
    (a) Denial of visas
      Except as otherwise provided in section 6091 of title 22, and
    subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of State
    may deny the issuance of a visa to any alien who - 
        (1) through the abuse of position, including a governmental or
      political party position, converts or has converted for personal
      gain real property that has been confiscated or expropriated, a
      claim to which is owned by a national of the United States, or
      who is complicit in such a conversion; or
        (2) induces any of the actions or omissions described in
      paragraph (1) by any person.
    (b) Exceptions
      Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to - 
        (1) any country established by international mandate through
      the United Nations; or
        (2) any territory recognized by the United States Government to
      be in dispute.
    (c) Reporting requirement
      Not later than 6 months after October 21, 1998, and every 12
    months thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
    Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the
    Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report, including - 
        (1) a list of aliens who have been denied a visa under this
      subsection; and
        (2) a list of aliens who could have been denied a visa under
      subsection (a) of this section but were issued a visa and an
      explanation as to why each such visa was issued.

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