Sec. 1907. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF CERTAIN FOREIGN FIGHTERS

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## SEC. 1907 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF CERTAIN FOREIGN FIGHTERS ###

(a)Review Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall initiate a review of known instances since 2011 in which a person has traveled or attempted to travel to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization. ###

(b)Scope of Review The review under subsection

(a)shall— ####

(1)include relevant unclassified and classified information held by the United States Government related to each instance described in subsection (a); ####

(2)ascertain which factors, including operational issues, security vulnerabilities, systemic challenges, or other issues, which may have undermined efforts to prevent the travel of persons described in subsection

(a)to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria from the United States, including issues related to the timely identification of suspects, information sharing, intervention, and interdiction; and ####

(3)identify lessons learned and areas that can be improved to prevent additional travel by persons described in subsection

(a)to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria, or other terrorist safe haven abroad, to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization. ###

(c)Information Sharing The President shall direct the heads of relevant Federal agencies to provide the appropriate information that may be necessary to complete the review required under this section. ###

(d)Submission to Congress Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, consistent with the protection of classified information, shall submit a report to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees that includes the results of the review required under this section, including information on travel routes of greatest concern, as appropriate. ###

(e)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Appropriate congressional committees The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####

(A)the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; #####

(B)the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; #####

(C)the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; #####

(D)the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; #####

(E)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; #####

(F)the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; #####

(G)the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; #####

(H)the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; #####

(I)the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; #####

(J)the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; #####

(K)the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; #####

(L)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; #####

(M)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and #####

(N)the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. ####

(2)Material support or resources The term “material support or resources” has the meaning given such term in section 2339A of title 18, United States Code.