S.Amdt. 1456

SA 1456. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Schumer)
to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make
certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive
reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans
Community Care program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. INELIGIBILITY FOR IMMIGRATION BENEFITS OF ALIENS WHO
CARRIED OUT, PARTICIPATED IN, PLANNED,
FINANCED, SUPPORTED, OR OTHERWISE FACILITATED
ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``No
Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act''.
(b) Participants in Hamas Terrorism Against Israel.--
Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter following
subclause (IX)--
(A) by inserting ``Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or Hamas''
after ``Palestine Liberation Organization''; and
(B) by inserting ``member,'' after ``representative,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) Participants in hamas terrorism against israel.--Any
alien who carried out, participated in, planned, financed,
afforded material support to, or otherwise facilitated any of
the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas beginning on
October 7, 2023, is inadmissible.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is
amended by striking ``subparagraph (B) or (F)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (B), (F), or (H)''.
(d) Ineligibility for Relief.--Section 241(b)(3) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Ineligibility for relief.--Any alien who carried out,
participated in, planned, financed, afforded material support
to, or otherwise facilitated any of the attacks against
Israel initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023, shall
be ineligible for any relief under the immigration laws,
including under this section, section 208, and section 2242
of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (and any regulations issued pursuant
to such section).''.
(e) Report Required on Participants in Hamas Terrorism
Against Israel.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to
Congress that identifies the number of aliens who, during the
period covered by the report--
(1) were found to be inadmissible under section
212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3)(H)); or
(2) were found to be removable pursuant to section
237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1227(a)(4)(B)).
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