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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 688 (Engrossed in Senate) — To combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally. · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Visa sanctions for foreign persons

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A foreign person is described in this subsection if the foreign person is the owner or beneficial owner of a vessel on the IUU vessel list developed under section 608(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826i(c) ). A foreign person described in subsection
(a)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 other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ). The visa or other entry documentation of a foreign person described in subsection
(a)shall be revoked, regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. A revocation under subparagraph
(A)shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(i) )— take effect; and cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the person’s possession. The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign person if doing so is in the national interest of the United States. This section shall not apply with respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq. ) or any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States. Sanctions under subsection
(b)shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the United States if such admission is necessary to comply with the obligations of the United States under 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 the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other international obligations. Sanctions under subsection
(b)shall not apply with respect to a person providing provisions to a vessel identified under section 608(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826i ) if such provisions are intended for the safety and care of the crew aboard the vessel, or the maintenance of the vessel to avoid any environmental or other significant damage. Sanctions under subsection
(b)shall not apply with respect to a person described in subsection (a), if such person was listed as the owner of a vessel described in that subsection through the use of force, threats of force, fraud, or coercion. In this section: The terms admission , admitted , alien , and lawfully admitted for permanent residence have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 ). The term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a United States person. The term United States person means— a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or any person in the United States.
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