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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5695 

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 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Mr. VARGAS (for himself and Mr. PETERS 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 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TREASON. 

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

8 amended— 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting the fol2 lowing: ‘‘(a) Whoever’’; and 

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

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

5 that the Secretary of State has designated as a foreign 

6 terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigra7 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) shall be consid8 ered an enemy of the United States.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS AND PASS10 PORT CARDS TO INDIVIDUALS AFFILIATED 

11 WITH FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

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

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

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

16 the end the following: 

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

18 PASSPORT CARD. 

19 ‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 

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

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

22 a passport or passport card to any individual whom 

23 the Secretary has determined is a member of or is 

24 otherwise affiliated with an organization the Sec25 retary has designated as a foreign terrorist organizamstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 tion pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 

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

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

4 shall revoke a passport or passport card previously 

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

6 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SITUA8 TIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec9 retary of State may issue a passport or passport 

10 card, in emergency circumstances or for humani11 tarian reasons, to an individual described in para12 graph (1) of such subsection. 

13 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED

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

15 Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 

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

17 passport card only for return travel to the 

18 United States; or 

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

20 card that only permits return travel to the 

21 United States. 

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

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

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

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1 issuance or limitation, submit to Congress a report on 

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

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