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In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
July 22, 2020.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the
Senate to the bill (H.R. 2486) entitled ‘‘An Act to reauthor-
ize mandatory funding programs for historically Black col-
leges and universities and other minority-serving institu-
tions.’’, with the following
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENT:
Ω1æIn the matter proposed to be inserted by the amend-
ment of the Senate, strike sections 1, 2, and 3 and insert
the following:
TITLE I—NO BAN ACT
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SEC. 101. SHORT TITLES.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Origin-Based
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Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act’’ or the ‘‘NO
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BAN Act’’.
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SEC. 102. EXPANSION OF NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION.
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Section 202(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
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ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(1)(A)) is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘or a nonimmigrant visa, ad-
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mission or other entry into the United States, or the
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approval or revocation of any immigration benefit’’
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after ‘‘immigrant visa’’;
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(2) by inserting ‘‘religion,’’ after ‘‘sex,’’; and
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(3) by inserting ‘‘, except if expressly required by
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statute, or if a statutorily authorized benefit takes
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into consideration such factors’’ before the period at
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the end.
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SEC. 103. TRANSFER AND LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY TO
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SUSPEND OR RESTRICT THE ENTRY OF A
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CLASS OF ALIENS.
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Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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(8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(f) AUTHORITY
TO SUSPEND
OR RESTRICT
THE
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ENTRY OF A CLASS OF ALIENS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if
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the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security, determines, based on
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specific and credible facts, that the entry of any
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aliens or any class of aliens into the United States
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would undermine the security or public safety of the
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United States or the preservation of human rights,
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democratic processes or institutions, or international
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stability, the President may temporarily—
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‘‘(A) suspend the entry of such aliens or
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class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants;
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or
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‘‘(B) impose any restrictions on the entry of
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such aliens that the President deems appro-
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priate.
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‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph
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(1), the President, the Secretary of State, and the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security shall—
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‘‘(A) only issue a suspension or restriction
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when required to address specific acts impli-
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cating a compelling government interest in a
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factor identified in paragraph (1);
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‘‘(B) narrowly tailor the suspension or re-
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striction, using the least restrictive means, to
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achieve such compelling government interest;
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‘‘(C) specify the duration of the suspension
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or restriction; and
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‘‘(D) consider waivers to any class-based re-
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striction or suspension and apply a rebuttable
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presumption in favor of granting family-based
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and humanitarian waivers.
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‘‘(3) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the President
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exercising the authority under paragraph (1),
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the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
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Homeland Security shall consult Congress and
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provide Congress with specific evidence sup-
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porting the need for the suspension or restriction
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and its proposed duration.
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‘‘(B) BRIEFING
AND
REPORT.—Not later
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than 48 hours after the President exercises the
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authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of
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State and the Secretary of Homeland Security
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shall provide a briefing and submit a written re-
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port to Congress that describes—
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‘‘(i) the action taken pursuant to para-
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graph (1) and the specified objective of such
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action;
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‘‘(ii) the estimated number of individ-
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uals who will be impacted by such action;
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‘‘(iii) the constitutional and legislative
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authority under which such action took
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place; and
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‘‘(iv) the circumstances necessitating
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such action, including how such action com-
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plies with paragraph (2), as well as any in-
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telligence informing such actions.
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‘‘(C) TERMINATION.—If the briefing and re-
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port described in subparagraph (B) are not pro-
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vided to Congress during the 48 hours that begin
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when the President exercises the authority under
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paragraph (1), the suspension or restriction shall
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immediately terminate absent intervening con-
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gressional action.
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‘‘(D) CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—The
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term ‘Congress’, as used in this paragraph, refers
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to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
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Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations of
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the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of
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the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
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rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
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the House of Representatives, the Committee on
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Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives,
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the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
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Representatives, and the Committee on Home-
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land Security of the House of Representatives.
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‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of State and
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the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publicly an-
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nounce and publish an unclassified version of the re-
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port described in paragraph (3)(B) in the Federal
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Register.
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‘‘(5) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
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other provision of law, an individual or entity
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who is present in the United States and has been
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harmed by a violation of this subsection may file
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an action in an appropriate district court of the
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United States to seek declaratory or injunctive
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relief.
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‘‘(B) CLASS ACTION.—Nothing in this Act
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may be construed to preclude an action filed
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pursuant to subparagraph (A) from proceeding
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as a class action.
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‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF COMMERCIAL AIRLINES.—
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Whenever the Secretary of Homeland Security finds
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that a commercial airline has failed to comply with
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regulations of the Secretary of Homeland Security re-
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lating to requirements of airlines for the detection of
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fraudulent documents used by passengers traveling to
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the United States (including the training of personnel
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in such detection), the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
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rity may suspend the entry of some or all aliens
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transported to the United States by such airline.
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‘‘(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
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section may be construed as authorizing the Presi-
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dent, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of
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Homeland Security to act in a manner inconsistent
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with the policy decisions expressed in the immigra-
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tion laws.
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‘‘(8) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para-
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graph (1), the term ‘public safety of the United
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States’ includes efforts necessary to contain a commu-
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nicable disease of public health significance (as de-
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fined in section 34.2(b) of title 42, Code of Federal
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Regulations (or any successor regulation)).’’.
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SEC. 104. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ACTIONS.
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(a) TERMINATION.—Presidential Proclamations 9645,
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9822, and 9983 and Executive Orders 13769, 13780, and
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13815 shall be void beginning on the date of the enactment
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of this Act.
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(b) EFFECT.—All actions taken pursuant to any proc-
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lamation or executive order terminated under subsection (a)
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shall cease on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 105. VISA APPLICANTS REPORT.
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(a) INITIAL REPORTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
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the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
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State, in coordination with the Secretary of Home-
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land Security and the heads of other relevant Federal
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agencies, shall submit a report to the congressional
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committees referred to in section 212(f)(3)(D) of the
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Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by sec-
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tion 103 of this title, that describes the implementa-
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tion of each of the presidential proclamations and ex-
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ecutive orders referred to in section 104.
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(2) PRESIDENTIAL
PROCLAMATION
9645
AND
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9983.—In addition to the content described in para-
2
graph (1), the report submitted with respect to Presi-
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dential Proclamation 9645, issued on September 24,
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2017, and Presidential Proclamation 9983, issued on
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January 31, 2020, shall include, for each country list-
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ed in such proclamation—
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(A) the total number of individuals who ap-
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plied for a visa during the time period the proc-
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lamation was in effect, disaggregated by country
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and visa category;
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(B) the total number of visa applicants de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A) who were approved,
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disaggregated by country and visa category;
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(C) the total number of visa applicants de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A) who were refused,
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disaggregated by country and visa category, and
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the reasons they were refused;
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(D) the total number of visa applicants de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A) whose applications
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remain pending, disaggregated by country and
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visa category;
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(E) the total number of visa applicants de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A) who were granted a
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waiver, disaggregated by country and visa cat-
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egory;
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(F) the total number of visa applicants de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A) who were denied a
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waiver, disaggregated by country and visa cat-
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egory, and the reasons such waiver requests were
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denied;
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(G) the total number of refugees admitted,
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disaggregated by country; and
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(H) the complete reports that have been sub-
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mitted to the President every 180 days in ac-
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cordance with section 4 of Presidential Procla-
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mation 9645 in its original form, and as amend-
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ed by Presidential Proclamation 9983.
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(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days
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after the date on which the President exercises the authority
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under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality
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Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), as amended by section 103 of this
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title, and every 30 days thereafter, the Secretary of State,
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in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security
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and heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit
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a report to the congressional committees referred to in para-
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graph (3)(D) of such section 212(f) that identifies, with re-
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spect to countries affected by a suspension or restriction,
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the information described in subparagraphs (A) through
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(H) of subsection (a)(2) of this section and specific evidence
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supporting the need for the continued exercise of presi-
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dential authority under such section 212(f), including the
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information described in paragraph (3)(B) of such section
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212(f). If the report described in this subsection is not pro-
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vided to Congress in the time specified, the suspension or
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restriction shall immediately terminate absent intervening
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congressional action. A final report with such information
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shall be prepared and submitted to such congressional com-
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mittees not later than 30 days after the suspension or re-
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striction is lifted.
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(c) FORM; AVAILABILITY.—The reports required under
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subsections (a) and (b) shall be made publicly available on-
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line in unclassified form.
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TITLE
II—AFFORDABLE
PRE-
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SCRIPTIONS FOR PATIENTS
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ACT OF 2020
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SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Affordable Prescriptions
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for Patients Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 202. PRODUCT HOPPING.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commission Act
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(15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
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26 (15 U.S.C. 57c–2) the following:
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‘‘SEC. 27. PRODUCT HOPPING.
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‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) ABBREVIATED NEW DRUG APPLICATION.—
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The term ‘abbreviated new drug application’ means
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an application under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of sec-
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tion 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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(21 U.S.C. 355).
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‘‘(2) BIOSIMILAR
BIOLOGICAL
PRODUCT.—The
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term ‘biosimilar biological product’ means a biologi-
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cal product licensed under section 351(k) of the Public
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(k)).
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‘‘(3) BIOSIMILAR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT LICENSE
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APPLICATION.—The term ‘biosimilar biological prod-
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uct license application’ means an application sub-
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mitted under section 351(k) of the Public Health
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Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(k)).
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‘‘(4) FOLLOW-ON PRODUCT.—The term ‘follow-on
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product’—
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‘‘(A) means a drug approved through an
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application or supplement to an application sub-
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mitted under section 505(b) of the Federal Food,
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Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b)) or a
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biological product licensed through an applica-
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tion or supplement to an application submitted
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under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service
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Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)) for a change, modifica-
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tion, or reformulation to the same manufactur-
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er’s previously approved drug or biological prod-
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uct that treats the same medical condition; and
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‘‘(B) excludes such an application or sup-
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plement to an application for a change, modi-
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fication, or reformulation of a drug or biological
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product that is requested by the Secretary or nec-
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essary to comply with law, including sections
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505A and 505B of the Federal Food, Drug, and
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Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355a, 355c).
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‘‘(5) GENERIC DRUG.—The term ‘generic drug’
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means a drug approved under an application sub-
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mitted under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of section 505 of
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the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
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355).
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‘‘(6) LISTED
DRUG.—The term ‘listed drug’
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means a drug listed under section 505(j)(7) of the
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
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355(j)(7)).
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‘‘(7) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘manufacturer’
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means the holder, licensee, or assignee of—
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‘‘(A) an approved application for a drug
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under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug,
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and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(c)); or
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‘‘(B) a biological product license under sec-
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tion 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42
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U.S.C. 262(a)).
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‘‘(8) REFERENCE PRODUCT.—The term ‘reference
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product’ has the meaning given the term in section
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351(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
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262(i)).
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‘‘(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means
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the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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‘‘(10) ULTIMATE PARENT ENTITY.—The term ‘ul-
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timate parent entity’ has the meaning given the term
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in section 801.1 of title 16, Code of Federal Regula-
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tions, or any successor regulation.
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‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON PRODUCT HOPPING.—
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‘‘(1) PRIMA FACIE.—Except as provided in para-
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graph (2), a manufacturer of a reference product or
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listed drug shall be considered to have engaged in an
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unfair method of competition in or affecting com-
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merce in violation of section 5(a) if the Co
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