We need this information to make sure we aren't letting terrorists back in.

Congress is fully aware that national security is one of the most pressing issues they are expected to deal with. DHS and other agencies SHOULD make the information required by this report available to Congress on a routine basis, but we know that TRANSPARENCY and efficiency are NOT hallmarks of the Obama Administration. Hence, the need to pass this bill. The report would be required to include the following: Include relevant unclassified and classified information held by the U.S. government related to each instance; Ascertain which factors — including operational issues, security vulnerabilities, systemic challenges, or other issues — have undermined efforts to prevent travel to those conflict zones, including the identification and interdiction of suspects and information sharing; Identify lessons learned and areas for improvement to prevent additional travel by such persons to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria, or other terrorist safe havens abroad. DHS would be required to begin this report within 30 days of this bill’s enactment, and it would have to provide this report to Congress within an additional 90 days. I'm thinking, however, that there MIGHT be merit in not trying to prevent suspects from leaving the country. It might be more prudent to get rid of them and see to it that they NEVER set foot on American soil again and lose their American citizenship to boot!

I support this measure. We need to know the identities of those traveling abroad to commit crimes against humanity and terrorism, and then jail them as soon as they return.