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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5224 

To withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or 

unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who 

have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit 

the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 13, 2016 

Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mr. STEWART, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 

Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. POSEY, Mr. WALKER, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 

HARRIS, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. YOHO, Mr. OLSON, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, and Mr. MULLIN) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 withhold Federal financial assistance from each country 

that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of 

nationals of such country who have been ordered removed 

from the United States and to prohibit the issuance 

of visas to nationals of such country. 

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 ‘‘Criminal Alien Depor3 tation Enforcement Act of 2016’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

5 TO COUNTRIES THAT DENY OR UNREASON6 ABLY DELAY THE ACCEPTANCE OF NATION7 ALS WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED REMOVED 

8 FROM THE UNITED STATES. 

9 Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 

10 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding 

11 at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 137. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST13 ANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT DENY OR UNREA14 SONABLY DELAY THE REPATRIATION OF NA15 TIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED RE16 MOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 

18 under this section, funds made available under this Act 

19 may not be dispersed to a foreign country that refuses 

20 or unreasonably delays the acceptance of an alien who— 

21 ‘‘(1) is a citizen, subject, national, or resident 

22 of such country; and 

23 ‘‘(2) has received a final order of removal under 

24 chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nation25 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.). 


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1 ‘‘(b) DEFINED TERM.—In this section and in section 

2 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

3 1253(d)), a country is deemed to have refused or unrea4 sonably delayed the acceptance of an alien who is a citizen, 

5 subject, national, or resident if the country does not accept 

6 the alien within 90 days of receiving a request to repa7 triate such alien from an official of the United States who 

8 is authorized to make such a request. 

9 ‘‘(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 

10 after the date of enactment of this section, and every 3 

11 months thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

12 shall submit a report to the Senate and the House of Rep13 resentatives that— 

14 ‘‘(1) lists all the countries which refuse or un15 reasonably delay repatriation (as defined in sub16 section (b)); and 

17 ‘‘(2) includes the total number of aliens who 

18 were refused repatriation, organized by— 

19 ‘‘(A) country; 

20 ‘‘(B) detention status; and 

21 ‘‘(C) criminal status. 

22 ‘‘(d) ISSUANCE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.—If a coun23 try is listed in a report submitted under subsection (c), 

24 the country shall be subject to the sanctions described in 

25 subsection (a) and in section 243(d) of the Immigration 


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1 and Nationality Act unless the country issues appropriate 

2 travel documents— 

3 ‘‘(1) not later than 100 days after the submis4 sion of such report on behalf of all aliens described 

5 in subsection (a) who have been convicted of a crime 

6 committed while in the United States; and 

7 ‘‘(2) not later than 200 days after the submis8 sion of such report on behalf of all other aliens de9 scribed in subsection (a). 

10 ‘‘(e) STANDING.—A victim or an immediate family 

11 member of a victim of a crime committed by any alien 

12 described in subsection (a) after such alien has been issued 

13 a final order of removal shall have standing to sue in any 

14 Federal district court to enforce the provisions of this sec15 tion and the provisions of section 243(d) of the Immigra16 tion and Nationality Act. No monetary judgments may be 

17 awarded in a suit filed under this subsection.’’. 

18 SEC. 3. DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS TO NATIONALS 

19 OF COUNTRY DENYING OR DELAYING AC20 CEPTING ALIENS. 

21 Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 

22 Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(d) DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS TO NATION24 ALS OF COUNTRY DENYING OR DELAYING ACCEPTING

25 ALIENS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a country is listed on the 

2 most recent report submitted by the Secretary of 

3 Homeland Security to Congress under section 137(c) 

4 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, no visa may 

5 be issued to or status under the immigration laws 

6 provided to a subject, national, or resident of such 

7 country unless the country is in full compliance with 

8 section 137(d) of such Act. 

9 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF UNAUTHORIZED ISSUANCE.— 

10 Any visa issued or status provided in violation of 

11 this paragraph shall be null and void. 

12 ‘‘(3) STANDING.—A victim or an immediate 

13 family member of a victim of a crime committed by 

14 any alien described in section 137(a) of the Foreign 

15 Assistance Act of 1961 after such alien has been 

16 issued a final order of removal shall have standing 

17 to sue in any Federal district court to enforce the 

18 provisions of this subsection. No monetary judg19 ments may be awarded in a suit filed under this sub20 section.’’. 

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