I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5746 
To prohibit an alien who is a national of a country with a widespread 
Ebola virus outbreak from obtaining a visa and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2014 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit an alien who is a national of a country with 
a widespread Ebola virus outbreak from obtaining a visa 
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 ‘‘Keeping America Safe 
from Ebola Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) COVERED
ALIEN.—The term ‘‘covered 
alien’’ means an alien— 
(A) who is— 
(i) a national of a designated country; 
or 
(ii) a resident of a designated country; 
and 
(B) whose last habitual residence, or last 
habitual residence prior to residence in the 
United States if the alien is seeking to reenter 
the United States, was a designated country. 
(2) DESIGNATED
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘des-
ignated country’’ means a country that the Director 
has designated as a country with widespread trans-
mission of the Ebola virus. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention. 
(4) 
UNITED
STATES.—The 
term 
‘‘United 
States’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)). 
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SEC. 3. TEMPORARY BAN ON VISAS FOR RESIDENTS OF 
COUNTRIES 
WITH 
WIDESPREAD 
TRANS-
MISSION OF THE EBOLA VIRUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS.—A covered alien 
is ineligible to receive a visa from the Secretary of 
State or otherwise be admitted to the United States. 
(2) INELIGIBILITY TO ENTER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A covered alien is ineli-
gible to enter the United States if the alien was 
lawfully present in the United States pursuant 
to a visa, departed the United States and vis-
ited a designated country, and is seeking to re-
enter the United States. 
(B) REVOCATION OF VISA.—Beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall revoke the visa of each cov-
ered alien described in subparagraph (A). 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR AID WORKERS.—Subsection (a) 
shall not apply to an individual who is authorized by the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to travel to or resides in a des-
ignated country to provide assistance related to the Ebola 
outbreak. 
(c) EXCEPTION
FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—Sub-
section (a) shall not apply to an individual who is author-
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ized by the Secretary of Defense to travel to the United 
States for necessary training. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) shall not be 
construed to require the Secretary of State or the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security to revoke the visa of a cov-
ered alien who— 
(1) is lawfully present in the United States pur-
suant to that visa; and 
(2) does not depart the United States during 
the term of that visa. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter during the 
period the provisions of this Act are in effect, the Presi-
dent shall submit to Congress a report on the spread of 
the Ebola virus. Each such report shall include— 
(1) the status of the Ebola virus outbreak in 
each designated country and the progress made 
since the last reporting period to contain the out-
break; 
(2) a description of the United States assist-
ance to each designated country to combat the Ebola 
virus and any changes made to levels of assistance 
as a result of the evolving situation since the last re-
port; and 
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(3) the reasons that a complete ban on travel 
to and from designated countries would not be in the 
national interest of the United States. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE PERIOD. 
The provisions of this Act shall be in effect until the 
date that is 60 days after the date the Director certifies 
that there are no longer any designated countries. 
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