Sec. 2226. INADMISSIBILITY OF ANY ALIEN SUPPORTING AN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTOR
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## SEC. 2226 INADMISSIBILITY OF ANY ALIEN SUPPORTING AN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTOR ###
(a)Amendment of Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)) is amended by striking clause
(ii)and inserting the following: > > ###### “(ii) Aliens supporting abductors and relatives of abductors > > Any alien who— > > > ###### “(I) > > is known by the Secretary of State to have intentionally assisted an alien in the conduct described in clause (i), > > > ###### “(II) > > is known by the Secretary of State to be intentionally providing material support or safe haven to an alien described in clause (i), or > > > ###### “(III) > > is a spouse (other than the spouse who is the parent of the abducted child), child (other than the abducted child), parent, sibling, or agent of an alien described in clause (i), if such person has been designated by the Secretary of State at the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion, is inadmissible until the child described in clause
(i)is surrendered to the person granted custody by the order described in that clause, and such person and child are permitted to return to the United States or such person's place of residence. > > > ###### “(iii) Exceptions > > Clauses
(i)and
(ii)shall not apply— > > > ###### “(I) > > to a government official of the United States who is acting within the scope of his or her official duties; > > > ###### “(II) > > to a government official of any foreign government if the official has been designated by the Secretary of State at the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion; or > > > ###### “(III) > > so long as the child is located in a foreign state that is a party to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on October 25, 1980.” > . ###
(b)Effective Date The amendment made by subsection
(a)shall apply to aliens seeking admission to the United States on or after the date of enactment of this Act. ## CHAPTER 3 REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ### subchapter A Authorization of Appropriations
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Sec. 2226
INADMISSIBILITY OF ANY ALIEN SUPPORTING AN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTOR
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