(a) ) is amended by inserting , in accordance with section 899M, after may . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 899J the following new items: Subtitle K—Counterterrorism Training Sec. 899K. Definitions. Sec. 899L. Guidance, outreach, training, and programs. Sec. 899M. Grant preapproval. Sec. 899N. Oversight. .