Countering Online Recruitment of Violent Extremists Act of 2016

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Introduced

17 December 2015

Last action

27 October 2016 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.

Summary

Countering Online Recruitment of Violent Extremists Act of 2015 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require that the criteria for the designation of colleges or universities as a center for homeland security include demonstrated expertise in countering violent extremism (CVE). CVE is defined as proactive and relevant actions to counter efforts by extremists to radicalize, recruit, and mobilize followers to violence and to address the conditions that allow for violent extremist recruitment and radicalization. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is authorized to: (1) establish one or more CVE Labs where students will develop and test technology-based CVE solutions, and (2) reprioritize grants to centers for homeland security to fund each Lab. An institution of higher education at which a CVE Lab is established shall ensure that the Lab's faculty: creates a curriculum for participating students to develop and test CVE solutions, that shall include a CVE orientation program during which federal officials shall brief students on precautions to protect themselves from becoming a target of terrorists; supervises any deployment of a technology-based CVE solution by a student; develops a framework for participation and support of other programs that encourages peer-to-peer CVE solutions; develops a common inventory of research, in conjunction with other centers that establish CVE Labs, on core CVE issues to inform CVE Lab curricula; analyzes social networks to identify individuals on social media who are susceptible to recruitment to violent extremism and indicators of susceptibility; and identifies experts who can apply CVE solutions to target susceptible individuals. The bill requires institutions to report on, and DHS to commission an independent third-party assessment of, the impact of each Lab. The bill sunsets seven years after enactment.

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Timeline

17 December 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
17 December 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 2016
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
27 October 2016
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
Source: Calendars
27 October 2016
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-365.
Source: Committee
27 October 2016
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-365.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to ← Empowering Partners to Counter Violent Extremism Act of 2016

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2418
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2418
us · 114-s-2418 · source updated 7 April 2025