[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3217 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3217

   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

                             July 27, 2007

   Mr. Paul 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 2007''.

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 subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) without review by the President if the alien is a national 
of Saudi Arabia or a designated country.
    (b) 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 or a designated country.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``designated country'' means a country designated under--
            (1) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
        U.S.C. 2371) as a country the government of which has 
        repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
        terrorism;
            (2) section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
        (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)) as a country the government of which 
        has repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
        terrorism; or
            (3) section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
        2781) as a country not cooperating fully with United States 
        antiterrorism efforts.
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