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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 18 

To prohibit aliens who engage in certain activities with respect to Iran 

from being admitted into the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prohibit aliens who engage in certain activities with respect to Iran from being admitted into the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Entry for Sup5 porters of the Iranian Regime Act of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN ALIENS WHO EN2 GAGE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT 

3 TO IRAN. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(a)(3) of the Immi5 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(H) INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE IN CER8 TAIN ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

10 (iii), any alien described in clause (ii) is in11 admissible. 

12 ‘‘(ii) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien 

13 described in this clause is an alien that the 

14 Secretary of State determines— 

15 ‘‘(I) engages in— 

16 ‘‘(aa) an activity for which 

17 sanctions may be imposed pursu18 ant to section 5 of the Iran Sanc19 tions Act of 1996 (Public Law 

20 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); 

21 ‘‘(bb) an activity— 

22 ‘‘(AA) relating to the 

23 proliferation by Iran of 

24 weapons of mass destruction 

25 or the means of delivery of 

26 such weapons; and 


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1 ‘‘(BB) for which sanc2 tions may be imposed pursu3 ant to Executive Order 

4 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567) 

5 (or any successor thereto); 

6 ‘‘(cc) an activity— 

7 ‘‘(AA) relating to sup8 port for international ter9 rorism by the Government of 

10 Iran; and 

11 ‘‘(BB) for which sanc12 tions may be imposed pursu13 ant to Executive Order 

14 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079) 

15 (or any successor thereto); 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(dd) any other activity with 

18 respect to Iran for which sanc19 tions may be imposed pursuant 

20 to any other provision of law; 

21 ‘‘(II) is the chief executive offi22 cer, president, or other individual in 

23 charge of overall management of, or a 

24 shareholder with a controlling interest 


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1 in, an entity that engages in an activ2 ity described in subclause (I); or 

3 ‘‘(III) is a spouse or minor child 

4 of— 

5 ‘‘(aa) an alien who engages 

6 in an activity described in sub7 clause (I); or 

8 ‘‘(bb) the chief executive of9 ficer, president, or other indi10 vidual in charge of overall man11 agement of, or a shareholder with 

12 a controlling interest in, an enti13 ty that engages in an activity de14 scribed in subclause (I). 

15 ‘‘(iii) NOTICE; WAIVER WITH RESPECT

16 TO CERTAIN ENTITIES.— 

17 ‘‘(I) NOTICE.—The Secretary of 

18 State may notify an alien the Sec19 retary determines may be inadmissible 

20 under this subparagraph— 

21 ‘‘(aa) that the alien may be 

22 inadmissible; and 

23 ‘‘(bb) of the reason for the 

24 inadmissibility of the alien. 


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1 ‘‘(II) WAIVER.—The President 

2 may waive the application of this sub3 paragraph and admit an alien to the 

4 United States if— 

5 ‘‘(aa) the alien is described 

6 in subclause (II) or (III)(bb) of 

7 clause (ii); 

8 ‘‘(bb) the entity that en9 gaged in the activity that would 

10 otherwise result in the inadmis11 sibility of the alien under this 

12 subparagraph is no longer engag13 ing the activity or has taken sig14 nificant steps toward stopping 

15 the activity; and 

16 ‘‘(cc) the President has re17 ceived reliable assurances that 

18 the entity will not knowingly en19 gage in an activity described in 

20 clause (ii)(I) again.’’. 

21 (b) REGULATIONS.—Section 428 of the Homeland 

22 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 236) is amended by adding 

23 at the end the following: 

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1 ACTIONS WITH IRAN.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 

3 shall issue regulations and guidelines for interpreting and 

4 enforcing the prohibition under subparagraph (H) of sec5 tion 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

6 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) on the admissibility of aliens who en7 gage in certain sanctionable activities with respect to 

8 Iran.’’. 

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