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with applicable provisions of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Export Ad-
ministration Regulations, or any other similar provi-
sion of law. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘Export Administration Regulations’’ means— 
(A) the Export Administration Regulations 
as maintained and amended under the authority 
of the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and codified 
in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code 
of Federal Regulations; or 
(B) any successor regulations. 
SEC. 4. ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
THAT FAIL TO MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS 
FOR SERIOUS AND SUSTAINED EFFORTS TO 
COMBAT TERRORIST AND FOREIGN FIGHTER 
TRAVEL. 
(a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30 of 
each year through 2021, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report with respect to the status of ef-
forts of foreign governments to combat terrorist and 
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foreign fighter travel. The report shall include the 
following: 
(A) A list of those foreign countries, if 
any, to which the minimum standards for seri-
ous and sustained efforts to combat terrorist 
and foreign fighter travel as described in sub-
section (b) are applicable and whose govern-
ments comply with such standards. 
(B) A list of those foreign countries, if 
any, to which the minimum standards for seri-
ous and sustained efforts to combat terrorist 
and fighter travel as described in subsection (b) 
are applicable and whose governments do not 
yet fully comply with such standards but are 
making significant efforts to bring themselves 
into compliance. 
(C) A list of those foreign countries, if any, 
to which the minimum standards for serious 
and sustained efforts to combat terrorist and 
foreign fighter travel as described in subsection 
(b) are applicable and whose governments do 
not fully comply with such standards and are 
not making significant efforts to bring them-
selves into compliance. 
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(D) A description for each foreign country 
identified in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of the 
areas in which the government of the foreign 
country does not meet the minimum standards 
for serious and sustained efforts to combat ter-
rorist and foreign fighter travel as described in 
subsection (b). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex, if necessary. 
(3) INCLUSION IN COUNTRY REPORTS ON TER-
RORISM.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, should incorporate the 
report required by paragraph (1) into the annual 
country reports on terrorism submitted pursuant to 
section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f). 
(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS DESCRIBED.—The min-
imum standards for serious and sustained efforts to com-
bat terrorist and foreign fighter travel applicable to the 
government of a foreign country are the following: 
(1) The government of the country makes 
meaningful efforts to identify and monitor terrorists 
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and foreign fighters operating within the territory of 
the country. 
(2) The government of the country regularly ex-
changes substantive counterterrorism information 
with other foreign governments, including the 
United States Government, through bilateral or mul-
tilateral channels and international organizations 
such as INTERPOL, and cooperates with other for-
eign governments in the investigation and prosecu-
tion of terrorists and foreign fighters. 
(3) The government of the country implements 
effective border controls or participates in an exist-
ing border-crossing control regime that has been de-
termined by the United States Government to em-
ploy effective border-crossing oversight. 
(4) The government of the country has controls 
and systems in place to prevent and report upon 
counterfeiting, forgery, and fraudulent use or pos-
session of false, stolen, or lost identity papers and 
travel documents. 
(5) The government of the country collects air 
passenger data and employs evidence-based traveler 
risk assessment and screening procedures, including 
collection and analysis of travel data. 
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(6) The government of the country appro-
priately screens travelers, including vetting of trav-
elers at air, sea, and land ports of entry, against 
counterterrorism and other criminal databases, as 
appropriate. 
(7) The government of the country submits in-
formation to INTERPOL databases and screens 
travelers against INTERPOL databases at ports of 
entry and exit. 
(8) The government of the country has estab-
lished and implemented domestic laws criminalizing 
material support to foreign terrorist organizations 
and has the ability and willingness to prosecute 
cases involving such material support to foreign ter-
rorist organizations. 
(9) The government of the country takes meas-
ures to prevent individuals in its territory from trav-
eling abroad to enlist with or provide material sup-
port to foreign terrorist organizations. 
(10) The government of the country takes 
measures to ensure a minimal level of corruption 
and likelihood that corruption could impact the ve-
racity of security and intelligence reporting from the 
country, a minimal likelihood that such corruption 
could adversely affect the legitimacy of national 
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