[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 4404 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4404
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 12, 2016
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel,
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 ``Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel
Exercise Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. EXERCISE ON TERRORIST AND FOREIGN FIGHTER TRAVEL.
(a) In General.--In addition to, or as part of exercise programs
currently carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, to
enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism,
promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test
the security posture of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, through appropriate offices and components of the Department
and in coordination with the relevant Federal departments and agencies,
shall, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, develop and conduct an exercise related to the terrorist and
foreign fighter threat.
(b) Exercise Requirements.--The exercise required under subsection
(a) shall include--
(1) a scenario involving--
(A) persons traveling from the United States to
join or provide material support or resources to a
terrorist organization abroad; and
(B) terrorist infiltration into the United States,
including United States citizens and foreign nationals;
and
(2) coordination with appropriate Federal departments and
agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, tribal,
territorial, and private sector stakeholders.
(c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the completion of the
exercise required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall, consistent with the protection of classified
information, submit an after-action report to the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate presenting the initial
findings of such exercise, including any identified or potential
vulnerabilities in United States defenses and any legislative changes
requested in light of the findings. The report shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Prohibition on Additional Funding.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
(e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``material support or
resources'' has the meaning given such term in section 2339A of title
18, United States Code.
SEC. 3. EMERGING THREATS IN THE NATIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM.
Subparagraph (A) of section 648(b)(2) of the Post-Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(2) by adding after clause (vi) the following new clause:
``(vii) designed, to the extent
practicable, to include exercises addressing
emerging terrorist threats, such as scenarios
involving United States citizens departing the
United States to enlist with or provide
material support or resources to terrorist
organizations abroad or terrorist infiltration
into the United States, including United States
citizens and foreign nationals; and''.
Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2016.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.