,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ecej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ba1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,lank=d introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to enact a      
transit ban if ! ord] issu$ "u sections 
#cfb & #cfe ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfe & #bfh7 is     
t]m9at$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,transit ,ban ,act ( #bjbb4 
#b4 ,eligibility = asylum  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,not)/&+ sections #bjh1 #bce1 & #bdj ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh1 #abbe1 & #abbi;a71 any 
ali5 :o ent]s1 attempts to ent]1 or     
arrives 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates across ! s\!rn
 l& bord] on or aft] ,decemb] #ba1      
#bjbb1 aft] transit+ ?r\gh at lea/ #a   
c\ntry outside ! ali5's c\ntry (        
citiz5%ip1 nationality1 or la/ lawful   
habitual resid5ce en r\te to ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 %all be ineligible = asylum     
unless-- 7#a7 ! ali5 demon/rates t he or
 %e-- 7,a7 appli$ = protection f        

p]secution or torture 9 at lea/ #a      
c\ntry outside ( ! ali5's c\ntry (      
citiz5%ip1 nationality1 or la/ lawful   
habitual resid5ce ?r\gh :i* ! ali5      
transit$ en r\te to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  
7,b7 receiv$ a f9al judgm5t d5y+ ! ali5 
protection 9 su* c\ntry2  7#b7 ! ali5   
demon/rates t he or %e is a victim ( a  
sev]e =m ( traffick+ 9 p]sons 7z def9$ 9
 section #bad4aa ( title #h1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations72 or  7#c7 ! only   
c\ntries ?r\gh :i* ! ali5 transit$ en   
r\te to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 71 at ! "t ( su*
 transit1 n p>ties to-- 7,a7 !          
,conv5tion ,relat+ to ! ,/atus (        
,refugees1 done at ,g5eva ,july #bh1    
#aiea 7z made applicable by ! ,protocol 
,relat+ to ! ,/atus ( ,refugees1 done at
 ,new ,york ,janu>y #ca1 #aifg 7#ai ,,u/
 #fbbc772 or  7,b7 ! ,conv5tion aga9/   
,torture & ,o!r ,cruel1 ,inhuman or     
,degrad+ ,treatm5t or ,puni%m5t1 done at
 ,new ,york ,decemb] #aj1 #aihd4  7b7   
,non-,ref\lem5t obligations ,if an      
asylum (fic] det]m9es t an ali5 has     

ent]$1 attempt$ to ent]1 or arriv$ 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates along its s\!rn l& bord]  
on or aft] ,decemb] #ba1 #bjbb1 & does n
 meet ! conditions set =? 9 p>agraph    
7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 ( subsection 7a71 ! 
asylum (fic] %all-- 7#a7 scre5 ! ali5 to
 det]m9e :e!r ! ali5 has a reasonable   
fe> ( p]secution "u ! ,conv5tion aga9/  
,torture & ,o!r ,cruel1 ,inhuman or     
,degrad+ ,treatm5t or ,puni%m5t2 &  7#b7
 if ! asylum (fic] det]m9es t su* ali5  
does n h a reasonable fe> ( p]secution1 
ent] a negative cr$ible fe> det]m9ation 
) respect to ! ali5's application =     
asylum4