Implementation Plan for the Strategy to Combat Domestic Terrorism in the United States

Key Chapter Title List

1. Understanding and Sharing Information Related to Domestic Terrorism
2. Preventing Recruitment and Mobilization to Violence by Domestic Terrorism
3. Disrupting and Deterring Domestic Terrorism Activities
4. Confronting Long-Term Drivers of Domestic Terrorism
5. Understanding the Transnational Dimensions of Domestic Terrorism
6. Enhancing Resources and Services for Domestic Terrorism Prevention
7. Addressing Online Recruitment and Mobilization to Domestic Terrorism
8. Facilitating Investigations and Prosecutions of Domestic Terrorism Crimes
9. Evaluating Potential Legislative Reforms
10. Improving Screening and Vetting to Counter the Full Range of Terrorism Threats
11. Promoting Information Sharing at All Levels
12. Enhancing Digital Literacy and Evidence-Based Prevention Programs

Document Introduction

This document serves as the official implementation plan accompanying the United States' "National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism" and has been finalized with approval at the Deputy Secretary level. The plan aims to provide clear direction and guidance for U.S. government departments and agencies to address the increasingly severe threat of domestic terrorism in a coordinated and systematic manner. Its development is based on a comprehensive assessment of the domestic terrorism threat provided by intelligence and law enforcement agencies in March 2021, ensuring its operational framework is closely aligned with the current threat landscape.

The plan is structured around the four pillars of the strategy. The first pillar focuses on understanding and sharing information related to domestic terrorism. It aims to build a more comprehensive and acute threat awareness capability by enhancing analytical research, improving information sharing across all levels (including federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and with non-governmental partners), and clarifying the transnational dimensions of domestic terrorism. The second pillar is dedicated to preventing recruitment and mobilization to violence by domestic terrorism. Its strategies include strengthening prevention resources and services, integrating mental health support, developing digital literacy programs, establishing local threat assessment and management networks, and focusing on deradicalization efforts within military populations and prison environments.

The third pillar, disrupting and deterring domestic terrorism activities, focuses on the operational level. It aims to effectively dismantle terrorist plots and bring perpetrators to justice by ensuring adequate law enforcement resources, optimizing investigation and prosecution procedures, improving information-sharing mechanisms with non-federal law enforcement partners, and evaluating the need for new legislative authorities. The fourth pillar, confronting the long-term drivers of domestic terrorism, looks at broader societal governance. Its objectives include reducing access to assault weapons, improving crisis intervention and mental health services, strengthening civic education to enhance democratic resilience, combating hate crimes, and fostering social cohesion by promoting civic engagement.

This implementation plan specifies various actions, lead agencies, supporting departments, and specific performance metrics. It also establishes an oversight mechanism, with the Counterterrorism Security Group/Domestic Violent Extremism Group, convened by National Security Council staff, conducting at least annual reviews. The document emphasizes that all implementation efforts must adhere to the rule of law, protect civil rights and liberties, and align with American values, reflecting a balanced consideration between robust counterterrorism measures and the preservation of fundamental civil society principles.