This bill establishes a comprehensive federal effort to combat antisemitism in the United States through new coordinating positions and multi-agency initiatives. It creates a National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism within the Executive Office of the President and an Interagency Task Force involving over thirty federal agencies to implement and monitor antisemitism prevention strategies. The legislation requires federal agencies to report on their antisemitism efforts within ninety days and directs annual threat assessments of antisemitic violent extremism from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and National Counterterrorism Center for the next ten years. The bill addresses antisemitism in higher education by requiring the Department of Education to designate a senior official to oversee discrimination complaints and increase awareness, and it mandates a study on Holocaust education programs in schools nationwide. Additionally, it requires an ongoing study of online antisemitism and Holocaust denial, ensures sufficient resources for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to protect Jewish organizations from terrorist attacks, and designates May as Jewish American Heritage Month. The legislation allocates resources and responsibilities across multiple federal agencies over a ten-year implementation period without specifying a particular budget authorization.
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