To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the definition of "refugee" spouses of persons who have been forced to abort a pregnancy or undergo involuntary sterilization.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the definition of "refugee" the legally recognized spouse of a person who has been forced to abort a pregnancy or undergo involuntary sterilization.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 3552 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3552

  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the 
 definition of ``refugee'' spouses of persons who have been forced to 
        abort a pregnancy or undergo involuntary sterilization.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2007

 Mr. Fossella introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the 
 definition of ``refugee'' spouses of persons who have been forced to 
        abort a pregnancy or undergo involuntary sterilization.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF THE SCOPE OF THE DEFINITION OF ``REFUGEE'' TO 
              INCLUDE CERTAIN SPOUSES.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)) is amended, in the sentence 
beginning with ``For purposes of determinations under this Act,'', by 
inserting--
            (1) after ``forced to abort a pregnancy or to undergo 
        involuntary sterilization,'' the following: ``or the legally 
        recognized spouse of such a person,'';
            (2) after ``for other resistance to a coercive population 
        control program,'' the following: ``or the legally recognized 
        spouse of such a person,''; and
            (3) after ``subject to persecution for such failure, 
        refusal, or resistance'' the following: ``, or the legally 
        recognized spouse of such a person,''.
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