[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 18 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 18

  To prohibit aliens who engage in certain activities with respect to 
    Iran from being admitted into the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2010

  Mr. Brown of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit aliens who engage in certain activities with respect to 
    Iran from being admitted into the United States, 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 ``No Entry for Supporters of the 
Iranian Regime Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN ALIENS WHO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN 
              ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.

    (a) In General.--Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(H) Individuals who engage in certain activities 
                with respect to iran.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii), 
                        any alien described in clause (ii) is 
                        inadmissible.
                            ``(ii) Aliens described.--An alien 
                        described in this clause is an alien that the 
                        Secretary of State determines--
                                    ``(I) engages in--
                                            ``(aa) an activity for 
                                        which sanctions may be imposed 
                                        pursuant to section 5 of the 
                                        Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
                                        (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 
                                        1701 note);
                                            ``(bb) an activity--

                                                    ``(AA) relating to 
                                                the proliferation by 
                                                Iran of weapons of mass 
                                                destruction or the 
                                                means of delivery of 
                                                such weapons; and

                                                    ``(BB) for which 
                                                sanctions may be 
                                                imposed pursuant to 
                                                Executive Order 13382 
                                                (70 Fed. Reg. 38567) 
                                                (or any successor 
                                                thereto);

                                            ``(cc) an activity--

                                                    ``(AA) relating to 
                                                support for 
                                                international terrorism 
                                                by the Government of 
                                                Iran; and

                                                    ``(BB) for which 
                                                sanctions may be 
                                                imposed pursuant to 
                                                Executive Order 13224 
                                                (66 Fed. Reg. 49079) 
                                                (or any successor 
                                                thereto); or

                                            ``(dd) any other activity 
                                        with respect to Iran for which 
                                        sanctions may be imposed 
                                        pursuant to any other provision 
                                        of law;
                                    ``(II) is the chief executive 
                                officer, president, or other individual 
                                in charge of overall management of, or 
                                a shareholder with a controlling 
                                interest in, an entity that engages in 
                                an activity described in subclause (I); 
                                or
                                    ``(III) is a spouse or minor child 
                                of--
                                            ``(aa) an alien who engages 
                                        in an activity described in 
                                        subclause (I); or
                                            ``(bb) the chief executive 
                                        officer, president, or other 
                                        individual in charge of overall 
                                        management of, or a shareholder 
                                        with a controlling interest in, 
                                        an entity that engages in an 
                                        activity described in subclause 
                                        (I).
                            ``(iii) Notice; waiver with respect to 
                        certain entities.--
                                    ``(I) Notice.--The Secretary of 
                                State may notify an alien the Secretary 
                                determines may be inadmissible under 
                                this subparagraph--
                                            ``(aa) that the alien may 
                                        be inadmissible; and
                                            ``(bb) of the reason for 
                                        the inadmissibility of the 
                                        alien.
                                    ``(II) Waiver.--The President may 
                                waive the application of this 
                                subparagraph and admit an alien to the 
                                United States if--
                                            ``(aa) the alien is 
                                        described in subclause (II) or 
                                        (III)(bb) of clause (ii);
                                            ``(bb) the entity that 
                                        engaged in the activity that 
                                        would otherwise result in the 
                                        inadmissibility of the alien 
                                        under this subparagraph is no 
                                        longer engaging the activity or 
                                        has taken significant steps 
                                        toward stopping the activity; 
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) the President has 
                                        received reliable assurances 
                                        that the entity will not 
                                        knowingly engage in an activity 
                                        described in clause (ii)(I) 
                                        again.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 236) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Regulations With Respect to Inadmissibility of Aliens Who 
Engage in Certain Transactions With Iran.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
issue regulations and guidelines for interpreting and enforcing the 
prohibition under subparagraph (H) of section 212(a)(3) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) on the 
admissibility of aliens who engage in certain sanctionable activities 
with respect to Iran.''.
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