Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 94 — Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights
§ 8771. Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and energy sectors of Iran
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien who is a citizen of Iran that the Secretary of State determines seeks to enter the United States to participate in coursework at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001(a) of title 20) to prepare the alien for a career in the energy sector of Iran or in nuclear science or nuclear engineering or a related field in Iran.
Applicability
Subsection (a) applies with respect to visa applications filed on or after .
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
Pub. L. 112–158 title V § 501 · 126 Stat. 1214
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 8771
(Pub. L. 112–158, title V, § 501, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1258.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 112–158, title V, § 501, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1258.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 501. EXCLUSION OF CITIZENS OF IRAN SEEKING EDUCATION RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR AND ENERGY SECTORS OF IRAN. (a) In General.— The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien who is a citizen of Iran that the Secretary of State determines seeks to enter the United States to participate in coursework at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) to prepare the alien for a career in the energy sector of Iran or in nuclear science or nuclear engineering or a related field in Iran. (b) Applicability.— Subsection (a) applies with respect to visa applications filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Notes
Termination of Section
For termination of section, see section 8785(a) of this title.