[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3173 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3173

     To prohibit the admission to the United States as refugees of 
 individuals who served in the armed forces of Iraq during the Persian 
                             Gulf conflict.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 1993

Mr. Livingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit the admission to the United States as refugees of 
 individuals who served in the armed forces of Iraq during the Persian 
                             Gulf conflict.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF ADMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES AS REFUGEES OF 
              INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF IRAQ DURING 
              THE PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b) and notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, an individual who served in the armed forces of 
Iraq for any period during the Persian Gulf conflict may not be 
admitted to the United States as a refugee under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.
    (b) Conditional Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) 
shall not apply to an individual who is determined by the Attorney 
General--
            (1) to have assisted United States or United Nations 
        coalition forces during the Persian Gulf conflict before or 
        after capture by such coalition forces; and
            (2) not to have participated in any activities as an 
        individual or as a member of the armed forces of Iraq which 
        would be considered internationally recognized war crimes or 
        crimes against humanity.
    (c) Persian Gulf Conflict Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
the term ``Persian Gulf conflict'' means the period beginning on August 
2, 1990, and ending on February 27, 1991.

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