[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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