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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4408 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2016 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To require the development of a national strategy to combat 

terrorist travel, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Strategy to 

3 Combat Terrorist Travel Act of 2016’’. 

4 SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST 

5 TRAVEL. 

6 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that it should be the policy of the United States to— 

8 (1) continue to regularly assess the evolving ter9 rorist threat to the United States; 

10 (2) catalogue existing Federal Government ef11 forts to obstruct terrorist and foreign fighter travel 

12 into, out of, and within the United States, as well 

13 as overseas; 

14 (3) identify such efforts that may benefit from 

15 reform or consolidation, or require elimination; 

16 (4) identify potential security vulnerabilities in 

17 United States defenses against terrorist travel; and 

18 (5) prioritize resources to address in a risk19 based manner any such security vulnerabilities. 

20 (b) NATIONAL STRATEGY AND UPDATES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para22 graph (2), the President shall transmit to the appro23 priate congressional committees a national strategy 

24 (including, as appropriate, updates to such strategy) 

25 to combat terrorist travel. The strategy shall address 

26 efforts to intercept terrorists and foreign fighters 


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1 and constrain the domestic and international travel 

2 of such persons. Consistent with the protection of 

3 classified information, the strategy shall be sub4 mitted in unclassified form, including, as appro5 priate, a classified annex. 

6 (2) TIMING.— 

7 (A) INITIAL STRATEGY.—The initial na8 tional strategy required under paragraph (1) 

9 shall be transmitted not later than 180 days 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 (B) UPDATED STRATEGIES.—Updated na12 tional strategies under paragraph (1) shall be 

13 transmitted not later than 180 days after the 

14 commencement of a new presidential adminis15 tration. 

16 (3) COORDINATION.—The President shall direct 

17 the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop the 

18 initial national strategy and updates required under 

19 this subsection and shall direct, as appropriate, the 

20 heads of other Federal agencies to coordinate with 

21 the Secretary in the development of such strategy 

22 and updates. 

23 (4) CONTENTS.—The initial national strategy 

24 and updates required under this subsection shall— 


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1 (A) include an accounting and description 

2 of all Federal Government programs, projects, 

3 and activities to constrain domestic and inter4 national travel by terrorists and foreign fight5 ers; 

6 (B) identify specific security vulnerabilities 

7 within the United States and abroad that may 

8 be exploited by terrorists and foreign fighters; 

9 (C) delineate goals for— 

10 (i) closing the security vulnerabilities 

11 identified in accordance with subparagraph 

12 (B); and 

13 (ii) enhancing the Federal Govern14 ment’s ability to constrain domestic and 

15 international travel by terrorists and for16 eign fighters; and 

17 (D) describe actions to be taken to achieve 

18 the goals delineated in subparagraph (C), as 

19 well as the means needed to do so, including— 

20 (i) steps to reform, improve, and 

21 streamline existing Federal Government ef22 forts to align with the current threat envi23 ronment; 


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1 (ii) new programs, projects, or activi2 ties that are requested, under development, 

3 or undergoing implementation; 

4 (iii) new authorities or changes in ex5 isting authorities needed from Congress; 

6 (iv) specific budget adjustments being 

7 requested to enhance United States secu8 rity in a risk-based manner; and 

9 (v) an identification of Federal de10 partments and agencies responsible for 

11 specific actions described in this subpara12 graph. 

13 (5) SUNSET.—The requirement to transmit up14 dated national strategies under this subsection shall 

15 terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (c) DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.— 

18 For each national strategy required under subsection (b), 

19 the President shall direct the Secretary of Homeland Se20 curity to develop an implementation plan for the Depart21 ment of Homeland Security and coordinate with the heads 

22 of other relevant Federal agencies to ensure the develop23 ment of implementing plans for each such agency. 

24 (d) IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall transmit 

2 to the appropriate congressional committees imple3 mentation plans for each national strategy required 

4 under subsection (b). Consistent with the protection 

5 of classified information, each such implementation 

6 plan shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but 

7 may include a classified annex. 

8 (2) TIMING.—The implementation plans re9 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall be transmitted si10 multaneously with each national strategy required 

11 under subsection (b). Such implementation plans 

12 shall be updated and transmitted to the appropriate 

13 congressional committees on an annual basis. 

14 (3) SUNSET.—The requirement to transmit im15 plementation plans under paragraph (1) shall termi16 nate on the date that is 10 years after the date of 

17 the enactment of this Act. 

18 (e) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 

19 additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 

20 carry out this section. 

21 (f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro22 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

23 (1) in the House of Representatives— 

24 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security; 

25 (B) the Committee on Armed Services; 


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1 (C) the Permanent Select Committee on 

2 Intelligence; 

3 (D) the Committee on the Judiciary; 

4 (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 

5 (F) the Committee on Appropriations; and 

6 (2) in the Senate— 

7 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

8 and Governmental Affairs; 

9 (B) the Committee on Armed Services; 

10 (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence; 

11 (D) the Committee on the Judiciary; 

12 (E) the Committee on Foreign Relations; 

13 and 

14 (F) the Committee on Appropriations. 

Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 

2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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