Counterterrorism Enhancement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5642
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2016-07-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Department of Justice

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Firearms and explosives

Hate crimes

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Racial and ethnic relations

Terrorism

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Counterterrorism Enhancement Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes additional FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Justice for: </p> <ul> <li>the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for personnel, training, and equipment to counter terrorism; </li> <li>the Bureau of Justice Programs, for a Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability (i.e., VALOR) initiative; </li> <li>the Civil Rights Division; and</li> <li>the Community Relations Service. </li> </ul> <p>Additionally, this bill amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition on transferring a firearm knowing that the firearm will be used to commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime. Specifically, it broadens the scope of the prohibition to bar the transfer or receipt of a firearm knowing or reasonably believing that the firearm will be used to commit a crime of violence, a drug trafficking crime, or a federal crime of terrorism. It increases from 10 to 15 years the maximum prison term for a violator.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5642 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 6, 2016 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide adequate resources for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the VALOR Officer Safety Initiative.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Counterterrorism Enhancement Act of 2016 . 2. Domestic Terror Prevention (a) FBI funding For fiscal year 2017, an additional $175,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for personnel, training, and equipment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation needed to counter both terrorism, including domestic and foreign threats. (b) VALOR initiative For fiscal year 2017, an additional $15,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for an Officer Robert Wilson III memorial initiative to be administered by the Bureau of Justice Programs on Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR). (c) Civil Rights Division For fiscal year 2017, an additional $30,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. (d) Community relations service For fiscal year 2017, an additional $11,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for personnel and training to respond to hate crimes by the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice. (e) Firearms Trafficking Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: (h) Whoever knowingly transfers or receives a firearm, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such firearm will be used to commit a Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)(5)), a crime of violence (as defined in subsection (c)(3)), or a drug trafficking crime (as defined in subsection (c)(2)) shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both. .