To remove the Kosovo Liberation Army from treatment as a terrorist organization, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-2203
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2015-05-01
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Europe

Immigration status and procedures

Kosovo

Political movements and philosophies

Political parties and affiliation

Terrorism

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Declares that the Kosovo Liberation Army shall not be considered a terrorist organization under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), unless the Secretary of State decides otherwise in the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion.</p> <p> Amends INA to make terrorist activity-related inadmissibility criteria inapplicable to an alien's activities undertaken in association with the Kosovo Liberation Army if the alien: </p> <ul> <li>is applying for a nonimmigrant visa, unless a consular officer knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the alien poses a threat to U.S. security, or believes that the visa should not be issued; or </li> <li>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 Secretary of Homeland Security knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, that the alien poses a threat to U.S. security, or otherwise believes that the alien should not be admitted to the United States or granted nonimmigrant status.</li> </ul> <p>Authorizes the Secretary of State to suspend such prohibition on a case-by-case basis.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2203 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.

1. Treatment of the Kosovo Liberation Army under the Immigration and Nationality 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 defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) )) for purposes of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(3)(B) of such Act. (2) Exception The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, or the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may suspend the application of paragraph (1) in such Secretary’s sole and unreviewable discretion. (b) Relief regarding admissibility of nonimmigrant aliens associated with the Kosovo Liberation Army (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B) ) shall not apply to an alien in connection with the alien’s activities 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 officer— (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 discretion 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 Secretary 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 discretion of the Secretary and based on the totality 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 Security and the Attorney General, or the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may suspend the application of paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis in such Secretary’s sole and unreviewable discretion. (3) Consultation requirement The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement this subsection in consultation with the Attorney General. (4) Construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to alter an alien’s burden of demonstrating admissibility under the immigration laws of the United States.