HR 4314 · 114th Congress · International Affairs
Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2016
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2016-04-04)
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Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government must ensure that capacity-building assistance to combat terrorist travel is coordinated among departments and agencies as well as with foreign implementing partners, and (2) such assistance should be prioritized for the highest-risk countries for travel by terrorists and foreign fighters. The Department of State shall submit to Congress biennially a foreign partner engagement plan that catalogues existing capacity-building initiatives abroad to combat travel by terrorists and foreign fighters and identifies areas for adjustment to align efforts with risk-based priorities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the State Department shall accelerate the provision of appropriate versions of the following systems to foreign governments: U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Automated Targeting System--Global, and the State Department's Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System. DHS may provide, with specified exceptions, excess DHS nonlethal equipment and supplies (as well as related training) to a foreign government if that would: fu…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4314, Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2016
Mar 11, 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on January 7, 2016
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Cosponsors (9)
2 Democrats7 Republicans