PREVENT Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6126
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2018-06-15
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Community life and organization

Crime prevention

Employment and training programs

Health personnel

Homeland security

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement officers

Racial and ethnic relations

Religion

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

State and local government operations

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preventing Radical Extremist's Violent Endeavors Now and Tomorrow Act of 2018 or the PREVENT Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill expands the duties of the Office for State and Local Government Coordination in the Department of Homeland Security to include, for purposes of countering violent extremist threats: (1) providing training from specially trained clinical social workers, psychologists, religious, community leaders, and law enforcement personnel to assist local efforts at securing the homeland; and (2) in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, providing to state and local governments specialists, analysts, and agents trained to counter terrorism to assist local efforts at responding to such threats.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2018 Mr. Aguilar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide support to State and local governments in their efforts to counter violent extremist threats.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Radical Extremist’s Violent Endeavors Now and Tomorrow Act of 2018 or the PREVENT Act of 2018 . 2. Support to State and local Governments in their efforts to counter violent extremist threats Section 801(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 361(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) for the purposes of countering violent extremist threats— (A) provide training from specially trained clinical social workers, psychologists, religious, community leaders, and law enforcement personnel, to assist local efforts at securing the homeland; and (B) in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, provide to State and local governments specialists, analysts, and agents trained to counter terrorism to assist, in the manner and degree necessary, local efforts at responding to such threats. .