[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4808 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4808

   To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to evaluate certain 
  factors for aliens who submit a state sponsored Chinese immigration 
   application or have been employed by the Chinese Communist Party.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2023

  Mr. Santos 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 to evaluate certain 
  factors for aliens who submit a state sponsored Chinese immigration 
   application or have been employed by the Chinese Communist Party.

    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 ``Secure our Borders from the CCP Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO EVALUATE CERTAIN HISTORY FOR ALIENS.

    (a) Evaluation Required.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall evaluate the factors 
described in subsection (b) to determine if an individual submitting a 
covered application has any links, association, employment history, or 
association with the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of 
China.
    (b) Factors Described.--The following factors shall be evaluated 
with respect to a covered application--
            (1) the alien's employment or previous employment by the 
        Chinese Communist Party or the Government of China;
            (2) any immediate family relation of the alien who is 
        employed by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of 
        China;
            (3) the alien's participation in educational programs 
        organized or sponsored by the Chinese Communist Party or the 
        Government of China;
            (4) any grants awarded to an alien by the Chinese Communist 
        Party or the Government of China;
            (5) any public statements representing or supporting the 
        Chinese Communist Party or the Government of China by the 
        alien;
            (6) the alien's voter registration or party affiliation 
        with the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of China;
            (7) any anti-capitalist or anti-American public statements 
        made by the alien; and
            (8) any financial payments or any reimbursements to the 
        alien made by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of 
        China.
    (c) Outcome of Evaluation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that any of the 
factors described in subsection (b) exist with respect to a covered 
application the Secretary shall deny such application.
    (d) Penalty.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien 
found to have lied on a covered application shall be subject to 
deportation and a fine of $5,000.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered application.--The term ``covered application'' 
        means an application submitted for immigration status by an 
        individual as a result of their relationship with--
                    (A) an employer or institution of higher education 
                that receives funding from the Chinese Communist Party 
                or the Government of China; or
                    (B) an immediate family relation that is employed 
                by or is associated with the Chinese Communist Party or 
                the Government of China.
            (2) Immediate family relation.--The term ``immediate family 
        relation'' means a mother, father, step-parent, brother, 
        sister, cousin, uncle, or aunt.
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