IIB 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4402 

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 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. 

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

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

2 

HR 4402 RFS

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Fighter Re3 view Act of 2016’’. 

4 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF CER5 TAIN FOREIGN FIGHTERS. 

6 (a) REVIEW.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through 

8 the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall initiate a review 

9 of known instances since 2011 in which a person has trav10 eled or attempted to travel to a conflict zone in Iraq or 

11 Syria from the United States to join or provide material 

12 support or resources to a terrorist organization. Such re13 view shall— 

14 (1) include relevant unclassified and classified 

15 information held by the United States Government 

16 related to each instance; 

17 (2) ascertain which factors, including oper18 ational issues, security vulnerabilities, systemic chal19 lenges, or other issues that may have undermined ef20 forts to prevent the travel of such persons to a con21 flict zone in Iraq or Syria from the United States, 

22 including the timely identification of suspects, infor23 mation sharing, intervention, and interdiction; and 

24 (3) identify lessons learned and areas for im25 provement to prevent additional travel by such per26 sons to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria, or other termstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

3 

HR 4402 RFS

1 rorist safe havens abroad, to join or provide material 

2 support or resources to a terrorist organization. 

3 (b) INFORMATION SHARING.—If necessary, the Presi4 dent shall direct the heads of relevant Federal agencies 

5 to provide the appropriate information necessary for the 

6 Secretary of Homeland Security to complete the review re7 quired under subsection (a). 

8 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 

9 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the 

11 protection of classified information, submit to the appro12 priate congressional committees the results of the review 

13 required under subsection (a), which may include informa14 tion on travel routes of greatest concern. 

15 (d) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 

16 additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 

17 carry out this section. 

18 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT20 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com21 mittees’’ means— 

22 (A) in the House of Representatives— 

23 (i) the Committee on Homeland Secu24 rity; 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

4 

HR 4402 RFS

1 (ii) the Permanent Select Committee 

2 on Intelligence; 

3 (iii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 

4 (iv) the Committee on Armed Serv5 ices; 

6 (v) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; 

7 (vi) the Committee on Financial Serv8 ices; and 

9 (vii) the Committee on Appropria10 tions; and 

11 (B) in the Senate— 

12 (i) the Committee on Homeland Secu13 rity and Governmental Affairs; 

14 (ii) the Select Committee on Intel15 ligence; 

16 (iii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 

17 (iv) the Committee on Armed Serv18 ices; 

19 (v) the Committee on Foreign Rela20 tions; 

21 (vi) the Committee on Banking, Hous22 ing, and Urban Affairs; and 

23 (vii) the Committee on Appropria24 tions. 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

5 

HR 4402 RFS

1 (2) MATERIAL SUPPORT OR RESOURCES.—The 

2 term ‘‘material support or resources’’ has the mean3 ing given such term in section 2339A of title 18, 

4 United States Code. 

Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 

2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS