[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4402 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4402
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 24, 2016
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To require a review of information regarding persons who have traveled
or attempted to travel from the United States to support terrorist
organizations in Syria and Iraq, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Fighter Review Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF CERTAIN FOREIGN FIGHTERS.
(a) Review.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall initiate a review of known instances since 2011 in
which a person has traveled or attempted to travel to a conflict zone
in Iraq or Syria from the United States to join or provide material
support or resources to a terrorist organization. Such review shall--
(1) include relevant unclassified and classified
information held by the United States Government related to
each instance;
(2) ascertain which factors, including operational issues,
security vulnerabilities, systemic challenges, or other issues
that may have undermined efforts to prevent the travel of such
persons to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria from the United
States, including the timely identification of suspects,
information sharing, intervention, and interdiction; and
(3) identify lessons learned and areas for improvement to
prevent additional travel by such persons to a conflict zone in
Iraq or Syria, or other terrorist safe havens abroad, to join
or provide material support or resources to a terrorist
organization.
(b) Information Sharing.--If necessary, the President shall direct
the heads of relevant Federal agencies to provide the appropriate
information necessary for the Secretary of Homeland Security to
complete the review required under subsection (a).
(c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall,
consistent with the protection of classified information, submit to the
appropriate congressional committees the results of the review required
under subsection (a), which may include information on travel routes of
greatest concern.
(d) Prohibition on Additional Funding.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) in the House of Representatives--
(i) the Committee on Homeland Security;
(ii) the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence;
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary;
(iv) the Committee on Armed Services;
(v) the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
(vi) the Committee on Financial Services;
and
(vii) the Committee on Appropriations; and
(B) in the Senate--
(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs;
(ii) the Select Committee on Intelligence;
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary;
(iv) the Committee on Armed Services;
(v) the Committee on Foreign Relations;
(vi) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs; and
(vii) the Committee on Appropriations.
(2) Material support or resources.--The term ``material
support or resources'' has the meaning given such term in
section 2339A of title 18, United States Code.
Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 2016.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.