Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 - Summary

Summary

The bill would have:

  1. Amended the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to add provisions concerning the prevention of homegrown terrorism (terrorism by individuals born, raised, or based and operating primarily in the United States).
  2. Directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to:
    1. Establish a grant program to prevent radicalization (use of an extremist belief system for facilitating ideologically-based violence) and homegrown terrorism in the United States;
    2. Establish or designate a university-based Center of Excellence for the Study of Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism in the United States;
    3. Conduct a survey of methodologies implemented by foreign nations to prevent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.
  3. Prohibited the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent ideologically-based violence and homegrown terrorism from violating the constitutional and civil rights, and civil liberties, of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.

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