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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4441 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar the admission of 

aliens from countries determined to be state sponsors of terrorism, to 

prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained at 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2010 

Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar the 

admission of aliens from countries determined to be state 

sponsors of terrorism, to prohibit the use of funds to 

transfer enemy combatants detained at Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Terrorist Entry 

3 Program Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF NATIONALS OF STATE SPONSORS 

5 OF TERRORISM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

7 (1) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 9 of title II of the 

8 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351 et 

9 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 

10 new section: 

11 ‘‘TREATMENT OF NATIONALS OF STATE SPONSORS OF

12 TERRORISM

13 ‘‘SEC. 295. (a) IN GENERAL.—No nonimmigrant or 

14 immigrant visa may be issued, or nonimmigrant or immi15 grant status otherwise provided, other than a visa or sta16 tus described in section 101(a)(15)(A) or 201(b)(2)(A)(i), 

17 to any alien who is a national of, or residing in, a country 

18 that is determined to be a state sponsor of terrorism, ex19 cept the Secretary of Homeland Security (or the consular 

20 officer, in the case of an application for a visa) may, on 

21 a case-by-case basis, waive the application of this sub22 section in the case of an alien who— 

23 ‘‘(1) requires examination or treatment for an 

24 emergency medical condition (as defined in section 

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1 gration Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 

2 1396(d))); or 

3 ‘‘(2) is eligible for admission as a refugee under 

4 section 207 or for asylum under section 208. 

5 ‘‘(b) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

7 ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ means any country the 

8 government of which has been determined by the 

9 Secretary of State under any of the laws specified in 

10 paragraph (2) to have repeatedly provided support 

11 for acts of terrorism. Such term shall apply to a 

12 country beginning on the date on which such deter13 mination takes effect and ending on the date on 

14 which such determination is withdrawn, terminated, 

15 revoked, or otherwise ceases to be effective. 

16 ‘‘(2) LAWS UNDER WHICH DETERMINATIONS

17 WERE MADE.—The laws specified in this paragraph 

18 are the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) Section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Ad20 ministration Act of 1979 (or successor statute). 

21 ‘‘(B) Section 40(d) of the Arms Export 

22 Control Act. 

23 ‘‘(C) Section 620A(a) of the Foreign As24 sistance Act of 1961. 

25 ‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF YEMEN.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub2 section (a) and paragraph (1), Yemen shall be 

3 treated as a country that has been determined 

4 to be a state sponsor of terrorism. 

5 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—The treatment of 

6 Yemen under subparagraph (A) shall remain in 

7 effect until the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

8 in consultation with the Secretary of State, ter9 minates such treatment upon— 

10 ‘‘(i) determining that Yemen has suf11 ficiently addressed terrorism issues within 

12 its borders and that the issuance of visas 

13 to aliens who are nationals of, or residing 

14 in, Yemen no longer poses a significant 

15 threat to the security of the United States; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) submitting to the Congress a re18 port that contains the reasons for such de19 termination not later than 30 days after 

20 the determination is made.’’. 

21 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con22 tents of the Immigration and Nationality Act is 

23 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec24 tion 294 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 295. Treatment of nationals of state sponsors of terrorism.’’. 


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1 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

2 by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the 

3 enactment of this Act and shall apply to visas 

4 issued, or status provided, on and after such date. 

5 (b) REPEAL.—Section 306 of the Enhanced Border 

6 Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Public Law 

7 107–173) is repealed. 

8 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER 

9 ENEMY COMBATANTS DETAINED AT NAVAL 

10 STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FA11 CILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. 

12 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

13 available to any Federal department or agency may be 

14 used to— 

15 (1) transfer any enemy combatant detained by 

16 the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo 

17 Bay, Cuba, to any military or prison installation lo18 cated in the United States; or 

19 (2) build, modify, or enhance any facility in the 

20 United States for the purpose of housing any such 

21 enemy combatant. 

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