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Union Calendar No. 387 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5690 

[Report No. 110–620, Part I] 

To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist 

organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members 

of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 3, 2008 

Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. PAYNE, and Ms. 

LEE) 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 

MAY 5, 2008 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CONYERS, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, and Ms. 

JACKSON-LEE of Texas 

MAY 5, 2008 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

MAY 5, 2008 

The Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 3, 2008] 

A BILL 

To exempt the African National Congress from treatment 

as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, 

provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, 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. EXEMPTION OF AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 

4 FROM TREATMENT AS TERRORIST ORGANIZA5 TION FOR CERTAIN ACTS OR EVENTS. 

6 Section 691(b) of the Department of State, Foreign 

7 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

8 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2365) 

9 is amended by inserting ‘‘the African National Congress 

10 (ANC),’’ after ‘‘the Karenni National Progressive Party,’’. 

11 SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN 

12 NATIONAL CONGRESS REGARDING ADMISSI13 BILITY. 

14 (a) EXEMPTION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, 

15 after consultation with the Attorney General and the Sec16 retary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Homeland 

17 Security, after consultation with the Secretary of State and 


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1 the Attorney General, may determine in such Secretary’s 

2 sole unreviewable discretion that paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), 

3 and (3)(B) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Na4 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall not apply to an alien 

5 with respect to activities undertaken in opposition to apart6 heid rule in South Africa. 

7 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con8 gress that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Home9 land Security should immediately exercise in appropriate 

10 instances the authority in subsection (a) to exempt the anti11 apartheid activities of aliens who are current or former offi12 cials of the Government of the Republic of South Africa. 

13 SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS 

14 FROM CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOVERN15 MENT DATABASES. 

16 The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attor17 ney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Di18 rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Di19 rector of National Intelligence, shall take all necessary steps 

20 to ensure that databases used to determine admissibility to 

21 the United States are updated so that they are consistent 

22 with the exemptions provided under section 2. 


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Union Calendar No. 387 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5690 

[Report No. 110

–620, Part I] 

A BILL 

To exempt the African National Congress from 

missibility, and for other purposes. of the African National Congress regarding adacts or events, provide relief for certain members treatment as a terrorist organization for certain 

MAY 5, 2008 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 

M

amendment 

AY 5, 2008 

The Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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