Sec. 710. STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

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## SEC. 710 STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ###

(a)In General Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on United States strategy to combat terrorists’ and terrorist organizations’ use of social media consistent with the President’s 2011 “Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States”. ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)An evaluation of what role social media plays in radicalization in the United States and elsewhere. ####

(2)An analysis of how terrorists and terrorist organizations are using social media, including trends. ####

(3)A summary of the Federal Government’s efforts to disrupt and counter the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist organizations, an evaluation of the success of such efforts, and recommendations for improvement. ####

(4)An analysis of how social media is being used for counter-radicalization and counter-propaganda purposes, irrespective of whether or not such efforts are made by the Federal Government. ####

(5)An assessment of the value to law enforcement of social media posts by terrorists and terrorist organizations. ####

(6)An overview of social media training available to law enforcement and intelligence personnel that enables such personnel to understand and combat the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist organizations, as well as recommendations for improving or expanding existing training opportunities. ###

(c)Form The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex in accordance with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. ###

(d)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “**appropriate congressional committees**” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and ####

(2)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.