Sec. 3. Revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals who are members of foreign terrorist organizations
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The Act entitled An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes , approved July 3, 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), which is commonly known as the Passport Act of 1926 , is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of State may not issue a passport or passport card to any individual whom the Secretary has determined, by a preponderance of the evidence— is serving in, or is attempting to serve in, an organization designated by the Secretary as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ); and is a threat to the national security interest of the United States.
The Secretary of State shall revoke a passport or passport card previously issued to any individual described in paragraph (1). Any person who, in accordance with this section, is denied issuance of a passport or passport card by the Secretary of State, or whose passport or passport card is revoked or otherwise restricted by the Secretary of State, may request a due process hearing, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, not later than 60 days after receiving such notice of such nonissuance, revocation, or restriction.
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may— issue a passport or passport card to an individual described in subsection (a)(1); or refuse to revoke a passport or passport card of an individual described in subsection (a)(1), if the Secretary finds that such issuance or refusal to revoke is in the national security interest of the United States. .
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Revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals who are members of foreign terrorist organizations
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