Bill Summary

This Act may be cited as the “Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act”.

• SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

  This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Syria Terrorism4
  Threat Assessment Act’’.5

• SECTION 2. THREAT ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST THREATS6
  POSED BY INDIVIDUALS IN SYRIA WITH AN7
  AFFILIATION WITH A FOREIGN TERRORIST8
  ORGANIZATION OR A SPECIALLY DES-9
  IGNATED GLOBAL TERRORIST ORGANIZA-10
  TION.11

  (a) TERRORISM THREAT ASSESSMENT .—12
  (1) IN GENERAL .—The Secretary of Homeland13
  Security, in coordination with the heads of other rel-14
  evant Federal departments or agencies, shall con-15
  duct a threat assessment of terrorist threats to the16
  United States posed by individuals in Syria with an17
  affiliation with a foreign terrorist organization or a18
  specially designated global terrorist organization.19

Key Provisions

1. Congressional Notification

   (b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION .—Not later than18
   60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the19
   Secretary shall—20
   (1) submit to the appropriate congressional21
   committees the threat assessment required under22
   subsection (a); and23
   (2) provide a briefing to the appropriate con-24
   gressional committees on such assessment.

2. Definitions

   (c) DEFINITIONS .—In this Act:1
   (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT -2
   TEES .—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-3
   mittees’’ means—4
   (A) the Committee on Homeland Security5
   of the House of Representatives; and6
   (B) the Committee on Homeland Security7
   and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.8