A BILL 
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. 
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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 ‘‘Foreign Fighter Review 
Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF CERTAIN 
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 re-
lated 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 conflict 
zone in Iraq or Syria from the United States, includ-
ing the timely identification of suspects, information 
sharing, intervention, and interdiction; and 
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(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 Sec-
retary 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 pro-
tection of classified information, submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees the results of the review required 
under subsection (a), which may include information on 
travel routes of greatest concern. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No ad-
ditional 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) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ 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 Services; 
(v) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; 
(vi) the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices; and 
(vii) the Committee on Appropriations; 
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 Services; 
(v) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions; 
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(vi) the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs; and 
(vii) the Committee on Appropriations. 
(2) MATERIAL SUPPORT OR RESOURCES.—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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Union Calendar No. 322 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4402 
[Report No. 114–423] 
A BILL 
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. 
FEBRUARY 23, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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