Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1327 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1327

   To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a threat
     assessment of terrorist threats to the United States posed by
   individuals in Syria with an affiliation with a Foreign Terrorist
 Organization or a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization,
                        and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2025

Mr. Luttrell (for himself and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill;
        which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL

   To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a threat
     assessment of terrorist threats to the United States posed by
   individuals in Syria with an affiliation with a Foreign Terrorist
 Organization or a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization,
                        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 ``Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment
Act''.

SEC. 2. THREAT ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST THREATS POSED BY INDIVIDUALS IN
              SYRIA WITH AN AFFILIATION WITH A FOREIGN TERRORIST
              ORGANIZATION OR A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORIST
              ORGANIZATION.

    (a) Terrorism Threat Assessment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
        coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal
        departments or agencies, shall conduct a threat assessment of
        terrorist threats to the United States posed by individuals in
        Syria with an affiliation with a foreign terrorist organization
        or a specially designated global terrorist organization.
            (2) Elements.--The threat assessment required under
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) An identification of the country of origin for
                each such individual included in such threat
                assessment.
                    (B) A description of the foreign terrorist
                organization or specially designated global terrorist
                organization with which each such individual is
                affiliated.
                    (C) A description of the following:
                            (i) The capability of the Department of
                        Homeland Security to identify, track, and
                        monitor such individuals.
                            (ii) Any associated challenges with such
                        capability.
                    (D) A description of any action of the Department
                with respect to the following:
                            (i) Mitigating the terrorist threats to the
                        United States posed by such individuals.
                            (ii) Preventing such individuals from
                        entering the United States.
    (b) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to the appropriate congressional committees the
        threat assessment required under subsection (a); and
            (2) provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional
        committees on such assessment.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
                of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
            (2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign
        terrorist organization'' means an organization designated as a
        foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
            (3) Specially designated global terrorist organization.--
        The term ``specially designated global terrorist organization''
        means an organization that has been designated as a specially
        designated global terrorist organization by the Secretary of
        State or the Secretary of the Treasury, as the case may be,
        pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note;
        relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with
        persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).
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