[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3132 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3132

  To require regular reporting to Congress on individuals encountered 
 along a border of the United States or a port of entry, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 25, 2023

  Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Kennedy) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require regular reporting to Congress on individuals encountered 
 along a border of the United States or a port of entry, 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 ``Where Are The Terrorists Now Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING ON TERRORIST WATCH LIST.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Terrorist organization.--The term ``terrorist 
        organization'' means--
                    (A) an organization described in subclause (I), 
                (II), or (III) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)); and
                    (B) any organization that has ever been described 
                in such section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi).
            (2) Terrorist screening database.--The term ``terrorist 
        screening database'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        2101 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 621).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every month thereafter for 1 year, and biannually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with 
the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, submit 
to Congress a report on individuals encountered by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services along a border of the United 
States or a port of entry, which shall include--
            (1) the number of individuals encountered along a border of 
        the United States or a port of entry that are in the terrorist 
        screening database, and the border or port of entry where they 
        were encountered;
            (2) a description of why each such individual is in the 
        terrorist screening database;
            (3) any ties each such individual has to a terrorist 
        organization;
            (4) the nation of origin of each such individual;
            (5) any previous criminal conviction of each such 
        individual in the United States;
            (6) how each such individual traveled to the border or port 
        of entry, as applicable;
            (7) if the individual has been detained, where they were 
        detained, if they are still detained, how long they were 
        detained, whether they have been deported or transferred to 
        another agency, and their known whereabouts if they have been 
        released;
            (8) if the individual has been released, how the 
        determination was made that the individual does not present a 
        danger to the United States;
            (9) whether, and if so, how many times, the individual has 
        been falsely identified in the terrorist screening database; 
        and
            (10) the total number of individuals added, rejected, or 
        removed from the terrorist screening database since the last 
        report was submitted, and the total number of individuals on 
        the terrorist screening database as of the date of the report.
    (c) Form.--To the extent possible, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit each report required under subsection (b) in 
unclassified form, but may submit such a report, or portion of such a 
report, in classified form if the Secretary of Homeland Security 
determines that publication of such report or portion of such report 
would compromise the national security of the United States.
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