,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ba1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,lankford introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to enact a      
transit ban if the order issued under   
sections #cfb and #cfe of the ,public   
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfe and #bfh7 is terminated4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,transit ,ban ,act of #bjbb4  #b4   
,eligibility for asylum  7a7 ,in general
 ,notwithstanding sections #bjh1 #bce1  
and #bdj of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh1  
#abbe1 and #abbi;a71 any alien who      
enters1 attempts to enter1 or arrives in
 the ,united ,states across the southern
 land border on or after ,december #ba1 
#bjbb1 after transiting through at least
 #a country outside the alien's country 
of citizenship1 nationality1 or last    
lawful habitual residence en route to   

the ,united ,states1 shall be ineligible
 for asylum unless-- 7#a7 the alien     
demonstrates that he or she-- 7,a7      
applied for protection from persecution 
or torture in at least #a country       
outside of the alien's country of       
citizenship1 nationality1 or last lawful
 habitual residence through which the   
alien transited en route to the ,united 
,states2 and  7,b7 received a final     
judgment denying the alien protection in
 such country2  7#b7 the alien          
demonstrates that he or she is a victim 
of a severe form of trafficking in      
persons 7as defined in section #bad4aa  
of title #h1 ,code of ,federal          
,regulations72 or  7#c7 the only        
countries through which the alien       
transited en route to the ,united       
,states were1 at the time of such       
transit1 not parties to-- 7,a7 the      
,convention ,relating to the ,status of 
,refugees1 done at ,geneva ,july #bh1   
#aiea 7as made applicable by the        
,protocol ,relating to the ,status of   

,refugees1 done at ,new ,york ,january  
#ca1 #aifg 7#ai ,,ust #fbbc772 or  7,b7 
the ,convention against ,torture and    
,other ,cruel1 ,inhuman or ,degrading   
,treatment or ,punishment1 done at ,new 
,york ,december #aj1 #aihd4  7b7        
,non-,refoulement obligations ,if an    
asylum officer determines that an alien 
has entered1 attempted to enter1 or     
arrived in the ,united ,states along its
 southern land border on or after       
,december #ba1 #bjbb1 and does not meet 
the conditions set forth in paragraph   
7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 of subsection 7a71  
the asylum officer shall-- 7#a7 screen  
the alien to determine whether the alien
 has a reasonable fear of persecution   
under the ,convention against ,torture  
and ,other ,cruel1 ,inhuman or          
,degrading ,treatment or ,punishment2   
and  7#b7 if the asylum officer         
determines that such alien does not have
 a reasonable fear of persecution1 enter
 a negative credible fear determination 
with respect to the alien's application 

for asylum4