,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bd1 #bjba,mr4
 ,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott (      
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 
& ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prohibit ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate f issu+
 ,b#a & ,b#b visas to nationals ( ! ,p's
 ,republic ( ,*9a = p]iods ( m ?an "o   
ye> unless c]ta9 conditions are met4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,visa ,security ,act4  #b4 ,conditions
 on issuance ( c]ta9 ,b#a & ,b#b visas  
to nationals ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may n 
issue to a national ( ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a a nonimmigrant visa describ$ 9    
section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 ( !          
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,b77 t is     
valid = a p]iod ( m ?an "o ye> unless ! 
,secret>y c]tifies to ,congress t !     
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     

has-- 7#a7 ceas$ its-- 7,a7 campaign (  
economic & indu/rial espionage aga9/ !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 provocative &    
co]cive behavior t[>ds ,taiwan2  7#b7   
)drawn its national security law )      
respect to ,hong ,kong & fully upheld   
its commitm5ts "u ! ,s9o-,briti% ,jo9t  
,decl>ation ( #aihd2  7#c7 end$ its     
sy/ematic oppression ( ,uighurs1        
,tibetans1 & o!r e?nic gr\ps2  7#d7     
retract$ its unlawful claims 9 ! ,s\?   
,*9a ,sea2 &  7#e7 releas$ =eign ho/ages
 & wrongfully deta9$ individuals 9 !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  7b7 ,rule (     
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to limit ! p]iod = :i* a visa   
may be issu$ to an applicant f ,taiwan  
or a bona fide ,hong ,kong applicant4   
7c7 ,def9ition ( bona fide ,hong ,kong  
applicant ,9 ?is section1 bona fide     
,hong ,kong applicant means an          
individual :o-- 7#a7 7,a7 0 a resid5t ( 
! ,hong ,kong ,special ,adm9i/rative    
,region on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjah2 or  7,b7
 7i7 has be5 a resid5t ( ! ,hong ,kong  

,special ,adm9i/rative ,region dur+ !   
entire #fj-;day p]iod end+ on ! date on 
:i* ! individual applies = a visa       
describ$ 9 section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 ( 
! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,b772 &  7ii7 
! ,secret>y ( ,/ate c]tifies to         
,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates has no      
reason to believe t ! individual is act+
 on behalf ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a1 or any entity         
controll$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a2  7#b7 is a citiz5 ( ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &  7#c7 is n a   
citiz5 ( any o!r c\ntry4