Preventing Terrorism from Hitting America’s Streets Act

Bill: 117-s-2345
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-07-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan

Asia

Border security and unlawful immigration

Burma

Caribbean area

China

Conflicts and wars

Congressional oversight

Cuba

Europe

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Iran

Latin America

Middle East

Military operations and strategy

North Korea

Russia

Syria

Terrorism

Venezuela
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Preventing Terrorism from Hitting America's Streets Act</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2345 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2021 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Terrorism from Hitting America’s Streets Act . 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.