I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8777 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of State to 
require aliens applying for certain visas to disclose if they receive funds 
from the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese 
Communist Party, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 
Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. STEWART, and Mr. PERRY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary 
of State to require aliens applying for certain visas to 
disclose if they receive funds from the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Com-
munist Party, 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 ‘‘Chinese Communist 
Party Visa Disclosure Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘CCP Visa Dis-
closure Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE ON CERTAIN VISA APPLICATIONS. 
(a) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT
FOR F AND M 
VISAS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall update Form I–20, or a successor form with respect 
to eligibility for nonimmigrant student status, to require 
an alien submitting such form to report— 
(1) whether the alien has received or plans to 
receive certain funds; 
(2) the amount of any certain funds received by 
the alien; and 
(3) a description of the entity providing any 
certain funds to the alien. 
(b) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR J VISAS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall update Form DS– 
2019, or a successor form with respect to eligibility for 
a exchange visitor status, to require an alien submitting 
such form to report— 
(1) whether the alien has received or plans to 
receive certain funds; 
(2) the amount of any certain funds received by 
the alien; and 
(3) a description of the entity providing any 
certain funds to the alien. 
(c) UPDATED DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien who receives cer-
tain funds after receiving a visa under subpara-
graphs (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) shall report to the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Secretary of State the receipt 
of such funds not more than 90 days after the date 
on which such funds are received. 
(2) PROVISIONAL REVOCATION BASED ON FAIL-
URE
TO
COMPLY
WITH
DISCLOSURE
REQUIRE-
MENT.—An alien who receives certain funds and 
does not report such receipt pursuant to paragraph 
(1) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry 
documentation regardless of when the visa or other 
entry documentation was issued. 
(d) DISCLOSURE FOR ALIEN SPOUSE AND MINOR 
CHILDREN.—The disclosure requirements under sub-
sections (a) through (c) shall apply to an alien spouse or 
any minor children applying for or receiving a visa under 
subparagraphs (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of 
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)). 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, an alien, alien 
spouse, or any minor children who have a valid visa under 
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subparagraphs (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of 
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
shall report to the Secretary of Homeland Security— 
(1) whether such alien has received or plans to 
receive certain funds; 
(2) the amount of any certain funds received by 
the alien; and 
(3) a description of the entity providing any 
certain funds to the alien. 
(f) CERTAIN FUNDS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘certain funds’’ includes any amount of money pro-
vided to an alien from: 
(1) the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(2) the Chinese Communist Party; or 
(3) any entity owned or controlled by the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China or the 
Chinese Communist Party. 
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