[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 488 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 488

   To limit the issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to 
   aliens who are nationals of Saudi Arabia, countries that support 
   terrorism, or countries not cooperating fully with United States 
                         antiterrorism efforts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2003

   Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. Duncan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To limit the issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to 
   aliens who are nationals of Saudi Arabia, countries that support 
   terrorism, or countries not cooperating fully with United States 
                         antiterrorism efforts.

    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 ``Terror Immigration Elimination Act 
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF STUDENT AND DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISAS 
              TO ALIENS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF SAUDI ARABIA OR COUNTRIES 
              THAT SUPPORT TERRORISM OR ARE NOT COOPERATING FULLY WITH 
              UNITED STATES ANTITERRORISM EFFORTS.

    (a) Limitation on Issuance of Student Visas.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, an alien may not be granted a visa for study in 
the United States under subparagraphs (F), (J), or (M) of section 
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act without review by the 
President if the alien is a national of Saudi Arabia, a country 
designated under section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2371) as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts 
of international terrorism, section 6(j) of the Export Administration 
Act (50 U.S.C. app. 2405(j)) as a country that supports acts of 
international terrorism, or section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2781) as a country not cooperating fully with United States 
antiterrorism efforts.
    (d) Limitation on Issuance of Diversity Immigrant Visas.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien may not be granted 
an immigrant visa under section 203(c) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)) relating to diversity immigrants 
without review by the President if the alien is a national of Saudi 
Arabia, a country designated under section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) as a country that has 
repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, 
section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. app. 2405(j)) 
as a country that supports acts of international terrorism, or section 
40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2781) as a country not 
fully cooperating with United States antiterrorism efforts.
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