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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4431
To limit the authority of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security
to prohibit a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from
boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion
of the individual in a watchlist, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Mr. AMASH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Homeland Security
A BILL
To limit the authority of personnel of the Department of
Homeland Security to prohibit a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States from boarding as a pas-
senger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion
of the individual in a watchlist, 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 ‘‘No Fly for Terrorists
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PREVENTING A CITIZEN OR PER-
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MANENT RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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FROM BOARDING AS A PASSENGER ON AN
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AIRCRAFT OR CRUISE SHIP BASED ON INCLU-
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SION IN A WATCHLIST.
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(a) AIRCRAFT.—Section 44903(j)(2) of title 49,
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United States Code, is amended by redesignating subpara-
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graph (H) as subparagraph (I), and by inserting after
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subparagraph (G) the following:
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‘‘(H) PROHIBITION
ON
PREVENTING
A
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PASSENGER FROM BOARDING ABSENT CONVIC-
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TION
FOR
CRIME
OF
TERRORISM.—No per-
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sonnel of the Department of Homeland Security
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may prohibit an individual who is a citizen or
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permanent resident of the United States from
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boarding as a passenger on a flight based on
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the inclusion of the individual on any automatic
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selectee list, no fly list, consolidated and inte-
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grated terrorist watchlist, or other similar list
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maintained by the Federal Government unless
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the individual has been convicted of a Federal
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crime of terrorism as such term is defined in
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section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18.’’.
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(b) CRUISE SHIPS.—Section 4071 of the Intelligence
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Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (46 U.S.C.
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70101 note) is amended by redesignating subsection (d)
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as subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (c) the
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following:
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‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON PREVENTING A PASSENGER
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FROM BOARDING ABSENT CONVICTION FOR CRIME OF
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TERRORISM.—No personnel of the Department of Home-
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land Security may prohibit an individual who is a citizen
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or permanent resident of the United States from boarding
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as a passenger on a cruise ship based on the inclusion
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of the individual on the no transport list, automatic se-
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lectee list, consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist,
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or other similar list maintained by the Federal Govern-
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ment unless the individual has been convicted of a Federal
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crime of terrorism as such term is defined in section
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2332b(g)(5) of title 18.’’.
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