,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbb,mr4   
,tillis 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4   
,hag]ty1 & ,mr4 ,r\nds7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,immigration &       
,nationality ,act to cl>ify ! mean+ ( ! 
t]m frivol\s application ) respect to   
asylum claims1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,asylum ,integrity ,act4  #b4           
,cl>ification ) respect to frivol\s     
asylum applications ,section #bjh7;d7 ( 
! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7;d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#d71 9 ! matt] prec$+         
subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ ! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security or be=e ! ,attorney 
,g5]al2 &  7#b7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#f7--
 7,a7 by /rik+ ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al   
det]m9es t an ali5 has kn[+ly & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security or ! ,attorney      

,g5]al det]m9es t an ali5 has  2 &  7,b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7       
,det]m9ation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (
 ?is p>agraph1 a frivol\s application is
 an application = asylum t ! ,secret>y (
 ,homel& ,security or ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 det]m9es-- 7,i7 has be5 made kn[+ly by 
! applicant2 &  7,,ii7 7aa7 includes a  
fabricat$ mat]ial elem5t2  7bb7 is      
premis$ on false or fabricat$ evid5ce2  
7cc7 0 fil$ )\t reg>d to ! m]its ( !    
claim2 or  7dd7 is cle>ly =eclos$ by    
applicable law4  7ii7 ,effect ( f9d+ ,= 
purposes ( ?is section1 a f9d+ t an ali5
 has fil$ a frivol\s asylum application 
%all n preclude ! ali5 f seek+ )hold+ ( 
removal "u section #bda7;b77#c7 (       
protection pursuant to ! ,conv5tion     
,aga9/ ,torture & ,o!r ,cruel1 ,inhuman 
or ,degrad+ ,treatm5t or ,puni%m5t1 done
 at ,new ,york ,decemb] #aj1 #aihd4     
7iii7 ,f9d+s by asylum (fic]s ,9        
adjudicat+ an affirmative asylum        
application1 if an asylum (fic] det]m9es
 t ! application is describ$ 9          

subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii7 ( clause 7i71 !
 asylum (fic] may-- 7,i7 make a f9d+ t !
 application is a frivol\s application2 
&  7,,ii7 7aa7 9 ! case ( an applicant  
:o is n 9 lawful /atus1 ref] !          
application to an immigration judge2 or 
7bb7 9 ! case ( an applicant :o is 9    
lawful /atus1 d5y ! application4  4