[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 178 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 178

 To amend section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to add 
 certain acts of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization to the 
list of acts for which nationals of the United States lose nationality, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2015

 Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, and Mr. Pittenger) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to add 
 certain acts of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization to the 
list of acts for which nationals of the United States lose nationality, 
                        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 ``Terrorist Denaturalization and 
Passport Revocation Act''.

SEC. 2. LOSS OF NATIONALITY.

    Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1481(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``thereof,'' the following: 
                ``or an organization designated as a foreign terrorist 
                organization pursuant to section 219,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``States, or'' and inserting 
                ``States;''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) such 
                foreign state harbors an organization designated as a 
                foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 
                219;'';
            (4) in paragraph (4)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``thereof,'' the following: 
                ``or for an organization designated as a foreign 
                terrorist organization pursuant to section 219,'';
                    (B) by striking ``he has'' and inserting ``the 
                person has''; and
                    (C) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting after ``thereof,'' 
        the following: ``or for an organization designated as a foreign 
        terrorist organization pursuant to section 219,'';
            (6) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``(C) accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of any 
        office, post, or employment for an organization designated as a 
        foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219, after 
        attaining the age of eighteen years, if the office, post, or 
        employment requires knowing engagement in hostilities against 
        United States military or civilian personnel;''; and
            (7) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the end.

SEC. 3. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS AND PASSPORT CARDS TO 
              INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF FOREIGN TERRORIST 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the issue and validity of 
passports, and for other purposes'', approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 
211a et seq.), commonly known as the ``Passport Act of 1926'', is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT AND PASSPORT CARD.

    ``(a) Ineligibility.--
            ``(1) Issuance.--Except as provided under subsection (b), 
        the Secretary of State may not issue a passport or passport 
        card to any individual whom the Secretary has determined is a 
        member of an organization the Secretary has designated as a 
        foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) that is 
        engaging in hostilities against the United States or its 
        allies.
            ``(2) Revocation.--The Secretary of State shall revoke a 
        passport or passport card previously issued to any individual 
        described in paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--
        Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of State may 
        issue a passport or passport card, in emergency circumstances 
        or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described in 
        paragraph (1) of such subsection.
            ``(2) Limitation for return to united states.--
        Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of State, 
        before revocation, may--
                    ``(A) limit a previously issued passport or 
                passport card only for return travel to the United 
                States; or
                    ``(B) issue a limited passport or passport card 
                that only permits return travel to the United 
                States.''.
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