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Union Calendar No. 350 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4404 

[Report No. 114–456] 

To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2016 

Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KATKO, Mr. HURD of Texas, 

Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. VELA, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

MARCH 16, 2016 

Additional sponsor: Mr. LANCE

MARCH 16, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 1, 2016] 


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A BILL 

To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter 

travel, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Terrorist and Foreign 

5 Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXERCISE ON TERRORIST AND FOREIGN FIGHTER 

7 TRAVEL. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to, or as part of exer9 cise programs currently carried out by the Department of 

10 Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for 

11 and collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemina12 tion of homeland security information, and test the security 

13 posture of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland 

14 Security, through appropriate offices and components of the 

15 Department and in coordination with the relevant Federal 

16 departments and agencies, shall, not later than one year 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, develop and con18 duct an exercise related to the terrorist and foreign fighter 

19 threat. 

20 (b) EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.—The exercise required 

21 under subsection (a) shall include— 

22 (1) a scenario involving— 

23 (A) persons traveling from the United 

24 States to join or provide material support or re25 sources to a terrorist organization abroad; and 


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1 (B) terrorist infiltration into the United 

2 States, including United States citizens and for3 eign nationals; and 

4 (2) coordination with appropriate Federal de5 partments and agencies, foreign governments, and 

6 State, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector 

7 stakeholders. 

8 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the comple9 tion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the Sec10 retary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the pro11 tection of classified information, submit an after-action re12 port to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

13 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu14 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate presenting the 

15 initial findings of such exercise, including any identified 

16 or potential vulnerabilities in United States defenses and 

17 any legislative changes requested in light of the findings. 

18 The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

19 include a classified annex. 

20 (d) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No ad21 ditional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

22 out this section. This section shall be carried out using 

23 amounts otherwise appropriated or made available to the 

24 Department of Homeland Security. 


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1 (e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘material 

2 support or resources’’ has the meaning given such term in 

3 section 2339A of title 18, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 3. EMERGING THREATS IN THE NATIONAL EXERCISE 

5 PROGRAM. 

6 Subparagraph (A) of section 648(b)(2) of the Post7 Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 

8 U.S.C. 748(b)(2)) is amended— 

9 (1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

10 and 

11 (2) by adding after clause (vi) the following new 

12 clause: 

13 ‘‘(vii) designed, to the extent prac14 ticable, to include emerging terrorist 

15 threats, such as scenarios involving United 

16 States citizens departing the United States 

17 to enlist with or provide material support 

18 or resources to terrorist organizations 

19 abroad or terrorist infiltration into the 

20 United States, including United States citi21 zens and foreign nationals; and’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 350 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4404 

[Report No. 114–456] 

A BILL 

foreign fighter travel, and for other purposes. 

To require an exercise related to terrorist and 

MARCH 16, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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