Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act

The bill would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with other relevant federal agencies, to conduct a terrorism threat assessment focused on individuals located in Syria who are affiliated with a foreign terrorist organization or a specially designated global terrorist organization. The assessment would have to identify the country of origin of each such individual, describe the specific organization they are affiliated with, evaluate DHS's capability to identify, track, and monitor them, and describe any actions DHS has taken to prevent those individuals from entering the United States or to mitigate the threats they pose.

Within 60 days of enactment, the Secretary would be required to submit the assessment to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and to provide a briefing on its findings. The assessment must be delivered in unclassified form, though a classified annex is permitted.

The Department of Homeland Security and any other federal agencies with relevant intelligence or law enforcement roles would be required to produce and coordinate the assessment. Congress — specifically the homeland security committees of both chambers — would receive the report and briefing. The assessment's subject population is individuals in Syria affiliated with designated terrorist organizations.

If enacted, DHS would have a firm 60-day deadline to compile and share with Congress a structured accounting of Syria-based terrorist threats and its own capacity to counter them. The requirement for an unclassified version ensures public committees — not just intelligence panels — receive substantive findings, potentially shaping oversight and future legislation on border security and counterterrorism.

DHS would lead the effort in coordination with other relevant federal departments and agencies. The Secretary must produce a written threat assessment covering four defined elements — individual origins, organizational affiliations, DHS tracking capabilities and their limitations, and mitigation/entry-prevention actions — and submit it within 60 days of enactment. The Secretary must also brief the appropriate congressional committees on the findings. The report must be in unclassified form but may include a classified annex for sensitive details.