Sec. 4. Imposition of visa sanctions
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An alien who the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or has reason to believe, has committed or facilitated the trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs may be determined to be— removable from the United States; inadmissible to the United States; ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
The Secretary of State shall report the names of persons who have been convicted of an offense under section 301 of the National Organ Transplant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274e ) to foreign ministries for future consideration regarding the issuance of visas to such persons. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through 2026, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive report that includes the following information:
A description of the sources, practices, methods, facilitators, and recipients of trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs during the period covered by each such report. A description of activities undertaken by the Department of State, either unilaterally or in cooperation with other countries, to address and prevent trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs. A description of activities undertaken by countries to address and prevent trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs.
The reports required under subsection
(a)shall include the collection and organization of data from human rights officers at United States diplomatic and consular posts on host country laws against trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, including enforcement of such laws, or any instances of violations of such laws. The reports required under subsection
(a)may include the following: Information provided in meetings with host country officials. Information provided through cooperation with United Nations or World Health Organization agencies. Communications and reports provided by nongovernmental organizations working on the issue of trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs. Any other reports or information sources the Secretary of State determines to be necessary and appropriate. The reports required under subsection
(a)shall be deemed to satisfy the reporting requirements relating to trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7107(b) ).
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