I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4557 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow the Secretary of 
State to make available to the public certain records pertaining to the 
refusal of a visa or permit based on an alien’s involvement in corruption 
or human rights abuse, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2021 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. 
CRENSHAW, Mr. CARSON, Ms. PORTER, and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow 
the Secretary of State to make available to the public 
certain records pertaining to the refusal of a visa or 
permit based on an alien’s involvement in corruption 
or human rights abuse, 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 ‘‘Revealing and Explain-
ing Visa Exclusions for Accountability and Legitimacy 
Act’’ or the ‘‘REVEAL Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITING CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 222(f) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of State may make available 
to the public the identity of an individual alien de-
termined to be inadmissible to the United States 
pursuant to subparagraph (C) of section 212(a)(3), 
and the grounds on which a determination was made 
to refuse a visa or permit.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall apply with respect to any deter-
mination under section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(C)) made be-
fore, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN 
REVEALING BANS.—In determining whether to waive con-
fidentiality under section 222(f)(3) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State shall consider— 
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(1) information provided by the chairperson and 
ranking member of each of the appropriate congres-
sional committees; and 
(2) credible information obtained by other coun-
tries and nongovernmental organizations that mon-
itor corruption and human rights abuse. 
SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that includes, for the previous 
year— 
(1) a list of each individual that the Secretary 
of State determined was ineligible for an immigrant 
or nonimmigrant visa pursuant to subparagraph (C) 
of section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)); and 
(2) a list of each individual described in para-
graph (1), but for whom the Secretary of State de-
termined not to make public the identity of the indi-
vidual, and the grounds on which the determination 
of ineligibility was made. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each report required by 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The name of an alien to be 
included in the list required by subsection (a)(1) 
may be submitted in the classified annex authorized 
by paragraph (1) only if the President— 
(A) determines that it is vital for the na-
tional security interests of the United States to 
do so; 
(B) uses the annex in a manner consistent 
with congressional intent and the purposes of 
this Act; and 
(C) not later than 15 days before submit-
ting the name in a classified annex, provides to 
the appropriate congressional committees notice 
of, and a justification for, including the name 
in the classified annex. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The unclassified portion of 
the report required by subsection (a) shall be made 
available to the public, including through publication 
in the Federal Register. 
(2) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
CONFIDENTIALITY 
REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO VISA RECORDS.— 
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The President shall publish the list required by sub-
section (a)(1) without regard to the requirements of 
section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to confiden-
tiality of records pertaining to the issuance or re-
fusal of visas or permits to enter the United States. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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