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No Place for Propaganda Act of 2020

H.R. 6520 · 116th Congress · Apr 17, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To provide additional criteria to deny admission to the United States for certain persons affiliated with the United Nations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “No Place for Propaganda Act of 2020”.

2. Visa limitation for certain representatives to the United Nations and participants in United Nations activities

Section 407(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (8 U.S.C. 1102 note) is amended—
(1)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “or participant in activities of” after “representative to”;
(2)
in paragraph (1), by striking “(1) has been found” and inserting “(1)(A) has been found”;
(3)
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “; or”;
(4)
by redesignating paragraph (2), as so amended, as subparagraph (B) and moving such subparagraph, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; and
(5)
by adding at the end the following:

“(2) based on credible evidence, has, in the capacity of such person as an official, agent, or instrumentality of the government of a country, deliberately concealed or distorted information on a serious, unusual, or unexpected public health risk to other countries that—

“(A) relates to the international spread of disease; or

“(B) carries implications for public health in a manner that potentially requires a coordinated international response or immediate international action.”