CCP Visa Disclosure Act of 2020

#8777 | HR Congress #116

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (11/18/2020)

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[H.R. 8777 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8777

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of State to 
 require aliens applying for certain visas to disclose if they receive 
  funds from the Government of the People's Republic of China or the 
            Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2020

  Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Perry) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of State to 
 require aliens applying for certain visas to disclose if they receive 
  funds from the Government of the People's Republic of China or the 
            Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chinese Communist Party Visa 
Disclosure Act of 2020'' or the ``CCP Visa Disclosure Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE ON CERTAIN VISA APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Disclosure Requirement for F and M Visas.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall update Form I-20, or a successor form with 
respect to eligibility for nonimmigrant student status, to require an 
alien submitting such form to report--
            (1) whether the alien has received or plans to receive 
        certain funds;
            (2) the amount of any certain funds received by the alien; 
        and
            (3) a description of the entity providing any certain funds 
        to the alien.
    (b) Disclosure Requirement for J Visas.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall update Form DS-2019, or a successor form with respect to 
eligibility for a exchange visitor status, to require an alien 
submitting such form to report--
            (1) whether the alien has received or plans to receive 
        certain funds;
            (2) the amount of any certain funds received by the alien; 
        and
            (3) a description of the entity providing any certain funds 
        to the alien.
    (c) Updated Disclosure Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--An alien who receives certain funds after 
        receiving a visa under subparagraphs (F), (J), or (M) of 
        section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) shall report to the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security and the Secretary of State the receipt of such funds 
        not more than 90 days after the date on which such funds are 
        received.
            (2) Provisional revocation based on failure to comply with 
        disclosure requirement.--An alien who receives certain funds 
        and does not report such receipt pursuant to paragraph (1) is 
        subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation 
        regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation was 
        issued.
    (d) Disclosure for Alien Spouse and Minor Children.--The disclosure 
requirements under subsections (a) through (c) shall apply to an alien 
spouse or any minor children applying for or receiving a visa under 
subparagraphs (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)).
    (e) Applicability.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, an alien, alien spouse, or any minor children 
who have a valid visa under subparagraphs (F), (J), or (M) of section 
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall report to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security--
            (1) whether such alien has received or plans to receive 
        certain funds;
            (2) the amount of any certain funds received by the alien; 
        and
            (3) a description of the entity providing any certain funds 
        to the alien.
    (f) Certain Funds Defined.--In this section, the term ``certain 
funds'' includes any amount of money provided to an alien from:
            (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
            (2) the Chinese Communist Party; or
            (3) any entity owned or controlled by the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.
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