April 17, 2025
Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To authorize the Secretary of State to discontinue granting visas to nationals of countries failing to meet their North Atlantic Treaty Organization obligations to spend at least 2 percent of its gross domestic product on national defense, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the NATO Burden Sharing Enforcement Act
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Sec. 2. Discontinuing granting visas to nationals of country failing to meet NATO obligations
Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended—
(1)
in the heading, by inserting or failing to meet NATO obligations
after Accepting Aliens
;
(2)
by striking Attorney General
each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security
;
(3)
by inserting after the alien under this section,
the following: or that the government of a foreign country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization does not spend at least 2 percent of its gross domestic product on national defense,
; and
(4)
by striking Secretary that
and inserting Secretary of State that
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