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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5146 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a threat assessment 
of terrorist threats to the United States posed by the prisoners released 
by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention 
Facility in Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 31, 2021 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
a threat assessment of terrorist threats to the United 
States posed by the prisoners released by the Taliban 
from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention 
Facility in Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Afghanistan With-
drawal Threat Assessment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. THREAT ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST THREATS 
POSED 
BY 
PRISONERS 
RELEASED 
BY 
TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) THREAT ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the heads of other rel-
evant departments or agencies, shall conduct a 
threat assessment of terrorist threats to the United 
States posed by the prisoners released by the 
Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan 
Detention Facility in Afghanistan. 
(2) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
assessment 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) With respect to the prisoners released 
by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison 
and Parwan Detention Facility in Afghanistan, 
information relating to— 
(i) the number of such prisoners who 
were released; 
(ii) the country of origin for each such 
prisoner; and 
(iii) any affiliation with a foreign ter-
rorist organization for each such prisoner. 
(B) The capability of the Department of 
Homeland Security to identify, track, and mon-
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itor such prisoners and any associated chal-
lenges with such capability. 
(C) Any action of the Department with re-
spect to— 
(i) mitigating the terrorist threats to 
the United States posed by such prisoners; 
and 
(ii) preventing such prisoners from 
entering the United States. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the threat assessment required under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) provide a briefing to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on such assessment. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
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(2) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an or-
ganization designated as a foreign terrorist organiza-
tion under section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
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