[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3075 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3075

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar the admission of 
aliens from countries determined to be state sponsors of terrorism, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2003

Mr. Barrett of South Carolina 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 bar the admission of 
aliens from countries determined to be state sponsors of terrorism, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Terrorist Entry Program Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF NATIONALS OF STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Amendment.--Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351 et seq.) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new section:

        ``treatment of nationals of state sponsors of terrorism

    ``Sec. 295.  (a) In General.--No nonimmigrant or immigrant visa may 
be issued, or nonimmigrant or immigrant status otherwise provided, 
other than a visa or status described in section 101(a)(15)(A) or 
201(b)(2)(A)(i), to any alien who is a national of, or residing in, a 
country that is determined to be a state sponsor of terrorism, except 
the Secretary of Homeland Security (or the consular officer, in the 
case of an application for a visa) may, on a case-by-case basis, waive 
the application of this subsection in the case of an alien who--
            ``(1) requires examination or treatment for an emergency 
        medical condition (as defined in section 562(d) of the Illegal 
        Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 
        (8 U.S.C. 1396(d))); or
            ``(2) is eligible for admission as a refugee under section 
        207 or for asylum under section 208.
    ``(b) State Sponsor of Terrorism Defined.--
            ``(1) In general.--In this section, the term `state sponsor 
        of terrorism' means any country the government of which has 
        been determined by the Secretary of State under any of the laws 
        specified in paragraph (2) to have repeatedly provided support 
        for acts of terrorism. Such term shall apply to a country 
        beginning on the date on which such determination takes effect 
        and ending on the date on which such determination is 
        withdrawn, terminated, revoked, or otherwise ceases to be 
        effective.
            ``(2) Laws under which determinations were made.--The laws 
        specified in this paragraph are the following:
                    ``(A) Section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export 
                Administration Act of 1979 (or successor statute).
                    ``(B) Section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act.
                    ``(C) Section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
                of 1961.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after 
        the item relating to section 294 the following:

``295. Treatment of nationals of state sponsors of terrorism.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
        shall apply to visas issued, or status provided, on and after 
        such date.
    (b) Application to Admitted Nonimmigrants.--In the case of a 
nonimmigrant alien lawfully admitted into the United States who would 
have been ineligible to be granted such nonimmigrant status if the 
amendments made by subsection (a) had been in effect on the date on 
which such status was granted, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the period of authorized admission as such a nonimmigrant shall 
terminate 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless 
the Secretary of Homeland Security makes an individualized 
determination described in section 295(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (as added by subsection (a)) with respect to the alien.
    (c) Repeal.--Section 306 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa 
Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-173) is repealed.
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