H.R. 1327

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1327 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1327

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 20, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs

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AN ACT

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.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(A) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the threat assessment required under 
subsection (a); and
(B) provide a briefing to the appropriate 
congressional committees on such assessment.
(2) Form.--The threat assessment required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex.
(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).

Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.