[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1129 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1129

   To revoke the visas of, and impose visa restrictions on, certain 
individuals located in the United States and abroad who are associated 
with regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 30, 2023

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To revoke the visas of, and impose visa restrictions on, certain 
individuals located in the United States and abroad who are associated 
with regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, 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 Relief for Allies of Dictators 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. VISA RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN VENEZUELANS, CUBANS, NICARAGUANS, 
              AND BOLIVIANS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall revoke the visa of, 
or impose visa restrictions on any individual described in subsection 
(b) who the Secretary determines--
            (1)(A) is responsible for, is complicit in, is responsible 
        for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, or is 
        knowingly--
                            (i) committing human rights violations at 
                        any time in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, or 
                        Bolivia; or
                            (ii) participating in (directly or 
                        indirectly) any activity in or in relation to 
                        Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, or Bolivia at any 
                        time that undermines or threatens the integrity 
                        of the democracy or sovereignty of, the people 
                        of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, or Bolivia; or
            (B) is the spouse or child of a foreign person described in 
        subparagraph (A); or
            (2)(A) is described in or identified under--
                    (i) section 804(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
                Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903(b));
                    (ii) Executive Order 13850 (83 Fed. Reg. 55243; 
                relating to blocking property of additional persons 
                contributing to the situation in Venezuela); or
                    (iii) Executive Order 13884 (84 Fed. Reg. 38843; 
                relating to blocking property of the Government of 
                Venezuela); or
            (B) is the spouse or child of a foreign person described in 
        subparagraph (A).
    (b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this 
subsection is any foreign person, located in the United States or 
abroad, who--
            (1) with respect to Venezuela, is--
                    (A) a former official of the Hugo Chavez regime; or
                    (B) a current or former official of the Nicolas 
                Maduro regime;
            (2) with respect to Cuba, is--
                    (A) a former official of the Fidel Castro or Raul 
                Castro regime; or
                    (B) a current or former official of the Miguel 
                Diaz-Canel regime;
            (3) with respect to Nicaragua, is--
                    (A) a current or former official of the Daniel 
                Ortega regime; or
                    (B) a Sandinista party member;
            (4) with respect to Bolivia, is a former official of the 
        Evo Morales regime;
            (5) acts on behalf of a regime or party described in any of 
        paragraphs (1) through (4);
            (6) aids in repression by such regime or party; or
            (7) assists such regime or party.
    (c) Visa Restrictions Described.--
            (1) Exclusion from the united states and revocation of visa 
        or other documentation.--An individual described in subsection 
        (b)--
                    (A) is inadmissible to the United States;
                    (B) is ineligible to receive a visa or other 
                documentation authorizing entry into the United States;
                    (C) is otherwise ineligible to be admitted or 
                paroled into the United States or to receive any 
                benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
                U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and
                    (D) shall--
                            (i) in accordance with section 221(i) of 
                        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                        1201(i)), have his or her visa or other 
                        documentation revoked, regardless of when the 
                        visa or other documentation was issued; and
                            (ii) be subject to expedited removal.
            (2) Applicability for individuals visiting united nations 
        headquarters.--In the case of an individual described in 
        subsection (b) who intends to travel to the United States to 
        visit the headquarters of the United Nations, the Secretary of 
        State, in consultation with the Director of National 
        Intelligence, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security, shall make a case-by-case determination with 
        respect to the applicability of subsection (a) to such 
        individual.
    (d) Rulemaking.--The President shall issue such regulations, 
licenses, and orders as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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