,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,wolf introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to restrict ,united ,states    
nationals from traveling to countries in
 which foreign governments or           
anti-government forces allow foreign    
terrorist organizations to engage in    
armed conflict for purposes of          
participating in such armed conflict or 
from providing material support to      
entities that are engaged in such armed 
conflict1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,international ,conflicts of        
,concern ,act4  #b4 ,identification of  
,countries of ,conflict ,concern  7a7   
,identification ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,president shall submit  
to ,congress a report that identifies   
each country the government of which or 

anti-government forces in which the     
,president believes1 based on all       
information available to the ,president1
 is allowing one or more foreign        
terrorist organizations to engage in    
armed conflict that is occurring in such
 country4  7b7 ,updates ,the ,president 
shall update the report required under  
subsection 7a7--  7#a7 as new           
information becomes available2 and  7#b7
 not less frequently than annually4  7c7
 ,form ,the report required under       
subsection 7a7 and the updates required 
under subsection 7b7 shall be submitted 
in unclassified form1 but may contain a 
classified annex if necessary4  #c4     
,designation of ,countries of ,conflict 
,concern  7a7 ,designation  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,president shall designate 
a country as a ,country of ,conflict    
,concern if the ,president determines   
that--  7,a7 the government of such     
country or anti-government forces in the
 country is allowing one or more foreign
 terrorist organizations to engage in   

armed conflict that is occurring in such
 country as identified in the report    
required under section #b7;a7 or any    
update to the report required under     
section #b7;b72 and  7,b7 it is in the  
national security interest of the       
,united ,states to restrict travel by   
any ,united ,states national to such    
country and to restrict material support
 provided by ,united ,states nationals  
to entities that are engaged in armed   
conflict in such country4  7#b7 ,initial
 designation ,syria shall be deemed to  
have been designated by the ,president  
under paragraph 7#a7 as of the date of  
the enactment of this ,act and the      
,president is not required to notify    
,congress of such designation of ,syria 
under subsection 7b74  7b7 ,report on   
designation ,upon designating a country 
as a ,country of ,conflict ,concern     
under subsection 7a71 the ,president    
shall submit to ,congress a report      
notifying ,congress of the designation  
of the country4  7c7 ,licensing         

requirement ,with respect to any country
 designated as a ,country of ,conflict  
,concern under subsection 7a71 the      
,president shall exercise the           
authorities of the ,international       
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agje et seq47 without regard 
to section #bjb of such ,act to require 
a ,united ,states national to obtain a  
license--  7#a7 to travel to such       
country2 or  7#b7 to provide material   
support to entities that are engaged in 
armed conflict in such country4  7d7    
,penalties ,the penalties provided for  
in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section   
#bjf of the ,international ,emergency   
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agje7 shall apply to a person who      
violates paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of      
subsection 7c71 or a regulation         
prescribed under this ,act1 to the same 
extent that such penalties apply to a   
person that commits an unlawful act     
described in section #bjf7;a7 of that   
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7;a774  7e7    

,termination of designation ,the        
designation of a country as a ,country  
of ,conflict ,concern under subsection  
7a7 shall terminate on the date on which
 the ,president determines and certifies
 to ,congress that subparagraph 7,a7 or 
7,b7 of subsection 7a77#a7 7as the case 
may be71 or both1 no longer applies with
 respect to the country4  #d4           
,regulations ,the ,president is         
authorized to promulgate such           
regulations as may be necessary to carry
 out the provisions of this ,act1       
including the promulgation of such      
regulations under the authority of      
section #bje of the ,international      
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agjd74  #e4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3  7#a7 ,foreign terrorist     
organization ,the term foreign terrorist
 organization means any organization so 
designated by the ,secretary of ,state  
under section #bai of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahi74  7#b7 ,united ,states national  

,the term ,united ,states national      
means--  7,a7 a national of the ,united 
,states 7as defined in section          
#aja7;a77#bb7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#bb772 or  7,b7 an alien who  
is lawfully present in the ,united      
,states4