119-hr460

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 460 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 460

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 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

 January 15, 2025

 Mr. Steube 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 the 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 2025'' or the ``CCP Visa Disclosure Act of 2025''.

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 an 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 subparagraph
        (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 
subparagraph
        (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 subparagraph
        (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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