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,s4 #cfgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
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,budd 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1     
,mrs4 ,moody1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,banks1
 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 & ,mr4      
,cruz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act to     
re/rict visa issuance to individuals :o 
h direct$1 au?oriz$1 significantly      
support$1 p>ticipat$ 91 or c>ri$ out    
violations ( religi\s fre$om4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,bann+ 
,p]petrators ( ,religi\s ,p]secution    
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,re/rict+ visa       
issuance to individuals :o h c>ri$ out  
violations ( religi\s fre$om ,section   
#bab7;a77#b77;,g7 ( ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a77#b77;,g77 is am5d$ to read z  
foll[s3  7,g7 ,ali5s :o h committ$      
violations ( religi\s fre$om  7i7 ,9    
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=eign gov]nm5t (ficial1 0 responsible =1
 or directly c>ri$ out1 at any "t1      
p>ticul>ly sev]e violations ( religi\s  
fre$om 7z def9$ 9 section #c7ac7 ( !    
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdjb7ac7772 or    
7,,ii7 at any "t :ile outside ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 direct$1 au?oriz$1 significantly
 support$1 p>ticipat$ 91 0 responsible  
=1 or c>ri$ out p>ticul>ly sev]e        
violations ( religi\s fre$om or         
violations ( religi\s fre$om 7z def9$ 9 
section #c7af7 ( su* ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
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,public notice  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ !
 limitations "u section #bbb7;f7 )      
respect to ! confid5tiality ( c]ta9     
immigration records & except z provid$  
"u subclause 7,,ii71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all po/1 on a publicly accessible     
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate-- 7aa7 !  
names ( all ( ! ali5s det]m9$ to be     
inadmissible "u clause 7i72 &  7bb7 !   
c\ntries or o!r locations 9 :i*         
violations ( religi\s fre$om describ$ 9 

su* clause took place4  7,,ii7          
,exception ,if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate      
det]m9es1 on a case-by-case basis & 9 ! 
,secret>y's sole & unreviewable         
discretion1 t ! public release ( !      
id5tity ( any p>ticul> ali5 det]m9$ to  
be inadmissible "u clause 7i7 w\ld h    
adv]se =eign policy consequ5ces = !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,secret>y-- 7aa7 may   
exclude su* ali5 f ! disclosure         
requirem5t "u subclause 7,i72 &  7bb7   
%all submit a semiannual report to      
,congress1 9 accordance ) section       
#ea7;a7 ( ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t ,basic      
,au?orities ,act ( #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgbc7;a771 expla9+ ! reasons = su*     
exclusion4  4