S.Amdt. 2595

SA 2595. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. BARRING CITIZENS OF IRAN FROM SEEKING EDUCATION
RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR AND ENERGY SECTORS.

(a) In General.--Section 501(a) of the Iran Threat
Reduction and Syrian Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.
8771(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Visa denial.--The Secretary of State shall deny a
visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude
from the United States, any alien who is a citizen of Iran if
the Secretary of State determines that such alien seeks to
enter the United States to participate in coursework at an
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) to
prepare the alien for a career in--
``(A) the energy sector of Iran; or
``(B) nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a related
field in Iran.
``(2) Status termination.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall terminate the status and work authorization,
and revoke any petition of, any alien who is a citizen of
Iran if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines such
alien has changed his or her program or course of study after
admission to the United States to a field that would prepare
the alien for a career in the energy sector, nuclear science,
nuclear engineering, or a related field in Iran. Any change,
or attempted change, in a course of study prohibited under
this paragraph constitutes a failure to maintain nonimmigrant
status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101 et seq.).''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to--
(1) all visa applications filed on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(2) the status of any alien who has been admitted as a
nonimmigrant academic, vocational, or exchange student under
subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)),
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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