,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjae ,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,flake7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to permit the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security to search open      
source information to determine if an   
alien is inadmissible to the ,united    
,states and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the #bast ,century ,visa ,vetting ,act 4
  #b4 ,authority to search open source  
information related to aliens applying  
for admission to the ,united ,states    
7a7 ,authority ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law or regulation1   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
may search open source information1     
including ,internet sites and social    
media postings1 of an alien who applies 
for a visa to enter the ,united ,states 
to determine if the alien is            

inadmissible under section #bab of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb74  7b7 ,effective date  
,this section shall take effect on the  
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
apply to any alien who applies for a    
visa on or after that date4