This bill strengthens federal efforts to combat antisemitism in the United States by establishing new leadership positions and coordinating government action across agencies. The legislation creates a National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism within the White House and an Interagency Task Force involving more than 25 federal agencies, tasking them with implementing the Biden Administration's 2023 national strategy to counter antisemitism. The bill requires federal agencies to report within 90 days on their implementation efforts, mandates annual threat assessments of antisemitic violence from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and National Counterterrorism Center for ten years, and directs a study on the prevalence of antisemitic content online with recommendations for addressing it. The legislation also addresses antisemitism in higher education by requiring the Department of Education to designate a senior official to track discrimination complaints and increase awareness, and it directs the Holocaust Memorial Museum to conduct a comprehensive study of Holocaust education in schools nationwide. Additionally, the bill authorizes the establishment of an official Jewish American Heritage Month and ensures sufficient funding for the Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which protects high-risk Jewish organizations from terrorist attacks.
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