Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2019

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 452 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 452

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the testimonials
 of former violent extremists or their associates in order to counter
             terrorist recruitment, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2019

 Mr. Fleischmann introduced the following bill; which was referred to
                   the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the testimonials
 of former violent extremists or their associates in order to counter
             terrorist recruitment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act
of 2019''.

SEC. 2. DIRECTIVE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
incorporate, to the extent practicable, into Department of Homeland
Security efforts to combat terrorist recruitment and communications the
public testimonials of former violent extremists or their associates,
including friends and family. Such efforts may include the following:
            (1) Counter-messaging of foreign terrorist organization
        communications and narratives.
            (2) Related community engagement and public education
        efforts.
    (b) Coordination.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
coordinate the efforts described in subsection (a) with the heads of
other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, and, to the
extent practicable, engage nongovernmental and international partners
in the identification and use of testimonials described in such
subsection.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect testimonials
directly from former violent extremists or their associates, including
friends and family.
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