March 24: Congressional Record publishes “STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION” in the Senate section

By Big Sky Times

Mar 24, 2021

Volume 167, No. 55, covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022), was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION” mentioning Jon Tester was published in the Senate section on pages S1768-S1775 on March 24.

Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Senators' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Ms.

Klobuchar, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.

Heinrich, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Blumenthal):

S. 945. A bill to provide temporary impact aid construction grants to eligible local educational agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, during the last year we have all experienced the impacts of the coronavirus on everyday life. The coronavirus has shuttered businesses, closed schools, cancelled events, and overwhelmed hospitals and other health care facilities. It has fundamentally changed how we live our lives.

I can think of few better examples of where this has been the case than in our K-12 schools. Hawaii public school students, parents, and teachers have told me about how they have been impacted by the coronavirus. I have learned about the challenges they have faced with school closures, and heard about how they have adjusted to distance and hybrid learning--two terms that were pretty unfamiliar just a year ago. They are ready to return to the classroom.

But they need to return safely. That's why Congress recently provided an additional $130 billion for K-12 schools--to make sure that when they do reopen, they have the necessary resources to provide healthy and safe learning environments for students. If nothing else, the coronavirus has demonstrated how important these environments are for student success.

Unfortunately, however, we know that even before the coronavirus many students lacked access to these environments--including students in federally impacted school districts.

In many ways it comes down to school facilities. A recent survey identified $4.2 billion in school facility needs in federally impacted schools. These were basic health and safety needs to address issues like lead and mold remediation; electrical, HV AC, and plumbing upgrades; leaky roofs; expired boilers; outdated technology; and others--hardly conditions where students can be expected to succeed.

We need to make bold investments. We need to make them now.

That's why I am reintroducing the Impact Aid Infrastructure Act (or

``IAIA'') for the 117th Congress. IAIA provides $1 billion in supplemental funding for Impact Aid Construction Grants in FY2022. Specifically, the bill provides funding for competitive and formula grants that would help our federally impacted schools build, renovate, repair, and otherwise improve their facilities.

With these funds, federally impacted schools that are severely disadvantaged when it comes to raising revenue to finance projects would receive much-needed assistance.

We can certainly do more for these districts, but this investment is a start.

I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.

I yield the floor.

______

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Smith,

Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Daines):

S. 949. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, on another subject, over the years, the consolidation of the beef industry has threatened the livelihood of Iowa farm families and rural communities where they reside, and it isn't limited to just Iowa. This would be farmers all over the country.

I have been working since 2002 to increase the producers' leverage against processors, improve market price discovery, and better situate independent Iowa cattlemen in the fed cattle markets.

This past year, these issues became even more apparent and urgent because of the COVID pandemic. While the cattle industry has internally looked for ways to increase the amount of cash trade, it has not been able to find a solution.

Unfortunately, this means that government intervention is needed as it is past time for a solution. The government needs to step in to guarantee that the free market treats cattlemen fairly.

From the 2012 USDA ``Agriculture Census'' to the 2017 ``Agriculture Census,'' Iowa lost nearly 1,500 cattle producers. While we don't have USDA statistics from the past 2 years, the release of the 2022 USDA

``Agriculture Census'' will likely see an even more dramatic loss of producers because of the pandemic. I know this because of my many conversations I have with independent cattle producers from nearly every county in Iowa.

During my meetings in all 99 Iowa counties, cattle market transparency and my bill introduced last Congress with Senator Tester, mandating 50 percent of negotiated cash trade in the cattle markets, is one of the most mentioned topics at those county meetings. The aid that Congress offered via the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program provided over $7 billion in assistance to cattle producers so far.

However, this assistance is merely a bandaid covering a gaping wound. Congress must step up again and, instead of providing payments to producers, make sure that producers have access to fair and transparent markets. From the Holcomb, KS, fire at a Tyson's facility to the widely reported closures of processing plants due to the coronavirus outbreaks, we continue to see a wide disparity between the cash price of fed cattle and the price of boxed beef, which, in turn, affects consumer costs.

Normally, the packer spread between the price of live cattle and boxed beef is about $21 per hundredweight, but USDA's report on the coronavirus shutdowns showed that, last May, this spread was $279, as opposed to that usual $21 per hundredweight, the highest since reporting began 20 years ago.

It is just part of a pattern that has evolved during my time in the Senate. That pattern is that farmers are getting a smaller amount of the overall dollar for their food production.

I appreciate the leadership from Secretary Perdue in issuing their USDA report last August. That report helps the cause for the Grassley-

Tester legislation. Beyond just highlighting problems, Perdue also offered recommendations, one of which was for Congress to consider a mechanism to mandate a level of negotiated cash trade. This is not a new issue in the beef industry. In fact, I first introduced a bill that would mandate cash trade way back almost 20 years.

Today, on behalf of Iowa's independent cattle producers, I am proud to reintroduce my bill with Senator Tester to mandate negotiated cash trade at 50 percent. Without a mandated amount of cash trade, producers continue to be residual suppliers and will lack leverage to fairly negotiate with packing companies.

Earlier this month, Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska introduced the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021. There are some excellent provisions in Senator Fischer's bill, such as the creation of a contract library, as well as new required reports on the number of cattle scheduled for delivery. These provisions will add great transparency and great price discovery. They are important to Iowans, as they are to Nebraskans.

However, when it comes to a negotiated amount of cash trade, Senator Fischer's bill only mandates a regional minimum. This means price discovery would still be reliant upon cattle producers who already are negotiating.

So what is price discovery?

Well, put simply, price discovery is where a buyer and a seller agree on a price and a transaction occurs

Cattle producers of all sizes and in all regions recognize that price discovery is a public good, a very good public good. These producers also realize that the thinning of the cash market is a serious problem for all market participants. Producers in the Midwest of the U.S. reporting regions already provide ample price discovery by putting in hard work and selling cattle using negotiated means at nearly 60 percent. They do this while producers who sell with formulas use these prices in their contracts. That is why something must be done. Any legislative solution should address the imbalance of the cash trade across the entire beef belt.

My bill with Senator Tester would simply shift the burden of price discovery from independent producers, like those in Iowa, and spread it evenly among all cattle producers.

I am looking forward to working with Senator Fischer and the entire Senate Agriculture Committee to make permanent changes in mandatory price reporting, which needs to be reauthorized by September 30 of this year.

Cattle producers are counting on us to make changes. We can no longer take a wait-and-see approach. The beef industry employs hundreds of thousands of hard-working men and women who work each day to help feed our country and the world, but the USDA Agriculture Census shows we are losing these producers.

I am asking my colleagues in the Senate to cosponsor my bill with Senator Tester to ensure the strength of the beef supply chain and to support our cattle producers

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By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown, Mr.

Schatz, and Ms. Baldwin):

S. 961. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

S. 961

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR INNOVATION.

(a) In General.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, and appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following:

(1) National science foundation.--For the National Science Foundation--

(A) for fiscal year 2022, $9,081,000,000;

(B) for fiscal year 2023, $9,716,000,000;

(D) for fiscal year 2025, $11,124,000,000;

(E) for fiscal year 2026, $11,903,000,000;

(F) for fiscal year 2027, $12,736,000,000;

(G) for fiscal year 2028, $13,628,000,000;

(H) for fiscal year 2029, $14,582,000,000;

(I) for fiscal year 2030, $15,603,000,000;

(J) for fiscal year 2031, $16,695,000,000; and

(K) for fiscal year 2032 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any), during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(2) Department of energy, office of science.--For the Office of Science at the Department of Energy--

(A) for fiscal year 2022, $7,518,000,000;

(B) for fiscal year 2023, $8,044,000,000;

(D) for fiscal year 2025, $9,210,000,000;

(E) for fiscal year 2026, $9,854,000,000;

(F) for fiscal year 2027, $10,544,000,000;

(G) for fiscal year 2028, $11,282,000,000;

(H) for fiscal year 2029, $12,072,000,000;

(I) for fiscal year 2030, $12,917,000,000;

(J) for fiscal year 2031, $13,821,000,000; and

(3) Department of defense science and technology programs.--For the Department of Defense science and technology programs--

(A) for fiscal year 2022, $18,054,000,000;

(B) for fiscal year 2023, $19,318,000,000;

(D) for fiscal year 2025, $22,117,000,000;

(E) for fiscal year 2026, $23,665,000,000;

(F) for fiscal year 2027, $25,322,000,000;

(G) for fiscal year 2028, $27,094,000,000;

(H) for fiscal year 2029, $28,991,000,000;

(I) for fiscal year 2030, $31,020,000,000;

(J) for fiscal year 2031, $33,192,000,000; and

(4) National institute of standards and technology scientific and technical research and services.--For the scientific and technical research and services of the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce--

(A) for fiscal year 2022, $843,000,000;

(B) for fiscal year 2023, $902,000,000;

(D) for fiscal year 2025, $1,033,000,000;

(E) for fiscal year 2026, $1,105,000,000;

(F) for fiscal year 2027, $1,183,000,000;

(G) for fiscal year 2028, $1,265,000,000;

(H) for fiscal year 2029, $1,354,000,000;

(I) for fiscal year 2030, $1,449,000,000;

(J) for fiscal year 2031, $1,550,000,000; and

(5) National aeronautics and space administration science mission directorate.--For the Science Mission Directorate at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration--

(A) for fiscal year 2022, $7,728,000,000;

(B) for fiscal year 2023, $8,268,000,000;

(D) for fiscal year 2025, $9,467,000,000;

(E) for fiscal year 2026, $10,129,000,000;

(F) for fiscal year 2027, $10,838,000,000;

(G) for fiscal year 2028, $11,597,000,000;

(H) for fiscal year 2029, $12,409,000,000;

(I) for fiscal year 2030, $13,277,000,000;

(J) for fiscal year 2031, $14,207,000,000; and

(b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection

(a) shall remain available until expended.

(1) Department of defense science and technology programs.--The term ``Department of Defense science and technology programs'' means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the Department of Defense science and technology programs.

(2) National science foundation.--The term ``National Science Foundation'' means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the National Science Foundation.

(3) Office of science at the department of energy.--The term ``Office of Science at the Department of Energy'' means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the Department of Energy Office of Science.

(4) Science mission directorate at the national aeronautics and space administration.--The term ``Science Mission Directorate at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration'' means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science Mission Directorate.

(5) Scientific and technical research and services of the national institute of standards and technology.--The term

``scientific and technical research and services of the National Institute of Standards and Technology'' means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the National Institute of Standards and Technology scientific and technical research and services.

(d) Exemption of Certain Appropriations From Sequestration.--

(1) In general.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds (16-0327-0-1-600).'' the following:

``Appropriations under the American Innovation Act.''.

(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

(e) Budgetary Effects.--

(1) Statutory paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)).

(2) Senate paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71

(115th Congress).

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By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.

Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Klobuchar):

S. 962. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research; to the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

S. 962

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``American Cures Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR INNOVATION.

(a) In General.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, and appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following:

(1) National institutes of health.--For the National Institutes of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services--

(A) for fiscal year 2022, $45,903,000,000;

(B) for fiscal year 2023, $49,116,000,000;

(D) for fiscal year 2025, $56,233,000,000;

(E) for fiscal year 2026, $60,169,000,000;

(F) for fiscal year 2027, $64,380,000,000;

(G) for fiscal year 2028, $68,890,000,000;

(H) for fiscal year 2029, $73,710,000,000;

(I) for fiscal year 2030, $78,870,000,000;

(J) for fiscal year 2031, $84,390,000,000; and

(2) Centers for disease control and prevention.--For the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Department of Health and Human Services--

(A) for fiscal year 2022, $8,453,000,000;

(B) for fiscal year 2023, $9,044,000,000;

(D) for fiscal year 2025, $10,354,000,000;

(E) for fiscal year 2026, $11,079,000,000;

(F) for fiscal year 2027, $11,850,000,000;

(G) for fiscal year 2028, $12,680,000,000;

(H) for fiscal year 2029, $13,570,000,000;

(I) for fiscal year 2030, $14,520,000,000;

(J) for fiscal year 2031, $15,540,000,000; and

(3) Research, development, test, and evaluation program of the department of defense health program.--For the research, development, test, and evaluation program of the Department of Defense health program--

(A) for fiscal year 2022, $2,890,000,000;

(B) for fiscal year 2023, $3,090,000,000;

(D) for fiscal year 2025, $3,540,000,000;

(E) for fiscal year 2026, $3,790,000,000;

(F) for fiscal year 2027, $4,060,000,000;

(G) for fiscal year 2028, $4,340,000,000;

(H) for fiscal year 2029, $4,640,000,000;

(I) for fiscal year 2030, $4,970,000,000;

(J) for fiscal year 2031, $5,320,000,000; and

(4) Medical and prosthetics research program of the department of veterans affairs.--For the medical and prosthetics research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs--

(A) for fiscal year 2022, $872,000,000;

(B) for fiscal year 2023, $933,000,000;

(D) for fiscal year 2025, $1,070,000,000;

(E) for fiscal year 2026, $1,140,000,000;

(F) for fiscal year 2027, $1,220,000,000;

(G) for fiscal year 2028, $1,310,000,000;

(H) for fiscal year 2029, $1,400,000,000;

(I) for fiscal year 2030, $1,500,000,000;

(J) for fiscal year 2031, $1,600,000,000; and

(b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection

(a) shall remain available until expended.

(1) Centers for disease control and prevention.--The term

``Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'' means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(2) Research, development, test, and evaluation program of the department of defense health program.--The term

``research, development, test, and evaluation program of the Department of Defense health program'' means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the research, development, test, and evaluation program of the Department of Defense health program.

(3) Medical and prosthetics research program of the department of veterans affairs.--The term ``medical and prosthetics research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs'' means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the medical and prosthetics research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(4) National institutes of health.--The term ``National Institutes of Health'' means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes, offices, and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health.

(d) Exemption of Certain Appropriations From Sequestration.--

``Appropriations under the American Cures Act.''.

(e) Budgetary Effects.--

(2) Senate paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71

(115th Congress).

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By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Duckworth):

S. 963. A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism, and for other purposes; read the first time.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

S. 963

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--

(1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(2) the term ``domestic terrorism'' has the meaning given the term in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, except that it does not include acts perpetrated by individuals associated with or inspired by--

(A) a foreign person or organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);

(B) an individual or organization designated under Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); or

(C) a state sponsor of terrorism as determined by the Secretary of State under section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);

(3) the term ``Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee'' means the committee within the Department of Justice tasked with assessing and sharing information about ongoing domestic terrorism threats;

(4) the term ``hate crime incident'' means an act described in section 241, 245, 247, or 249 of title 18, United States Code, or in section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631);

(5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland Security; and

(6) the term ``uniformed services'' has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 3. OFFICES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

(a) Authorization of Offices To Monitor, Analyze, Investigate, and Prosecute Domestic Terrorism.--

(1) Domestic terrorism unit.--There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism Unit in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, which shall be responsible for monitoring and analyzing domestic terrorism activity.

(2) Domestic terrorism office.--There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism Office in the Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice--

(A) which shall be responsible for investigating and prosecuting incidents of domestic terrorism; and

(B) which shall be headed by the Domestic Terrorism Counsel.

(3) Domestic terrorism section of the fbi.--There is authorized a Domestic Terrorism Section within the Counterterrorism Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which shall be responsible for investigating domestic terrorism activity.

(4) Staffing.--The Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall each ensure that each office authorized under this section in their respective agencies shall--

(A) have adequate number of employees to perform the required duties;

(B) have not less than one employee dedicated to ensuring compliance with civil rights and civil liberties laws and regulations; and

(5) Sunset.--The offices authorized under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

(b) Joint Report on Domestic Terrorism.--

(1) Biannual report required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and each 6 months thereafter for the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit a joint report authored by the domestic terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs (1),

(2), and (3) of subsection (a) to--

(A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and

(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include--

(A) an assessment of the domestic terrorism threat posed by White supremacists and neo-Nazis, including White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and the uniformed services; and

(B)(i) in the first report, an analysis of incidents or attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that have occurred in the United States since April 19, 1995, including any White-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents; and

(ii) in each subsequent report, an analysis of incidents or attempted incidents of domestic terrorism that occurred in the United States during the preceding 6 months, including any White-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents; and

(i) the number of--

(I) domestic terrorism related assessments initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the number of assessments from each classification and subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory for those related to White supremacism;

(II) domestic terrorism-related preliminary investigations initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the number of preliminary investigations from each classification and subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and how many preliminary investigations resulted from assessments;

(III) domestic terrorism-related full investigations initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the number of full investigations from each classification and subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and how many full investigations resulted from preliminary investigations and assessments;

(IV) domestic terrorism-related incidents, including the number of incidents from each classification and subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory for those related to White supremacism, the number of deaths and injuries resulting from each incident, and a detailed explanation of each incident;

(V) Federal domestic terrorism-related arrests, including the number of arrests from each classification and subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a detailed explanation of each arrest;

(VI) Federal domestic terrorism-related indictments, including the number of indictments from each classification and subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a detailed explanation of each indictment;

(VII) Federal domestic terrorism-related prosecutions, including the number of incidents from each classification and subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a detailed explanation of each prosecution;

(VIII) Federal domestic terrorism-related convictions, including the number of convictions from each classification and subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory for those related to White supremacism, and a detailed explanation of each conviction; and

(IX) Federal domestic terrorism-related weapons recoveries, including the number of each type of weapon and the number of weapons from each classification and subcategory, with a specific classification or subcategory for those related to White supremacism; and

(ii) an explanation of each individual case that progressed through more than 1 of the stages described under clause

(i)--

(I) including the specific classification or subcategory for each case; and

(II) not including personally identifiable information not otherwise releasable to the public.

(3) Hate crimes.--In compiling a joint report under this subsection, the domestic terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall, in consultation with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, review each hate crime incident reported during the preceding 6 months to determine whether the incident also constitutes a domestic terrorism-related incident.

(4) Classification and public release.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be--

(A) unclassified, to the greatest extent possible, with a classified annex only if necessary; and

(B) in the case of the unclassified portion of the report, posted on the public websites of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(5) Nonduplication.--If two or more provisions of this subsection or any other law impose requirements on an agency to report or analyze information on domestic terrorism that are substantially similar, the agency shall construe such provisions as mutually supplemental, so as to provide for the most extensive reporting or analysis, and shall comply with each such requirement as fully as possible.

(1) meet on a regular basis, and not less regularly than 4 times each year, to coordinate with United States Attorneys and other key public safety officials across the country to promote information sharing and ensure an effective, responsive, and organized joint effort to combat domestic terrorism; and

(2) be co-chaired by--

(A) the Domestic Terrorism Counsel authorized under subsection (a)(2)(B);

(B) a United States Attorney or Assistant United States Attorney;

(D) a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(d) Focus on Greatest Threats.--The domestic terrorism offices authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall focus their limited resources on the most significant domestic terrorism threats, as determined by the number of domestic terrorism-related incidents from each category and subclassification in the joint report for the preceding 6 months required under subsection (b).

SEC. 4. TRAINING TO COMBAT DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

(a) Required Training and Resources.--The Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs of their respective agencies that are provided to Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, including the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Program that is funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice, and ensure that such programs include training and resources to assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in understanding, detecting, deterring, and investigating acts of domestic terrorism and White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of law enforcement and corrections agencies. The domestic-terrorism training shall focus on the most significant domestic terrorism threats, as determined by the quantitative analysis in the joint report required under section 3(b).

(b) Requirement.--Any individual who provides domestic terrorism training required under this section shall have--

(1) expertise in domestic terrorism; and

(2) relevant academic, law enforcement, or other community-based experience in matters related to domestic terrorism.

(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act and twice each year thereafter, the Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Director shall each submit a biannual report to the committees of Congress described in section 3(b)(1) on the domestic terrorism training implemented by their respective agencies under this section, which shall include copies of all training materials used and the names and qualifications of the individuals who provide the training.

(2) Classification and public release.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be--

(A) unclassified, to the greatest extent possible, with a classified annex only if necessary; and

(B) in the case of the unclassified portion of each report, posted on the public website of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Director, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall establish an interagency task force to analyze and combat White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and Federal law enforcement agencies.

(b) Report.--

(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the interagency task force is established under subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Director, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall submit a joint report on the findings of the task force and the response of the Attorney General, the Director, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense to such findings, to--

(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

(D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;

(E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;

(F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;

(G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and

(H) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

(2) Classification and public release.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be--

(A) submitted in unclassified form, to the greatest extent possible, with a classified annex only if necessary; and

(B) in the case of the unclassified portion of the report, posted on the public website of the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

SEC. 6. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUPPORT FOR HATE CRIME

INCIDENTS WITH A NEXUS TO DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

(a) Community Relations Service.--The Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice, authorized under section 1001(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000g), may offer the support of the Service to communities where the Department of Justice has brought charges in a hate crime incident that has a nexus to domestic terrorism.

(b) Federal Bureau of Investigation.--Section 249 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(e) Federal Bureau of Investigation.--The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall assign a special agent or hate crimes liaison to each field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate hate crimes incidents with a nexus to domestic terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2 of the Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021).''.

SEC. 7. REVIEW OF COVID-19 HATE CRIMES.

(a) In General.--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.

(b) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Applicable period.--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.

(2) COVID-19 hate crime.--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--

(A) the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability of any person; and

(B) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of the characteristic described in subparagraph (A).

(1) Guidance for law enforcement agencies.--The Attorney General shall issue guidance for State and local law enforcement agencies on how to--

(A) establish online reporting of hate crimes or incidents, and to have online reporting available in multiple languages as determined by the Attorney General; and

(B) expand culturally competent and linguistically appropriate public education campaigns, and collection of data and public reporting of hate crimes.

(2) Guidance relating to covid-19 pandemic.--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.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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By Mr. DURBIN:

S. 964. A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

S. 964

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021''.