,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjag,mr4 ,barletta introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to penalize aliens who
 overstay their visas1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,visa ,overstay     
,enforcement ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,visa  
overstays criminalized  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
is amended by inserting after section   
#bgd;,d the following3  #bgd;,e4 ,visa  
overstays  7a7 ,in general ,except as   
provided in subsection 7b71 any alien   
who remains in the ,united ,states for  
any period of time after the date on    
which any visa or status under which the
 alien is lawfully present has expired  
shall-- 7#a7 for the first commission of
 any such offense1 be fined under title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or          

imprisoned no more than #f months1 or   
both2 and  7#b7 for a subsequent        
commission of any such offense1 be fined
 under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 or imprisoned not more than #b years1  
or both4  7b7 ,exception ,if the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
determines on an individual case-by-case
 basis that1 because of reasons of a    
medical necessity1 public safety1 or    
national security1 the alien violated   
subsection 7a71 the alien shall not be  
subject to the penalties under          
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,limitation on     
reentry  7#a7 ,first offenders ,any     
alien convicted of a violation of       
subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 may not be    
admitted to the ,united ,states for a   
period of #e years1 beginning on the    
date of the conviction2 and  7,b7 may   
not be granted a visa for a period of   
#aj years1 beginning on the date of the 
conviction4  7#b7 ,subsequent offenses  
,any alien convicted of a violation of  
subsection 7a77#b7--  7,a7 may not be   

admitted to the ,united ,states2 and    
7,b7 may not be granted a visa4  7d7    
,disclosure of penalties ,in the case of
 any application or petition by or on   
behalf of an alien for admission to the 
,united ,states1 the ,secretary of      
,state or the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security shall provide the alien with  
notice of the penalties under this      
section and section #bge on receipt of  
the application or petition1 and again  
at the time of admission4  4  7b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act is amended by         
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bgd;,d the following3  #bgd;,e4
 ,visa overstays4  4