Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act

Bill: 116-hr-5736
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2020-01-30
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal justice information and records

Hate crimes

Law enforcement administration and funding

Political movements and philosophies

Racial and ethnic relations

Terrorism

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations.</p>

action_date: 2020-09-30
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and disseminate a threat assessment and reference aid regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations.</p> <p>The threat assessment and reference aid (1) shall be developed in coordination with DHS's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and other appropriate agencies and may be informed by existing products developed by such office and agencies; and (2) shall include an overview of symbols, flags, or other references utilized by adherents of foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations.</p> <p>The office shall share the threat assessment and reference aid with (1) state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials; and (2) owners and operators of online platforms to assist in identifying content that may be associated with a foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization that may violate the terms of service of such platforms, upon request from such platforms. Such office shall ensure that the threat assessment and reference aid does not contain the name or other identifiable information of any individual or organization engaged in lawful political or public discourse in the United States protected under the Constitution.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5736 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2020 Mr. Rose of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act . 2. Threat assessment (a) In general The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall, in coordination with appropriate Federal partners, develop a terrorism threat assessment regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations. Consistent with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified information, the Under Secretary shall share the threat assessment developed under this section with State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who operate within State, local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established in accordance with section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h ). (b) Definition In this section, the term foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization means an organization, such as a neo-Nazi or racist skinhead group or militia, based outside the United States, that is engaged in the planning or execution of racially or ethnically motivated acts of terrorism or other targeted violence motivated by white supremacist extremism, particularly against immigrants or individuals perceived to be immigrants, African Americans or other people of African descent, Jews, Muslims, or other people perceived to be ethnic minorities or otherwise not perceived to be white.

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5736 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act . 2. Threat assessment (a) In general The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall, in coordination with appropriate Federal partners, develop a terrorism threat assessment and reference aid regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations. Consistent with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified information, the Under Secretary shall share the threat assessment developed under this section with State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who operate within State, local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established in accordance with section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h ). (b) Coordination The threat assessment and reference aid developed pursuant to subsection (a)— (1) shall be developed in coordination with the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security and other appropriate Federal agencies; and (2) may be informed by existing products developed by such Office and agencies, as appropriate. (c) Overview The threat assessment and reference aid shall include an overview of symbols, flags, or other references utilized by adherents of foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations. (d) Distribution Consistent with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified information, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall share the threat assessment and reference aid with the following: (1) State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who operate within State, local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established in accordance with section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h ). (2) Appropriate owners and operators of online platforms to assist in identifying content that may be associated with a foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization that may violate the terms of service of such online platforms, upon request from such online platforms and in consultation with the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization The term foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization means an organization based outside the United States that seeks, wholly or in part, through unlawful acts of force or violence, to support a belief in the intellectual and moral superiority of the white race over other races. (2) Online platform The term online platform means internet-based information services consisting of the storage and processing of information by and at the request of a content provider and the dissemination of such content to third parties. (f) Limitation The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall ensure that the threat assessment and reference aid does not contain the name or other identifiable information of any individual or organization engaged in lawful political or public discourse in the United States protected under the United States Constitution.

Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5736 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 1, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act . 2. Threat assessment (a) In general The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall, in coordination with appropriate Federal partners, develop a terrorism threat assessment and reference aid regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations. Consistent with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified information, the Under Secretary shall share the threat assessment developed under this section with State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who operate within State, local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established in accordance with section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h ). (b) Coordination The threat assessment and reference aid developed pursuant to subsection (a)— (1) shall be developed in coordination with the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security and other appropriate Federal agencies; and (2) may be informed by existing products developed by such Office and agencies, as appropriate. (c) Overview The threat assessment and reference aid shall include an overview of symbols, flags, or other references utilized by adherents of foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations. (d) Distribution Consistent with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified information, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall share the threat assessment and reference aid with the following: (1) State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who operate within State, local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established in accordance with section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h ). (2) Appropriate owners and operators of online platforms to assist in identifying content that may be associated with a foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization that may violate the terms of service of such online platforms, upon request from such online platforms and in consultation with the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization The term foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization means an organization based outside the United States that seeks, wholly or in part, through unlawful acts of force or violence, to support a belief in the intellectual and moral superiority of the white race over other races. (2) Online platform The term online platform means internet-based information services consisting of the storage and processing of information by and at the request of a content provider and the dissemination of such content to third parties. (f) Limitation The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall ensure that the threat assessment and reference aid does not contain the name or other identifiable information of any individual or organization engaged in lawful political or public discourse in the United States protected under the United States Constitution.

Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.