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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4404 

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 

A BILL 

To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter 

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, 

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 


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1 Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for 

2 and collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemi3 nation of homeland security information, and test the se4 curity posture of the United States, the Secretary of 

5 Homeland Security, through appropriate offices and com6 ponents of the Department and in coordination with the 

7 relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall, not later 

8 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

9 develop and conduct an exercise related to the terrorist 

10 and foreign fighter threat. 

11 (b) EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.—The exercise re12 quired under subsection (a) shall include— 

13 (1) a scenario involving— 

14 (A) persons traveling from the United 

15 States to join or provide material support or re16 sources to a terrorist organization abroad; and 

17 (B) terrorist infiltration into the United 

18 States, including United States citizens and for19 eign nationals; and 

20 (2) coordination with appropriate Federal de21 partments and agencies, foreign governments, and 

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

23 stakeholders. 

24 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the com25 pletion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 


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1 Secretary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the 

2 protection of classified information, submit an after-action 

3 report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Committee on Home5 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate pre6 senting the initial findings of such exercise, including any 

7 identified or potential vulnerabilities in United States de8 fenses and any legislative changes requested in light of 

9 the findings. The report shall be submitted in unclassified 

10 form, but may include a classified annex. 

11 (d) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 

12 additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 

13 carry out this section. This section shall be carried out 

14 using amounts otherwise appropriated or made available 

15 to the Department of Homeland Security. 

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

17 support or resources’’ has the meaning given such term 

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

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