I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2203 
To remove the Kosovo Liberation Army from treatment as a terrorist 
organization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2015 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. ADERHOLT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To remove the Kosovo Liberation Army from treatment as 
a terrorist organization, 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. TREATMENT OF THE KOSOVO LIBERATION 
ARMY UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NA-
TIONALITY ACT. 
(a) REMOVAL OF THE KOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY 
FROM TREATMENT AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Kosovo Liberation Army shall not be considered 
to be a terrorist organization (as such term is de-
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fined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III))) for purposes of inadmis-
sibility under section 212(a)(3)(B) of such Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of State, after 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Attorney General, or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and the Attorney General, may sus-
pend the application of paragraph (1) in such Sec-
retary’s sole and unreviewable discretion. 
(b) RELIEF REGARDING ADMISSIBILITY
OF NON-
IMMIGRANT ALIENS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KOSOVO LIB-
ERATION ARMY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)) shall not 
apply to an alien in connection with the alien’s ac-
tivities undertaken in association with the Kosovo 
Liberation Army— 
(A) in a case in which the alien is applying 
for a nonimmigrant visa, unless the consular of-
ficer— 
(i) knows, or has reasonable grounds 
to believe, that the alien poses a threat to 
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the safety and security of the United 
States; or 
(ii) otherwise believes, in the discre-
tion of the consular officer and based on 
the totality of the circumstances, that the 
visa should not be issued; or 
(B) in a case in which the alien presents 
himself or herself for inspection and admission 
as a nonimmigrant to an immigration officer at 
a port of entry or is applying in the United 
States for nonimmigrant status, unless the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security— 
(i) knows, or has reasonable grounds 
to believe, that the alien poses a threat to 
the safety and security of the United 
States; or 
(ii) otherwise believes, in the discre-
tion of the Secretary and based on the to-
tality of the circumstances, that the alien 
should not be admitted to the United 
States or granted nonimmigrant status. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of State, after 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Attorney General, or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec-
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