I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1590 
To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2019 
Mr. GUEST 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 2019’’. 
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 
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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 
heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, 
shall develop and conduct an exercise related to the detec-
tion and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. 
(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 by United States citizens and 
foreign nationals; 
(2) coordination with appropriate Federal de-
partments and agencies, foreign governments, and 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, includ-
ing law enforcement agencies and representatives 
from the National Network of Fusion Centers; and 
(3) coordination with appropriate private sector 
and community stakeholders. 
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(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 to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report pre-
senting the initial findings of such exercise, plans for 
quickly incorporating lessons learned into future oper-
ations of the Department of Homeland Security, and any 
proposed legislative changes informed by such exercise. 
(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. 
SEC. 3. EMERGING THREATS IN THE NATIONAL EXERCISE 
PROGRAM. 
Clause (i) of section 648(b)(2)(A) of the Post- 
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 
U.S.C. 748(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and emerg-
ing’’ after ‘‘credible’’. 
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