Preventing Terrorism from Hitting America’s Streets Act
Bill: S.2345 | Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni (R-IA)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Preventing Terrorism from Hitting America's Streets Act
This bill requires the National Counterterrorism Center to report to Congress an assessment of any increased risk of terrorism in the United States due to the withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, including the potential for Afghanistan to be used as a base of operations for international terrorism. The report shall also describe illicit activities carried out along the U.S. southern border by non-state actors or adversarial countries.

To require the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center to 
 submit a report on the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from 
                  Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Terrorism from Hitting 
America's Streets Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER REPORT ON WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED 
              STATES ARMED FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Counterterrorism 
Center, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the scheduled withdrawal of United States Armed 
Forces from Afghanistan.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An assessment of the increased risk of terrorism in the 
        United States due to the withdrawal of United States Armed 
        Forces from Afghanistan.
            (2) A description of any illicit activities carried out 
        along the southern border of the United States by--
                    (A) non-state actors; or
                    (B) adversarial countries, including--
                            (i) the People's Republic of China;
                            (ii) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
                            (iii) the Democratic People's Republic of 
                        Korea;
                            (iv) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
                            (v) the Republic of Cuba;
                            (vi) the Republic of the Union of Myanmar;
                            (vii) the Syrian Arab Republic; and
                            (viii) the Russian Federation.
            (3) An assessment of the potential for Afghanistan to be 
        used as a base of operation for international terrorism after 
        the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces.
    (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on 
        Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select 
        Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and 
        the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives.
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