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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1722
To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure
that efforts to engage in espionage or technology transfer are considered
in visa issuance, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 19, 2021
Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. RUBIO) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act to ensure that efforts to engage in espionage or
technology transfer are considered in visa issuance, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting America
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From Spies Act’’.
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING INADMISSIBILITY ON SECURITY AND
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RELATED GROUNDS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(a)(3)(A) of the Im-
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migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(A))
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is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any alien is inadmis-
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sible if a consular officer or the Secretary of
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Homeland Security knows, or has reasonable
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ground to believe, that the alien—
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‘‘(i) engages, has engaged, or will en-
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gage in any activity—
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‘‘(I) in violation of any law of the
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United States relating to espionage or
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sabotage; or
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‘‘(II) that would violate any law
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of the United States relating to espio-
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nage or sabotage if the activity oc-
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curred in the United States;
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‘‘(ii) engages, has engaged, or will en-
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gage in any activity in violation or evasion
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of any law prohibiting the export from the
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United States of goods, technology, or sen-
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sitive information;
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‘‘(iii) seeks to enter the United States
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to engage solely, principally, or incidentally
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in any other unlawful activity;
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‘‘(iv) seeks to enter the United States
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to engage solely, principally, or incidentally
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in any activity a purpose of which is the
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opposition to, or the control or overthrow
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of, the Government of the United States by
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force, violence, or other unlawful means; or
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‘‘(v) is the spouse or child of an alien
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who is inadmissible under this subpara-
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graph, if the activity causing the alien to
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be found inadmissible occurred within the
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last 5 years.’’.
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(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Section 212(d)(3)(A) of
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the
Immigration
and
Nationality
Act
(8
U.S.C.
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1182(d)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(other than para-
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graphs (3)(A)(i)(I), (3)(A)(ii), (3)(A)(iii), (3)(C), and
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clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(E) of such sub-
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section)’’ each place such phrase appears and inserting
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‘‘(other than subparagraphs (A)(i)(I), (A)(ii), (A)(iii),
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(A)(iv), (C), (E)(i), and (E)(ii) of paragraph (3) of such
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subsection)’’.
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