,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjba,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 
,rubio7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and 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 certain records pertaining
 to the refusal of a visa or permit     
based on an alien's involvement in      
corruption1 transnational repression1 or
 human rights abuse1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,revealing and      
,explaining ,visa ,exclusions for       
,accountability and ,legitimacy ,act or 
the ,,reveal ,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 the ,secretary of ,state may make
 available to the public the identity of
 an individual alien determined to be   
inadmissible the ,united ,states        
pursuant to subparagraph 7,c7 of section
 #bab7;a77#c71 and the justification for
 the determination to refuse a visa or  
permit4  4  7b7 ,application ,this ,act 
and the amendments made by this ,act    
shall apply with respect to any         
determination under section             
#bab7;a77#c77;,c7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahb7;a77#c77;,c77 made before1 on1 or 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7c7 ,consideration of certain    
information in revealing bans ,in       
determining whether to waive            
confidentiality under section           
#bbb7;f77#c7 of the ,immigration and    

,nationality ,act1 as added by          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,state
 shall consider-- 7#a7 information      
provided by the chairperson and ranking 
member of any of the appropriate        
congressional committees2 and  7#b7     
credible information obtained by other  
countries and nongovernmental           
organizations that monitor corruption1  
transnational repression1 and human     
rights abuse4  #c4 ,reports to ,congress
  7a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the 
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that includes1 for the previous  
year1 a list of each individual that the
 ,secretary of ,state determined was    
ineligible for an immigrant or          
nonimmigrant visa pursuant to           
subparagraph 7,c7 of section            
#bab7;a77#c7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a77#c771 and the justification   

for the determination of ineligibility4 
7b7 ,form of report  7#a7 ,in general   
,each report required by subsection 7a7 
shall be submitted in unclassified form1
 but may include a classified annex4    
7#b7 ,exception ,the name of an alien to
 be included in the list required by    
subsection 7a77#a7 may be submitted in  
the classified annex authorized by      
paragraph 7#a7 only if the ,president-- 
7,a7 determines that it is vital for the
 national security interests of the     
,united ,states to do so2  7,b7 uses the
 annex in a manner consistent with      
congressional intent and the purposes of
 this ,act2 and  7,c7 not later than #ae
 days before submitting the name in a   
classified annex1 provides to the       
appropriate congressional committees    
notice of1 and a justification for1     
including the name in the classified    
annex4  7c7 ,public availability  7#a7  
,in general ,the unclassified portion of
 the report required by subsection 7a7  
shall be made available to the public1  

including through publication in the    
,federal ,register4  7#b7               
,nonapplicability of confidentiality    
requirement with respect to visa records
 ,the ,president shall publish the list 
required by subsection 7a77#a7 without  
regard to the requirements of section   
#bbb7;f7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abjb7;f77 with respect to              
confidentiality of records pertaining to
 the issuance or refusal of visas or    
permits to enter the ,united ,states4   
7d7 ,appropriate congressional          
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term appropriate congressional         
committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 
7#b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary   
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives4