,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bd1      
#bjba,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,scott of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1   
,mr4 ,cruz1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
,secretary of ,state from issuing ,b#a  
and ,b#b visas to nationals of the      
,people's ,republic of ,china for       
periods of more than one year unless    
certain conditions are met4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,visa ,security ,act4  #b4 ,conditions  
on issuance of certain ,b#a and ,b#b    
visas to nationals of the ,people's     
,republic of ,china  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary of ,state may not issue 
to a national of the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china a nonimmigrant visa described
 in section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 of the   
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,b77 that is  

valid for a period of more than one year
 unless the ,secretary certifies to     
,congress that the ,government of the   
,people's ,republic of ,china has-- 7#a7
 ceased its-- 7,a7 campaign of economic 
and industrial espionage against the    
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 provocative  
and coercive behavior towards ,taiwan2  
7#b7 withdrawn its national security law
 with respect to ,hong ,kong and fully  
upheld its commitments under the        
,sino-,british ,joint ,declaration of   
#aihd2  7#c7 ended its systematic       
oppression of ,uighurs1 ,tibetans1 and  
other ethnic groups2  7#d7 retracted its
 unlawful claims in the ,south ,china   
,sea2 and  7#e7 released foreign        
hostages and wrongfully detained        
individuals in the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china4  7b7 ,rule of construction   
,nothing in this section may be         
construed to limit the period for which 
a visa may be issued to an applicant    
from ,taiwan or a bona fide ,hong ,kong 
applicant4  7c7 ,definition of bona fide

 ,hong ,kong applicant ,in this section1
 bona fide ,hong ,kong applicant means  
an individual who-- 7#a7 7,a7 was a     
resident of the ,hong ,kong ,special    
,administrative ,region on ,december    
#ca1 #bjah2 or  7,b7 7i7 has been a     
resident of the ,hong ,kong ,special    
,administrative ,region during the      
entire #fj-;day period ending on the    
date on which the individual applies for
 a visa described in section            
#aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,b772 and  7ii7 the     
,secretary of ,state certifies to       
,congress that the ,united ,states has  
no reason to believe that the individual
 is acting on behalf of the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 or
 any entity controlled by the           
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china2  7#b7 is a citizen of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china2 and  7#c7
 is not a citizen of any other country4