No Relief for Allies of Dictators Act of 2023

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What This Bill Does

This bill directs the Secretary of State to revoke visas from and restrict entry to the United States for certain individuals connected to governments in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia. The bill also applies these restrictions to spouses and children of those individuals.

Who It Affects

- Foreign nationals (people from other countries) who held or hold official positions in the named regimes - Spouses and children of people subject to visa restrictions - Members of the Sandinista party in Nicaragua - People who act on behalf of, aid in repression by, or assist the named regimes - The Secretary of State (who carries out the restrictions) - The President (who issues regulations to implement the law)

Key Provisions

- The Secretary of State must revoke visas or impose restrictions on individuals who committed human rights violations in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, or Bolivia, or who undermined the democracy or sovereignty of these countries (Sec. 2(a)(1)(A)) - The Secretary must also target people already identified under drug trafficking laws or existing executive orders related to these countries (Sec. 2(a)(2)(A)) - Spouses and children of targeted individuals are subject to the same visa restrictions (Sec. 2(a)(1)(B) and (2)(B)) - Restricted individuals cannot enter the United States, cannot receive visas, and their existing visas will be revoked immediately (Sec. 2(c)(1)) - The Secretary of State must make individual decisions about people who want to visit United Nations headquarters in New York, consulting with the Director of National Intelligence, Attorney General, and Secretary of Homeland Security (Sec. 2(c)(2))

What Changes

If this becomes law, people from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia meeting the criteria described will not be allowed to enter the United States. Those with existing visas will have them canceled. Government agencies will gain authority to exclude and remove these individuals through expedited removal procedures (a faster process than standard removal).

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1129 To revoke the visas of, and impose visa restrictions on, certain individuals located in the United States and abroad who are associated with regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 30, 2023 Mr. SCOTT of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To revoke the visas of, and impose visa restrictions on, certain individuals located in the United States and abroad who are associated with regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Relief for Allies 4 of Dictators Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1129.IS S1129 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 1129 IS SEC. 2. VISA RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN VENEZUELANS, 1 CUBANS, NICARAGUANS, AND BOLIVIANS. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall re- 3 voke the visa of, or impose visa restrictions on any indi- 4 vidual described in subsection (b) who the Secretary deter- 5 mines— 6 (1)(A) is responsible for, is complicit in, is re- 7 sponsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise di- 8 recting, or is knowingly— 9 (i) committing human rights viola- 10 tions at any time in Venezuela, Cuba, 11 Nicaragua, or Bolivia; or 12 (ii) participating in (directly or indi- 13 rectly) any activity in or in relation to Ven- 14 ezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, or Bolivia at any 15 time that undermines or threatens the in- 16 tegrity of the democracy or sovereignty of, 17 the people of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, 18 or Bolivia; or 19 (B) is the spouse or child of a foreign person 20 described in subparagraph (A); or 21 (2)(A) is described in or identified under— 22 (i) section 804(b) of the Foreign Narcotics 23 Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903(b)); 24 (ii) Executive Order 13850 (83 Fed. Reg. 25 55243; relating to blocking property of addi- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1129.IS S1129 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •S 1129 IS tional persons contributing to the situation in 1 Venezuela); or 2 (iii) Executive Order 13884 (84 Fed. Reg. 3 38843; relating to blocking property of the Gov- 4 ernment of Venezuela); or 5 (B) is the spouse or child of a foreign person 6 described in subparagraph (A). 7 (b) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An individual de- 8 scribed in this subsection is any foreign person, located 9 in the United States or abroad, who— 10 (1) with respect to Venezuela, is— 11 (A) a former official of the Hugo Chavez 12 regime; or 13 (B) a current or former official of the 14 Nicolas Maduro regime; 15 (2) with respect to Cuba, is— 16 (A) a former official of the Fidel Castro or 17 Raul Castro regime; or 18 (B) a current or former official of the 19 Miguel Diaz-Canel regime; 20 (3) with respect to Nicaragua, is— 21 (A) a current or former official of the Dan- 22 iel Ortega regime; or 23 (B) a Sandinista party member; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1129.IS S1129 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •S 1129 IS (4) with respect to Bolivia, is a former official 1 of the Evo Morales regime; 2 (5) acts on behalf of a regime or party de- 3 scribed in any of paragraphs (1) through (4); 4 (6) aids in repression by such regime or party; 5 or 6 (7) assists such regime or party. 7 (c) VISA RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED.— 8 (1) EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES 9 AND REVOCATION OF VISA OR OTHER DOCUMENTA- 10 TION.—An individual described in subsection (b)— 11 (A) is inadmissible to the United States; 12 (B) is ineligible to receive a visa or other 13 documentation authorizing entry into the 14 United States; 15 (C) is otherwise ineligible to be admitted or 16 paroled into the United States or to receive any 17 benefit under the Immigration and Nationality 18 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and 19 (D) shall— 20 (i) in accordance with section 221(i) 21 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 22 U.S.C. 1201(i)), have his or her visa or 23 other documentation revoked, regardless of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1129.IS S1129 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •S 1129 IS when the visa or other documentation was 1 issued; and 2 (ii) be subject to expedited removal. 3 (2) APPLICABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS VISITING 4 UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS.—In the case of 5 an individual described in subsection (b) who intends 6 to travel to the United States to visit the head- 7 quarters of the United Nations, the Secretary of 8 State, in consultation with the Director of National 9 Intelligence, the Attorney General, and the Secretary 10 of Homeland Security, shall make a case-by-case de- 11 termination with respect to the applicability of sub- 12 section (a) to such individual. 13 (d) RULEMAKING.—The President shall issue such 14 regulations, licenses, and orders as may be necessary to 15 carry out this section. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:23 Apr 12, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1129.IS S1129 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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