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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 1178 (Introduced in House) — To establish the National Commission on Domestic Terrorism, and for other purposes. · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Functions of Commission

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The functions of the Commission are to— conduct an investigation that— investigates relevant facts and circumstances relating to the Federal Government’s failure to respond to and prevent acts of domestic terrorism in the past 20 years, including, but not limited to, relevant facts and circumstances relating to the domestic terrorist attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, including any relevant legislation, plan, policy, practice, or procedure; and may include relevant facts and circumstances relating to— intelligence agencies; law enforcement agencies; homeland security agencies; the Armed Forces; communications platforms; financial services platforms; the role of congressional oversight and resource allocations; and other areas of the public and private sectors determined relevant by the Commission for its inquiry; identify, review, and evaluate the lessons learned from acts of domestic terrorism in the past 20 years, including, but not limited to, the domestic terrorist attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, regarding the structure, coordination, and management arrangements of the Federal Government, and, if appropriate, State and local governments and nongovernmental entities, relative to detecting, preventing, and responding to such domestic terrorist attacks; and submit to the President and Congress such reports as are required by this Act containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations as the Commission shall determine, including proposing organization, coordination, planning, management arrangements, procedures, rules, and regulations.
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