    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-64
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter 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 ``Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel
    Exercise Act of 2019''.
    SEC. 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

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    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.
    SEC. 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''.

    Approved October 9, 2019.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1590:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-27 (Comm. on Homeland Security).
    SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-44 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
    Affairs).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):
    Apr. 1, considered and passed House.
    Sept. 24, considered and passed Senate.