[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5041 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5041

    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act concerning loss of 
nationality for actions supporting terrorism against the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2002

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act concerning loss of 
nationality for actions supporting terrorism against the United States.

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

SECTION 1. LOSS OF NATIONALITY FOR ACTIONS SUPPORTING TERRORISM AGAINST 
              THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as 
        paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(4)(A) becoming a member of, or taking any action at the 
        behest of, a foreign terrorist organization as designated by 
        the Secretary of State under section 219 if such organization 
        is engaged in terrorist activities against the United States, 
        the people of the United States, or the national security 
        interests of the United States; or (B) providing material 
        support for a foreign terrorist organization described in 
        subparagraph (A); or''.
    (b) Presumption of Intent to Relinquish United States 
Nationality.--Section 349(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1481(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``(1) Except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), whenever''; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Whenever the loss of United States nationality is put 
        in issue in any action or proceeding under, or by virtue of, 
        the provisions of subsection (a)(4), any act described in such 
        subsection shall be presumed to have been performed with the 
        intent of relinquishing United States nationality, but such 
        presumption may be rebutted upon a showing by a preponderance 
        of the evidence, that the act or acts committed or performed 
        were not done voluntarily.''.
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