Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate Congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. The term center for homeland security means a university-based center the Secretary of Homeland Security designates under section 308(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2) ). The terms countering violent extremism and CVE — mean proactive and relevant actions to counter efforts by extremists to radicalize, recruit, and mobilize followers to violence and to address the conditions that allow for violent extremist recruitment and radicalization; and do not include disruptive actions that focus on stopping acts of terrorism by individuals who have already subscribed to violence.
The term CVE Lab means a physical space and academic program at a center for homeland security designated for participating students to develop and test technology-based CVE solutions. The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term participating student means a student participating in a CVE Lab. The term technology-based CVE solution means an instrument developed by a participating student under section 5(b)(1) that— appeals to young consumers of online and social media; counters online recruitment of violent extremists or builds resilience against online extremist recruitment amongst participating students’ peers; and operates on a technological platform or is technological in nature, including social media campaigns and mobile software applications.
The term violent extremism means ideologically motivated international terrorism or domestic terrorism, as those terms are defined in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code.
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