Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1302
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-02
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Emergency planning and evacuation

Homeland security

Terrorism

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-27
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and conduct an exercise related to the terrorist and foreign fighter threat in order to enhance domestic preparedness for and the collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test the U.S. security posture.</p> <p>Such exercise shall include: (1) a scenario involving persons traveling from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization abroad and terrorist infiltration into the United States, including by U.S. citizens and foreign nationals; and (2) coordination with relevant federal agencies, foreign governments, and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders.</p> <p>DHS shall submit an after-action report, including any identified or potential vulnerabilities in U.S. defenses and requested legislative changes.</p> <p>The bill amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to require the national exercise program (a program to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies) to be designed to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as such a scenario.</p>

action_date: 2017-03-16
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and conduct an exercise related to the terrorist and foreign fighter threat in order to enhance domestic preparedness for and the collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test the U.S. security posture.</p> <p>Such exercise shall include: (1) a scenario involving persons traveling from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization abroad and terrorist infiltration into the United States, including by U.S. citizens and foreign nationals; and (2) coordination with relevant federal agencies, foreign governments, and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders.</p> <p>DHS shall submit an after-action report, including any identified or potential vulnerabilities in U.S. defenses and requested legislative changes.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) The bill amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to require the national exercise program (a program to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies) to be designed to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as such a scenario.</p>

action_date: 2017-03-24
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and conduct an exercise related to the terrorist and foreign fighter threat in order to enhance domestic preparedness for and the collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test the U.S. security posture.</p> <p>Such exercise shall include: (1) a scenario involving persons traveling from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization abroad and terrorist infiltration into the United States, including by U.S. citizens and foreign nationals; and (2) coordination with relevant federal agencies, foreign governments, and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders.</p> <p>DHS shall submit an after-action report, including any identified or potential vulnerabilities in U.S. defenses and requested legislative changes.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) The bill amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to require the national exercise program (a program to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies) to be designed to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as such a scenario.</p>

tv_txt: IB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017 . 2. Exercise on terrorist and foreign fighter travel (a) In general In addition to, or as part of exercise programs currently carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test the security posture of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, through appropriate offices and components 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 required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a scenario involving— (A) persons traveling from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization abroad; and (B) terrorist infiltration into the United States, including United States citizens and foreign nationals; and (2) coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders. (c) Report Not later than 60 days after the completion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate presenting the initial findings of such exercise, including any identified or potential vulnerabilities in United States defenses 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) 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. 3. Emerging threats in the national exercise program Subparagraph (A) of section 648(b)(2) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( 6 U.S.C. 748(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) designed, to the extent practicable, to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as scenarios involving United States citizens departing the United States to enlist with or provide material support or resources to terrorist organizations abroad or terrorist infiltration into the United States, including United States citizens and foreign nationals; and . 4. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2017 Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. Lance , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Katko , Mr. Vela , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Ratcliffe , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Hurd , and Mr. Loudermilk ) 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017 . 2. Exercise on terrorist and foreign fighter travel (a) In general In addition to, or as part of exercise programs currently carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test the security posture of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, through appropriate offices and components 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 required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a scenario involving— (A) persons traveling from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization abroad; and (B) terrorist infiltration into the United States, including United States citizens and foreign nationals; and (2) coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders. (c) Report Not later than 60 days after the completion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate presenting the initial findings of such exercise, including any identified or potential vulnerabilities in United States defenses 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) 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. 3. Emerging threats in the national exercise program Subparagraph (A) of section 648(b)(2) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( 6 U.S.C. 748(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) designed, to the extent practicable, to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as scenarios involving United States citizens departing the United States to enlist with or provide material support or resources to terrorist organizations abroad or terrorist infiltration into the United States, including United States citizens and foreign nationals; and . 4. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1302 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 27, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017 . 2. Exercise on terrorist and foreign fighter travel (a) In general In addition to, or as part of exercise programs currently carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test the security posture of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, through appropriate offices and components 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 required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a scenario involving— (A) persons traveling from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization abroad; and (B) terrorist infiltration into the United States, including United States citizens and foreign nationals; and (2) coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders. (c) Report Not later than 60 days after the completion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate presenting the initial findings of such exercise, including any identified or potential vulnerabilities in United States defenses 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) 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. 3. Emerging threats in the national exercise program Subparagraph (A) of section 648(b)(2) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( 6 U.S.C. 748(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) designed, to the extent practicable, to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as scenarios involving United States citizens departing the United States to enlist with or provide material support or resources to terrorist organizations abroad or terrorist infiltration into the United States, including United States citizens and foreign nationals; and . 4. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 20 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1302 [Report No. 115–40] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2017 Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. Lance , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Katko , Mr. Vela , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Ratcliffe , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Hurd , and Mr. Loudermilk ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security March 16, 2017 Additional sponsors: Mr. Garrett , Mr. Keating , and Ms. Sinema March 16, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017 . 2. Exercise on terrorist and foreign fighter travel (a) In general In addition to, or as part of exercise programs currently carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test the security posture of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, through appropriate offices and components 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 required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a scenario involving— (A) persons traveling from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization abroad; and (B) terrorist infiltration into the United States, including United States citizens and foreign nationals; and (2) coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders. (c) Report Not later than 60 days after the completion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate presenting the initial findings of such exercise, including any identified or potential vulnerabilities in United States defenses 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) 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. 3. Emerging threats in the national exercise program Subparagraph (A) of section 648(b)(2) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( 6 U.S.C. 748(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) designed, to the extent practicable, to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as scenarios involving United States citizens departing the United States to enlist with or provide material support or resources to terrorist organizations abroad or terrorist infiltration into the United States, including United States citizens and foreign nationals; and . 4. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

March 16, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed