Section 2007 codifies the current regulatory exclusion of aliens who are HIV positive. As agreed to In conference. the bill incorporates the language of the McCollumSolomonRoukemaSmith bill on HIV exclusion. H.R. 985. which 82 other Members have cosponsored. Under section 212(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. certain noncitizensor aliensare excluded from the United States because of healthrelated conditions. One of the primary healthrelated grounds of exclusion is Infection with a communicable disease of public health significance. Specific diseases are not listed in the statute. the Secretary of Health and Human Services is to determine which diseases meet this standard and list them In regulations.
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