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House Bill 5146
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Afghanistan Withdrawal Threat Assessment Act
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H. R. 5146 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5146


To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a threat assessment of terrorist threats to the United States posed by the prisoners released by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention Facility in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 31, 2021

Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mr. Katko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a threat assessment of terrorist threats to the United States posed by the prisoners released by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention Facility in Afghanistan, 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 “Afghanistan Withdrawal Threat Assessment Act”.

SEC. 2. Threat assessment of terrorist threats posed by prisoners released by Taliban in Afghanistan.

(a) Threat assessment.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies, shall conduct a threat assessment of terrorist threats to the United States posed by the prisoners released by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention Facility in Afghanistan.

(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) With respect to the prisoners released by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention Facility in Afghanistan, information relating to—

(i) the number of such prisoners who were released;

(ii) the country of origin for each such prisoner; and

(iii) any affiliation with a foreign terrorist organization for each such prisoner.

(B) The capability of the Department of Homeland Security to identify, track, and monitor such prisoners and any associated challenges with such capability.

(C) Any action of the Department with respect to—

(i) mitigating the terrorist threats to the United States posed by such prisoners; and

(ii) preventing such prisoners from entering the United States.

(b) Congressional notification.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—

(1) submit to the appropriate congressional committees the threat assessment required under subsection (a); and

(2) provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on such assessment.

(c) Definitions.—In this Act:

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and

(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

(2) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The term “foreign terrorist organization” means an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).