ject, national, or resident of the country if such 
alien may not be removed pursuant to section 
241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1231). 
‘‘(2) REMOVAL
PERIOD.—The term ‘removal 
period’ has the meaning given such term in section 
241(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1231(a)(1)).’’. 
SEC. 3. DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS TO NATIONALS 
OF COUNTRY DENYING OR DELAYING AC-
CEPTING ALIENS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 243 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (d). 
(b) DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS TO NATIONALS 
OF
COUNTRY
DENYING
OR
DELAYING
ACCEPTING 
ALIEN.—Section 241(b) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS AND DE-
NYING ADMISSION TO NATIONALS OF COUNTRY DE-
NYING OR DELAYING ACCEPTING ALIENS.— 
‘‘(A) DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS.— 
Except as provided under subparagraph (C), if 
a country is listed in the most recent quarterly 
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report submitted by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to Congress under section 137(b) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Sec-
retary of State may not issue a visa to a citizen, 
subject, national, or resident of such country 
until— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity notifies the Secretary of State that the 
country is not subject to the sanction 
under section 137(a) of that Act; or 
‘‘(ii) each alien listed in the report 
with respect to such country has otherwise 
been removed from the United States. 
‘‘(B) DENYING ADMISSION TO NATIONALS 
AND
FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS.—Ex-
cept as provided under subparagraph (C), if a 
country is listed in the most recent quarterly 
report submitted by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to Congress under section 137(b) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State— 
‘‘(i) shall deny admission to any cit-
izen, subject, national, or resident of that 
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country who has received any immigrant or 
nonimmigrant visa; and 
‘‘(ii) shall deny admission to any cit-
izen, subject, national, or resident of that 
country who has received a nonimmigrant 
visa pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (G) 
of section 101(a)(15). 
‘‘(C) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraphs 
(A) 
and (B) do not apply if the Secretary of State 
determines that the life or freedom of the visa 
applicant or individual seeking admission would 
be threatened in the country listed under sec-
tion 137(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961. 
‘‘(D) 
EFFECT
OF
UNAUTHORIZED 
ISSUANCE.—Any visa issued in violation of this 
paragraph shall be null and void.’’. 
SEC. 4. NOTICE TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) NOTICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the 
chief law enforcement officer of the State and of the 
local jurisdiction in which any alien described in 
paragraph (2) has been detained by the United 
States is released. 
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(2) ALIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien is described 
in this paragraph if the alien— 
(A) is listed in the most recent quarterly 
report submitted by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to Congress under section 137(b) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; or 
(B) has received a final order of removal 
under chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) 
and has not been removed from the United 
States. 
(b) INFORMATION CONTAINED IN NOTICE.—The no-
tice under subsection (a) shall include the following infor-
mation, if available, about each alien: 
(1) Name. 
(2) Location where the alien is released. 
(3) Date of release. 
(4) Country of nationality. 
(5) Detention status. 
(6) Criminal history, including probation and 
parole information. 
Æ 
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