§ 2723. Denial of visas
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(a)Report to Congress
(1)Denial of visas The Secretary shall report, on a timely basis, to the appropriate committees of the Congress each time a consular post denies a visa on the grounds of terrorist activities or foreign policy. Such report shall set forth the name and nationality of each such person and a factual statement of the basis for such denial.
(2)Visa issuance to inadmissible aliens The Secretary shall, on a semiannual basis, submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report describing every instance during the period covered by the report in which a consular post or the Visa Office of the Department of State issued an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa to an alien who is inadmissible to the United States based upon terrorist activity or failed to object to the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa to an alien notwithstanding any such ground of inadmissibility. The report shall set forth the name and nationality of the alien, the issuing post, and a brief factual statement of the basis for issuance of the visa or the failure to object. The report may be submitted in classified or unclassified form.
(b)Limitation Information contained in such report may be classified to the extent necessary and shall protect intelligence sources and methods.
(c)Appropriate committees For the purposes of this section the term “appropriate committees of the Congress” means the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 51, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 127(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 660; amended Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title II, § 231, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1372.)
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- Public Law 107–296To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes
- Public Law 107–228To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2003, to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes
- Public Law 102–138To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for the Department of State, and for other purposes
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- Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841
- Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 127(a)
- 105 Stat. 660
- Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title II, § 231
- 116 Stat. 1372
- Pub. L. 107–228
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ActAug. 1, 1956, ch. 841
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 127(a)
Stat.105 Stat. 660
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title II, § 231
Stat.116 Stat. 1372
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