,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #e1 #bjbj,mr4  
,scott ( ,florida 7= himself & ,mrs4    
,blackburn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to place    
re/rictions on ! issuance ( nonimmigrant
 visas to ,*9ese j\rnali/s employ$ by a 
,*9ese /ate-run m$ia organization or    
effectively controll$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a or ! ,*9ese      
,communi/ ,p>ty1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,*9ese-,back$ ,m$ia ,acc\ntability ,act4
  #b4 ,re/rictions on nonimmigrant visas
 = ,*9ese j\rnali/s  7a7 ,def9$ t]m     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
,*9ese /ate-run m$ia organization       
includes-- 7,a7 ,*9a ,c5tral            
,television2  7,b7 ,*9a ,news ,s]vice2  
7,c7 ! ,p's ,daily2  7,d7 ! ,global     
,times2  7,e7 ,x9hua ,news ,ag5cy2  7,f7
 ,*9a ,global ,television ,network2     
7,g7 ,*9a ,radio ,int]national2  7,h7   

,*9a ,daily ,di/ribution ,corporation2 &
  7,i7 ,hai ,tian ,developm5t ,,usa4    
7#b7 ,id5tification ( additional ,*9ese 
/ate-run m$ia organizations ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate %all det]m9e :e!r any m$ia     
organization n li/$ "u p>agraph 7#a7--  
7,a7 is a ,*9ese /ate-run m$ia          
organization2 &  7,b7 is subject to !   
visa re/rictions set =? 9 ?is section4  
7b7 ,report on ,*9ese j\rnali/s 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit a report  
to ,congress t id5tifies ! numb] (      
nationals ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a--   
7#a7 :o are engag$ 9 ! j\rnalism        
pr(ession2  7#b7 7,a7 :o are employ$ by 
a ,*9ese /ate-run m$ia organization2 or 
7,b7 ^: "w product1 9 ! op9ion ( !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 is effectively       
controll$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a or ! ,*9ese ,communi/  
,p>ty2  7#c7 :o1 dur+ ! mo/ rec5t #a-ye>
 p]iod-- 7,a7 7 issu$ a nonimmigrant    
visa "u section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b7

 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b77
 7commonly kn[n z an ,h-#a;,b visa7 or 7
 grant$ an ext5sion = su* visa2  7,b7 7 
issu$ a nonimmigrant visa "u section    
#aja7;a77#ae77;,i7 ( su* ,act 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,i77 7commonly
 kn[n z an ,i-#a visa7 or 7 grant$ an   
ext5sion = su* visa2 or  7,c7 7 issu$ a 
nonimmigrant visa "u section            
#aja7;a77#ae77,l7 ( su* ,act 7#h        
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77,l77 7commonly 
kn[n z an ,l-#a visa7 or 7 grant$ an    
ext5sion = su* visa2 &  7#d7 :o 7       
physically pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7     
,review ( c]ta9 nonimmigrant visa hold]s
 ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip & ,immigration       
,s]vices may n approve a petition = a   
nonimmigrant visa ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7b77#c7 to any j\rnali/ f ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a describ$ 9 subsection  
7b77#b71 & ! ,bureau ( ,consul> ,affairs
 may n issue su* a visa to any su*      
j\rnali/1 until aft] ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate

 submits ! report requir$ "u subsection 
7b74  7d7 ,additional requirem5ts =     
c]ta9 nonimmigrant visas ,be=e issu+ a  
nonimmigrant visa ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7b77#c7 to a j\rnali/ f ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a describ$ 9 subsection  
7b77#b71 ! ,bureau ( ,consul> ,affairs  
%all ensure t-- 7#a7 ! numb] (          
nonimmigrant visas issu$ to j\rnali/s f 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a describ$ 9      
subsection 7b77#b7 does n exce$ ! numb] 
( ,unit$ ,/ates j\rnali/s 9 ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a2 &  7#b7 su* visa is   
valid = a p]iod n to exce$ #ij days4    
7e7 ,r5ewals ,a nonimmigrant visa issu$ 
to a j\rnali/ f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b7 may be    
r5ew$ by ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &            
,immigration ,s]vices = an additional   
#ij-;day p]iod if ! numb] ( valid       
nonimmigrant visas issu$ to ,*9ese      
j\rnali/s describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b7 
is few] ?an ! numb] ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
j\rnali/s 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4    
#c4 ,congressional report+ requirem5ts  

7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #de days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y (       
,homel& ,security %all submit a report  
to ,congress reg>d+ ! ongo+ monitor+ ( !
 numb] ( ,*9ese j\rnali/s describ$ 9    
section #b7;b74  7b7 ,bi5nial           
congressional brief+s ,! ,secret>y (    
,/ate & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 
%all ensure t appropriate /aff are      
available to provide a bi5nial brief+s  
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees reg>d+-- 7#a7 ! numb] (      
,*9ese j\rnali/s describ$ 9 section     
#b7;b72  7#b7 ! numb] ( ,unit$ ,/ates   
j\rnali/s 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2    
7#c7 ! names ( entities t are label$1 or
 consid]$ to be label$1 z =eign missions
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  7#d7 !     
ext5t to :i* ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security are       
comply+ ) ! visa re/rictions "u ?is     
,act2 &  7#e7 recomm5dations = improv+ !
 accuracy ( report+ f ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a-- 7,a7 to prev5t future p&emics   

orig9at+ f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &   
7,b7 to provide accurate in=mation to ! 
public reg>d+-- 7i7 ! mi/reatm5t by !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a (   
natives ( ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur ,autonom\s 
,region & foll[]s ( ! ,falun ,gong      
religi\s movem5t2 &  7ii7 conditions    
affect+ ! political & civil rights ( ! p
 9 ,hong ,kong4