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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5746 

To prohibit an alien who is a national of a country with a widespread 

Ebola virus outbreak from obtaining a visa and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 20, 2014 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania 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 prohibit an alien who is a national of a country with 

a widespread Ebola virus outbreak from obtaining a visa 

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 ‘‘Keeping America Safe 

5 from Ebola Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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1 (1) COVERED ALIEN.—The term ‘‘covered 

2 alien’’ means an alien— 

3 (A) who is— 

4 (i) a national of a designated country; 

5 or 

6 (ii) a resident of a designated country; 

7 and 

8 (B) whose last habitual residence, or last 

9 habitual residence prior to residence in the 

10 United States if the alien is seeking to reenter 

11 the United States, was a designated country. 

12 (2) DESIGNATED COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘des13 ignated country’’ means a country that the Director 

14 has designated as a country with widespread trans15 mission of the Ebola virus. 

16 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

17 the Director of the Center for Disease Control and 

18 Prevention. 

19 (4) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

20 States’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

21 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

22 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 

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1 SEC. 3. TEMPORARY BAN ON VISAS FOR RESIDENTS OF 

2 COUNTRIES WITH WIDESPREAD TRANS3 MISSION OF THE EBOLA VIRUS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

5 (1) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS.—A covered alien 

6 is ineligible to receive a visa from the Secretary of 

7 State or otherwise be admitted to the United States. 

8 (2) INELIGIBILITY TO ENTER.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—A covered alien is ineli10 gible to enter the United States if the alien was 

11 lawfully present in the United States pursuant 

12 to a visa, departed the United States and vis13 ited a designated country, and is seeking to re14 enter the United States. 

15 (B) REVOCATION OF VISA.—Beginning on 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary of State shall revoke the visa of each cov18 ered alien described in subparagraph (A). 

19 (b) EXCEPTION FOR AID WORKERS.—Subsection (a) 

20 shall not apply to an individual who is authorized by the 

21 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter22 national Development to travel to or resides in a des23 ignated country to provide assistance related to the Ebola 

24 outbreak. 

25 (c) EXCEPTION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—Sub26 section (a) shall not apply to an individual who is authormstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 ized by the Secretary of Defense to travel to the United 

2 States for necessary training. 

3 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) shall not be 

4 construed to require the Secretary of State or the Sec5 retary of Homeland Security to revoke the visa of a cov6 ered alien who— 

7 (1) is lawfully present in the United States pur8 suant to that visa; and 

9 (2) does not depart the United States during 

10 the term of that visa. 

11 SEC. 4. REPORTS. 

12 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact13 ment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter during the 

14 period the provisions of this Act are in effect, the Presi15 dent shall submit to Congress a report on the spread of 

16 the Ebola virus. Each such report shall include— 

17 (1) the status of the Ebola virus outbreak in 

18 each designated country and the progress made 

19 since the last reporting period to contain the out20 break; 

21 (2) a description of the United States assist22 ance to each designated country to combat the Ebola 

23 virus and any changes made to levels of assistance 

24 as a result of the evolving situation since the last re25 port; and 

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1 (3) the reasons that a complete ban on travel 

2 to and from designated countries would not be in the 

3 national interest of the United States. 

4 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE PERIOD. 

5 The provisions of this Act shall be in effect until the 

6 date that is 60 days after the date the Director certifies 

7 that there are no longer any designated countries. 

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