Subsection (c) of section 691 corrects a technical error in the original REAL ID Act. With this change. the otherwiseautomaticallydeportable spouse or child of a barred alien is not barred if the spouse or child did not know of the husband/fathers terrorist activity or has renounced that activity. Subsection (d) designates the Taliban as a Tier I terrorist organization for immigration purposes. As a result of the distinctions drawn in subsection (a) of section 691. this designation will render individuals tied to the Taliban ineligible for most waiver authority. Subsection (e) requires a report by the Department of Homeland Security on the use of its authority to waive materialsupport bars on grounds of duress. Subsection (f) makes all of these changes apply retroactively. I think that section 691 reaches a reasonable compromise that allows removal of the applicability of the REAL ID immigration bars for groups and individuals to whom those bars should not apply. but allows REAL ID to continue to protect the United States and its citizens from foreign terrorist organizations. I would like to thank Tim Rieser of Senator LEAHYs staff. and Jennifer Daskal. on detail to Senator LEAHY. for working with my staff to draft this section. Whom to exclude from the United States for terrorismrelated reasons is a difficult and very serious matter. and one that I am glad has been the subject of a carefully developed bipartisan compromise in this bill.
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