I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 425 
To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated 
with foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2017 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. KEATING) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individ-
uals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FTO Passport Revoca-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO INDI-
VIDUALS AFFILIATED WITH FOREIGN TER-
RORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regulate the issue and 
validity of passports, and for other purposes’’, approved 
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July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known 
as the ‘‘Passport Act of 1926’’, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT. 
‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—Except as provided under 
subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall refuse to 
issue a passport to any individual whom the Sec-
retary has determined— 
‘‘(A) is a member of or is otherwise affili-
ated with an organization the Secretary has 
designated as a foreign terrorist organization 
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or 
‘‘(B) has aided, abetted, or provided mate-
rial support to such an organization. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall revoke a passport previously issued to any indi-
vidual described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EMERGENCY
CIRCUMSTANCES, HUMANI-
TARIAN
REASONS, AND
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
PUR-
POSES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State may issue to or decline to revoke a 
passport of an individual described in such sub-
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section in emergency circumstances, for humani-
tarian reasons, or for law enforcement purposes. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
FOR
RETURN
TO
UNITED 
STATES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the 
Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 
‘‘(A) limit a previously issued passport 
only for return travel to the United States; or 
‘‘(B) issue a limited passport that only 
permits return travel to the United States. 
‘‘(c) RIGHT OF REVIEW.—Any individual who, in ac-
cordance with this section, is denied issuance of a passport 
by the Secretary of State, or whose passport is revoked 
or otherwise limited by the Secretary, may request a hear-
ing before the Secretary not later than 60 days after re-
ceiving notice of such denial, revocation, or limitation. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—If the Secretary of State denies, 
issues, limits, or declines to revoke a passport under sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days 
after such denial, issuance, limitation, or revocation, sub-
mit to Congress a report on such denial, issuance, limita-
tion, or revocation, as the case may be. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—In this section, the 
term ‘passport’ includes a passport card.’’. 
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