3.0.0 3837 2023-01-11T13:42:36Z 2023-01-11T13:42:36Z Senate S 2020-05-21 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-21T21:02:55Z 2020-05-21 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL N B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2020-05-21 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-05-21 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2020-05-21 True M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ 2020-05-21 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2020-05-21 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2020-05-21 True K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2020-06-01 False Immigration Asia Cardiovascular and respiratory health China Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Government studies and investigations Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Immigration status and procedures Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Visas and passports Immigration 00 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-15T16:25:07Z COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Act

This bill requires enhanced vetting of Chinese nationals in the United States on student or exchange visitor visas and temporarily stops the issuance of such visas to Chinese nationals.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall conduct comprehensive background checks on any Chinese national (unless the individual is enrolled in elementary or secondary school) residing in the United States on an F, M, or J visa to determine if the individual is a national security threat or attempting to illegally obtain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine research.

When performing such background checks, DHS shall consult with the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of Health and Human Services.

DHS shall complete all such background checks within 120 days of this bill's enactment and may extend the deadline by 60 days if necessary. The State Department may not issue F, M, or J visas to Chinese nationals until DHS has reported to Congress the completed results of the background checks.

DHS shall continuously vet any Chinese national holding an F, M, or J visa who has access to any COVID-19-related research, unless the individual is enrolled in elementary or secondary school.

]]> COVID–19 Vaccine Protection Act Display Title COVID–19 Vaccine Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Vaccine Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require a thorough national security evaluation and clearance by the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of all Chinese student visa holders currently in the United States before issuing any new student visas to nationals of the People's Republic of China. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3837is/xml/BILLS-116s3837is.xml 2020-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.