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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5594 

To suspend from the visa waiver program any country that has identified 

passport holders fighting with an Islamist extremist organization, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. PERRY) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 

Committee on Homeland Security, 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 suspend from the visa waiver program any country that 

has identified passport holders fighting with an Islamist 

extremist organization, 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. SUSPENSION FROM VISA WAIVER PROGRAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu5 rity, in consultation with the Secretary of State, imme6 diately shall suspend from the visa waiver program estab7 lished under section 217 of the Immigration and Nation8 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) any country that has identified 


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1 passport holders fighting with Islamic extremist organiza2 tions, including such groups as the Islamic State of Iraq 

3 and the Levant (ISIL) and al-Qaeda affiliated organiza4 tion. 

5 (b) RESTORATION OF PARTICIPATION.—The Sec6 retary of Homeland Security shall restore a suspended 

7 country’s participation in the visa waiver program upon 

8 a determination by the Secretary of State, the Secretary 

9 of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intel10 ligence of the ability of both the suspended country and 

11 the United States to identify, track, and negate the risk 

12 of any individual entering the United States from such 

13 country under the visa waiver program. 

14 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

15 It is the sense of the Congress that— 

16 (1) the Comptroller General of the United 

17 States should conduct a review of the national secu18 rity risks associated with the visa waiver program 

19 and submit the results of that review to the Con20 gress; 

21 (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security should 

22 take steps to strengthen the electronic travel author23 ization system described in section 217(h)(3) of the 

24 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

25 1187(h)(3)), identify any individual fighting with an 


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1 Islamic extremist organization, and deny such indi2 vidual the ability to enter the United States by 

3 means of such system; and 

4 (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security should 

5 complete as expeditiously as possible the biometric 

6 entry and exit data system described in section 7208 

7 of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 

8 (8 U.S.C. 1365b). 

9 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

10 Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

11 (8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended by striking ‘‘Attorney Gen12 eral’’ each place the term appears (except in subsection 

13 (c)(11)(B)) and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu14 rity’’. 

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