,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjaf,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide penalties for countries that    
systematically and unreasonably refuse  
or delay repatriation of certain        
nationals and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,remedies for ,refusal of           
,repatriation ,act4  #b4 ,definitions   
,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,appropriate       
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations of the ,senate2  7,b7 the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
7,c7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of
 the ,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on   
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      

,representatives2  7,e7 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives2 and  7,f7 the         
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,crime
 of violence ,the term crime of violence
 has the meaning given that term in     
section #af of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,felony ,the term  
felony means-- 7,a7 a crime classified  
as a felony in the convicting           
jurisdiction1 excluding ,state or local 
offenses for which an essential element 
was the alien's immigration status2 or  
7,b7 in the case of an offense under    
section #bgf of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbf71 
or other immigration-related offense    
that the ,secretary may designate by    
regulation1 an offense for which the    
term of imprisonment imposed on the     
defendant exceeded #a year4  #c4        
,remedies for systematic refusal of     
repatriation  7a7 ,criteria for         
systematic refusal or delay ,not later  

than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall establish  
procedures for determining whether the  
government of a foreign country         
systematically and unreasonably refuses 
or delays the repatriation of nationals 
of such country who--  7#a7 have been   
ordered deported by the ,united ,states2
 and  7#b7 7,a7 have been convicted of a
 felony2  7,b7 have been convicted of a 
crime of violence2 or  7,c7 are a threat
 to national security or public safety4 
7b7 ,requirements for inclusion on      
refusal or delay list ,a country shall  
be deemed to systematically and         
unreasonably refuse or delay the        
repatriation of its nationals if--  7#a7
 the country refuses-- 7,a7 to          
repatriate an individual described in   
subsection 7a7 who has been ordered     
deported to such country by the ,united 
,states2 and  7,b7 7i7 to secure and    
analyze all documents within its control
 that could tend to identify the        

nationality of such individual2 or  7ii7
 to ensure that a government official   
capable of determining that such        
individual is a national of such country
 interviews such individual and1 if     
additional evidence is needed1 such     
individual's family2 or  7#b7 other     
factors indicate that the country       
systematically and unreasonably refuses 
or delays the repatriation of nationals 
of such country who are described in    
subsection 7a7 and have been ordered    
deported to such country by the ,united 
,states4  7c7 ,notification requirements
 ,upon determining that a country       
systematically and unreasonably refuses 
or delays repatriation of its citizens--
  7#a7 the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security shall notify the ,secretary of
 ,state of such determination in writing
 not later than #e days after such      
determination2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary 
of ,state and the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security shall-- 7,a7 meet   
concurrently with representatives of the

 foreign government in the ,united      
,states and in the foreign country about
 such determination2 and  7,b7 notify   
such representatives that the ,united   
,states may deny visas to nationals of  
such country4  7d7 ,discontinuance of   
visas ,except as provided under         
subsection 7e71 if a country described  
in subsection 7c7 continues to          
systematically and unreasonably refuse  
or delay the repatriation of its        
nationals described in subsection 7a7   
after receiving notification under      
subsection 7c77#b77;,b7--  7#a7 the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
notify the ,secretary of ,state that the
 country meets the criteria described in
 section #bdc7;d7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abec7;d772 and  7#b7 the ,secretary of 
,state shall discontinue the issuance of
 visas in accordance with such section4 
7e7 ,exception ,if the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security determines that it  
is not in the interests of the ,united  

,states to discontinue the issuance of  
visas to nationals of a country         
described in subsection 7d71 the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report documenting the      
reasons for such determination4  7f7    
,public dissemination of information    
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
and the ,secretary of ,state shall list 
countries that systematically and       
unreasonably refuse or delay            
repatriation of their citizens described
 in subsection 7a7 on the websites of   
their respective departments4  7g7      
,reports to ,congress ,not later than   
,march #a of each year1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security and the          
,secretary of ,state shall jointly      
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report that--  7#a7         
identifies the countries that met the   
criteria developed pursuant to          
subsection 7a7 in the previous calendar 
year2  7#b7 describes the actions taken 

by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security
 and the ,secretary of ,state after     
determining that a country met the      
criteria developed pursuant to          
subsection 7a72  7#c7 identifies the    
countries included in the notifications 
described in subsections 7c7 and 7d7 and
 the actions taken by the ,secretary of 
,state as a result of such              
notifications2  7#d7 identifies the     
countries that do not meet the criteria 
described in subsection 7b71 but have   
refused or delayed the repatriation of  
their citizens2 and  7#e7 describes the 
actions taken by the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security and the ,secretary  
of ,state with respect to the countries 
described in paragraph 7#d74