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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5694 
To prohibit certain flights from landing in the United States and to prohibit 
the issuance of certain visas to protect the United States from the 
Ebola virus disease, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 12, 2014 
Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, and Mr. 
POSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit certain flights from landing in the United States 
and to prohibit the issuance of certain visas to protect 
the United States from the Ebola virus disease, 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 ‘‘Contain Ebola and 
Stop the Epidemic Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN FLIGHTS. 
Beginning on the date that is 2 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall prohibit from landing in the 
United States any aircraft that— 
(1) is being used to provide scheduled passenger 
transportation for compensation; and 
(2) departed with passengers whose air travel 
originated, or included a stop, in a foreign country 
in which there is an epidemic with respect to the 
Ebola virus disease as determined by the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pur-
suant to section 4. 
SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN VISAS. 
Beginning on the date that is 2 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, no consular officer (as defined 
in section 101(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9))) may issue an immigrant or 
nonimmigrant visa to any alien whose travel itinerary 
originates in, or includes transit through, a foreign coun-
try in which there is an epidemic with respect to the Ebola 
virus disease as determined by the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention pursuant to section 
4. 
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SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF EPIDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention shall make available 
to the public a list of the foreign countries in which, as 
determined by the Director, there is an epidemic with re-
spect to the Ebola virus disease. 
(b) MAINTENANCE
OF LIST.—The Director shall 
maintain the list required under subsection (a) on an on-
going basis, removing countries from the list and adding 
countries to the list as appropriate. 
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