,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #debf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
new ground for inadmissibility for close
 relatives of foreign terrorists4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,safe ,haven for ,terrorist     
,families ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress
 finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united 
,states has a sovereign right and duty  
to protect its national security by     
denying safe haven to individuals whose 
close family ties to enemies of the     
,united ,states create unacceptable     
risks4  7#b7 ,current inadmissibility   
provisions related to terrorism are too 
narrow and discretionary to             
systematically evaluate the             
inadmissibility of-- 7,a7 family members
 of designated terrorists2  7,b7 senior 
officials of state sponsors of terrorism

 and other foreign adversaries2 and     
7,c7 sanctioned kleptocrats4  7#c7      
,close family members of active threats 
often share access to networks1         
resources1 and influence that can harm  
the ,united ,states4  7#d7 ,providing   
visas1 lawful permanent residence1 or   
other immigration benefits to close     
relatives of individuals referred to in 
paragraph 7#b7 undermines our national  
security and emboldens our foreign      
adversaries4  #c4 ,inadmissibility and  
deportability of covered family members 
of covered foreign threat actors  7a7   
,inadmissibility ,section #bab7;a7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by adding  
at the end the following3 ,this         
subparagraph may not be construed to    
limit the application of paragraph      
7#aa72 and  7#b7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7#aa7 ,covered family   
members of covered foreign threat actors
  7,a7 ,in general ,any alien who is a  

covered family member of a covered      
foreign threat actor is inadmissible4   
7,b7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3   
7i7 ,covered family member ,the term    
covered family member means any alien   
who is-- 7,i7 the spouse or former      
spouse of a covered foreign threat      
actor2  7,,ii7 a parent or parent-in-law
 of a covered foreign threat actor2     
7,,iii7 a child or stepchild of a       
covered foreign threat actor 7whether or
 not such relationship is current72     
7,,iv7 a sibling 7including a half-blood
 sibling7 of a covered foreign threat   
actor2  7,v7 a grandparent or grandchild
 of a covered foreign threat actor2 or  
7,,vi7 a niece or nephew of a covered   
foreign threat actor4  7ii7 ,covered    
foreign threat actor ,the term covered  
foreign threat actor means any          
individual who-- 7,i7 is or was         
designated as a ,specially ,designated  
,global ,terrorist under ,executive     
,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2
 relating to blocking property and      

prohibiting transactions with persons   
who commit1 threaten to commit1 or      
support terrorism7 or any successor     
authority2  7,,ii7 is or was a senior   
leader or official 7at the director     
level or higher7 of a foreign terrorist 
organization so designated under section
 #bai7;a72  7,,iii7 is or was a senior  
official 7at the deputy minister level  
or higher1 or equivalent7 of the        
government of-- 7aa7 a state sponsor of 
terrorism so designated under section   
#aged7;c7 of the ,export ,control       
,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#dhac7;c77 or any successor provision2  
or  7bb7 any country that is a foreign  
adversary 7as defined in section #h7;c7 
of the ,secure and ,trusted             
,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjg7;c771 including the
 ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the       
,people's ,republic of ,china1 the      
,russian ,federation1 the ,democratic   
,people's ,republic of ,korea1 and the  
,republic of ,cuba2 or  7,,iv7 is or was

 sanctioned under the ,global ,magnitsky
 ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq471 the     
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 or any other ,federal law for    
significant corruption1 kleptocracy1 or 
human rights abuses directly tied to a  
hostile foreign government or regime4   
7,c7 ,retroactive application ,this     
paragraph shall apply to any alien      
regardless of when the family           
relationship was formed or when the     
covered foreign threat actor was so     
designated4  4  7b7 ,deportability      
,section #bcg7;a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abbg7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#h7 ,covered family
 members of covered foreign threat      
actors ,any alien described in section  
#bab7;a77#aa77;,a7 is deportable4  4    
#d4 ,mandatory visa revocation and      
removal  7a7 ,visa revocation ,section  
#bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and        

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abja7;i77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3 ,the ,secretary of   
,state shall revoke any visa or other   
documentation previously issued to any  
alien who is inadmissible under section 
#bab7;a77#aa7 not later than #cj days   
after such alien's inadmissibility has  
been determined44  7b7 ,removal         
proceedings ,any alien within the       
,united ,states who is inadmissible     
under section #bab7;a77#aa7 of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 as  
added by section #c1 shall be subject to
 removal proceedings in accordance with 
section #bdj of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 
#abbi;a74 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security shall prioritize the removal  
of all such aliens4  7c7 ,no            
discretionary relief ,aliens who are    
inadmissible under section #bab7;a77#aa7
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act1 as added by section #c1 are not   
eligible for cancellation of removal1   
adjustment of status1 or any other form 

of discretionary relief from removal1   
except as expressly provided in this    
,act4  #e4 ,implementation and reporting
  7a7 ,screening requirements ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state and the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security shall implement     
enhanced screening procedures to        
identify covered family relationships   
using all available intelligence1 law   
enforcement1 and sanctions databases4   
7b7 ,annual report ,not later than #a   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 shall submit a report to the    
appropriate congressional committees    
that includes1 with respect to the      
reporting period-- 7#a7 the number of   
aliens who were determined to be        
inadmissible under section #bab7;a77#aa7
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act1 as added by section #c2  7#b7 the 

number of visas issued to aliens        
described in paragraph 7#a7 that were   
revoked2  7#c7 the number of removals of
 aliens described in paragraph 7#a7 that
 were carried out2 and  7#d7 a summary  
of any waivers granted to aliens        
described in paragraph 7#a71 including a
 justification for each such waiver4    
#f4 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this ,act4  #g4 ,effective date     
,this ,act shall-- 7#a7 take effect on  
the date of the enactment of this ,act2 
and  7#b7 apply to-- 7,a7 all           
applications for visas1 admissions1 and 
adjustments of status pending on or     
after such date2 and  7,b7 all aliens   
who were previously admitted to the     
,united ,states or granted lawful status
 in the ,united ,states4