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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 773
To terminate the EB–5 program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 2019
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To terminate the EB–5 program.
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. TERMINATION OF EB–5 PROGRAM.
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(a) REPEAL OF PROVISIONS.—Effective on the date
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of the enactment of this Act, the following provisions are
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repealed:
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(1) Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and
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Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)).
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(2) Section 204(a)(1)(H) of the Immigration
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and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(H)).
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(3) Section 216A of the Immigration and Na-
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tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186b).
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(4) Section 610 of the Departments of Com-
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merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Re-
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lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C.
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1153 note).
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—Beginning on the date of the
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enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
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rity—
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(1) shall cease to accept petitions and applica-
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tions under any authority repealed under subsection
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(a); and
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(2) shall dismiss all pending petitions and appli-
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cations described in paragraph (1).
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