I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5918 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect vulnerable refugees 
and asylum seekers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2006 
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. PENCE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 
Mr. SOUDER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HONDA, Mr. WAMP, Mr. MCCOTTER, 
Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. ROHRABACHER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect 
vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Combating terrorism and promoting free-
dom from tyranny are inseparable national security 
priorities of the United States. 
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(2) Many enemies of freedom, whether state or 
non-state actors, persecute individuals and groups 
who stand up for democracy’s ideals. 
(3) Providing protection for victims of oppres-
sion and terror is a foreign policy objective of the 
United States. 
(4) The Presidential determination to admit a 
specified number of refugees to the United States 
each year is a humanitarian act of compassion in 
keeping with these important principles. 
(5) In fiscal year 2006, an estimated 10,000 to 
15,000 vulnerable refugees who would otherwise be 
admitted will be denied entry because of the unin-
tended consequences of overbroad bars on admission. 
(6) Those individuals denied admission to the 
United States include victims of terrorism who are 
being barred because they were forced under threat 
of death or serious bodily injury to provide support, 
such as food, water, or shelter, to armed rebels. 
(7) Other individuals are barred due to their 
membership in or support of groups that have sided 
with the United States in opposing repressive re-
gimes. 
(8) Current law defines terrorist organization 
so broadly that even the United States military is 
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defined as a terrorist organization any time it enters 
another country uninvited. 
(9) Victims of terrorism and members of groups 
that the United States supports and that support 
the United States should not be labeled ‘‘terrorists’’ 
and denied entry to the United States. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTING GROUPS THAT SUPPORT THE UNITED 
STATES OR THAT THE UNITED STATES SUP-
PORTS FROM BEING LABELED ‘‘TERRORIST’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of 
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III)) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘and whose activities 
threaten the security of United States nationals or the na-
tional security of the United States (as is defined under 
section 219(d)), as determined by the Secretary of State, 
independently or upon the request of the Attorney General 
or the Secretary of Homeland Security’’. 
(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The failure of the Secretary 
of State to determine that a group threatens the security 
of United States nationals or the national security of the 
United States shall not in any way affect the application 
of any of the other security and terrorism-related bars on 
admission to any of the group’s members. 
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SEC. 3. UNDUE COERCION AND DURESS EXCEPTION TO MA-
TERIAL SUPPORT PROVISION. 
Section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding item (aa), by inserting 
‘‘(other than as the result of undue coercion or duress)’’ 
after ‘‘to commit an act’’. 
Æ 
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