S.Amdt. 1501

SA 1501. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1388 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and
Mr. Schumer) and intended to be proposed 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. __. SCRUTINY OF VISAS FOR CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
MEMBERS.

(a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(3)(D) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(D)) is
amended--
(1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``Immigrant
membership'' and inserting ``Membership''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(v) Prohibition on issuance of certain visas to members
of the chinese communist party.--An alien who is or has been
a member of or affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party--

``(I) is inadmissible; and
``(II) shall not be issued a visa as a nonimmigrant
described in section 101(a)(15)(B).''.

(b) Applications for Visa Extensions.--With respect to
applications to extend visas issued to nonimmigrants
described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)) through enrollment
in the Electronic Visa Update System or any successor
system--
(1) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
shall ensure that such system has a functionality for
determining whether an applicant is a covered alien; and
(2) in the case of an applicant determined to be a covered
alien, the applicant's request for enrollment shall be
denied.
(c) Cancellation of Visas Authorized.--
(1) In general.--On encountering a covered alien who is in
possession of a valid, unexpired visa issued under section
101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection shall cancel such visa.
(2) Role of bureau of consular affairs.--Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs shall--
(A) cancel all nonimmigrant visas issued to covered aliens
under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)); and
(B) update the Consular Consolidated Database and the
Consular Lookout and Support System to reflect such
cancellations.
(3) Remedy.--The sole legal remedy available to an alien
whose visa has been cancelled under this subsection shall be
to submit a new application for a visa in accordance with the
procedures established by the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
(d) Definition of Covered Alien.--In this section, the term
``covered alien'' means an alien who is or has been a member
of or affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.
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