Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat Assessment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8168 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8168

  To require an assessment of terrorism threats to the United States
   posed by foreign terrorist organizations and Specially Designated
Global Terrorists present in countries that are major non-NATO allies,
                        and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 2026

 Mr. Van Epps introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL

  To require an assessment of terrorism threats to the United States
   posed by foreign terrorist organizations and Specially Designated
Global Terrorists present in countries that are major non-NATO allies,
                        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 ``Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat
Assessment Act''.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF TERRORISM THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES BY FOREIGN
              TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL
              TERRORISTS PRESENT IN COUNTRIES THAT ARE MAJOR NON-NATO
              ALLIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the
Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an assessment of terrorism threats to the
United States posed by foreign terrorist organizations and Specially
Designated Global Terrorists present in countries operating or
designated as major non-NATO allies.
    (b) Elements.--Each assessment of terrorism threats required under
subsection (a) shall include the following for each major non-NATO
ally:
            (1) An identification of each foreign terrorist
        organization or Specially Designated Global Terrorist present
        in each such ally.
            (2) A description of all activities in which each such
        identified foreign terrorist organization or Specially
        Designated Global Terrorist is engaged within each such ally,
        including the extent to which the each such identified foreign
        terrorist organization or Specially Designated Global Terrorist
        is using artificial intelligence or critical and emerging
        technologies.
            (3) A description of efforts of the government of each such
        MNNA ally to disrupt and degrade the activities of each such
        identified foreign terrorist organization or Specially
        Designated Global Terrorist within such ally, including any
        cooperation with elements of the United States intelligence
        community.
            (4) An assessment of the capability of the Department of
        Homeland Security to identify, monitor, and mitigate terrorist
        threats to the United States by each such identified foreign
        terrorist organization or Specially Designated Global Terrorist
        present in each such MNNA ally.
            (5) An assessment of the capability of the Department of
        Homeland Security to prevent individuals who are members of any
        such identified foreign terrorist organization or Specially
        Designated Global Terrorist in each such MNNA ally from
        entering the United States.
            (6) An identification of any additional resources required
        to counter terror threats to the United States posed by each
        such identified foreign terrorist organization or Specially
        Designated Global Terrorist present in each such MNNA ally.
    (c) Form and Further Availability.--Each assessment of terrorism
threats required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in classified
form and be made available to every Member of Congress, upon request.
    (d) Congressional Briefing.--Upon submission of each assessment of
terrorism threats required under subsection (a), the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall provide to the appropriate congressional
committees a briefing on such assessment.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
        Senate.
            (2) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
        intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 5002
        of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020
        (15 U.S.C. 9401).
            (3) Critical and emerging technologies.--The term
        ``critical and emerging technologies'' means those technologies
        listed in the February 2024 Critical and Emerging Technologies
        List Update issued by the National Science and Technology
        Council (NSTC), or any successor thereto.
            (4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
        community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of
        the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
            (5) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign
        terrorist organization'' means an organization designated as a
        foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
            (6) Major non-nato ally.--The term ``major non-NATO ally''
        has the meaning given such term in section 644 of the Foreign
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403).
            (7) Specially designated global terrorist.--The term
        ``specially designated global terrorist'' means individuals or
        organizations designated as a specially designated global
        terrorist pursuant Executive Order 13224 (entitled ``Blocking
        Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
        Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism''; September 23, 2001;
        66 Fed. Reg. 49079).
            (8) Terrorism.--The term ``terrorism'' has the meaning
        given such term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of
        2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
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