I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4441 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar the admission of 
aliens from countries determined to be state sponsors of terrorism, to 
prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained at 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2010 
Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar the 
admission of aliens from countries determined to be state 
sponsors of terrorism, to prohibit the use of funds to 
transfer enemy combatants detained at Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Terrorist Entry 
Program Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF NATIONALS OF STATE SPONSORS 
OF TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 9 of title II of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘TREATMENT OF NATIONALS OF STATE SPONSORS OF 
TERRORISM 
‘‘SEC. 295. (a) IN GENERAL.—No nonimmigrant or 
immigrant visa may be issued, or nonimmigrant or immi-
grant status otherwise provided, other than a visa or sta-
tus described in section 101(a)(15)(A) or 201(b)(2)(A)(i), 
to any alien who is a national of, or residing in, a country 
that is determined to be a state sponsor of terrorism, ex-
cept the Secretary of Homeland Security (or the consular 
officer, in the case of an application for a visa) may, on 
a case-by-case basis, waive the application of this sub-
section in the case of an alien who— 
‘‘(1) requires examination or treatment for an 
emergency medical condition (as defined in section 
562(d) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
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gration Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1396(d))); or 
‘‘(2) is eligible for admission as a refugee under 
section 207 or for asylum under section 208. 
‘‘(b) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘state sponsor of terrorism’ means any country the 
government of which has been determined by the 
Secretary of State under any of the laws specified in 
paragraph (2) to have repeatedly provided support 
for acts of terrorism. Such term shall apply to a 
country beginning on the date on which such deter-
mination takes effect and ending on the date on 
which such determination is withdrawn, terminated, 
revoked, or otherwise ceases to be effective. 
‘‘(2) LAWS
UNDER
WHICH
DETERMINATIONS 
WERE MADE.—The laws specified in this paragraph 
are the following: 
‘‘(A) Section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979 (or successor statute). 
‘‘(B) Section 40(d) of the Arms Export 
Control Act. 
‘‘(C) Section 620A(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF YEMEN.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
section (a) and paragraph (1), Yemen shall be 
treated as a country that has been determined 
to be a state sponsor of terrorism. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—The treatment of 
Yemen under subparagraph (A) shall remain in 
effect until the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, ter-
minates such treatment upon— 
‘‘(i) determining that Yemen has suf-
ficiently addressed terrorism issues within 
its borders and that the issuance of visas 
to aliens who are nationals of, or residing 
in, Yemen no longer poses a significant 
threat to the security of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(ii) submitting to the Congress a re-
port that contains the reasons for such de-
termination not later than 30 days after 
the determination is made.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Immigration and Nationality Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 294 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 295. Treatment of nationals of state sponsors of terrorism.’’. 
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply to visas 
issued, or status provided, on and after such date. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 306 of the Enhanced Border 
Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–173) is repealed. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER 
ENEMY COMBATANTS DETAINED AT NAVAL 
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FA-
CILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to any Federal department or agency may be 
used to— 
(1) transfer any enemy combatant detained by 
the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to any military or prison installation lo-
cated in the United States; or 
(2) build, modify, or enhance any facility in the 
United States for the purpose of housing any such 
enemy combatant. 
Æ 
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