I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2020 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to include foreign terrorist organiza-
tions as enemies of the United States for purposes of treason, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2015 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. VARGAS, and Mrs. DAVIS of California) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to include foreign 
terrorist organizations as enemies of the United States 
for purposes of treason, 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 ‘‘Treason and Passport 
Revocation Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREASON. 
Section 2381 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(a) Whoever’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, an organization 
that the Secretary of State has designated as a foreign 
terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) shall be consid-
ered an enemy of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 3. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS AND PASS-
PORT CARDS TO INDIVIDUALS AFFILIATED 
WITH FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regulate the issue and 
validity of passports, and for other purposes’’, approved 
July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known 
as the ‘‘Passport Act of 1926’’, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT AND 
PASSPORT CARD. 
‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—Except as provided under 
subsection (b), the Secretary of State may not issue 
a passport or passport card to any individual whom 
the Secretary has determined is a member of or is 
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otherwise affiliated with an organization the Sec-
retary has designated as a foreign terrorist organiza-
tion pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall revoke a passport or passport card previously 
issued to any individual described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SITUA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State may issue a passport or passport 
card, in emergency circumstances or for humani-
tarian reasons, to an individual described in para-
graph (1) of such subsection. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
FOR
RETURN
TO
UNITED 
STATES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the 
Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 
‘‘(A) limit a previously issued passport or 
passport card only for return travel to the 
United States; or 
‘‘(B) issue a limited passport or passport 
card that only permits return travel to the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—If the Secretary of State issues or 
limits a passport or passport card under subsection (b), 
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the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after such 
issuance or limitation, submit to Congress a report on 
such issuance or limitation, as the case may be.’’. 
Æ 
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