113 HR 5688 IH: Stop Ebola Act U.S. House of Representatives 2014-11-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5688 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2014 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself and Mr. Marchant) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To impose special limitations on the issuance of visas to, and the admission into the United States of, aliens having certain associations with countries with widespread and intense transmissions of Ebola Virus Disease.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Ebola Act.

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Special immigration limitations relating to Ebola Virus Disease

(a)

In general

(1)

Visa restrictions

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no consular officer may issue an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa to any alien who is a citizen or national of any affected country. (2)

Admission restrictions

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, an alien is ineligible to be admitted into the United States if the alien’s journey to the United States originated in, or included transit through, any affected country. (b)

Affected country defined

For purposes of this section, the term affected country means a country that has been designated by the World Health Organization as having widespread and intense transmissions under the World Health Organization Ebola Response Roadmap. (c)

Other definitions

Except as provided in subsection (b), the terms used in this section shall have the meaning given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).