Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2013

Summary

Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2013 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials responsible for counterterrorism and addressing the threat of violent extremism, to: (1) develop guidance, outreach, training, and programs in furtherance of national counterterrorism policy; and (2) develop and distribute to state, local, and tribal authorities courses and materials that comply with the Grant Programs Directorate Information Bulletin No. 373 or successor bulletin for integration into the curricula for recruits and recurrent training for experienced law enforcement officers. Requires guidance for homeland security grant programs to inform recipients that expenditures on any training, programs, presentations, and speakers regarding counterterrorism that includes information about violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, or domestic violent extremism that is acquired from an entity other than DHS must be approved in advance by DHS's Chief Privacy Officer and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Directs DHS's Inspector General to: (1) regularly review expenditures of homeland security grant programs by state, local, and tribal authorities on training, programs, presentations, and speakers that are not acquired through the Secretary regarding counterterrorism, violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, and domestic violent extremism; and (2) evaluate whether each expenditure is consistent with national counterterrorism priorities and constitutional civil rights and civil liberties, including prohibiting racial, ethnic, and religious profiling.

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Timeline

1. 16 April 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 April 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 April 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 April 2013

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 April 2013 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 April 2013

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 April 2013

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 April 2013

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Sponsors

• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• · hshm00 · Standing

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