Title: A bill to prohibit the suspension or limitation of the admission to the United States of au pairs for military families during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill limits the application of a June 22, 2020, presidential proclamation that suspended the entry of certain classes of aliens.
Specifically, if an alien is entering the United States on a J-1 visa to provide childcare for a member of the Armed Forces through an au pair program, the proclamation shall not bar such an alien's entry unless the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and Department of State jointly issue a written justification for the bar.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4842 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4842

To prohibit the suspension or limitation of the admission to the United 
States of au pairs for military families during the COVID-19 pandemic, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 21 (legislative day, October 19), 2020

 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the suspension or limitation of the admission to the United 
States of au pairs for military families during the COVID-19 pandemic, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADMISSION OF AU PAIRS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES DURING COVID-19 
              PANDEMIC.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), with respect 
to the admission to the United States of aliens described in section 
101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(J)) pursuant to J-1 visas to provide childcare for members 
of the armed forces (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United 
States Code) through au pair programs, Presidential Proclamation 10052 
(85 Fed. Reg. 38263; relating to suspension of entry of immigrants who 
present a risk to the United States labor market during the economic 
recovery following the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak) shall have no 
force or effect.
    (b) Exception.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
        only deny admission to an alien described in subsection (a) 
        pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 10052 (85 Fed. Reg. 
        38263) with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretary of State.
            (2) Written justification.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State 
        shall jointly issue a written justification for any denial of 
        admission under paragraph (1).
            (3) Report.--Not less frequently than monthly, the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a 
        report on denials of admission under paragraph (1), including 
        the number of such denials during the preceding month and each 
        written justification issued under paragraph (2) during such 
        period.
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