Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025
A BILL
To direct the Attorney General to establish within the Department of Justice the Office of the National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Findings
Sec. 3 Statement of policy and sense of Congress
Sec. 4 Designation of a title VI coordinator and duties
“(30) The institution will—
“(A) designate at least 1 employee to coordinate institutional compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), including investigation of any complaint alleging—
“(i) noncompliance with such title; or
“(ii) any actions prohibited by such title; and
“(B) conduct a public awareness campaign, directly or through a contract with a nonprofit organization that specializes in public awareness communications, that—
“(i) is updated annually and is provided to students, faculty, and staff of the institution, including physical posting in one or more high traffic public places at the institution, such as a student center, and digital posting on one or more high traffic web pages of the institution, such as a student services web page;
“(ii) includes appealing visual and auditory elements; and
“(iii) utilizes methods and materials necessary to maximize student accessibility to the campaign;
“(C) annually submit a report to the Secretary, and make such report publicly available on the website of the institution (subject to clause (ii)), that—
“(i) includes all complaints described in subparagraph (A) and all public awareness campaign efforts made under subparagraph (B);
“(ii) with respect to the version of the report made available to the public, may include redacted information with respect to the names, contact information, or identifying information of victims or minors involved in complaints described in subparagraph (A); and
“(iii) with respect to the version of the report submitted to the Secretary, may not included any redacted information;
“(D) provide annual notice to students, faculty, and staff of—
“(i) the name, email address, office address, and telephone number of the employee designated under subparagraph (A) to coordinate compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.);
“(ii) the publically available report under subparagraph (C);
“(iii) the enforcement policies of the institution with respect to such title VI; and
“(iv) the institutional procedures for reporting and investigating complaints under such title VI; and
“(E) in carrying out this paragraph, take such steps as may be necessary to distinguish between discrimination and harassment prohibited by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and political expression protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.”
Sec. 5 Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education
Sec. 6 Office of the National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism
Sec. 7 Hate Crime Reporting Center
“(d) Hate Crime Reporting Center
“(1) Establishment—The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall establish and maintain within the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Hate Crime Reporting Center (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the “HCRC”).
“(2) Coordinator and staff
“(A) Coordinator
“(i) Appointment—The HCRC shall be headed by the Coordinator of Hate Crimes Reporting (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Coordinator”), appointed by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from among persons who have substantial experience in monitoring and combating hate crimes. In considering applicants for the position of Coordinator, the Director shall consider persons employed outside Government as well as Government employees.
“(ii) Duties of the coordinator—The Coordinator shall—
“(I) serve as the principal advisor to the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on hate crime reporting in the United States;
“(II) coordinate all Federal efforts to gather and determine incidents of hate crimes in the United States; and
“(III) ensure hate crime data collection and reporting is comprehensive, accurate, and publicly accessible.
“(iii) Term and removal—The Coordinator shall serve for a 6-year term of office, and shall be eligible for reappointment. The Coordinator shall not be subject to removal during the term of office, except for cause established in accordance with law.
“(iv) Position classification—The position of the Coordinator may not be a position in the excepted service or filled by a noncareer appointee, and shall be filled by an individual who is not a political appointee.
“(v) Direction and control—Except as provided in clause (iii), the Coordinator shall be free from the direction and control of any person other than the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“(vi) Prohibition on delegation—The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may not delegate to any other officer or employee of the Department, other than the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Deputy Attorney General, the authority of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to the HCRC.
“(B) Personnel—The Coordinator shall appoint such employees as are necessary for the administration of the HCRC. An employee of the HCRC shall have no duties other than those that are necessary to carry out this subsection. Each position of the HCRC shall be filled by an individual who is not a political appointee.
“(C) Political appointee—In this subsection, the term “political appointee” means an individual occupying—
“(i) a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5 (relating to the Executive Schedule);
“(ii) a noncareer position in the Senior Executive Service, as described under section 3132(a)(7) of title 5;
“(iii) a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; or
“(iv) a position which has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character.
“(3) Mission—The mission of the HCRC shall be to strive to record, track, index, report, and publish data related to every hate crime committed in the United States.
“(4) Methods
“(A) Public awareness campaign—The HCRC shall conduct a national public awareness campaign, which—
“(i) may—
“(I) include appealing visual and auditory elements;
“(II) be updated annually; and
“(III) be distributed to law enforcement agencies for—
“(aa) physical posting in 1 or more high traffic public places, such as community centers, billboards, and police stations;
“(bb) digital posting on 1 or more high traffic web pages; and
“(cc) advertisements on television and radio; and
“(ii) shall—
“(I) use such methods and materials as are necessary to maximize accessibility; and
“(II) make special efforts to reach out to all communities targeted by hate crimes, including through culturally appropriate and multilingual methods.
“(B) Contracting with nonprofits—The HCRC may carry out this subsection directly or through a contract with a nonprofit organization that specializes in public awareness communications.
“(C) Media and online monitoring—The HCRC shall employ researchers to closely monitor all media reports and online platforms pertinent to hate crimes in the United States.
“(D) Partnerships—The HCRC may establish partnerships with national community organizations with chapters across the country in order to build trust and to create additional reporting streams to receive credible reports of hate crimes.
“(E) Law enforcement—The HCRC shall receive information from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and shall have access to all data submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation under such program as to make its own independent determinations.
“(5) Authorization of appropriations—There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032 to carry out this subsection.
“(6) Publication of findings—Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the HCRC shall publicly publish and disseminate the number of hate crimes the HCRC recorded in the previous year, including a breakdowns by State and by class targeted.
“(7) Reports to Congress
“(A) Report on hate crimes—Not later than the date that is 180 days after the effective date of this subsection, and every 90 days thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in consultation with the Coordinator, shall submit to Congress a report detailing the hate crimes the HCRC has recorded for that reporting period, including information such as location, targeted class, and any related law enforcement action. The report shall be unclassified but may contain a classified annex.
“(B) Report on activities—Not later than the date that is 180 days after the effective date of this subsection, and every 180 days thereafter for a period of 5 years, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in consultation with the Coordinator, shall submit to Congress a report detailing the activities of the HCRC for that reporting period, including as described in paragraphs (1), (3), and (5).
“(8) Hate crime—For purposes of this subsection, the term “hate crime” means a crime described in subsection (b)(1).”
Sec. 8 Nonprofit Security Grant Program
“(1) Period of performance—The”
“(2) Sufficient personnel and resources—The Administrator shall ensure there are sufficient personnel and resources in the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out this section.
“(3) Grant conditions—Neither the Administrator nor a State may impose as a condition of receiving a grant under this section a restriction on the policies or practices of an eligible nonprofit organization described in subsection (b) that are related to any of the following:
“(A) Diversity, equity, and inclusion.
“(B) Immigration.
“(C) Security other than physical security.
“(D) A political position or affiliation.
“(E) Political advocacy.
“(F) A protected status or characteristic.”
“(1) For each recipient of a grant under this section, the following:
“(A) The name of such recipient.
“(B) The amount of such grant.
“(C) The expenditure by such recipient of such amount not retained under subsection (c)(2).”
“(4) The number of applicants for grants under this section to which the Administrator did not make such a grant.
“(5) The number of such grants made.
“(6) The range of amounts for such grants.
“(7) The average amount of such a grant.”
“(A) $360,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026”
“(B) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032 to carry out this section.”