Sec. 7. Review of COVID–19 hate crimes

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Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall designate an officer or employee of the Department of Justice whose sole responsibility during the applicable period shall be to facilitate the expedited review of COVID–19 hate crimes and reports of any such crime to Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies. In this section: The term applicable period means the period beginning on the date on which the officer or employee is designated under subsection (a), and ending on the date that is 1 year after the date on which the emergency period described in subparagraph

(B)of section 1135(g)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1) ) ends, except that the Attorney General may extend such period as appropriate. The term COVID–19 hate crime means a crime of violence (as such term is defined in section 16 of 18, United States Code) that is motivated by— the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability of any person; and the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID–19 of any person because of the characteristic described in subparagraph (A). The Attorney General shall issue guidance for State and local law enforcement agencies on how to— establish online reporting of hate crimes or incidents, and to have online reporting available in multiple languages as determined by the Attorney General; and expand culturally competent and linguistically appropriate public education campaigns, and collection of data and public reporting of hate crimes. The Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the COVID–19 Health Equity Task Force and community-based organizations, shall issue guidance describing best practices to mitigate racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID–19 pandemic.

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42 USC 1320b–5(g)(1)

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Review of COVID–19 hate crimes

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