Sec. 824. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT AND REPORTS ON FOREIGN RACIALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENT EXTREMISTS
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## SEC. 824 INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT AND REPORTS ON FOREIGN RACIALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENT EXTREMISTS ###
(a)Intelligence Assessment ####
(1)Requirement Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, and in consultation with other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence assessment on significant threats to the United States associated with foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations. ####
(2)Elements The assessment under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)A list of foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations that pose a significant threat to the national security of the United States. #####
(B)With respect to each such organization— ######
(i)an overview of the membership, ideology, and activities; ######
(ii)a description of any transnational links to the United States or United States persons; ######
(iii)a description of the leadership, plans, intentions, and capabilities; ######
(iv)whether (and if so, to what extent) foreign governments or their proxies provide any manner of support to such organizations, including a list of each such foreign government or proxy; ######
(v)a description of the composition and characteristics of the members and support networks, including whether (and if so, to what extent) the members are also a part of a military, security service, or police; ######
(vi)a description of financing and other forms of material support; ######
(vii)an assessment of trends and patterns relative to communications, travel, and training (including whether and to what extent the organization is engaged in or facilitating military or paramilitary training); ######
(viii)an assessment of the radicalization and recruitment, including an analysis of the extremist messaging motivating members and supporters; and ######
(ix)whether (and if so, to what extent) foreign governments have sufficient laws and policies to counter threats to the United States associated with the organization, including best practices and gaps. #####
(C)An assessment of the status and extent of information sharing, intelligence partnerships, foreign police cooperation, and mutual legal assistance between the United States and foreign governments relative to countering threats to the United States associated with foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations. #####
(D)An assessment of intelligence gaps and recommendations on how to remedy such gaps. #####
(E)An opportunity analysis regarding countering such threats, including, at a minimum, with respect to mitigating and disrupting the transnational nexus. ####
(3)Standards The intelligence assessment under paragraph
(1)shall be conducted in a manner that meets the analytic integrity and tradecraft standards of the intelligence community. ####
(4)Form The intelligence assessment under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex in electronic form that is fully indexed and searchable. In carrying out this paragraph, the officials responsible for submitting such assessment shall ensure that the assessment is unclassified to the extent practicable. ###
(b)Report ####
(1)Requirement Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and in a manner consistent with the authorities and responsibilities of such Secretary or Director, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the use of Federal laws, regulations, and policies by the Federal Government to counter significant threats to the United States and United States persons associated with foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations. ####
(2)Elements The report under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)An identification, description, and assessment of the use and efficacy of, Federal laws, regulations, and policies used by the Federal Government to address significant threats to the United States and United States persons associated with foreign racially motivated violent extremist organizations, including pursuant to— ######
(i)section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485) and section 119 of the National Security Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3056), particularly with respect to the coordination and integration of all instruments of national power; ######
(ii)Executive Order 12333 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note), as amended; ######
(iii)the designation of foreign terrorist organizations under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); ######
(iv)the designation of specially designated terrorists, specially designated global terrorists, or specially designated nationals and blocked persons, pursuant to Executive Orders 13886, 13372, and 13224 and parts 594, 595, 596, and 597 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations; ######
(v)National Security Presidential Memorandums 7 and 9, particularly with respect to the sharing of terrorism information and screening and vetting activities; and ######
(vi)any other applicable Federal laws, regulations, or policies. #####
(B)An assessment of whether (and if so, to what extent and why) such Federal laws, regulations, and policies are sufficient to counter such threats, including a description of any gaps and specific examples to illustrate such gaps. #####
(C)Recommendations regarding how to remedy the gaps under subparagraph (B). ####
(3)Privacy and civil liberties assessment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, in consultation with the civil liberties and privacy officers of the Federal departments and agencies the Board determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing— #####
(A)an assessment of the impacts on the privacy and civil liberties of United States persons concerning the use or recommended use of any Federal laws, regulations, and policies specified in paragraph (2); and #####
(B)recommendations on options to develop protections to mitigate such impacts. ####
(4)Form The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex in electronic form that is fully indexed and searchable. In carrying out this paragraph, the officials responsible for submitting such report shall ensure that the report is unclassified to the extent practicable. ####
(5)Separate submission The Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the report under paragraph
(1)as a separate report from the report submitted under section 826(a)(2). ###
(c)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Appropriate congressional committees The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)the congressional intelligence committees; #####
(B)the Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government, the Subcommittees on Homeland Security, and the Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and #####
(C)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. ####
(2)Terrorism information The term “terrorism information” has the meaning given that term in section 1016(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(a)). ####
(3)United states person The term “United States person” has the meaning given that term in section 105A(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3039).
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