,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cheg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,lesko introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act to  
reform asylum procedures related to the 
filing of frivolous applications1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,notice        
concerning frivolous asylum applications
  7a7 ,in general ,section #bjh7;d77#d7 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7;d77#d77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding  
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security or    
before the ,attorney ,general2  7#b7 in 
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and of   
the consequences1 under paragraph 7#f71 
of knowingly filing a frivolous         
application for asylum2 and and         
inserting a semicolon2  7#c7 in         
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by

 adding at the end the following3  7,c7 
ensure that a written warning appears on
 the asylum application advising the    
alien of the consequences of filing a   
frivolous application and serving as    
notice to the alien of the consequence  
of filing a frivolous application4  4   
7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section      
#bjh7;d77#f7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaeh7;d77#f77 is amended by striking   
,if the and all that follows and        
inserting3  7,a7 ,if the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security or the ,attorney    
,general determines that an alien has   
knowingly made a frivolous application  
for asylum and the alien has received   
the notice under paragraph 7#d77;,c71   
the alien shall be permanently          
ineligible for any benefits under this  
chapter1 effective as the date of the   
final determination of such an          
application4  7,b7 ,an application is   
frivolous if the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security or the ,attorney ,general    

determines1 consistent with subparagraph
 7,c71 that--  7i7 it is so insufficient
 in substance that it is clear that the 
applicant knowingly filed the           
application solely or in part to delay  
removal from the ,united ,states1 to    
seek employment authorization as an     
applicant for asylum pursuant to        
regulations issued pursuant to paragraph
 7#b71 or to seek issuance of a ,notice 
to ,appear in order to pursue           
,cancellation of ,removal under section 
#bdj;,a7b72 or  7ii7 any of the material
 elements are knowingly fabricated4     
7,c7 ,in determining that an application
 is frivolous1 the ,secretary or the    
,attorney ,general must be satisfied    
that the applicant1 during the course of
 the proceedings1 has had sufficient    
opportunity to clarify any discrepancies
 or implausible aspects of the claim4   
7,d7 ,for purposes of this section1 a   
finding that an alien filed a frivolous 
asylum application shall not preclude   
the alien from seeking withholding of   

removal under section #bda7;b77#c7 or   
protection pursuant to the ,convention  
,against ,torture4  4  #b4 ,anti-fraud  
investigative work product  7a7 ,asylum 
credibility determinations ,section     
#bjh7;b77#a77;,b77iii7 of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7;b77#a77;,b77iii77 is   
amended by inserting after all relevant 
factors the following3 1 including      
statements made to1 and investigative   
reports prepared by1 immigration        
authorities and other government        
officials4  7b7 ,relief for removal     
credibility determinations ,section     
#bdj7;c77#d77;,c7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abbi;a7c77#d77;,c77 is amended by      
inserting after all relevant factors the
 following3 1 including statements made 
to1 and investigative reports prepared  
by1 immigration authorities and other   
government officials4