Sec. 6. Countering online recruitment of violent extremists
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In carrying out clause
(xv)of section 308(b)(2)(B) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)(B) ), as added by subsection (d), the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and in coordination with the Office for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism, may— establish one or more CVE Labs; and reprioritize grants to centers for homeland security to fund each CVE Lab. 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 or data-driven 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 CVE Lab that is informed by cross-cultural communication issues experienced by CVE practitioners; and incorporates technology-based or data-driven business development curricula; invite Federal Government officials to participate in the orientation required under subparagraph (A)(ii); provide each participating student a CVE safety briefing by Federal Government officials during the orientation required under subparagraph (A)(ii) that outlines precautions participating students can take to protect themselves from becoming a target of terrorists; and supervise any deployment of a technology-based or data-driven 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; and identify experts in CVE who can apply the technology-based or data-driven 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 which students will participate in 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. Not later than 1 year after the date on which a CVE Lab is first established, the head of the institution of higher education at which the CVE Lab is established shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the impact of the CVE Lab. The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and in coordination with the Office for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism, shall— commission an independent third-party assessment of the impact of each CVE Lab; and not later than 180 days after the date on which the assessment required under subparagraph
(A)is completed, provide the assessment to the appropriate congressional committees. Section 308(b)(2)(B) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Countering violent extremism. . Effective on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, subsections
(a)through
(d)are repealed.
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