Sec. 108. Countering malign business practices
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Congress makes the following findings: China has demonstrated a pattern of exploiting international norms and domestic laws in foreign states to its benefit, while ignoring such laws and norms when they interfere with China’s perceived national interests. China has demonstrated a pattern of bribing foreign government officials to ensure that it receives favorable terms on infrastructure deals and overstates the benefits or underplays the risks of proposed infrastructure projects.
An alien described in this subsection is an alien whom the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of either Secretary) knows, or has reason to believe, is engaging or has engaged in acts of significant corruption in a country in Latin America or the Caribbean with representatives of, or on behalf of, the Government of China, a Chinese state-owned entity, or a Chinese private sector entity. An alien described in subsection
(b)is— 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 benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). An alien described in subsection
(b)is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. A revocation under paragraph (1)— shall take effect immediately; and shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession. Sanctions under subsections
(c)and
(d)shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary— to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations; or to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the United States. The President may waive the application of this section with respect to an alien if the President— determines that such a waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and submits a notice of, and justification for, such waiver to the appropriate congressional committees.
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