S.Amdt. 2448
What it does: Adds SEC. __. NATIONAL SECURITY SCREENING SYSTEM FOR ALIENS FROM HIGH RISK COUNTRIES wherever appropriate
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 22
Adds SEC. __. NATIONAL SECURITY SCREENING SYSTEM FOR ALIENS FROM HIGH RISK COUNTRIES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. NATIONAL SECURITY SCREENING SYSTEM FOR ALIENS FROM HIGH RISK COUNTRIES.
Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:
Inserted: (1) Covered alien.--The term "covered alien" means an alien who is seeking entry or who has entered the United States under any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) and who is a national of a following country:
Inserted: (A) Afghanistan.
Inserted: (B) Algeria.
Inserted: (C) Bahrain.
Inserted: (D) Bangladesh.
Inserted: (E) Egypt.
Inserted: (F) Eritrea.
Inserted: (G) Indonesia.
Inserted: (H) Iran.
Inserted: (I) Iraq.
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Inserted: (J) Jordan.
Inserted: (K) Kuwait.
Inserted: (L) Lebanon.
Inserted: (M) Libya.
Inserted: (N) Morocco.
Inserted: (O) Nigeria.
Inserted: (P) North Korea.
Inserted: (Q) Oman.
Inserted: (R) Palestinian Territories.
Inserted: (S) Pakistan.
Inserted: (T) Qatar.
Inserted: (U) Russia.
Inserted: (V) Saudi Arabia.
Inserted: (W) Somalia.
Inserted: (X) Sudan.
Inserted: (Y) Syria.
Inserted: (Z) Tunisia.
Inserted: (AA) United Arab Emirates.
Inserted: (BB) Yemen.
Inserted: (2) Department.--The term "Department" means the Department of Homeland Security.
Inserted: (3) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Inserted: (4) System.--The term "System" means the National Security Screening System established under subsection (b).
Inserted: (b) High Risk National Security Screening System.--
Inserted: (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a National Security Screening System.
Inserted: (2) Information.--The System shall include information about each covered alien in the United States.
Inserted: (3) Registration.--The Secretary shall notify each covered alien who is a new applicant that the covered alien, not later than 30 days prior to entering the United States, shall--
Inserted: (A) register with the System, as part of the visa application or other entry process; and
Inserted: (B) be interviewed and fingerprinted by an official of the Department.
Inserted: (4) Background check.--The Secretary shall perform a background check on each covered alien to ensure that such alien does not present a national security risk to the United States.
Inserted: (5) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall establish a procedure for monitoring the status of each covered alien in the United States in relation to matters of national security.
Inserted: (c) Prohibition on Entry.--No covered alien may enter the United States until after the date that the Secretary certifies to Congress that the System is fully implemented.
Inserted: (d) Reports.--
Inserted: (1) Certification and national security report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that--
Inserted: (A) certifies that the System has been implemented; and
Inserted: (B) describes the specific steps that have been taken to prevent national security failures in screening out terrorists from using visas to gain entry into the United States.
Inserted: (2) Annual report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report that--
Inserted: (A) describes the effectiveness with which the Department is screening covered aliens through the System;
Inserted: (B) indicates whether the System has been implemented in an appropriate manner and does not result in the deportation of individuals with no reasonable link to a national security threat or perceived threat; and
Inserted: (C) contains--
Inserted: (i) the number of individuals screened and registered under the System during the previous year, broken down by country of nationality;
Inserted: (ii) the number of individuals deported during the past year as a result of information gathered during the interviews and background checks conducted pursuant to section 3, broken down by country of nationality; and
Inserted: (iii) the number of individuals denied entry to the United States based on a national security determination reached through the System.
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SA 2448. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. NATIONAL SECURITY SCREENING SYSTEM FOR ALIENS FROM HIGH RISK COUNTRIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered alien.--The term “covered alien” means an alien who is seeking entry or who has entered the United States under any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) and who is a national of a following country:
(A) Afghanistan.
(B) Algeria.
(C) Bahrain.
(D) Bangladesh.
(E) Egypt.
(F) Eritrea.
(G) Indonesia.
(H) Iran.
(I) Iraq.
(J) Jordan.
(K) Kuwait.
(L) Lebanon.
(M) Libya.
(N) Morocco.
(O) Nigeria.
(P) North Korea.
(Q) Oman.
(R) Palestinian Territories.
(S) Pakistan.
(T) Qatar.
(U) Russia.
(V) Saudi Arabia.
(W) Somalia.
(X) Sudan.
(Y) Syria.
(Z) Tunisia.
(AA) United Arab Emirates.
(BB) Yemen.
(2) Department.--The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security.
(3) Secretary.--The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(4) System.--The term “System” means the National Security Screening System established under subsection (b).
(b) High Risk National Security Screening System.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a National Security Screening System.
(2) Information.--The System shall include information about each covered alien in the United States.
(3) Registration.--The Secretary shall notify each covered alien who is a new applicant that the covered alien, not later than 30 days prior to entering the United States, shall--
(A) register with the System, as part of the visa application or other entry process; and
(B) be interviewed and fingerprinted by an official of the Department.
(4) Background check.--The Secretary shall perform a background check on each covered alien to ensure that such alien does not present a national security risk to the United States.
(5) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall establish a procedure for monitoring the status of each covered alien in the United States in relation to matters of national security.
(c) Prohibition on Entry.--No covered alien may enter the United States until after the date that the Secretary certifies to Congress that the System is fully implemented.
(d) Reports.--
(1) Certification and national security report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that--
(A) certifies that the System has been implemented; and
(B) describes the specific steps that have been taken to prevent national security failures in screening out terrorists from using visas to gain entry into the United States.
(2) Annual report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report that--
(A) describes the effectiveness with which the Department is screening covered aliens through the System;
(B) indicates whether the System has been implemented in an appropriate manner and does not result in the deportation of individuals with no reasonable link to a national security threat or perceived threat; and
(C) contains--
(i) the number of individuals screened and registered under the System during the previous year, broken down by country of nationality;
(ii) the number of individuals deported during the past year as a result of information gathered during the interviews and background checks conducted pursuant to section 3, broken down by country of nationality; and
(iii) the number of individuals denied entry to the United States based on a national security determination reached through the System.
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