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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2899 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure open and free 
journalism access in the People’s Republic of China by establishing 
a reciprocal relationship between the number of visas issued to state- 
controlled media workers in China and in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 
Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. POE of Texas, and Mr. FORBES) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure 
open and free journalism access in the People’s Republic 
of China by establishing a reciprocal relationship between 
the number of visas issued to state-controlled media 
workers in China and in the United States. 
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 ‘‘Chinese Media Reci-
procity Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON VISAS TO STATE-CONTROLLED 
MEDIA WORKERS FROM THE PEOPLE’S RE-
PUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) LIMITATION ON I-VISAS.—Section 101(a)(15)(I) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(I)) is amended by inserting ‘‘subject to sec-
tion 214(s),’’ before ‘‘upon a basis’’. 
(b) RECIPROCITY OF VISAS TO STATE MEDIA WORK-
ERS.—Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(s)(1) In the case of an alien who is a state-con-
trolled media worker from the People’s Republic of China 
and is seeking classification under section 101(a)(15)(I), 
the Attorney General may only issue a visa to such an 
alien upon a basis of reciprocity with visas issued by the 
People’s Republic of China to nationals of the United 
States who are employees of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors and who seek to enter the People’s Republic 
of China solely to engage in such vocation. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘state-controlled media 
worker from the People’s Republic of China’ 
means a representative of a media organization 
owned, operated, or controlled by the People’s 
Republic of China, including— 
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‘‘(i) China Central Television; 
‘‘(ii) China Daily; 
‘‘(iii) China National Radio; 
‘‘(iv) China News Service; 
‘‘(v) China Radio International; 
‘‘(vi) China Youth Daily; 
‘‘(vii) Economic Daily; 
‘‘(viii) Global Times; 
‘‘(ix) Guangming Daily; 
‘‘(x) Legal Daily; 
‘‘(xi) Liberation Army Daily; 
‘‘(xii) People’s Daily; or 
‘‘(xiii) Xinhua News Agency; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Broadcasting Board of 
Governors’ means— 
‘‘(i) the entity described under the 
Chinese Media Reciprocity Act of 2011; 
and 
‘‘(ii) any other entity that engages in 
broadcasting activities as a result of such 
Act.’’. 
SEC. 3. REVOCATION OF CERTAIN VISAS; NONIMMIGRANT 
STATUS. 
(a) REVOCATION OF CERTAIN VISAS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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