,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dadb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bd1 #bjba,mr4  
,k9z+] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mal9[ski1 ,mr4 
,coh51 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,meij]1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4  
,port]1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 & ,ms4 ,salaz>7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to e/abli%  
an inve/or visa d5ials database1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,gold5 ,visa            
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,=eign /ate ,! t]m =eign
 /ate has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #afjc ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7#b7 ,=eign inve/or visa ,! t]m =eign 
inve/or visa means any visa or passport 
grant$ by a =eign inve/or visa program4 

7#c7 ,=eign inve/or visa d5ial ,! t]m   
=eign inve/or visa d5ial means !        
decision ( a =eign /ate to d5y an       
applicant a =eign inve/or visa because (
 involvem5t 9 corruption or s]i\s human 
rights abuse4  7#d7 ,=eign inve/or visa 
program ,! t]m =eign inve/or visa       
program means any visa or passport      
program ( a =eign /ate t provides a visa
 or citiz5%ip 9 ex*ange = an inve/m5t ( 
any size4  7#e7 ,unit$ ,/ates inve/or   
visa d5ial ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates inve/or 
visa d5ial means a decision to d5y an   
applicant a visa "u section #bjc7;b77#e7
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77#e77 because (  
involvem5t 9 corruption or s]i\s human  
rights abuse4  #c4 ,inve/or visa d5ials 
database  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all e/abli%  
an inve/or visa d5ials database4        
,initially1 ?is database %all include   
records relat$ to ,unit$ ,/ates inve/or 
visa d5ials1 = ! purpose ( coord9at+ )  

=eign /ates-- 7#a7 to prev5t ! abuse (  
inve/or visas by =eign corrupt (ficials 
or crim9als2  7#b7 to ensure t ! proce$s
 ( corruption are n us$ to pur*ase an   
inve/or visa2 &  7#c7 to c\nt] ! t5d5cy 
( =eign corrupt (ficials & crim9als to  
%op = an inve/or visa4  7b7 ,expansion  
,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all exp& !        
database to include =eign inve/or visa  
d5ials4 ,=eign /ates t provide records  
relat$ to =eign inve/or visa d5ials =   
inclusion 9 ! database %all ga9 access  
to records conta9$ !re94 ,priority =eign
 /ates = inclusion 9 ?is database are-- 
7#a7 ! =eign /ates ( ! ,european ,union1
 :i* include ,au/ria1 ,belgium1         
,bulg>ia1 ,croatia1 ,republic ( ,cyprus1
 ,cze* ,republic1 ,d5m>k1 ,e/onia1      
,f9l&1 ,france1 ,g]many1 ,greece1       
,hung>y1 ,irel&1 ,italy1 ,latvia1       
,li?uania1 ,luxemb\rg1 ,malta1 ,ne!rl&s1
 ,pol&1 ,portugal1 ,romania1 ,slovakia1 
,slov5ia1 ,spa91 & ,sw$52 &  7#b7 !     
=eign /ates ( ! ,five ,eyes1 :i* include
 ,au/ralia1 ,canada1 ,new ,zeal&1 & !   

,unit$ ,k+dom4  7c7 ,admission ,=eign   
/ates may ( _! own volition apply =     
access to1 & inclusion 91 ! inve/or visa
 d5ials database4 ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
may admit a =eign /ate to ! database if 
! ,secret>y det]m9es t-- 7#a7 ! =eign   
/ate w be hone/ & =?com+ ) records      
reg>d+ its =eign inve/or visa d5ials2 & 
7#b7 ! =eign inve/or visa program is at 
risk ( abuse by =eign corrupt (ficials4