[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2953 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2953

 To prohibit an alien who is a national of a country with a widespread 
   Ebola virus outbreak from obtaining a visa and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 20, 2014

 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thune, and Mr. 
Kirk) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit an alien who is a national of a country with a widespread 
   Ebola virus outbreak from obtaining a visa 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 ``Keeping America Safe from Ebola Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Covered alien.--The term ``covered alien'' means an 
        alien--
                    (A) who is--
                            (i) a national of a designated country; or
                            (ii) a resident of a designated country; 
                        and
                    (B) whose last habitual residence, or last habitual 
                residence prior to residence in the United States if 
                the alien is seeking to reenter the United States, was 
                a designated country.
            (2) Designated country.--The term ``designated country'' 
        means a country that the Director has designated as a country 
        with widespread transmission of the Ebola virus.
            (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
            (4) United states.--The term ``United States'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).

SEC. 3. TEMPORARY BAN ON VISAS FOR RESIDENTS OF COUNTRIES WITH 
              WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION OF THE EBOLA VIRUS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Ineligibility for visas.--A covered alien is ineligible 
        to receive a visa from the Secretary of State or otherwise be 
        admitted to the United States.
            (2) Ineligibility to enter.--
                    (A) In general.--A covered alien is ineligible to 
                enter the United States if the alien was lawfully 
                present in the United States, departed the United 
                States and visited a designated country, and is seeking 
                to reenter the United States.
                    (B) Revocation of visa.--Beginning on the date of 
                the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
                revoke the visa of each covered alien described in 
                subparagraph (A).
    (b) Exception for Aid Workers.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
an individual who is authorized by the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development to travel to or reside in a 
designated country to provide assistance related to the Ebola outbreak.
    (c) Exception for National Security.--Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to an individual who is authorized by the Secretary of Defense to 
travel to the United States for necessary training.
    (d) Construction.--Subsection (a) shall not be construed to require 
the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security to revoke 
the visa of a covered alien who--
            (1) is lawfully present in the United States pursuant to 
        that visa; and
            (2) does not depart the United States during the term of 
        that visa.

SEC. 4. REPORTS.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and every 30 days thereafter during the period the provisions of this 
Act are in effect, the President shall submit to Congress a report on 
the spread of the Ebola virus. Each such report shall include--
            (1) the status of the Ebola virus outbreak in each 
        designated country and the progress made since the last 
        reporting period to contain the outbreak;
            (2) a description of the United States assistance to each 
        designated country to combat the Ebola virus and any changes 
        made to levels of assistance as a result of the evolving 
        situation since the last report; and
            (3) the reasons that a complete ban on travel to and from 
        designated countries would not be in the national interest of 
        the United States.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE PERIOD.

    The provisions of this Act shall be in effect until the date that 
is 60 days after the date the Director certifies that there are no 
longer any designated countries.
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