H.R.5690 - To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes.

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  • Official: To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Official: To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes. as amended by house.

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6/26/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 26, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 to state that for purposes of alien
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6/26/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 26, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 to state that for purposes of alien inadmissibility based upon terrorist-related grounds the African National Congress (ANC) shall not be considered to be a terrorist organization on the basis of any act or event that occurred before the date of enactment of such Act. Authorizes the Secretary of State (after consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General) to determine, in such Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion, that inadmissibility based upon specified criminal convictions or terrorist activities shall not apply to an alien with respect to activities undertaken in opposition to apartheid rule in South Africa. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security should exercise such authority in appropriate instances to exempt the anti-apartheid activities of aliens who are current or former officials of the government of the Republic of South Africa.
Directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence, to ensure that databases used to determine U.S. admissibility are appropriately updated.


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07/03/08
Herb Fischer Retires

President George Bush signed into law HR 5690 this past week, a law authorizing the US Department of State to waive US travel restriction on President ...

Source: Black Voice News, CA
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07/01/08
President Bush Takes Nelson Mandela Off Terror Watch List

The President's signing into law of HR 5690 ensures that all former members of the ANC are no longer considered "aliens inadmissible due to terrorist or ...

Source: AHN
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06/30/08
Daily Press Briefing

CASEY: Well, what has happened, of course, is Congress has passed, and I believe the President’s now signed into law HR 5690, which allows the State ...

Source: US Department of State, DC
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10/25/08
The BrownWatch: News for People of Color - To the Present - House ...

Berman's bill (H.R. 5690) effectively removes the stain of the "terrorist" label from the names of current and former African National Congress members. When the measure becomes law, ANC membership alone will no longer trigger ...

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10/09/08
New government documents in Milner Library, September 2008

Call No: A 77.2:SCI 1/, Title: ARS science hall of fame. Author: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Imprint: [Beltsville Md.] : US Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Type: Serial 16-4 wk ...

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10/05/08
Now Thats What I Am Talkin About!!! | What the President Has ...

H.R. 5690, which authorizes the Departments of State and Homeland Security to determine that provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that render aliens inadmissible due to terrorist or criminal activities would not apply with ...

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