H.R. 8168

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8168 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8168

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 14, 2026

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

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AN ACT

To require an assessment of terrorism threats to the United States 
posed by foreign terrorist organizations and Specially Designated 
Global Terrorists present in countries that are major non-NATO allies, 
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 ``Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat 
Assessment Act''.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF TERRORISM THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES BY FOREIGN 
TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL 
TERRORISTS PRESENT IN COUNTRIES THAT ARE MAJOR NON-NATO 
ALLIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an assessment of terrorism threats to the 
United States posed by foreign terrorist organizations and Specially 
Designated Global Terrorists present in countries operating or 
designated as major non-NATO allies.
(b) Elements.--Each assessment of terrorism threats required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following for each major non-NATO 
ally:
(1) An identification of each foreign terrorist 
organization or Specially Designated Global Terrorist present 
in each such ally.
(2) A description of all activities in which each such 
identified foreign terrorist organization or Specially 
Designated Global Terrorist is engaged within each such ally, 
including the extent to which the each such identified foreign 
terrorist organization or Specially Designated Global Terrorist 
is using artificial intelligence or critical and emerging 
technologies.
(3) A description of efforts of the government of each such 
MNNA ally to disrupt and degrade the activities of each such 
identified foreign terrorist organization or Specially 
Designated Global Terrorist within such ally, including any 
cooperation with elements of the United States intelligence 
community.
(4) An assessment of the capability of the Department of 
Homeland Security to identify, monitor, and mitigate terrorist 
threats to the United States by each such identified foreign 
terrorist organization or Specially Designated Global Terrorist 
present in each such MNNA ally.
(5) An assessment of the capability of the Department of 
Homeland Security to prevent individuals who are members of any 
such identified foreign terrorist organization or Specially 
Designated Global Terrorist in each such MNNA ally from 
entering the United States.
(6) An identification of any additional resources required 
to counter terror threats to the United States posed by each 
such identified foreign terrorist organization or Specially 
Designated Global Terrorist present in each such MNNA ally.
(c) Form and Further Availability.--Each assessment of terrorism 
threats required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in classified 
form and be made available to every Member of Congress, upon request.
(d) Congressional Briefing.--Upon submission of each assessment of 
terrorism threats required under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees a briefing on such assessment.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate.
(2) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 5002 
of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 
(15 U.S.C. 9401).
(3) Critical and emerging technologies.--The term 
``critical and emerging technologies'' means those technologies 
listed in the February 2024 Critical and Emerging Technologies 
List Update issued by the National Science and Technology 
Council (NSTC), or any successor thereto.
(4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(5) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign 
terrorist organization'' means an organization designated as a 
foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(6) Major non-nato ally.--The term ``major non-NATO ally'' 
has the meaning given such term in section 644 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403).
(7) Specially designated global terrorist.--The term 
``specially designated global terrorist'' means individuals or 
organizations designated as a specially designated global 
terrorist pursuant Executive Order 13224 (entitled ``Blocking 
Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, 
Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism''; September 23, 2001; 
66 Fed. Reg. 49079).
(8) Terrorism.--The term ``terrorism'' has the meaning 
given such term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).

Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.