,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,duncan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4    
,brooks ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4  
,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,posey1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 & ,mr4 ,web] (    
,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act to p5alize ali5s :o   
ov]/ay _! visas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,visa ,ov]/ay ,en=cem5t ,act ( #bjai4   
#b4 ,visa ov]/ays crim9aliz$  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section    
#bgd;,d ! foll[+3  #bgd;,e4 ,visa       
ov]/ays  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 
9 subsection 7b71 any ali5 :o rema9s 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates = any p]iod ( "t aft] !  
date on :i* any visa or /atus "u :i* !  
ali5 is lawfully pres5t has expir$      
%all--  7#a7 = ! fir/ commission ( any  
su* (f5se1 be f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$  

,/ates ,code1 or imprison$ no m ?an #f  
mon?s1 or bo?2 &  7#b7 = a subsequ5t    
commission ( any su* (f5se1 be f9$ "u   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or      
imprison$ n m ?an #b ye>s1 or bo?4  7b7 
,exception ,if ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security det]m9es on an individual     
case-by-case basis t1 because ( reasons 
( a m$ical necessity1 public safety1 or 
national security1 ! ali5 violat$       
subsection 7a71 ! ali5 %all n be subject
 to ! p5alties "u subsection 7a74  7c7  
,limitation on re5try  7#a7 ,fir/ (f5d]s
 ,any ali5 convict$ ( a violation (     
subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 may n be      
admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = a p]iod (  
#e ye>s1 beg9n+ on ! date ( !           
conviction2 &  7,b7 may n be grant$ a   
visa = a p]iod ( #aj ye>s1 beg9n+ on !  
date ( ! conviction4  7#b7 ,subsequ5t   
(f5ses ,any ali5 convict$ ( a violation 
( subsection 7a77#b7--  7,a7 may n be   
admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 may 
n be grant$ a visa4  7d7 ,disclosure (  
p5alties ,9 ! case ( any application or 

petition by or on behalf ( an ali5 =    
admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate or ! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security %all provide ! ali5 ) 
notice ( ! p5alties "u ?is section &    
section #bge on receipt ( ! application 
or petition1 & aga9 at ! "t ( admission4
  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (    
cont5ts ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality 
,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item     
relat+ to section #bgd;,d ! foll[+3     
#bgd;,e4 ,visa ov]/ays4  4