I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 178 
To amend section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to add 
certain acts of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization to the list 
of acts for which nationals of the United States lose nationality, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, and Mr. PITTENGER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to add certain acts of allegiance to a foreign terrorist 
organization to the list of acts for which nationals of 
the United States lose nationality, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 
‘‘Terrorist 
Denaturalization and Passport Revocation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LOSS OF NATIONALITY. 
Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘thereof,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or an organization designated as a for-
eign terrorist organization pursuant to section 
219,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘States, or’’ and inserting 
‘‘States;’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) such foreign state harbors an organization 
designated as a foreign terrorist organization 
pursuant to section 219;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘thereof,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or for an organization designated as a 
foreign terrorist organization pursuant to sec-
tion 219,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘he has’’ and inserting 
‘‘the person has’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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(5) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting after 
‘‘thereof,’’ the following: ‘‘or for an organization des-
ignated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant 
to section 219,’’; 
(6) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘(C) accepting, serving in, or performing 
the duties of any office, post, or employment for an 
organization designated as a foreign terrorist organi-
zation pursuant to section 219, after attaining the 
age of eighteen years, if the office, post, or employ-
ment requires knowing engagement in hostilities 
against United States military or civilian per-
sonnel;’’; and 
(7) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end. 
SEC. 3. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS AND PASS-
PORT CARDS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
MEMBERS OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANI-
ZATIONS. 
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regulate the issue and 
validity of passports, and for other purposes’’, approved 
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: 
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‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT AND 
PASSPORT CARD. 
‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—Except as provided under 
subsection (b), the Secretary of State may not issue 
a passport or passport card to any individual whom 
the Secretary has determined is a member of an or-
ganization the Secretary has designated as a foreign 
terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) 
that is engaging in hostilities against the United 
States or its allies. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall revoke a passport or passport card previously 
issued to any individual described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SITUA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State may issue a passport or passport 
card, in emergency circumstances or for humani-
tarian reasons, to an individual described in para-
graph (1) of such subsection. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
FOR
RETURN
TO
UNITED 
STATES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the 
Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 
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