Restriction on issuance of visas

(a) Restriction The Secretary of State may not issue a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall deny entry to the United States of, each of the following: (1) Senior officials in the Chinese Communist Party, including the Politburo, the Central Committee, and each delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. (2) The spouses and children of the senior officials described in paragraph (1). (3) Members of the cabinet of the Government of the People’s Republic of China. (4) Active duty members of the People’s Liberation Army of China. (b) Applicability The restriction under subsection (a) shall not apply for any year in which the President certifies to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate that the Government of the People’s Republic of China has ceased sponsoring, funding, facilitating, and actively working to support efforts to infringe on the intellectual property rights of citizens and entities of the United States. (c) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) details the efficacy of visa screening mechanisms to mitigate intellectual property theft by the People’s Republic of China; and (2) includes a list of research institutions associated with the People’s Liberation Army and the Ministry of State Security of the People’s Republic of China.