[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2841 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2841

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the waiver 
authority relating to the implementation of machine readable passports 
 and to expand the definition of terrorist activities for purposes of 
                              deportation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2003

Mr. Weldon of Florida 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 to eliminate the waiver 
authority relating to the implementation of machine readable passports 
 and to expand the definition of terrorist activities for purposes of 
                              deportation.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Deportation Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING WAIVER AUTHORITY RELATING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF 
              MACHINE READABLE PASSPORTS.

    Section 217(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(a)(3)), as amended by Public Law 107-56) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (B).

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES FOR PURPOSES OF DEPORTATION.

    (a) Amendment to INA.--Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``as 
defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iii))'' and inserting ``as described 
under section 212(a)(3)(B))''.
    (b) Retroactive Application of Amendment.--The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
and shall apply to--
            (1) all actions taken by an alien before, on, or after such 
        date; and
            (2) all aliens, without regard to the date of entry or 
        attempted entry into the United States in removal proceedings 
        on or after such date (except for proceedings in which there 
        has been a final administrative decision before such date).
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