Sec. 403. National strategy to combat terrorist travel
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It is the sense of Congress that it should be the policy of the United States— to continue to regularly assess the evolving terrorist threat to the United States; to catalog existing Federal Government efforts to obstruct terrorist and foreign fighter travel into, out of, and within the United States, and overseas; to identify such efforts that may benefit from reform or consolidation, or require elimination; to identify potential security vulnerabilities in United States defenses against terrorist travel; and to prioritize resources to address any such security vulnerabilities in a risk-based manner.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a national strategy to combat terrorist travel to the appropriate congressional committees. 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.
Not later than 180 days after the date on which a new President is inaugurated, the President shall submit an updated version of the strategy described in paragraph
(1)to the appropriate congressional committees. The strategy required under this subsection shall— include an accounting and description of all Federal Government programs, projects, and activities designed to constrain domestic and international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters; identify specific security vulnerabilities within the United States and outside of the United States that may be exploited by terrorists and foreign fighters; delineate goals for— closing the security vulnerabilities identified under subparagraph (B); and enhancing the ability of the Federal Government to constrain domestic and international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters; and describe the actions that will be taken to achieve the goals delineated under subparagraph
(C)and the means needed to carry out such actions, including— steps to reform, improve, and streamline existing Federal Government efforts to align with the current threat environment; new programs, projects, or activities that are requested, under development, or undergoing implementation; new authorities or changes in existing authorities needed from Congress; specific budget adjustments being requested to enhance United States security in a risk-based manner; and the Federal departments and agencies responsible for the specific actions described in this subparagraph. The requirement to submit updated national strategies under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act. For each national strategy required under subsection (b), the President shall direct the heads of relevant Federal agencies to develop implementation plans for each such agency. The President shall submit an implementation plan developed under subsection
(c)to the appropriate congressional committees with each national strategy required under subsection (b). Consistent with the protection of classified information, each such implementation plan shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The President shall submit an annual updated implementation plan to the appropriate congressional committees during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate ; the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives .