[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2530 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2530

To prohibit issuance of a visa to any citizen of the People's Republic 
  of China who participates in or otherwise supports the harvesting, 
     transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed Chinese 
                   prisoners, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2001

 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Tancredo, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit issuance of a visa to any citizen of the People's Republic 
  of China who participates in or otherwise supports the harvesting, 
     transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed Chinese 
                   prisoners, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN VISAS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an immigrant or 
nonimmigrant visa shall not be issued to any citizen of the People's 
Republic of China who the Secretary of State determines--
            (1) participates in or otherwise supports the harvesting, 
        transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed Chinese 
        prisoners; or
            (2) seeks the visa for the purpose of training in organ or 
        bodily tissue transplantation.
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