118 STAT. 4097 PROCLAMATION 7750—JAN. 12, 2004 NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 212(f) of the Immi- gration and Nationality Act of 1952, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, hereby find that the unrestricted immi- grant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of persons de- scribed in section 1 of this proclamation would, except as provided in sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation, be detrimental to the interests of the United States. I therefore hereby proclaim that: Section 1. The entry into the United States, as immigrants or non- immigrants, of the following persons is hereby suspended: (a) Public officials or former public officials whose solicitation or ac- ceptance of any article of monetary value, or other benefit, in exchange for any act or omission in the performance of their public functions has or had serious adverse effects on the national interests of the United States. (b) Persons whose provision of or offer to provide any article of monetary value or other benefit to any public official in exchange for any act or omission in the performance of such official’s public func- tions has or had serious adverse effects on the national interests of the United States. (c) Public officials or former public officials whose misappropriation of public funds or interference with the judicial, electoral, or other public processes has or had serious adverse effects on the national in- terests of the United States. (d) The spouses, children, and dependent household members of persons described in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) above, who are bene- ficiaries of any articles of monetary value or other benefits obtained by such persons. Sec. 2. Section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply with respect to any person otherwise covered by section 1 where entry of the person into the United States would not be contrary to the interests of the United States. Sec. 3. Persons covered by sections 1 and 2 of this proclamation shall be identified by the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee, in his or her sole discretion, pursuant to such standards and procedures as the Secretary may establish. Sec. 4. For purposes of this proclamation, ‘‘serious adverse effects on the national interests of the United States’’; means serious adverse ef- fects on the international economic activity of U.S. businesses, U.S. foreign assistance goals, the security of the United States against transnational crime and terrorism, or the stability of democratic institu- tions and nations. Sec. 5. Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations under applicable inter- national agreements. Sec. 6. The Secretary of State shall have responsibility for imple- menting this proclamation pursuant to such procedures as the Sec- retary may, in the Secretary’s discretion, establish. Sec. 7. This proclamation is effective immediately. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 15:04 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 8087 Sfmt 8087 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.004 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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