8 U.S.C. § 1182e — Denial of entry into United States of foreign nationals engaged in establishment or enforcement of forced abortion or sterilization policy

(a) Denial of entry. Regardless of any other law, the Secretary of State may not issue a visa to, and the Attorney General may not admit to the United States, a foreign national whom the Secretary finds, based on credible and specific information, to have been directly involved in creating or enforcing population-control policies that force a woman to have an abortion against her free choice or force a man or woman to undergo sterilization against that person’s free choice. This prohibition does not apply if the Secretary has substantial grounds to believe that the foreign national has stopped being involved in and supporting those policies. This section uses the terms “foreign national,” “population control policies,” “credible and specific information,” and “substantial grounds.” This section does not define those terms. (b) Exceptions. The prohibitions in subsection (a) do not apply to a foreign national who is a head of state, head of government, or cabinet-level minister. (c) Waiver. The Secretary of State may waive the prohibitions in subsection (a) for a foreign national if the Secretary— (1) decides that the waiver is important to the national interest of the United States; and (2) gives the appropriate congressional committees written notice that explains why the waiver was granted.