SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT DENY OR UNREA-
SONABLY DELAY THE ACCEPTANCE OF NA-
TIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED RE-
MOVED 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. 136. 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) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) REQUEST.—The President or a member of 
the President’s cabinet who has been designated by 
the President, may submit a written request to Con-
gress that this section be waived, wholly or in part, 
with respect to any country. 
‘‘(2) RESOLUTION
OF
APPROVAL.—Not later 
than 7 legislative days after the receipt of a waiver 
request under paragraph (1), the Senate and the 
House of Representatives shall vote on a joint reso-
lution authorizing the waiver request. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO VOTE.—If the 
Senate or the House of Representatives fails to vote 
on the joint resolution described in paragraph (2) 
before the end of the time period specified in para-
graph (2), the waiver request is effectively denied. 
‘‘(f) 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 
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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 attorney’s fees or monetary 
judgments may be awarded in a suit filed under this sub-
section.’’. 
SEC. 2. 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 136(c) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary 
may not issue a visa to a subject, national, or resi-
dent of such country unless— 
‘‘(A) the country is in full compliance with 
section 136(d) of such Act; or 
‘‘(B) Congress passes a joint resolution 
providing for the waiver of this subsection with 
respect to such country. 
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‘‘(2) EFFECT OF UNAUTHORIZED ISSUANCE.— 
Any visa issued in violation of this paragraph shall 
be null and void. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) REQUEST.—The President or a mem-
ber of the President’s cabinet who has been des-
ignated by the President, may submit a written 
request to Congress that this subsection be 
waived, wholly or in part, with respect to any 
country. 
‘‘(B) RESOLUTION
OF
APPROVAL.—Not 
later than 7 legislative days after the receipt of 
a request described in subparagraph (A), the 
Senate and the House of Representatives shall 
vote on a joint resolution authorizing the waiver 
request. 
‘‘(C) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO VOTE.—If 
the Senate or the House of Representatives 
fails to vote on the joint resolution described in 
subparagraph (B), the waiver request is effec-
tively denied. 
‘‘(4) STANDING.—A victim or an immediate 
family member of a victim of a crime committed by 
any alien described in section 136(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 after such alien has been 
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