Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

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2	2	118THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 3094
5	5	To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security
6	6	for proof of COVID–19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other
7	7	purposes.
8	8	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9	9	MAY5, 2023
10	10	Mr. H
11	11	UIZENGA(for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. HIGGINSof New York, Mr.
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13	13	APPAS, Mr. CRAWFORD, and Mr. GREENof Tennessee) introduced the
14	14	following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
15	15	A BILL
16	16	To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of
17	17	Homeland Security for proof of COVID–19 vaccination
18	18	for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.
19	19	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
20	20	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
21	21	SECTION 1. TERMINATING DHS REQUIREMENT FOR PROOF 3
22	22	OF COVID–19 VACCINATION FOR FOREIGN 4
23	23	TRAVELERS. 5
24	24	(a) I
25	25	NGENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-6
26	26	actment of this Act, a travel vaccination requirement for 7
27	27	foreign travelers referred to in subsection (c) shall have 8
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31	31	no force or effect, unless otherwise specified in a provision 1
32	32	of law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. 2
33	33	(b) P
34	34	ROHIBITION ONFUNDING.—Beginning on the 3
35	35	date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may 4
36	36	be used to administer, implement, or enforce a travel vac-5
37	37	cination requirement for foreign travelers referred to in 6
38	38	subsection (c), unless otherwise specified in a provision of 7
39	39	law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. 8
40	40	(c) T
41	41	RAVELVACCINATIONREQUIREMENT FOR FOR-9
42	42	EIGNTRAVELERS.—In this Act, a travel vaccination re-10
43	43	quirement for foreign travelers referred to in this sub-11
44	44	section is a requirement specified in— 12
45	45	(1) the decision issued by the Secretary of 13
46	46	Homeland Security and the Commissioner of U.S. 14
47	47	Customs and Border Protection entitled ‘‘Notifica-15
48	48	tion of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to 16
49	49	Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between 17
50	50	the United States and Canada’’ and published in the 18
51	51	Federal Register on April 22, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 19
52	52	24048 et seq.) for proof of COVID–19 vaccination 20
53	53	for travelers who are covered individuals (as defined 21
54	54	in such order); 22
55	55	(2) the decision of the Secretary of Homeland 23
56	56	Security entitled ‘‘Notification of Temporary Travel 24
57	57	Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and 25
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61	61	Ferries Service Between the United States and Mex-1
62	62	ico’’ published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2
63	63	2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 24041) to continue to tempo-3
64	64	rarily restrict travel by certain noncitizens into the 4
65	65	United States at land ports of entry, including ferry 5
66	66	terminals, along the United States-Mexico border; or 6
67	67	(3) any successor or subsequent decision of the 7
68	68	Secretary of Homeland Security or the Commis-8
69	69	sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 9
70	70	the processing for entry into the United States for-10
71	71	eign persons to show proof of COVID–19 vaccina-11
72	72	tion as a condition on entering the United States. 12
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