Sec. 615. Report on programs to counter terrorist narratives
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the programs of the Department of Homeland Security to counter the narratives of the Islamic State and other extremist groups. The report under subsection
(a)shall include the following: A description of whether, and to what extent, the Secretary, in carrying out programs to counter the narratives of the Islamic State and other extremist groups, consults or coordinates with the Secretary of State regarding the counter-messaging activities undertaken by the Department of State with respect to the Islamic State and other extremist groups, including counter-messaging activities conducted by the Global Engagement Center of the Department of State. Any criteria employed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for selecting, developing, promulgating, or changing the programs of the Department of Homeland Security to counter the narratives of the Islamic State and other extremist groups. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional intelligence committees; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.