[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2411 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2411

  To permit the Secretary of Homeland Security to search open source 
  information to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United 
                     States and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 17, 2015

Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Flake) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To permit the Secretary of Homeland Security to search open source 
  information to determine if an alien is inadmissible to 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 ``21st Century Visa Vetting Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO SEARCH OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION RELATED TO ALIENS 
              APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
regulation, the Secretary of Homeland Security may search open source 
information, including Internet sites and social media postings, of an 
alien who applies for a visa to enter the United States to determine if 
the alien is inadmissible under section 212 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182).
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and apply to any alien who applies for a visa 
on or after that date.
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