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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3968 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a DNA test 
to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accom-
panying minor, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2023 
Mr. GOODEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CARTER of Texas, and 
Mr. BABIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require 
a DNA test to determine the familial relationship be-
tween an alien and an accompanying minor, 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 ‘‘End Child Trafficking 
Now Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DNA TESTING. 
Section 211 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1181) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 211A. FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP DOCUMENTARY RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), an alien who has attained 18 years of age may not 
be admitted into the United States with a minor. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—An alien described in subsection 
(a) may be admitted into the United States with a minor 
if— 
‘‘(1) the alien presents to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security documents to prove that the 
alien is a relative or guardian of the minor; 
‘‘(2) the alien presents to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security a witness to testify that the alien 
is a relative or guardian of the minor; or 
‘‘(3) a DNA test administered by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services proves that the alien 
is a relative of the minor. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION
OF DNA TEST.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall request, and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall administer, a 
DNA test only in the case that the Secretary of Homeland 
Security is unable to determine, based on the evidence pre-
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sented under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), 
that the alien is a relative or guardian of the minor accom-
panying the alien. 
‘‘(d) DENIAL OF CONSENT.— 
‘‘(1) ALIEN.—An alien described in subsection 
(a) is inadmissible if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
determines that the alien has presented insuffi-
cient evidence under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (b) to prove that the alien is a rel-
ative of the minor; and 
‘‘(B) the alien refuses to consent to a DNA 
test. 
‘‘(2) MINOR.—A minor accompanying an alien 
who is inadmissible under paragraph (1) shall be 
treated as an unaccompanied alien child (as defined 
in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))). 
‘‘(e) DNA TEST RESULTS.—In the case that the re-
sults of the DNA test fail to prove that the alien described 
in subsection (a) is a relative of a minor accompanying 
the alien, an immigration officer shall conduct interviews 
as necessary to determine whether the alien is a relative 
or guardian of the minor. 
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‘‘(f) ARREST.—An immigration officer may arrest, 
pursuant to section 287, an alien described in subsection 
(a) if the immigration officer— 
‘‘(1) determines, after conducting interviews 
pursuant to subsection (d), that the alien is not re-
lated to the minor accompanying the alien; and 
‘‘(2) has reason to believe that the alien is 
guilty of a felony offense, including the offense of 
human trafficking, recycling of a minor, and alien 
smuggling. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘minor’ means an alien who has 
not attained 18 years of age; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘recycling’ means, with respect to 
a minor, that the minor is being used to enter the 
United States on more than 1 occasion, by an alien 
who has attained 18 years of age and is neither the 
relative nor the guardian of the minor; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘relative’ means an individual re-
lated by consanguinity within the second degree as 
determined by common law.’’. 
SEC. 3. CRIMINALIZING RECYCLING OF MINORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 69 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 1430. Recycling of minors 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, being 18 years of age 
or over, knowingly uses, for the purpose of entering the 
United States, a minor to whom the individual is not a 
relative or guardian, shall be fined under this title, impris-
oned not more than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) RELATIVE.—In this section, the term ‘relative’ 
means an individual related by consanguinity within the 
second degree as determined by common law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 69 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1430. Recycling of minors.’’. 
Æ 
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