# Plain Language Summary: Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act

This bill requires the U.S. government to add new questions to immigration forms asking about connections to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and related organizations. Specifically, the State Department would need to add detailed questions to visa application forms for anyone born in or coming from Iran, asking whether they've ever served in the Iranian government, worked in law enforcement or national security roles, violated U.S. sanctions, or been a member of the IRGC or its various branches and affiliated groups. The Department of Homeland Security would also add similar questions to the forms that people fill out when applying to become permanent residents (green card holders) and when applying for U.S. citizenship.

The questions are quite extensive and cover specific details about involvement with the IRGC. For visa applicants, they'd be asked whether they served as a conscript, were deployed abroad, maintained active military status, recruited members, or received payment for their service. The bill also asks about involvement with the Basij, which is a volunteer militia organization connected to the IRGC. All of these changes would need to happen within six months of the bill becoming law.

The practical effect is that anyone from Iran seeking to enter the U.S., become a permanent resident, or become a citizen would face more detailed questioning about their military and government connections. Those who answer "yes" to having IRGC affiliations could face visa denials, delays in green card processing, or obstacles to becoming a U.S. citizen. The bill is designed to screen out people with ties to organizations the U.S. government considers security threats, though it doesn't explicitly state what consequences would follow from affirmative answers to these questions.

Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act

Banks, Jim

Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act This bill adds questions to certain visa, permanent residence, and naturalization applications concerning an applicant's association with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.