,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4           
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,van    
,hollen1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4           
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,cortez   
,masto1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4              
,hickenlooper1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4      
,wyden1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,sanders1   
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4       
,schatz1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,hirono1    
,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,lujn1  
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4      
,warren1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 
,ms4 ,smith1 and ,mr4 ,kim7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to transfer and 
limit ,executive ,branch authority to   
suspend or restrict the entry of a class
 of aliens4  #a4 ,short titles ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,national      
,origin-,based ,antidiscrimination for  

,nonimmigrants ,act or the ,,no ,,ban   
,act4  #b4 ,expansion of                
nondiscrimination provision ,section    
#bjb7;a77#a77;,a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaeb7;a77#a77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 striking ,except as specifically       
provided in paragraph 7#b7 and in       
sections #aja7;a77#bg71                 
#bja7;b77#b77;,a77i71 and #bjc1 no and  
inserting ,no2  7#b7 by inserting or a  
nonimmigrant visa1 admission or other   
entry into the ,united ,states1 or the  
approval or revocation of any           
immigration benefit after immigrant     
visa2  7#c7 by inserting religion1 after
 sex12 and  7#d7 by inserting before the
 period at the end the following3 1     
except as specifically provided in      
paragraph 7#b7 and sections             
#aja7;a77#bg71 #bja7;b77#b77;,a77i71 and
 #bjc1 if otherwise expressly required  
by statute1 or if a statutorily         
authorized benefit takes into           
consideration such factors4  #c4        

,transfer and limitations on authority  
to suspend or restrict the entry of a   
class of aliens ,section #bab7;f7 of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;f77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7f7 ,authority ,to suspend 
or restrict the entry of a class of     
aliens  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to    
paragraph 7#b71 if the ,secretary of    
,state1 in consultation with the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
determines1 based on specific and       
credible facts1 that the entry of any   
aliens or class of aliens into the      
,united ,states would undermine the     
security or public safety of the ,united
 ,states or the preservation of human   
rights1 democratic processes or         
institutions1 or international          
stability1 the ,president may           
temporarily-- 7,a7 suspend the entry of 
such aliens or class of aliens as       
immigrants or nonimmigrants2 or  7,b7   
impose any restrictions on the entry of 
such aliens that the ,president deems   

appropriate4  7#b7 ,limitations ,in     
carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the        
,president1 the ,secretary of ,state1   
and the ,secretary of ,homeland         
,security shall-- 7,a7 only issue a     
suspension or restriction when required 
to address specific acts implicating a  
compelling government interest in a     
factor identified under paragraph 7#a72 
7,b7 narrowly tailor such suspension or 
restriction1 using the least restrictive
 means1 to achieve such compelling      
government interest2  7,c7 specify the  
duration of such suspension or          
restriction2  7,d7 consider waivers to  
any class-based restriction or          
suspension and apply a rebuttable       
presumption in favor of granting        
family-based and humanitarian waivers2  
and  7,e7 comply with all provisions of 
this ,act4  7#c7 ,congressional         
notification  7,a7 ,in general ,before  
the ,president may exercise the         
authority under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 

of ,homeland ,security shall consult    
with ,congress and provide ,congress    
with specific evidence supporting the   
need for the proposed suspension or     
restriction and its proposed duration4  
7,b7 ,briefing and report ,not later    
than #dh hours after the ,president     
exercises the authority under paragraph 
7#a71 the ,secretary of ,state and the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
provide a briefing and submit a written 
report to ,congress that describes-- 7i7
 the action taken pursuant to paragraph 
7#a7 and the specified objective of such
 action2  7ii7 the estimated number of  
individuals who will be impacted by such
 action2  7iii7 the constitutional and  
legislative authority under which such  
action took place2 and  7iv7 the        
circumstances necessitating such action1
 including how such action complies with
 paragraph 7#b7 and any intelligence    
informing such actions4  7,c7           
,termination ,if the briefing and report
 described in subparagraph 7,b7 are not 

provided to ,congress during the        
#dh-;hour period beginning when the     
,president exercises the authority under
 paragraph 7#a71 the suspension or      
restriction shall immediately terminate 
absent intervening congressional action4
  7,d7 ,defined term ,in this paragraph1
 the term ,congress means-- 7i7 the     
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,senate2  7ii7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2     
7iii7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary  
of the ,senate2  7iv7 the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate2  7v7 the       
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2  7vi7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives2  7vii7 the ,committee 
on the ,judiciary of the ,house of      
,representatives2 and  7viii7 the       
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7#d7      
,publication ,the ,secretary of ,state  

and the ,secretary of ,homeland         
,security shall publicly announce and   
publish an unclassified version of the  
report described in paragraph 7#c77;,b7 
in the ,federal ,register4  7#e7        
,judicial review  7,a7 ,in general      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an individual or entity who is     
present in the ,united ,states and has  
been harmed by a violation of this      
subsection may file an action in an     
appropriate district court of the       
,united ,states to seek declaratory or  
injunctive relief4  7,b7 ,class action  
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
to preclude an action filed pursuant to 
subparagraph 7,a7 from proceeding as a  
class action4  7#f7 ,treatment of       
commercial airlines ,whenever the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
determines that a commercial airline has
 failed to comply with regulations of   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
relating to requirements of airlines for
 the detection of fraudulent documents  

used by passengers traveling to the     
,united ,states 7including the training 
of personnel in such detection71 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
suspend the entry of some or all aliens 
transported to the ,united ,states by   
such airline4  7#g7 ,rule of            
construction ,nothing in this subsection
 may be construed as authorizing the    
,president1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
to act in a manner inconsistent with the
 policy decisions expressed in the      
immigration laws4  4  #d4 ,visa         
applicants report  7a7 ,initial reports 
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in 
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security and the heads of    
other relevant ,federal agencies1 shall 
submit a report to the congressional    
committees referred to in section       
#bab7;f77#c77;,d7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act1 as amended by    

section #c1 that describes the          
implementation of ,presidential         
,proclamations #ifde1 #ihbb1 and #iihc  
and ,executive ,order ,nos4 #acgfi1     
#acghj1 and #achae1 during the effective
 period of each such proclamation and   
order4  7#b7 ,presidential proclamations
 #ifde and #iihc ,in addition to the    
content described in paragraph 7#a71 the
 report submitted with respect to       
,presidential ,proclamation #ifde1      
issued on ,september #bd1 #bjag1 and    
,presidential ,proclamation #iihc1      
issued on ,january #ca1 #bjbj1 shall    
include1 for each country listed in such
 proclamation-- 7,a7 the total number of
 individuals who applied for a visa     
during the period the proclamation was  
in effect1 disaggregated by country and 
visa category2  7,b7 the total number of
 visa applicants described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 who were approved1    
disaggregated by country and visa       
category2  7,c7 the total number of visa
 applicants described in subparagraph   

7,a7 whose applications were denied1    
disaggregated by country and visa       
category1 and the reasons for such      
denials2  7,d7 the total number of visa 
applicants described in subparagraph    
7,a7 whose applications remain pending1 
disaggregated by country and visa       
category2  7,e7 the total number of visa
 applicants described in subparagraph   
7,a7 who were granted a waiver1         
disaggregated by country and visa       
category2  7,f7 the total number of visa
 applicants described in subparagraph   
7,a7 who were denied a waiver1          
disaggregated by country and visa       
category1 and the reasons such waiver   
requests were denied2  7,g7 the total   
number of refugees admitted1            
disaggregated by country2 and  7,h7 the 
complete reports that were submitted to 
the ,president every #ahj days in       
accordance with section #d of           
,presidential ,proclamation #ifde in its
 original form1 and as amended by       
,presidential ,proclamation #iihc4  7b7 

,additional reports  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #cj days after the date 
on which the ,president exercises the   
authority under section #bab7;f7 of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;f771 as amended by     
section #c1 and every #cj days          
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in
 coordination with the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security and heads of other  
relevant ,federal agencies1 shall submit
 a report to the congressional          
committees referred to in paragraph     
7#c77;,d7 of such section #bab7;f7 that 
identifies1 with respect to countries   
affected by a suspension or             
restriction-- 7,a7 the information      
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,g7 of subsection 7a77#b72 and  7,b7   
the specific evidence supporting the    
need for the continued exercise of      
presidential authority under such       
section #bab7;f71 including the         
information described in paragraph      
7#c77;,b7 of such section #bab7;f74     

7#b7 ,failure to submit timely report   
,if the ,secretary of ,state fails to   
provide any report required under       
paragraph 7#a7 to the appropriate       
congressional committees by the         
specified deadline1 the suspension or   
restriction of any aliens or class of   
aliens pursuant to such section #bab7;f7
 shall immediately terminate absent     
intervening congressional action4  7#c7 
,final report ,not later than #cj days  
after the termination of a suspension or
 restriction of any aliens or class of  
aliens pursuant to such section         
#bab7;f71 the ,secretary of ,state1 in  
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security and the heads of    
other relevant ,federal agencies1 shall 
prepare and submit a final report to the
 congressional committees referred to in
 paragraph 7#c77;,d7 of such section    
containing the information and evidence 
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,form2         
availability ,the reports required under

 subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall be made  
publicly available online in            
unclassified form4