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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2255 

To remove the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of 

Kurdistan from treatment as terrorist organizations and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 10, 2014 

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To remove the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic 

Union of Kurdistan from treatment as terrorist organizations 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. TREATMENT OF THE KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC 

4 PARTY AND THE PATRIOTIC UNION OF 

5 KURDISTAN UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND 

6 NATIONALITY ACT. 

7 (a) EXEMPTION OF THE KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC

8 PARTY AND THE PATRIOTIC UNION OF KURDISTAN FROM

9 TREATMENT AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the 

3 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan shall not be considered 

4 to be terrorist organizations (as defined in section 

5 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of the Immigration and Na6 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III))) for 

7 purposes of such section 212(a)(3)(B). 

8 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of State, after 

9 consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu10 rity and the Attorney General, or the Secretary of 

11 Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec12 retary of State and the Attorney General, may sus13 pend the application of paragraph (1) for either or 

14 both of the groups referred to in paragraph (1) in 

15 such Secretary’s sole and unreviewable discretion. 

16 (b) RELIEF REGARDING ADMISSIBILITY OF NON17 IMMIGRANT ALIENS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KURDISTAN

18 DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE PATRIOTIC UNION OF

19 KURDISTAN.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

21 section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Na22 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)) shall not 

23 apply to an alien, with respect to the alien’s activi24 ties undertaken in association with the Kurdistan 

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1 stan, if the alien is applying for a nonimmigrant 

2 visa, presents himself or herself for inspection to an 

3 immigration officer at a port of entry as a non4 immigrant, or is applying in the United States for 

5 nonimmigrant status, unless a consular officer or 

6 the Secretary of Homeland Security— 

7 (A) knows, or has reasonable grounds to 

8 believe, that the alien poses a threat to the 

9 safety and security of the United States; or 

10 (B) otherwise believes, in his or her discre11 tion, that the alien does not warrant a visa, ad12 mission to the United States, or a grant of non13 immigrant status in the totality of the cir14 cumstances. 

15 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of State, after 

16 consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu17 rity and the Attorney General, or the Secretary of 

18 Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec19 retary of State and the Attorney General, may sus20 pend the application of paragraph (1) in such Sec21 retary’s sole and unreviewable discretion. 

22 (3) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec23 retary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Secu24 rity shall implement this subsection in consultation 

25 with the Attorney General. 


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1 (4) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub2 section may be construed to alter an alien’s burden 

3 of demonstrating admissibility under the immigra4 tion laws of the United States. 

5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW. 

6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law (whether 

7 statutory or nonstatutory), section 242 of the Immigration 

8 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252), sections 1361 and 

9 1651 of title 28, United States Code, section 2241 of such 

10 title, and any other habeas corpus provision of law, no 

11 court shall have jurisdiction to review any determination 

12 made pursuant to this Act. 

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