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handle is hein.crs/govbadq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Updated June 25, 2019 Targeting Foreign Corruption and Human Rights Violators in FY2019 Consolidated Appropriations Introduction Key Elements of Section 7031(c) in the The United States maintains several foreign policy tools to FY2019 Consolidated Appropriations Act target foreign corruption and human rights violators. One of Who may be found ineligible for U.S. entry? Foreign these is a visa ban, provided for in Section 7031(c) of the corrupt officials and their immediate family members. Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (SFOPs; P.L. 116-6; 8 Wa eoaoyatvt rgesadsgain U.S.C. 112 ote). Significant corruption, including corruption related to natural U.S.C. 112 note).resources extrazction, or az gross violaition of humazzn rights. Section 7031(c) requires the Secretary of State to make foreign officials and their immediate family members Are inaions c l? Te Sct of Statecmay ineligible for U.S. entry if there is credible evidence that desigt diuspuil or pril Ut cor record such individuals have been involved in significant ining to t re osappra ofU..entrfdia corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights. A Who cannot be designated? Exceptions to Section 703 (c) pending U.S. visa application need not exist. Section include those whose entry would further important U.S. lw 7031(c) does not invoke the Immigration and Nationality enforcement objectives or whose entry is required to fulfill U.S. Act (INA) and states that, for the purposes of this section, obligations under the United Nations (U.N.) Headquarters decisions regarding U.S. entry eligibility are not to be Agreement, which requires the United States to allow entry to considered confidential. In contrast, Section 222(f) of the those who are sent by their government to attend U.N. INA (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) states that, in general, State meetings. Department records pertaining to the issuance or refusal of Who may be permitted into the United States, despite a U.S. visas or permits are confidential. designation? The Secretary of State may waive restrictions for The origins of Section 703 1(c) can be traced to FY2008 compelling national interest reasons or because circumstances appropriations, when Congress sought to identify and make that caused the designation have sufficiently changed. ineligible for U.S. entry foreign kleptocrats whose alleged How does Congress conduct oversight of Section corruption involved the extraction of natural resources (see 7031 (c)'s implementation? The Secretary of State is required Figure 1). Beginning in FY2012, Congress enacted a to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and on broader provision that addressed significant corruption in the udiciary not later than 6 months from enactment (due general as well as corruption related to natural resources August 15, 2Q19), describing its use during the previous 12 extraction. In FY2014, Congress expanded the provision to months and whether any exceptions or waivers were invoked. target foreign officials involved in a gross violation of Unclassified portions of the report are required to be posted on human rights. In FY2015, Congress further clarified that the State Department website. The prior report, required by designations pursuant to Section 703 1(c) may be made FY2018 appropriations, was issued on December 1O, 2018. publicly or privately. W corupn t o -ncdint -o? rrrin 7A I AnrA

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