,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aggh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself & ,ms4  
,velzquez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to m&ate tra9+ (   
memb]s ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice to protect !  
rights ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 9 !      
cu/ody ( =eign gov]nm5ts1 to d5y entry  
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( (ficials ( any   
=eign gov]nm5t1 includ+ _! imm$iate     
family memb]s1 :o commit or :o fail to  
rectify fundam5tal due process & human  
rights violations ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
citiz5s 9 ! cu/ody ( a =eign gov]nm5t1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice =          
,imprison$ ,am]icans ,ov]seas ,act (    
#bjac or ! ,jacob's ,law ( #bjac4  #b4  

,f9d+s2 ,s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,presid5t is requir$ "u section #bjja ( 
! ,revis$ ,/atutes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #agcb7 to dem& ! release 
( any citiz5 :o has be5 unju/ly depriv$ 
( 8 lib]ty by or "u ! au?ority ( any    
=eign gov]nm5t1 & to und]take           
appropriate means to obta9 ! release (  
su* citiz54  7#b7 ,9 a /atem5t submitt$ 
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !      
,s5ate on ,july #bg1 #bjaa1 =m]         
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,hill>y ,cl9ton /at$ t
 the ,/ate ,dep>tm5t has no great]      
responsibility ?an ! protection ( ,u4,s4
 citiz5s ov]seas--p>ticul>ly :5         
,am]icans f9d !mselves 9 ! cu/ody ( a   
=eign gov]nm5t1 fac+ an unfamili>1 & at 
times unfair1 legal sy/em44  7#c7 ,"s   
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 9 ! cu/ody ( a    
=eign gov]nm5t h be5 & cont9ue to be    
d5i$ fundam5tal due process & human     
rights "u bo? local & int]national law  
by =eign gov]nm5t (ficials4  7#d7 ,mr4  
,jacob ,o/rei*]1 :o 0 deta9$ 9 !        

notori\s ,palmasola prison 9 ,santa     
,cruz de la ,si]ra1 ,bolivia1 f ,june   
#d1 #bjaa1 until ,decemb] #ah1 #bjab1 & 
0 subsequ5tly plac$ "u h\se arre/1 is "o
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s :o curr5tly  
is endur+ multiple1 egregi\s1 & cont9u\s
 violations ( 8 fundam5tal due process &
 human rights "u bo? local &            
int]national law4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress
 ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t =eign       
gov]nm5t (ficials responsible =         
violations ( fundam5tal due process &   
human rights ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 9 !
 cu/ody ( a =eign gov]nm5t1 z well z    
imm$iate family memb]s ( su* (ficials1  
%\ld n h ! privilege ( travel+ to !     
,unit$ ,/ates :ile su* violations are   
occurr+4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate         
protection ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s      
abroad  7a7 ,tra9+ = ,=eign ,s]vice     
(fic]s ,subsection 7a7 ( section #gjc ( 
! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb      
,u4,s4,c4 #djbc7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 !   
fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y &    
ins]t+ 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y2 &  7#b7 by    

add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#b7 ,! pr(essional developm5t program  
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all include !
 foll[+3  7,a7 ,! protocol t memb]s ( ! 
,s]vice are to foll[ to protect ! human 
rights & due process rights ( ,unit$    
,/ates citiz5s :o are 9 ! cu/ody ( a    
=eign gov]nm5t & :o h notifi$ !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate t "o or m ( su* rights
 is be+ violat$4  7,b7 ,in=mation relat+
 to ! int]national human rights t may be
 relevant 9 ! case ( a ,unit$ ,/ates    
citiz5 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 includ+
 ! "r ( an individual *>g$ ) a crim9al  
(f5se to be presum$ innoc5t until prov5 
guilty accord+ to law z /at$ 9 !        
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &      
,political ,rights4  7,c7 ,! means by   
:i* a memb] ( ! ,s]vice assign$ to a new
 po/ 9 a =eign c\ntry w be in=m$ ( !    
legal rights ( a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 :o
 is 9 ! cu/ody ( ! gov]nm5t ( su* c\ntry
 pursuant to ! laws ( su* c\ntry4  4    
7b7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    

,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to
 ! appropriate congressional committees 
a report t describes ! implem5tation ( !
 new requirem5ts ( ! pr(essional        
developm5t program requir$ "u p>agraph  
7#b7 ( subsection 7a7 ( section #gjc ( !
 ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj1 z add$ by 
subsection 7a77#b7 ( ?is section4  #d4  
,d5ial ( entry into ! ,unit$ ,/ates (   
c]ta9 =eign gov]nm5t (ficials  7a7      
,d5ial ( entry ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may
 n issue any visa to1 & ! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security %all d5y entry to !   
,unit$ ,/ates (1 any =eign gov]nm5t     
(ficial id5tifi$ pursuant to subsection 
7d77#a77;,c7 or any imm$iate family     
memb]s ( su* (ficial4  7b7 ,p]man5t ban 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 if any
 ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 id5tifi$ pursuant 
to subsection 7d77#a77;,a7 dies f any   
cause :ile 9 ! cu/ody ( a =eign         
gov]nm5t1 ! gov]nm5t (ficials id5tifi$  
pursuant to subsection 7d77#a77;,c7 9   
relation to su* citiz5 & ! imm$iate     

family memb]s ( su* (ficials may n be   
issu$ any visa by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 &
 may n be admitt$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security1 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates at
 any "t on or aft] ! date ( ! dea? ( su*
 citiz54  7c7 ,curr5t visas revok$      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all revoke1 9        
accordance ) section #bba7;i7 ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 ! visa or o!r     
docum5tation ( any ali5 :o w\ld be      
ineligible to receive su* a visa or     
docum5tation "u subsection 7a7 or 7b7 ( 
?is section4  7d7 ,designation (        
inadmissible =eign (ficials  7#a7       
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 & e #ahj days !reaft] = five ye>s1 !   
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report t conta9s ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,an    
id5tification ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s :o
 are 9 ! cu/ody ( a =eign gov]nm5t & ^: 
fundam5tal due process or human rights  

pursuant to ! laws ( su* gov]nm5t or    
int]national /&>ds b9d+ on su* gov]nm5t 
are be+ violat$4  7,b7 ,an id5tification
 ( ! fundam5tal due process or human    
rights violations t are be+ committ$    
aga9/ ! citiz5s id5tifi$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a74  7,c7 ,a li/ ( ! gov]nm5t (ficials
 :o1 bas$ on cr$ible in=mation1 are     
responsible = ! violations (1 or are    
fail+ to fulfill _! (ficial             
responsibility to protect1 ! rights     
id5tifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 ( any citiz5
 id5tifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7     
,additional report+ requirem5t ,9 ! case
 ( ea* semi-annual report requir$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all 
include a li/ ( ! names & titles ( ^?   
gov]nm5t (ficials id5tifi$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,c7 ( su* p>agraph1 & ! names &       
relation%ips ( ! imm$iate family memb]s 
( su* (ficials :o 7 d5i$ a visa or entry
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates pursuant to         
subsection 7a7 or 7b71 or ^: visa 0     
revok$ pursuant to subsection 7c71 dur+ 
! imm$iately prec$+ #ahj-;day p]iod4    

7#c7 ,=m ,ea* report requir$ "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m4
  7#d7 ,exception = classifi$ annex ,!  
"n ( a p]son to be includ$ 9 ea* report 
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be submitt$
 9 a classifi$ annex only if !          
,presid5t--  7,a7 det]m9es t x is 9 !   
be/ int]e/ ( a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5     
id5tifi$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 ( 
su* p>agraph1 or t x is vital = !       
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to d s2  7,b7 uses ! annex 9 su* 
a mann] consi/5t ) congressional int5t &
 ! purposes ( ?is ,act2 &  7,c7 #ae days
 be=e submitt+ ! "n 9 a classifi$ annex1
 provides to ! appropriate congressional
 committees notice (1 & a ju/ification  
=1 includ+ or cont9u+ to include ea*    
p]son 9 su* a classifi$ annex despite   
any publicly available cr$ible in=mation
 indicat+ t ! gov]nm5t (ficial conc]n$  
is responsible = ! violations (1 or is  
fail+ to fulfill an (ficial             
responsibility to protect1 ! rights ( a 
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 id5tifi$ 9         

subp>agraph 7,a7 ( p>agraph 7#a74  7#e7 
,public availability ,! unclassifi$     
portion ( ! report requir$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all be made available to ! public 
& publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4  7e7      
,removal f report designation ,a        
gov]nm5t (ficial may be remov$ f ! li/s 
requir$ "u subsection 7d77#a77;,c7 if ! 
,presid5t det]m9es & reports to !       
appropriate congressional committees n  
less ?an #ae days be=e ! removal f any  
su* li/ ( su* gov]nm5tal (ficial t--    
7#a7 cr$ible in=mation exi/s t su*      
gov]nm5t (ficial is n responsible = !   
violations (1 or is fulfill+ any (ficial
 responsibility to protect1 ! rights    
id5tifi$ 9 subsection 7d77#a77;,b7 ( any
 ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 id5tifi$ 9        
subsection 7d77#a77;,a7 :o is 9 ! cu/ody
 ( a =eign gov]nm5t2 or  7#b7 su* citiz5
 has be5 releas$4  7f7 ,reque/s by      
,*airp]sons & ,rank+ ,memb]s (          
appropriate congressional committees    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft]
 receiv+ a writt5 reque/ f ! *airp]son &

 rank+ memb] ( "o ( ! appropriate       
congressional committees ) respect to   
:e!r a p]son meets ! crit]ia = be+      
includ$ on ! li/ requir$ "u subsection  
7d77#a77;,c71 ! ,presid5t %all transmit 
a response to ! *airp]son & rank+ memb] 
( ! committee :i* made ! reque/ )       
respect to ! /atus ( su* p]son4  7#b7   
,=m ,! ,presid5t may submit a response  
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 classifi$ =m 
if ! ,presid5t det]m9es t x is 9 ! be/  
int]e/ ( a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 id5tifi$
 pursuant to subsection 7d77#a77;,a71 or
 t x is necess>y = ! national security  
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to d s4  7#c7 
,removal ,if ! ,presid5t removes f ! li/
 requir$ "u subsection 7d77#a77;,c7 a   
p]son :o has be5 includ$ on su* li/ at !
 reque/ ( ! *airp]son & rank+ memb] ( "o
 ( ! appropriate congressional          
committees1 ! ,presid5t %all provide !  
*airp]son & rank+ memb] ) any in=mation 
t contribut$ to su* removal decision4 ,!
 ,presid5t may transmit su* in=mation 9 
classifi$ =m if ! ,presid5t det]m9es t  

su* is 9 ! be/ int]e/ ( a ,unit$ ,/ates 
citiz5 id5tifi$ pursuant to subsection  
7d77#a77;,a71 or t x is 9 ! national    
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7g7
 ,nonapplicability ( confid5tiality     
requirem5t ) respect to visa records ,! 
,presid5t %all publi% ! li/ requir$ "u  
subsection 7d77#a77;,c7 )\t reg>d to !  
requirem5ts ( section #bbb7;f7 ( !      
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abjb7;f77 ) respect to       
confid5tiality ( records p]ta9+ to !    
issuance or refusal ( visas or p]mits to
 ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #e4 ,prohibition
 on c]ta9 =eign assi/ance ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 no assi/ance may be
 provid$ to an ag5cy1 in/rum5tality1 or 
o!r entity ( a =eign gov]nm5t t1 bas$ on
 cr$ible in=mation1 is responsible = !  
violation (1 or is fail+ to fulfill a   
responsibility to protect1 ! rights     
id5tifi$ 9 section #d7;d77#a77;,b7 ( a  
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 id5tifi$ 9 section 
#d7;d77#a77;,a74  #f4 ,embassy website  
po/+s ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !      

website ( ! lead ,unit$ ,/ates          
diplomatic or consul> mission locat$ 9 a
 c\ntry :]e a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5      
id5tifi$ 9 section #d7;d77#a77;,a7 is 9 
! cu/ody ( a =eign gov]nm5t %\ld--  7#a7
 prom95tly indicate t ! fundam5tal due  
process or human rights ( su* citiz5 9 !
 cu/ody ( ! gov]nm5t ( su* c\ntry are   
be+ violat$1 &  7#b7 provide suffici5t  
details ab\t ! case ( su* citiz5 to al]t
 o!r ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s ( ! pot5tial 
dang]s ( visit+ su* c\ntry4  #g4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & !         
,committee on ,=eign ,relations & !     
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate4   
7#b7 ,imm$iate family memb]s ,! t]m     
imm$iate family memb]s means a sp\se1   
daught] or son reg>dless ( age1 p>5t1   
bro!r1 si/]1 & fianc or fiance4  7#c7   
,int]national /&>ds ,! t]m int]national 

/&>ds means /&>ds specifi$ 9            
int]national agreem5ts to :i* ! c\ntry  
conc]n$ is a p>ty1 tak+ into acc\nt any 
applicable res]vations4  7#d7 ,9 !      
cu/ody ( a =eign gov]nm5t ,! t]m 9 !    
cu/ody ( a =eign gov]nm5t means to be   
inc>c]at$1 "u h\se arre/1 or o!rwise    
depriv$ ( "o's lib]ty1 includ+ ?r\gh !  
refusal ( p]mission to leave ! c\ntry   
conc]n$1 by ! gov]nm5t ( su* c\ntry4