ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE

Foreign Relations

Support for $360 Million for the Non-Profit Security Grant Program Support for $77 million set aside within the Homeland Security Grant Program for combatting Domestic Violent Extremism Support for $200 million for the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships grant program in FY 2024, and report language to reflect the need for transparency, oversight, community engagement, and measures of effectiveness for the program. Support for sufficient resources to be provided to support the requests outlined in the United We Stand Summit, including the launch of an online resource finder for federal content to prevent targeted violence in support of the 2021 National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism. Support for an additional $25 million in funding for Office of Science and Technology programs above the FY23 funding level for S&T research specifically directed toward addressing domestic violent extremism. Support for increased funding for the FBI to increase capacity to conduct domestic terrorism investigations. Support for $20 million above FY23 levels - approximately $100 million total - for the Office of Justice Programs, dedicated specifically to research and data related to domestic violent extremism issues. Support for $20 million to support state and local efforts to implement NIBRS, establish and run hate crime reporting hotlines, train officers and develop protocols for identifying, investigating, and reporting hate crimes (the NO HATE Act). Support for $100 million for grants to State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to conduct educational outreach and training on hate crimes and to investigate and prosecute hate crimes, as authorized by section 4704 of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84). Support for grants to support community-based approaches to preventing hate crimes Support for an additional $62 million for the Civil Rights Division to increase capacity to enforce civil rights statutes and address hate and bias in the areas of education, employment, housing, policing, public accommodations, and access to federally funded programs. Support for $10 million for the grant program under the Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice provide funding for the prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes against individuals Support for $4 million for the National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals under the Office of the Attorney General of United States as previously established under 34 U.S. Code 30108. Support for $10 million to support research and development of a report on best practices that can inform federal policy to combat online hate, harassment, extremism, specifically focused on algorithmic amplification of dangerous content at the National Institute of Justice. Support for $40 million to ensure availability of community-based peacebuilding and violence prevention efforts (Community Relations Service). Support for full funding for the expansion of the United Against Hate to remaining U.S. Attorneys Offices. Support for full funding for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to assist states, Tribal entities, and U.S. territories as they develop programs to improve digital literacy and online skills. And support for an additional $5 million for online literacy programming directed specifically at hate- fueled violence, such as antisemitic or white supremacist conspiracy theories. Support for an additional $2 million per year in dedicated funding specific to domestic violent extremist threats to be provided to the Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center to research and address antisemitism and extremist threats within the military. Support for additional funding for the State Departments Bureau of Counterterrorism for specific REMVE-related efforts, including dedicated funding for donations to the Global Counterterrorism Forum, Hedayah, the International Institute for Justice and Rule of Law, and the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund to build counter-REMVE capacity. Support for an additional $10 million for the State Departments Bureau of Public Affairs for the Global Engagement Center to launch REMVE-specific initiatives. Support for $2 million for the U.S. State Departments Office of the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, for staffing and additional programs. Support for $1.5 million for the U.S. State Departments Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, for staffing and additional programs or exchanges to combat Holocaust distortion and to promote Holocaust education abroad in partnership with civil society. Support for $50 million of Economic Support Fund funding for MEPPA. Support for $20 million for the MEPI program. Support for increased funding to scale up the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museums education programming. Support for the Abraham Accords and the historic normalization process between Israel and countries in the region. Support for robust funding for both the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for Humanities programs to address hate-motivated violence. Support for $10 million for the Federal Trade Commissions Office of Technology and Bureau of Consumer Protection to enhance current initiatives to promote transparency and accountability of social media platforms. The objective of such investment should include the development of a comprehensive transparency framework for platforms. Support robust funding for the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to investigate domestic terrorism and develop a website of key reports and resources on the financing of domestic violent extremism. Support fully funding the implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, to support safer learning environments and student wellbeing and resilience in the face of hate and trauma Support fully funding the Department of Educations efforts to provide grants for institutions of higher education to effectively prevent and respond to hate-fueled violence, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) subjected to recent threats. Support for an additional $5 million for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to advance information literacy. Specifically for the efforts of IMLSs Information Literacy Taskforce in facilitating the development of a portal of resources bridging information literacy research and best practices for advancing information literacy within communities. $10 million for the Holocaust Survivor Assistant Program which assists Holocaust survivors and now other diverse aging populations impacted by trauma.