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A bill to require a plan to combat international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters, accelerate the transfer of certain border security systems to foreign partner governments, establish minimum international border security standards, authorize the suspension of foreign assistance to countries not making significant efforts to comply with such minimum standards, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-942| Senate 
| Updated: 4/26/2017
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)

Homeland Security Committee, Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 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 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 provide appropriate versions of the following systems to foreign governments: U.S. Customs and Border Protection's global travel targeting and analysis systems; and the State Department's watchlisting, identification, and screening systems. DHS may provide, with specified exceptions, excess DHS nonlethal equipment and supplies (as well as related training) to a foreign government if such action would: further U.S. homeland security interests; and enhance the recipient government's capacity to mitigate the threat of terrorism, infectious disease or natural disaster, protect lawful trade and travel, or enforce intellectual property rights. DHS shall notify Congress before providing such systems, equipment, or supplies. The State Department: (1) shall report to Congress annually through 2022 on foreign government efforts to combat terrorist and foreign fighter travel and on U.S. actions to help countries comply with minimum standards for such efforts, and (2) may suspend non-humanitarian, non-trade-related foreign assistance to a country that is not making significant efforts to comply with such minimum standards.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 28, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1196
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  • April 26, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 26, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • September 28, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1196
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Related Bills

  • HR 115-1196: To require a plan to combat international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters, accelerate the transfer of certain border security systems to foreign partner governments, establish minimum international border security standards, authorize the suspension of foreign assistance to countries not making significant efforts to comply with such minimum standards, and for other purposes.
Aviation and airportsBorder security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCustoms enforcementEmergency planning and evacuationForeign aid and international reliefFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHomeland securityInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationNatural disastersSanctionsTerrorismTravel and tourismVisas and passportsWorld health

A bill to require a plan to combat international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters, accelerate the transfer of certain border security systems to foreign partner governments, establish minimum international border security standards, authorize the suspension of foreign assistance to countries not making significant efforts to comply with such minimum standards, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-942| Senate 
| Updated: 4/26/2017
Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 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 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 provide appropriate versions of the following systems to foreign governments: U.S. Customs and Border Protection's global travel targeting and analysis systems; and the State Department's watchlisting, identification, and screening systems. DHS may provide, with specified exceptions, excess DHS nonlethal equipment and supplies (as well as related training) to a foreign government if such action would: further U.S. homeland security interests; and enhance the recipient government's capacity to mitigate the threat of terrorism, infectious disease or natural disaster, protect lawful trade and travel, or enforce intellectual property rights. DHS shall notify Congress before providing such systems, equipment, or supplies. The State Department: (1) shall report to Congress annually through 2022 on foreign government efforts to combat terrorist and foreign fighter travel and on U.S. actions to help countries comply with minimum standards for such efforts, and (2) may suspend non-humanitarian, non-trade-related foreign assistance to a country that is not making significant efforts to comply with such minimum standards.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 28, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1196
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  • April 26, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 26, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • September 28, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1196
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)

Homeland Security Committee, Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1196: To require a plan to combat international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters, accelerate the transfer of certain border security systems to foreign partner governments, establish minimum international border security standards, authorize the suspension of foreign assistance to countries not making significant efforts to comply with such minimum standards, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Aviation and airportsBorder security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCustoms enforcementEmergency planning and evacuationForeign aid and international reliefFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHomeland securityInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationNatural disastersSanctionsTerrorismTravel and tourismVisas and passportsWorld health