Pub. L. 102-138, tit. I, pt. B, sec. 127

DENIAL OF CERTAIN VISAS.

EnactedYear: 1991Length: 162 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 127. DENIAL OF CERTAIN VISAS. (a) Amendment to State Department Basic Authorities Act.—The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by adding after section 50 the following new section: “denial of visas “Sec. 51. (a) Report to Congress.—The Secretary shall report, on a timely basis, to the appropriate committees of the Congress each time a consular post denies a visa on the grounds of terrorist activities or foreign policy. Such report shall set forth the name and nationality of each such person and a factual statement of the basis for such denial. “(b) Limitation.—Information contained in such report may be classified to the extent necessary and shall protect intelligence sources and methods. “(c) Appropriate Committees.—For the purposes of this section the term ‘appropriate committees of the Congress’ means the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.”.
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