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-
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;
(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.
(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: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4402 
AN ACT 
To require a review of information regarding per-
sons who have traveled or attempted to travel 
from the United States to support terrorist orga-
nizations in Syria and Iraq, and for other pur-
poses.