8 U.S.C. § 1182e : US Code - Section 1182E: Denial of entry into United States of foreign nationals engaged in establishment or enforcement of forced abortion or sterilization policy

Search 8 U.S.C. § 1182e : US Code - Section 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.
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