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This bill establishes comprehensive measures to address and prevent antisemitism in the United States, responding to a documented increase in antisemitic incidents. The legislation creates several key institutional mechanisms, including establishing an Office of the National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism within the Department of Justice, which will serve as the principal advisor to the Attorney General on countering domestic antisemitism and coordinate federal efforts across agencies. The bill also mandates the creation of a Hate Crime Reporting Center within the FBI to track and report hate crimes, requires higher education institutions to designate Title VI coordinators to investigate discrimination complaints, and increases funding for the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Importantly, the bill emphasizes protecting democratic values and academic freedom, explicitly stating that criticism of Israeli government policies is not inherently antisemitic and that efforts to combat antisemitism should not be used to suppress constitutionally protected speech. The legislation responds to what it describes as previous misuse of antisemitism accusations for political purposes, and seeks to develop evidence-based, comprehensive approaches to addressing antisemitism that are developed with input from diverse Jewish communities and connected to broader efforts to combat extremism and hate.

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