,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4  
,courtney 7for himself and ,mr4         
,woodall7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide penalties for countries that    
systematically and unreasonably refuse  
or delay repatriation of certain        
nationals1 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 ,federal 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 removed from 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 removed            
notwithstanding the designation of such 
country as the place to which the       
individual is to be removed by the      
,united ,states under section #bda7;b7  
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abca7;b772 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 removed to such country by 
the ,united ,states4  7c7 ,notification 
requirements ,upon determining that a   

country systematically and unreasonably 
refuses or delays repatriation of its   
nationals--  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 discontinue issuance of visas to   
nationals of such country under section 
#bdc7;d7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abec7;d774  7d7 ,discontinuance of     
visas ,in furtherance of section        
#bdc7;d7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abec7  
and 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 nationals         
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 nationals2 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