Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2012

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6003 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6003

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prevent terrorism,
  including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and
          domestic violent extremism, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2012

 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms.
  Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Rangel, and Mr.
 Clarke of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred
                 to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prevent terrorism,
  including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and
          domestic violent extremism, 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 ``Empowering Local Partners to Prevent
Terrorism Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Insert at the end of title VIII of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) the following new subtitle:

                ``Subtitle K--Counterterrorism Training

``SEC. 899K. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this subtitle:
            ``(1) Violent extremism.--The term `violent extremism'
        means supporting or committing ideologically motivated
        violence.
            ``(2) Homeland security grant programs.--The term `homeland
        security grant programs' means grant programs under section
        2002, and includes the State Homeland Security Grant Program,
        the Urban Area Security Initiative, and grants provided by the
        Secretary to the National Network of Fusion Centers.

``SEC. 899L. GUIDANCE, OUTREACH, TRAINING, AND PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through Department
officials responsible for counterterrorism and addressing the threat of
violent extremism, shall develop guidance, outreach, training, and
programs in furtherance of national counterterrorism policy.
    ``(b) Training.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary, acting through Department
officials described in subsection (a), shall develop and distribute to
State, local, and tribal authorities courses and materials that comply
with the `Grant Programs Directorate Information Bulletin No. 373' or
successor bulletin for integration into the curricula for recruits and
recurrent training for experienced law enforcement officers.

``SEC. 899M. GRANT PREAPPROVAL.

    ``Beginning with grants provided for fiscal year 2013, grant
guidance for homeland security grant programs shall inform recipients
that expenditures on any training, programs, presentations, and
speakers regarding counterterrorism that includes information about
violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, or domestic violent
extremism that is acquired from an entity other than the Department,
must be approved, in advance, by the Chief Privacy Officer and the
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department.

``SEC. 899N. OVERSIGHT.

    ``Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
subtitle, the Inspector General of the Department shall regularly
review expenditures of homeland security grant programs by State,
local, and tribal authorities on training, programs, presentations, and
speakers that are not acquired through the Secretary regarding
counterterrorism, violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, and
domestic violent extremism. The Inspector General shall evaluate--
            ``(1) whether the expenditure at issue is consistent with
        national counterterrorism priorities; and
            ``(2) whether such expenditure is consistent with
        constitutional civil rights and civil liberties, including
        prohibiting racial, ethnic, and religious profiling.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2002(a) of such Act (6 U.S.C.
603(a)) is amended by inserting ``, in accordance with section 899M,''
after ``may''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 899J the
following new items:

                ``Subtitle K--Counterterrorism Training

``Sec. 899K. Definitions.
``Sec. 899L. Guidance, outreach, training, and programs.
``Sec. 899M. Grant preapproval.
``Sec. 899N. Oversight.''.
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