I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 82 
To withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or 
unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who 
have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit 
the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To withhold Federal financial assistance from each country 
that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of 
nationals of such country who have been ordered removed 
from the United States and to prohibit the issuance 
of visas to nationals of such country. 
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 ‘‘Criminal Alien Depor-
tation Enforcement Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
TO COUNTRIES THAT DENY OR UNREASON-
ABLY DELAY THE ACCEPTANCE OF NATION-
ALS WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED REMOVED 
FROM THE UNITED STATES. 
Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 137. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT DENY OR UNREA-
SONABLY DELAY THE REPATRIATION OF NA-
TIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED RE-
MOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
under this section, funds made available under this Act 
may not be dispersed to a foreign country that refuses 
or unreasonably delays the acceptance of an alien who— 
‘‘(1) is a citizen, subject, national, or resident 
of such country; and 
‘‘(2) has received a final order of removal under 
chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) DEFINED TERM.—In this section and in section 
243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1253(d)), a country is deemed to have refused or unrea-
sonable delayed the acceptance of an alien who is a citizen, 
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subject, national, or resident if the country does not accept 
the alien within 90 days of receiving a request to repa-
triate such alien from an official of the United States who 
is authorized to make such a request. 
‘‘(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, and every 3 
months thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report to the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
‘‘(1) lists all the countries which refuse or un-
reasonably delay repatriation (as defined in sub-
section (b)); and 
‘‘(2) includes the total number of aliens who 
were refused repatriation, organized by— 
‘‘(A) country; 
‘‘(B) detention status; and 
‘‘(C) criminal status. 
‘‘(d) ISSUANCE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.—If a coun-
try is listed in a report submitted under subsection (c), 
the country shall be subject to the sanctions described in 
subsection (a) and in section 243(d) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act unless the country issues appropriate 
travel documents— 
‘‘(1) not later than 100 days after the submis-
sion of such report on behalf of all aliens described 
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in subsection (a) who have been convicted of a crime 
committed while in the United States; and 
‘‘(2) not later than 200 days after the submis-
sion of such report on behalf of all other aliens de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) STANDING.—A victim or an immediate family 
member of a victim of a crime committed by any alien 
described in subsection (a) after such alien has been issued 
a final order of removal shall have standing to sue in any 
Federal district court to enforce the provisions of this sec-
tion and the provisions of section 243(d) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act. No monetary judgments may be 
awarded in a suit filed under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 3. DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS TO NATIONALS 
OF COUNTRY DENYING OR DELAYING AC-
CEPTING ALIENS. 
Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS TO NATION-
ALS OF COUNTRY DENYING OR DELAYING ACCEPTING 
ALIENS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a country is listed on the 
most recent report submitted by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to Congress under section 137(c) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, no visa may 
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be issued to or status under the immigration laws 
provided to a subject, national, or resident of such 
country unless the country is in full compliance with 
section 137(d) of such Act. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF UNAUTHORIZED ISSUANCE.— 
Any visa issued or status provided in violation of 
this paragraph shall be null and void. 
‘‘(3) STANDING.—A victim or an immediate 
family member of a victim of a crime committed by 
any alien described in section 137(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 after such alien has been 
issued a final order of removal shall have standing 
to sue in any Federal district court to enforce the 
provisions of this subsection. No monetary judg-
ments may be awarded in a suit filed under this sub-
section.’’. 
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