[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 24 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S800]
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SA 1586. Mr. LEE (for Mr. Budd) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by Mr. Lee to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility
of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished
through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit, parole, or
otherwise release an alien into the United States whose
country of origin is a country the government of which has
repeatedly provided support for acts of international
terrorism, as determined by the Secretary of State pursuant
to section 1754(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018
(50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), section 40 of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2780) or section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), unless such alien
has been granted asylum by an immigration judge in accordance
with section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1158).
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