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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1327 Reported in House

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 Union Calendar No. 162
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1327

 [Report No. 119-198]

 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

 July 10, 2025

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Pfluger and Mr. Correa

 July 10, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
 and ordered to be printed

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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).
 Union Calendar No. 162

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 1327

 [Report No. 119-198]

_______________________________________________________________________

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 July 10, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
 and ordered to be printed