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land Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on the Judici-
ary of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall pub-
licly announce and publish an unclassified version of 
the report described in paragraph (3)(B) in the Fed-
eral Register. 
‘‘(5) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, an individual or entity 
who is present in the United States and has 
been harmed by a violation of this subsection 
may file an action in an appropriate district 
court of the United States to seek declaratory 
or injunctive relief. 
‘‘(B) CLASS ACTION.—Nothing in this Act 
may be construed to preclude an action filed 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) from proceeding 
as a class action. 
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‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF COMMERCIAL AIRLINES.— 
Whenever the Secretary of Homeland Security finds 
that a commercial airline has failed to comply with 
regulations of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
relating to requirements of airlines for the detection 
of fraudulent documents used by passengers trav-
eling to the United States (including the training of 
personnel in such detection), the Secretary of Home-
land Security may suspend the entry of some or all 
aliens transported to the United States by such air-
line. 
‘‘(7) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed as authorizing the 
President, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to act in a manner incon-
sistent with the policy decisions expressed in the im-
migration laws.’’. 
SEC. 4. VISA APPLICANTS REPORT. 
(a) INITIAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the heads of other relevant 
Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the con-
gressional 
committees 
referred 
to 
in 
section 
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212(f)(3)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, as amended by section 3 of this Act, that de-
scribes the implementation of Presidential Proclama-
tions 9645, 9822, and 9983 and Executive Order 
Nos. 13769, 13780, and 13815, during the effective 
period of each such proclamation and order. 
(2) PRESIDENTIAL
PROCLAMATION
9645
AND 
9983.—In addition to the content described in para-
graph (1), the report submitted with respect to Pres-
idential Proclamation 9645, issued on September 24, 
2017, and Presidential Proclamation 9983, issued 
on January 31, 2020, shall include, for each country 
listed in such proclamation— 
(A) the total number of individuals who 
applied for a visa during the time period the 
proclamation was in effect, disaggregated by 
country and visa category; 
(B) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) who were ap-
proved, disaggregated by country and visa cat-
egory; 
(C) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) who were refused, 
disaggregated by country and visa category, 
and the reasons they were refused; 
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(D) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) whose applications 
remain pending, disaggregated by country and 
visa category; 
(E) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) who were granted 
a waiver, disaggregated by country and visa 
category; 
(F) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) who were denied a 
waiver, disaggregated by country and visa cat-
egory, and the reasons such waiver requests 
were denied; 
(G) the total number of refugees admitted, 
disaggregated by country; and 
(H) the complete reports that were sub-
mitted to the President every 180 days in ac-
cordance with section 4 of Presidential Procla-
mation 9645 in its original form, and as 
amended by Presidential Proclamation 9983. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the President exercises the author-
ity under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), as amended by section 3 of 
this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the Secretary of 
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State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity and heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall 
submit a report to the congressional committees referred 
to in paragraph (3)(D) of such section 212(f) that identi-
fies, with respect to countries affected by a suspension or 
restriction, the information described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (G) of subsection (a)(2) of this section and 
the specific evidence supporting the need for the continued 
exercise of presidential authority under such section 
212(f), including the information described in paragraph 
(3)(B) of such section 212(f). If the report described in 
this subsection is not provided to such congressional com-
mittees in the time specified, the suspension or restriction 
shall immediately terminate absent intervening congres-
sional action. A final report with such information shall 
be prepared and submitted to such congressional commit-
tees not later than 30 days after the suspension or restric-
tion is lifted. 
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(c) FORM; AVAILABILITY.—The reports required 
under subsections (a) and (b) shall be made publicly avail-
able online in unclassified form. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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