Sec. 5. Functions and requirements of CVE labs
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The head of an institution of higher education at which a CVE Lab is established shall ensure that the faculty of the CVE Lab— create a curriculum for participating students to develop and test technology-based CVE solutions that— may be drawn from pre-existing curricula or courses at an institution of higher education; incorporates a CVE orientation program for students participating in the Lab that is informed by cross-cultural communication issues experienced by CVE practitioners; incorporates technology-based business development curricula; and requires participating students develop a final business plan describing how the technology-based CVE solution would be scaled up for investment and possible deployment by private sector entities, philanthropic organizations, or Federal, State, local, or tribal agencies; invite Federal Government officials to participate in the orientation required by paragraph (1)(B); provide each participating student a CVE safety briefing by Federal Government officials during the program orientation that outlines precautions participating students can take to protect themselves from becoming a target of terrorists; and supervise any deployment of a technology-based CVE solution by a participating student.
The head of an institution of higher education at which a CVE Lab is established shall ensure that the faculty of the CVE Lab, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and other appropriate entities including each CVE Lab— develop a framework for participation and support of other programs that encourage students to develop peer-to-peer solutions for CVE; develop a common inventory of research, in conjunction with other university-based centers for homeland security that establish CVE Labs, on core CVE issues to inform CVE Lab curricula in subsequent years; analyze social networks to identify individuals on social media who are susceptible to recruitment to violent extremism and at whom technology-based CVE solutions can be directed, and indicators of susceptibility recruitment to violent extremism; and identify experts in CVE who can apply the technology-based CVE solutions to target individuals who are susceptible to recruitment to violent extremism.
The head of an institution of higher education at which a CVE Lab is established— may determine the department and faculty of the institution of higher education that will be responsible for administering the CVE Lab and have final approval of who will be participating students at the CVE Lab; and shall ensure that the faculty administering the CVE Lab, additional CVE Lab instructors and advisors, and participating students represent an interdisciplinary cross-section of the institution of higher education, including disciplines not traditionally associated with counterterrorism.