Introduced in House
No PLA Employees Act of 2026
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the No PLA Employees Act of 2026.
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO CURRENT OR PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT BY A CHINESE MILITARY COMPANY OR FOREIGN INSTITUTION ENGAGED IN PROBLEMATIC ACTIVITYTrack this section →
(a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Current or Previous Employment by a Chinese Military Company Any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified under section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is inadmissible. (K) Current or Previous Employment by a Foreign Institution Engaged in Problematic Activity Any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified under section 1286 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is inadmissible.. (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Current or Previous Employment by a Chinese Military Company Any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified under section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is deportable. (H) Current or Previous Employment by a Foreign Institution Engaged in Problematic Activity Any alien who is currently or was previously employed by an entity identified under section 1286 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is deportable..