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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4404 
To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KATKO, Mr. HURD of Texas, 
Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. VELA, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter 
travel, 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 ‘‘Terrorist and Foreign 
Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2016’’. 
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 
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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 
(B) terrorist infiltration into the United 
States, including United States citizens and for-
eign nationals; and 
(2) coordination with appropriate Federal de-
partments and agencies, foreign governments, and 
State, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector 
stakeholders. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the com-
pletion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 
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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) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 
additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section. This section shall be carried out 
using amounts otherwise appropriated or made available 
to the Department of Homeland Security. 
(e) 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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