ACE Act

Bill: 115-hr-6408
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2018-07-17
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations

Alliances

Collective security

Europe

France

Germany

Homeland security

International organizations and cooperation

Research administration and funding

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2018-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Allies Countering Extremism Act or the ACE Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 regarding the promoting antiterrorism through the international cooperation program to allow France and Germany to be included as foreign partners.</p> <p>The bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Department of State and appropriate federal officials, to enter into cooperative activities with foreign partners to strengthen efforts relating to countering violent extremism. Such activities may include: (1) efforts aimed at improving counter-radicalization and counter-messaging methods, and (2) recommendations for incorporating any new findings into national policies for countering violent extremism.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6408 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2018 Mr. Keating (for himself and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , 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 amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize international cooperative activities to strengthen efforts relating to countering violent extremism, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Allies Countering Extremism Act or the ACE Act . 2. International cooperative activities to strengthen efforts relating to countering violent extremism Section 317 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 195c ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting France, Germany, after United Kingdom, ; (2) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: (h) Countering violent extremism As part of the international cooperative activities authorized in this section, the Under Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of State and appropriate Federal officials, may enter into cooperative activities with partners specified in subsection (c)(2) to strengthen efforts relating to countering violent extremism. Such activities may include— (1) efforts aimed at improving counter-radicalization and counter-messaging methods; and (2) recommendations for incorporating any new findings into national policies for countering violent extremism. .