Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017

Summary

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 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 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 that 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; and report to Congress annually through 2022 regarding foreign government efforts to combat terrorist and foreign fighter travel. The State Department may suspend non-humanitarian, non-trade-related foreign assistance to a foreign country identified in such a report as a country to which the minimum standards for serious and sustained efforts to combat terrorist and foreign fighter travel are applicable but whose government is not fully complying with such standards and is not making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance.

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Timeline

1. 16 February 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 February 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 7 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

   Source: Committee

7. 18 May 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

   Source: Committee

8. 19 July 2017

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 19 July 2017

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .

   Source: Committee

10. 28 September 2017

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

11. 28 September 2017

    Reported

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

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 February 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 February 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 February 2017

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Sponsors

• Lee Zeldin · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
• Kyrsten Sinema · D · Sponsor
• Ted Poe · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
• DANA ROHRABACHER · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Pittenger · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Olson · R · Cosponsor
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