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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 178 

To amend section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to add 

certain acts of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization to the list 

of acts for which nationals of the United States lose nationality, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2015 

Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, and Mr. PITTENGER) 

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

Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act to add certain acts of allegiance to a foreign terrorist 

organization to the list of acts for which nationals of 

the United States lose nationality, 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 ‘‘Terrorist 

5 Denaturalization and Passport Revocation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LOSS OF NATIONALITY. 

2 Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

3 Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

5 end; 

6 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (A) by inserting after ‘‘thereof,’’ the fol8 lowing: ‘‘or an organization designated as a for9 eign terrorist organization pursuant to section 

10 219,’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

12 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘States, or’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘States;’’; and 

15 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(C) such foreign state harbors an organization 

17 designated as a foreign terrorist organization 

18 pursuant to section 219;’’; 

19 (4) in paragraph (4)(A)— 

20 (A) by inserting after ‘‘thereof,’’ the fol21 lowing: ‘‘or for an organization designated as a 

22 foreign terrorist organization pursuant to sec23 tion 219,’’; 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘he has’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘the person has’’; and 

26 (C) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 


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1 (5) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting after 

2 ‘‘thereof,’’ the following: ‘‘or for an organization des3 ignated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant 

4 to section 219,’’; 

5 (6) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 

6 following: ‘‘(C) accepting, serving in, or performing 

7 the duties of any office, post, or employment for an 

8 organization designated as a foreign terrorist organi9 zation pursuant to section 219, after attaining the 

10 age of eighteen years, if the office, post, or employ11 ment requires knowing engagement in hostilities 

12 against United States military or civilian per13 sonnel;’’; and 

14 (7) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

15 end. 

16 SEC. 3. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS AND PASS17 PORT CARDS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 

18 MEMBERS OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANI19 ZATIONS. 

20 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regulate the issue and 

21 validity of passports, and for other purposes’’, approved 

22 July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known 

23 as the ‘‘Passport Act of 1926’’, is amended by adding at 

24 the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT AND 

2 PASSPORT CARD. 

3 ‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 

4 ‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—Except as provided under 

5 subsection (b), the Secretary of State may not issue 

6 a passport or passport card to any individual whom 

7 the Secretary has determined is a member of an or8 ganization the Secretary has designated as a foreign 

9 terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the 

10 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) 

11 that is engaging in hostilities against the United 

12 States or its allies. 

13 ‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of State 

14 shall revoke a passport or passport card previously 

15 issued to any individual described in paragraph (1). 

16 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SITUA18 TIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec19 retary of State may issue a passport or passport 

20 card, in emergency circumstances or for humani21 tarian reasons, to an individual described in para22 graph (1) of such subsection. 

23 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED

24 STATES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the 

25 Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 


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1 ‘‘(A) limit a previously issued passport or 

2 passport card only for return travel to the 

3 United States; or 

4 ‘‘(B) issue a limited passport or passport 

5 card that only permits return travel to the 

6 United States.’’. 

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