IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4402 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require a review of information regarding persons who 
have traveled or attempted to travel from the United 
States to support terrorist organizations in Syria and 
Iraq, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Fighter Re-
view Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF CER-
TAIN FOREIGN FIGHTERS. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall initiate a review 
of known instances since 2011 in which a person has trav-
eled or attempted to travel to a conflict zone in Iraq or 
Syria from the United States to join or provide material 
support or resources to a terrorist organization. Such re-
view shall— 
(1) include relevant unclassified and classified 
information held by the United States Government 
related to each instance; 
(2) ascertain which factors, including oper-
ational issues, security vulnerabilities, systemic chal-
lenges, or other issues that may have undermined ef-
forts to prevent the travel of such persons to a con-
flict zone in Iraq or Syria from the United States, 
including the timely identification of suspects, infor-
mation sharing, intervention, and interdiction; and 
(3) identify lessons learned and areas for im-
provement to prevent additional travel by such per-
sons to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria, or other ter-
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rorist safe havens abroad, to join or provide material 
support or resources to a terrorist organization. 
(b) INFORMATION SHARING.—If necessary, the Presi-
dent shall direct the heads of relevant Federal agencies 
to provide the appropriate information necessary for the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to complete the review re-
quired under subsection (a). 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the 
protection of classified information, submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees the results of the review 
required under subsection (a), which may include informa-
tion on travel routes of greatest concern. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 
additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) in the House of Representatives— 
(i) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity; 
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(ii) the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence; 
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(iv) the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices; 
(v) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; 
(vi) the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices; and 
(vii) the Committee on Appropria-
tions; and 
(B) in the Senate— 
(i) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs; 
(ii) the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence; 
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(iv) the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices; 
(v) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions; 
(vi) the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs; and 
(vii) the Committee on Appropria-
tions. 
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(2) MATERIAL SUPPORT OR RESOURCES.—The 
term ‘‘material support or resources’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 2339A of title 18, 
United States Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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