[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9158 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9158

To require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a 
student having nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (F)(i) or (J) of 
  section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) has endorsed or supported a foreign terrorist organization 
              to notify the SEVIS, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2024

Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Mills, and Mr. Weber of 
    Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, 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 require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a 
student having nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (F)(i) or (J) of 
  section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) has endorsed or supported a foreign terrorist organization 
              to notify the SEVIS, 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. NOTIFICATION BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--An institution of higher education shall 
immediately report to the SEVIS when a student holding a J-1 or F-1 
nonimmigrant visa has participated in activity in support of, or as an 
endorsement of, a foreign terrorist organization. The Secretary of 
State shall revoke such visa if the Secretary determines that such 
participation is established. In the case of a student whose visa is 
revoked under this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
initiate removal proceedings with respect to the student under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an 
        organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization 
        pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
        (8 U.S.C. 1189).
            (2) The term ``institution of higher education'' means an 
        approved institution of higher education that is subject to 
        section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
        Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372).
            (3) The term ``SEVIS'' means the Student and Exchange 
        Visitor Information System of the Department of Homeland 
        Security.
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