Sec. 16. Visa ban on researchers affiliated with the PLA
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish a list identifying the research, engineering, and scientific institutions that the Secretary of Homeland Security determines are affiliated with, or funded by, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. The list published under paragraph
(1)shall be unclassified and publicly accessible, but may include a classified annex. Except as provided in subsections
(d)and (e), the Secretary of State may not issue a visa under subparagraph
(F)or
(J)of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ), and the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit, parole into the United States, or otherwise provide nonimmigrant status under such subparagraphs, to any alien who is, or has previously been, employed, sponsored, or funded by any entity identified on the most recently published list under subsection (a). Before issuing a visa described in subsection
(b)to a national of China, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, a consular officer, or a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer shall ask the alien seeking such visa if the alien is, or has previously been, employed, funded, or otherwise sponsored by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army or any of the affiliated institutions identified on the most recently published list under subsection (a). Subsection
(b)shall not apply to an individual if admitting the individual to the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, and other applicable international obligations. The President, or a designee of the President, may waive subsection
(b)if the President or such designee certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States.
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