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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1590 

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

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2019 

Mr. GUEST 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 2019’’. 

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 


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1 and collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemi2 nation of homeland security information, and test the se3 curity posture of the United States, the Secretary of 

4 Homeland Security, through appropriate offices and com5 ponents of the Department and in coordination with the 

6 heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, 

7 shall develop and conduct an exercise related to the detec8 tion and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. 

9 (b) EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.—The exercise re10 quired under subsection (a) shall include— 

11 (1) a scenario involving— 

12 (A) persons traveling from the United 

13 States to join or provide material support or re14 sources to a terrorist organization abroad; and 

15 (B) terrorist infiltration into the United 

16 States, including by United States citizens and 

17 foreign nationals; 

18 (2) coordination with appropriate Federal de19 partments and agencies, foreign governments, and 

20 State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, includ21 ing law enforcement agencies and representatives 

22 from the National Network of Fusion Centers; and 

23 (3) coordination with appropriate private sector 

24 and community stakeholders. 


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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the com2 pletion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 

3 Secretary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the 

4 protection of classified information, submit to the Com5 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa6 tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov7 ernmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report pre8 senting the initial findings of such exercise, plans for 

9 quickly incorporating lessons learned into future oper10 ations of the Department of Homeland Security, and any 

11 proposed legislative changes informed by such exercise. 

12 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘material 

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

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

15 SEC. 3. EMERGING THREATS IN THE NATIONAL EXERCISE 

16 PROGRAM. 

17 Clause (i) of section 648(b)(2)(A) of the Post18 Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 

19 U.S.C. 748(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and emerg20 ing’’ after ‘‘credible’’. 

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