Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1590
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-07
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Emergency planning and evacuation

Homeland security

Terrorism

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-09
text: Became Public Law No: 116-64.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. </p> <p>The bill requires 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 include emerging threats.</p>

action_date: 2019-03-28
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. </p> <p>The bill requires 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 include emerging threats.</p>

action_date: 2019-04-01
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. </p> <p>The bill requires 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 include emerging threats.</p>

action_date: 2019-06-05
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><strong>Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. </p> <p>The bill requires 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 include emerging threats.</p>

action_date: 2019-09-24
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. </p> <p>The bill requires 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 include emerging threats.</p>

action_date: 2019-10-09
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. </p> <p>The bill requires 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 include emerging threats.</p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 13 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1590 [Report No. 116–27] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2019 Mr. Guest introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security March 28, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Walker , and Mr. Ratcliffe March 28, 2019 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 2019 . 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 heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. (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 by United States citizens and foreign nationals; (2) coordination with appropriate Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, including law enforcement agencies and representatives from the National Network of Fusion Centers; and (3) coordination with appropriate private sector and community 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 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report presenting the initial findings of such exercise, plans for quickly incorporating lessons learned into future operations 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. 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 emerging after credible .

March 28, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1590 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019 . 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 heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. (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 by United States citizens and foreign nationals; (2) coordination with appropriate Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, including law enforcement agencies and representatives from the National Network of Fusion Centers; and (3) coordination with appropriate private sector and community 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 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report presenting the initial findings of such exercise, plans for quickly incorporating lessons learned into future operations 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. 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 emerging after credible .

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1590 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 2019 . 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 heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. (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 by United States citizens and foreign nationals; (2) coordination with appropriate Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, including law enforcement agencies and representatives from the National Network of Fusion Centers; and (3) coordination with appropriate private sector and community 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 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report presenting the initial findings of such exercise, plans for quickly incorporating lessons learned into future operations 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. 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 emerging after credible .

Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1590 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 2, 2019 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 2019 . 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 heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. (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 by United States citizens and foreign nationals; (2) coordination with appropriate Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, including law enforcement agencies and representatives from the National Network of Fusion Centers; and (3) coordination with appropriate private sector and community 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 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report presenting the initial findings of such exercise, plans for quickly incorporating lessons learned into future operations 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. 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 emerging after credible .

Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 109 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1590 [Report No. 116–44] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 2, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 5, 2019 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment 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 2019 . 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 heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. (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 by United States citizens and foreign nationals; (2) coordination with appropriate Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, including law enforcement agencies and representatives from the National Network of Fusion Centers; and (3) coordination with appropriate private sector and community 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 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report presenting the initial findings of such exercise, plans for quickly incorporating lessons learned into future operations 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. 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 emerging after credible .

June 5, 2019 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen H. R. 1590 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 2019 . 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 heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel. (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 by United States citizens and foreign nationals; (2) coordination with appropriate Federal departments and agencies, foreign governments, and State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, including law enforcement agencies and representatives from the National Network of Fusion Centers; and (3) coordination with appropriate private sector and community 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 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an after-action report presenting the initial findings of such exercise, plans for quickly incorporating lessons learned into future operations 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. 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 emerging after credible .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.