Title: Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Department of State and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to conduct a threat assessment of current foreign terrorist fighter activities. Such assessment shall include: (1) a detailed summary of current foreign terrorist fighter travel and trends, (2) an analysis of any country or region with a significant increase in foreign terrorist fighter activity, and (3) an analysis of foreign terrorist fighter travel trends in and out of Iraq and Syria.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4564 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4564

  To require a threat assessment on current foreign terrorist fighter 
                  activities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2017

   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. 
    Gallagher, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require a threat assessment on current foreign terrorist fighter 
                  activities, 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 ``Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. THREAT ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State and Director of National 
Intelligence, shall conduct a threat assessment of current foreign 
terrorist fighter activities. Such assessment shall include the 
following:
            (1) A detailed summary of current foreign terrorist fighter 
        travel and trends, including countries of origin, travel 
        destinations, and means of travel.
            (2) An analysis of any country or region with a significant 
        increase in foreign terrorist fighter activity.
            (3) An analysis of foreign terrorist fighter travel trends 
        in and out of Iraq and Syria.
    (b) Congressional Communication.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on the threat assessment 
required under subsection (a).
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