Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/849

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PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-820 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) 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 the date of enactment of this Act, 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) but were issued a visa and an explanation as to why each such visa was issued. SEC. 2226. INADMISSIBILITY OF ANY ALIEN SUPPORTING AN INTER- NATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTOR. (a) AMENDMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.— Section 212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)) is amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: " (ii) ALIENS SUPPORTING ABDUCTORS AND REL- ATIVES OF ABDUCTORS. —Any alien who— "(I) is known by the Secretary of State to have intentionally assisted an alien in the conduct described in clause (i), "(II) is known by the Secretary of State to be intentionally providing material support or safe haven to an alien described in clause (i), or "(III) is a spouse (other than the spouse who is the parent of the abducteid child), child (other than the abducted child), parent, sibling, or agent of an alien described in clause (i), if such person has been designated by the Secretary of State at the Secretary sole and unreviewable discretion, is inadmissible until the child described in clause (i) is surrendered to the person granted custody by the order described in that clause, and such person and child are permitted to return to the United States or such person's place of residence, " (iii) EXCEPTIONS. — Clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply— "(I) to a government official of the United States who is acting within the scope of his or her official duties; "(II) to a government official of any foreign government if the official has been designated by the Secretary of State at the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion; or "(III) so long as the child is located in a foreign state that is a party to the Convention on the