[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4408 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4408

 To require the development of a national strategy to combat terrorist 
                    travel, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2016

Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Loudermilk, 
  Ms. McSally, Mr. Ratcliffe, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
Keating, Mr. Vela, and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the development of a national strategy to combat terrorist 
                    travel, 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 ``National Strategy to Combat 
Terrorist Travel Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST TRAVEL.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it should 
be the policy of the United States to--
            (1) continue to regularly assess the evolving terrorist 
        threat to the United States;
            (2) catalogue existing Federal Government efforts to 
        obstruct terrorist and foreign fighter travel into, out of, and 
        within the United States, as well as overseas;
            (3) identify such efforts that may benefit from reform or 
        consolidation, or require elimination;
            (4) identify potential security vulnerabilities in United 
        States defenses against terrorist travel; and
            (5) prioritize resources to address in a risk-based manner 
        any such security vulnerabilities.
    (b) National Strategy and Updates.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with paragraph (2), the 
        President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a national strategy (including, as appropriate, 
        updates to such strategy) to combat terrorist travel. The 
        strategy shall address efforts to intercept terrorists and 
        foreign fighters and constrain the domestic and international 
        travel of such persons. Consistent with the protection of 
        classified information, the strategy shall be submitted in 
        unclassified form, including, as appropriate, a classified 
        annex.
            (2) Timing.--
                    (A) Initial strategy.--The initial national 
                strategy required under paragraph (1) shall be 
                transmitted not later than 180 days after the date of 
                the enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Updated strategies.--Updated national 
                strategies under paragraph (1) shall be transmitted not 
                later than 180 days after the commencement of a new 
                presidential administration.
            (3) Coordination.--The President shall direct the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security to develop the initial national strategy 
        and updates required under this subsection and shall direct, as 
        appropriate, the heads of other Federal agencies to coordinate 
        with the Secretary in the development of such strategy and 
        updates.
            (4) Contents.--The initial national strategy and updates 
        required under this subsection shall--
                    (A) include an accounting and description of all 
                Federal Government programs, projects, and activities 
                to constrain domestic and international travel by 
                terrorists and foreign fighters;
                    (B) identify specific security vulnerabilities 
                within the United States and abroad that may be 
                exploited by terrorists and foreign fighters;
                    (C) delineate goals for--
                            (i) closing the security vulnerabilities 
                        identified in accordance with subparagraph (B); 
                        and
                            (ii) enhancing the Federal Government's 
                        ability to constrain domestic and international 
                        travel by terrorists and foreign fighters; and
                    (D) describe actions to be taken to achieve the 
                goals delineated in subparagraph (C), as well as the 
                means needed to do so, including--
                            (i) steps to reform, improve, and 
                        streamline existing Federal Government efforts 
                        to align with the current threat environment;
                            (ii) new programs, projects, or activities 
                        that are requested, under development, or 
                        undergoing implementation;
                            (iii) new authorities or changes in 
                        existing authorities needed from Congress;
                            (iv) specific budget adjustments being 
                        requested to enhance United States security in 
                        a risk-based manner; and
                            (v) an identification of Federal 
                        departments and agencies responsible for 
                        specific actions described in this 
                        subparagraph.
            (5) Sunset.--The requirement to transmit updated national 
        strategies under this subsection shall terminate on the date 
        that is seven years after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
    (c) Development of Implementation Plans.--For each national 
strategy required under subsection (b), the President shall direct the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to develop an implementation plan for 
the Department of Homeland Security and coordinate with the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies to ensure the development of 
implementing plans for each such agency.
    (d) Implementation Plans.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall transmit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees implementation plans for 
        each national strategy required under subsection (b). 
        Consistent with the protection of classified information, each 
        such implementation plan shall be transmitted in unclassified 
        form, but may include a classified annex.
            (2) Timing.--The implementation plans referred to in 
        paragraph (1) shall be transmitted simultaneously with each 
        national strategy required under subsection (b). Such 
        implementation plans shall be updated and transmitted to the 
        appropriate congressional committees on an annual basis.
            (3) Sunset.--The requirement to transmit implementation 
        plans under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 
        ten years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Prohibition on Additional Funding.--No additional funds are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. This section 
shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated or made 
available to the Department of Homeland Security.
    (f) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) in the House of Representatives--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security;
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services;
                    (C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence;
                    (D) the Committee on the Judiciary;
                    (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and
                    (F) the Committee on Appropriations; and
            (2) in the Senate--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs;
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services;
                    (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence;
                    (D) the Committee on the Judiciary;
                    (E) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and
                    (F) the Committee on Appropriations.
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