Sec. 2. Definitions
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Except as otherwise provided in section 8, 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 recruitment, radicalization, and mobilization to violence; and address the immediate factors that lead to violent extremism and radicalization.
The terms Countering Violent Extremism Lab and CVE Lab mean a physical space and academic program at a center for homeland security designated for participating students to develop and test technology-based or data-driven CVE solutions. The terms domestic terrorism and international terrorism have the meanings given those terms in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code. 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 Office for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism means the Office established under section 104 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 4(a). The term participating student means a student participating in a CVE Lab. The term radicalization means the process by which an individual chooses to facilitate or commit domestic terrorism or international terrorism. The term technology-based or data-driven 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 domestic terrorism or international terrorism.
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