Sec. 1. Certain aliens ineligible for visa waiver program
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Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: An alien who was present in a country described in paragraph
(2)during the 5-year period preceding the alien’s application for admission may not be admitted under the program. A country described in this paragraph is— a country that is designated by the Secretary of State under section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 ( 50 U.S.C. 2405 ) (as continued in effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. )), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 ), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 ), or any other provision of law, as a country, the government of which has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, or Nigeria; or any other country determined appropriate by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence. .
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U.S. Code
- Visa waiver program for certain visitors§ 1187
- Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation§ 2405
- Unusual and extraordinary threat; declaration of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities§ 1701
- Transactions with countries supporting acts of international terrorism§ 2780
- Prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism§ 2371
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