Sec. 1182e. Denial of entry into United States of foreign nationals
engaged in establishment or enforcement of forced abortion or
sterilization policy


    (a) Denial of entry
      Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
    State may not issue any visa to, and the Attorney General may not
    admit to the United States, any foreign national whom the Secretary
    finds, based on credible and specific information, to have been
    directly involved in the establishment or enforcement of population
    control policies forcing a woman to undergo an abortion against her
    free choice or forcing a man or woman to undergo sterilization
    against his or her free choice, unless the Secretary has
    substantial grounds for believing that the foreign national has
    discontinued his or her involvement with, and support for, such
    policies.
    (b) Exceptions
      The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section shall not
    apply in the case of a foreign national who is a head of state,
    head of government, or cabinet level minister.
    (c) Waiver
      The Secretary of State may waive the prohibitions in subsection
    (a) of this section with respect to a foreign national if the
    Secretary - 
        (1) determines that it is important to the national interest of
      the United States to do so; and
        (2) provides written notification to the appropriate
      congressional committees containing a justification for the
      waiver.

Last modified: June 14, 2006