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 ‘‘Terrorist and Foreign 
Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EXERCISE ON TERRORIST AND FOREIGN FIGHTER 
TRAVEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to, or as part of exer-
cise programs currently carried out by the Department of 
Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for 
and collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemi-
nation of homeland security information, and test the se-
curity posture of the United States, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, through appropriate offices and com-
ponents of the Department and in coordination with the 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall, not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
develop and conduct an exercise related to the terrorist 
and foreign fighter threat. 
(b) EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.—The exercise re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a scenario involving— 
(A) persons traveling from the United 
States to join or provide material support or re-
sources to a terrorist organization abroad; and 
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(B) terrorist infiltration into the United 
States, including United States citizens and for-
eign nationals; and 
(2) coordination with relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, 
local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stake-
holders. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the com-
pletion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the 
protection of classified information, submit an after-action 
report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate pre-
senting the initial findings of such exercise, including any 
identified or potential vulnerabilities in United States de-
fenses and any legislative changes requested in light of 
the findings. The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘material 
support or resources’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2339A of title 18, United States Code. 
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SEC. 3. EMERGING THREATS IN THE NATIONAL EXERCISE 
PROGRAM. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 648(b)(2) of the Post- 
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 
U.S.C. 748(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(2) by adding after clause (vi) the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vii) designed, to the extent prac-
ticable, to include exercises addressing 
emerging terrorist threats, such as sce-
narios involving United States citizens de-
parting the United States to enlist with or 
provide material support or resources to 
terrorist organizations abroad or terrorist 
infiltration into the United States, includ-
ing United States citizens and foreign na-
tionals; and’’. 
SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
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Union Calendar No. 20 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1302 
[Report No. 115–40] 
A BILL 
To require an exercise related to terrorist and 
foreign fighter travel, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 16, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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