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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2020 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include foreign terrorist organizations as enemies of the United States for purposes of treason, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 23, 2015 

Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. VARGAS, and Mrs. DAVIS of California) 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 title 18, United States Code, to include foreign 

terrorist organizations as enemies of the United States 

for purposes of treason, 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 ‘‘Treason and Passport 

5 Revocation Act of 2015’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. TREASON. 

2 Section 2381 of title 18, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting the fol5 lowing: ‘‘(a) Whoever’’; and 

6 (2) by inserting at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, an organization 

8 that the Secretary of State has designated as a foreign 

9 terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigra10 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) shall be consid11 ered an enemy of the United States.’’. 

12 SEC. 3. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS AND PASS13 PORT CARDS TO INDIVIDUALS AFFILIATED 

14 WITH FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

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

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

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

19 the end the following: 

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

21 PASSPORT CARD. 

22 ‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 

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

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

25 a passport or passport card to any individual whom 

26 the Secretary has determined is a member of or is 

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1 otherwise affiliated with an organization the Sec2 retary has designated as a foreign terrorist organiza3 tion pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 

4 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

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

6 shall revoke a passport or passport card previously 

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

8 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SITUA10 TIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec11 retary of State may issue a passport or passport 

12 card, in emergency circumstances or for humani13 tarian reasons, to an individual described in para14 graph (1) of such subsection. 

15 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED

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

17 Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 

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

19 passport card only for return travel to the 

20 United States; or 

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

22 card that only permits return travel to the 

23 United States. 

24 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—If the Secretary of State issues or 

25 limits a passport or passport card under subsection (b), 

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1 the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after such 

2 issuance or limitation, submit to Congress a report on 

3 such issuance or limitation, as the case may be.’’. 

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