REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: H.R. 2361

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• Publication Date: June 10, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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10 June 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: AA/OSD/OGC
DC/ALD/OGC
DC/ICAD/OGC
SUBJECT: Request for Comments: H.R. 2361
1. Attached is a letter from Representative Rodino,
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee to the Director. The
letter requests the Agency's views on H.R. 2361, a bill to
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the
exclusion and deportation of aliens. The bill is also attached.
2. I would appreciate receiving your views on the matter
by 12 June 1985. This will permit us to prepare an appropriate
response.
3. Thank you f or your cooperation
Legislation Division
Office of Legislative Liaison
Attachments
as stated
Distribution:
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1 - D/OLL '(w/atts)
1 - DD/OLL (w/atts)
1 - OLL Chrono.(w/atts)
1 - Leg/ Subject - Immigration
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LEG/OLIJ b (10 June 1985
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Re: H.R. 2361, to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act with respect to the
grounds for exclusion and deportation
of aliens
Honorable William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
inclosed hererith are oopies of the oaptioaed
bill Dendiag ~etore this Committee.
I shall 8ppreciete dour turaiahiag the Committee
math as a~ressioa of dour vies oa the proposed legislatioa.
>Eiaoerel7 yours,
PTsTER 1P. RODIRO. JR.
Chairma
oos Otfioe of liaaegemeat sad Budget
I+egislative Refereaoe Divisioa
Room 7201, S80B
1lashiagtoa, D.C. 20503
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99TH CO'~GRESS
I sT SESSION
. R. 2361
To amend the lmmigration and Nationalit~? Act v-ith respect to the grounds for
exclusion and deportation of aliens.
II~T THE HOtT~E 0~'? REPRESEIti'}I'ATI~rES
Mai' 6, 1985
Mr. F`i;nr;I: (for himself, Mr. DOW'xE~' of Ne~? I ork, Mr. Dlxor, Mr. BEILEN-
SOK, )tir. FAL'KTE01", )~fr. D7'rIALL7', Mr. ED~~'ARDS of California, Mr.
STAEI{, Mr. FnZIO, Mr. Rw6TEN1-tEIEE, 1l~r. DELLUMS, Mr. IdOAALEI',
I1lrs. BUBTOK of Calfornie, Mr. HOTEB, and Mr. GARCIA) introduced the fo1-
lo~ring bill; ~~?hich eras referred to the Committee on the Judiciar~?
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationalit~? Act v~-ith respect. to
the. grounds for exclusion and deportation of aliens.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse o~ Representa-
2 fives of the United States o~Ameri.ca in Congress assembled,
3 SECTIO?~ 1. SHORT TITLE; REFEREI\'CES II\ ACT.
~ (aJ SHORT TITLE.-This Act ma~? be cited as the "Im-
5 migration Exclusion and Deportation Amendments of 1985".
B (b) AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND NATIONAL-
? ITI' ACT.-Except as otherv~?ise spec~ca113? provided, a?hen-
8 evgr in this Act an amendment. or repeal is expressed as an
9 amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the reference shall
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1 be deemed to be made t~o the Immigration and Nationality
2 Act. '?
3 SEC. 2. RE~'IS10~ OF GROUNDS FOR EXCLU510N.
4 (8) REyISED GROUNDS FOR EXCLUSION.-Subsection
5 (e) of section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended to read as
6 follo~ys:
"(S) CLAr~ES OF EXCLUDABLE ALIENS.-Except as
8 other~t-ise pro~?ided in this Act, the follo~i?ing describes classes
9 of excludable aliens who are ineligible t.o receive ~?isas and
10 ~t?ho shall be excluded from admission into the United States:
ll "(1) HEALTH-RELATED GROt'NDS.-(A) Ally'
1 `~ alien ~~-ho hay a communicable disease of public? health
13 significance is excludable.
14 "(B) And- alien who has a history- or record of be-
15 : hayior, or manifestation of mental impairment, that
16 poses a threat to propert~? or to the safet~? or ~yelfare of
1 r others or to the alien is excludable.
18 "(2) CRIDiINAL AND DiORAL GROUNDS.-(A)(1)
19 Except as pro~-ide.d in clause (ii), an~? alie.n commcted of
20 a crime involving moral turpitude (othi'r than a purel~?
21 political offense) is excludable.
22 "(ii) Clause. (i) shall not applti? to an alien who
23 committed onl~? one crime if-
24 "(I) the crime was committed when the alien
25 a~as under 18 years of age, and the crime was
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committed (and the alien released from am? con-
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finement to a prison or correctional institution im-
posed for the crime) more than five ~?ears before
the date of application for a visa or other docu-
5 mentation and the date of application for admis-
6 Sion to the United States, or
i ':'~~"(IT) the sente.nee. actually imposed for the
8 crime did not exceed a term of imprisonment in
9 excess of six months.
10 "(B) An~? alien conti-icted of tv~?o or more offenses
1 ] (other than purel~? political offenses), re.gardle.ss of
12 whether the conviction