TITLE VI—REFUGEE, ASYLUM, 
AND CONSULAR MATTERS 
SEC. 601. USE OF ANNUAL REPORT. 
The Annual Report, together with other relevant doc-
umentation, shall serve as a resource for immigration 
judges and consular, refugee, and asylum officers in cases 
involving claims of mistreatment on the grounds of gender. 
Absence of reference by the Annual Report to conditions 
described by the alien shall not constitute the sole grounds 
for a denial of the alien’s claim. 
SEC. 602. REFUGEE TRAINING. 
(a) TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.— 
Section 708(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4028(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and on religious 
persecution’’ and inserting ‘‘, on religious persecution, and 
on gender-based discrimination’’. 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS CONCERNING 
ADMISSIONS OF REFUGEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 207 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘, information relating to 
gender-based discrimination against such refu-
gees in their countries of nationality or last ha-
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bitual residence,’’ after ‘‘resettlement during 
the fiscal year’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of State 
and’’ before ‘‘designated’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (6) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) A description of any gender-based dis-
crimination experienced by such refugees in their 
countries of nationality or last habitual residence.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect beginning with the 
first fiscal year that begins after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(c) GUIDELINES AND TRAINING FOR OFFICIALS AD-
JUDICATING REFUGEE CASES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (f), by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and 
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implement training guidelines related to nondiscrimination 
in the adjudication of such cases as a result of the gender, 
race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular so-
cial group, or political opinion of the alien applying to be 
admitted as a refugee under this section. Such training 
guidelines shall be culturally sensitive and shall provide 
the officials subject to such training with the tools to pro-
vide a nonbiased and nonadversarial atmosphere for the 
purpose of adjudicating such cases.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, shall promulgate 
regulations to ensure— 
‘‘(A) uniform procedures for the establishment 
of agreements between the United States Govern-
ment and designated entities and personnel respon-
sible for the preparation of refugee case files for use 
in refugee adjudications; and 
‘‘(B) uniform procedures regarding the prepara-
tion of such files by such entities and personnel. 
‘‘(2) Such regulations shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) such files accurately reflect the informa-
tion provided by the alien seeking admission as a 
refugee under this section; and 
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‘‘(B) such aliens are not disadvantaged or de-
nied such admission as a result of faulty case file 
preparation.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect and apply with re-
spect to aliens seeking admission as refugees under 
section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1157) beginning with the first fiscal year 
that begins after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 603. REFORM OF ASYLUM POLICY. 
(a) LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(d) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall promulgate regulations 
that provide that the United States does not 
use the language translation services of an indi-
vidual who demonstrates a bias or potential 
bias on the grounds of gender, race, religion, 
nationality, membership in a particular social 
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group, or political opinion in connection with 
the giving of testimony by an alien before the 
trier of fact under subsection (b)(1)(B) or an 
asylum officer under section 235(b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION
ON
ASSISTANCE
BY 
CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall promulgate regulations 
to provide that the United States does not use 
the language translation services of an indi-
vidual who is an interpreter for or other em-
ployee of an airline owned by a country the gov-
ernment of which the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, has determined has engaged in persecu-
tion on the grounds of gender, race, religion, 
nationality, membership in a particular social 
group, or political opinion in connection with 
the giving of testimony by an alien before the 
trier of fact under subsection (b)(1)(B) or an 
asylum officer under section 235(b)(1)(B).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to the use of language 
translation services after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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(b) TRAINING FOR OFFICIALS.—Section 208 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) TRAINING FOR OFFICIALS.—In addition to the 
training that is provided to officers adjudicating asylum 
cases under this section and asylum officers under section 
235(b)(1)(E), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, the Ambassador at 
Large for International Women’s Rights of the Depart-
ment of State, the Director of the George P. Shultz Na-
tional Foreign Affairs Training Center (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘Foreign Service Institute’), and other ap-
propriate officials, shall provide to such officers training 
relating to the nature of gender-based discrimination in 
foreign countries (including country-specific conditions), 
instruction concerning internationally-recognized women’s 
rights, and information regarding state sponsored and 
non-state sponsored applicable distinctions in a foreign 
country between the treatment of men and women.’’. 
(c) TRAINING
FOR
IMMIGRATION
JUDGES
CON-
DUCTING PROCEEDINGS FOR DECIDING THE INADMIS-
SIBILITY OR DEPORTABILITY OF AN ALIEN.—Section 240 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a) 
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is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) TRAINING
FOR IMMIGRATION JUDGES CON-
DUCTING PROCEEDINGS FOR DECIDING THE INADMIS-
SIBILITY OR DEPORTABILITY OF AN ALIEN.—The Attor-
ney General shall provide to immigration judges training 
related to the nature of gender-based discrimination in 
foreign countries (including country-specific conditions), 
instruction concerning internationally-recognized women’s 
rights, and information regarding state sponsored and 
non-state sponsored distinctions in a foreign country be-
tween the treatment of men and women.’’. 
SEC. 604. INADMISSIBILITY OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OF-
FICIALS WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN PARTICU-
LARLY SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF WOMEN’S 
RIGHTS. 
(a) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS AND ADMISSION TO 
THE UNITED STATES.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(J) FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS 
WHO
HAVE
ENGAGED
IN
PARTICULARLY
SE-
VERE VIOLATIONS OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS.—Any 
alien who, while serving as a foreign govern-
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ment official, was responsible for or directly 
carried out, at any time during the preceding 
24-month period, particularly severe violations 
of women’s rights, as defined in section 3 of the 
International Women’s Freedom Act of 2006, 
and the spouse, son, or daughter, if any, of 
such official, is inadmissible.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to determinations of admissi-
bility made on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 605. STUDIES RELATING TO THE EFFECT OF EXPE-
DITED REMOVAL PROVISIONS ON ASYLUM 
CLAIMS. 
(a) STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to determine 
whether officers of the United States Government, 
including immigration officers and asylums officers, 
have engaged in any of the conduct described in 
paragraph (3) with respect to an alien who may be 
eligible for asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1158). 
(2) USE OF EXPERTS.—At the request of the 
Commission, the Comptroller General shall conduct 
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the study in cooperation with experts designated by 
the Commission who are recognized for their exper-
tise and knowledge of refugee and asylum issues. 
(3) CONDUCT.—The conduct referred to in 
paragraph (1) is any of the following: 
(A) Improperly encouraging an alien to 
withdraw the alien’s application for asylum. 
(B) Incorrectly failing to refer an alien to 
an asylum officer for an interview under section 
235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) to establish whether such 
alien has a credible fear of persecution. 
(C) Unlawfully removing an alien who has 
applied for asylum to a country in which the 
alien’s life or freedom would be threatened on 
account of gender, race, religion, nationality, 
membership in a particular social group, or po-
litical opinion. 
(D) Unlawfully detaining an alien who has 
applied for asylum or detaining such alien in in-
appropriate conditions. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
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Senate, the Committee on International Relations of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report containing the findings 
of the study conducted under subsection (a). If the experts 
referred to in such subsection were involved in conducting 
such study, the Comptroller General shall allow such ex-
perts to include in the report a section setting forth their 
views and conclusions. 
(c) ACCESS TO PROCEEDINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), to facilitate the conduct of the study 
under subsection (a) and the preparation of the re-
port under subsection (b), the Comptroller General 
and the experts, if any, referred to in subsection (a) 
shall have unrestricted access to all stages of all in-
spections of aliens for admission under section 
235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1225(b)). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to the inspection if— 
(A) the alien concerned objects to such ac-
cess; or 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
determines that the security of a particular pro-
ceeding would be threatened by such access, so 
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long as any restrictions on the access of experts 
designated by the Commission under subsection 
(a) do not contravene international law. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 701. BUSINESS CODES OF CONDUCT. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.—The Congress recog-
nizes the increasing importance of transnational corpora-
tions as global actors, and their potential for providing 
positive leadership in their host countries in the area of 
human rights. 
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress that transnational corporations operating 
overseas, particularly those corporations operating in 
countries the governments of which have engaged in or 
tolerated violations of women’s rights, as identified in the 
Annual Report, should adopt codes of conduct— 
(1) upholding the rights of their female employ-
ees; and 
(2) ensuring that a worker’s gender shall in no 
way affect, or be allowed to affect, the status or 
terms of his or her employment. 
Æ 
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