,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjai,mr4 
,cohen 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south       
,carolina1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4     
,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,curtis7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
allow the ,secretary of ,state to make  
available to the public records         
pertaining to the refusal of a visa or  
permit based on an alien's involvement  
in a violation of human rights or acts  
of significant corruption1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,kleptocrat         
,exposure ,act4  #b4 ,limiting          
confidentiality of records  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #bbb7;f7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abjb7;f77 is amended--  7#a7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking the      

period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71
 by striking the period at the end and  
inserting the following3 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 records pertaining to the refusal
 of a visa or permit of an individual   
alien1 or any member of the individual  
alien's immediate family who has        
attained #ah years of age1 may be made  
available to the public at the          
discretion of the ,secretary of ,state  
in the case that such refusal is based  
on credible evidence that--  7,a7 the   
individual alien is responsible for     
extrajudicial killings1 torture1 or     
other gross violations of               
internationally recognized human rights 
7as such term is defined in section     
#ejb;,b7d7 of the ,foreign ,assistance  
,act of #aifa7 committed against        
individuals in any foreign country who  
seek--  7i7 to expose illegal activity  
carried out by government officials2 or 
7ii7 to obtain1 exercise1 defend1 or    

promote internationally recognized human
 rights and freedoms1 such as the       
freedoms of religion1 expression1       
association1 and assembly1 and the      
rights to a fair trial and democratic   
elections2  7,b7 the individual alien   
acted as an agent of or on behalf of a  
foreign person in a matter relating to  
an activity described in subparagraph   
7,a72  7,c7 the individual alien is a   
government official1 or a senior        
associate of such an official1 that is  
responsible for1 or complicit in1       
ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise     
directing1 acts of significant          
corruption1 including the expropriation 
of private or public assets for personal
 gain1 corruption related to government 
contracts or the extraction of natural  
resources1 bribery1 or the facilitation 
or transfer of the proceeds of          
corruption to foreign jurisdictions2    
7,d7 the individual alien has materially
 assisted1 sponsored1 or provided       
financial1 material1 or technological   

support for1 or goods or services in    
support of1 an activity described in    
subparagraph 7,c72 or  7,e7 the         
individual alien's entry or proposed    
activities in the ,united ,states would 
have potentially serious adverse foreign
 policy consequences for the ,united    
,states as determined by the ,secretary 
pursuant to subparagraph 7,c7 of section
 #bab7;a77#c74  4  7b7 ,application     
,this ,act and the amendments made by   
this ,act shall apply with respect to   
any application for a visa or permit    
filed before1 on1 or after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4