Exclusion from United States of aliens who have confiscated property of United States nationals or who traffic in such property

The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Attorney General shall exclude from the United States, any alien who the Secretary of State determines is a person who, after March 12, 1996— As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: The terms “confiscated” and “confiscation” refer to— the nationalization, expropriation, or other seizure by the Cuban Government of ownership or control of property— the repudiation by the Cuban Government of, the default by the Cuban Government on, or the failure of the Cuban Government to pay— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person “traffics” in confiscated property if that person knowingly and intentionally— The term “traffics” does not include— This section shall not apply where the Secretary of State finds, on a case by case basis, that the entry into the United States of the person who would otherwise be excluded under this section is necessary for medical reasons or for purposes of litigation of an action under subchapter III. This section applies to aliens seeking to enter the United States on or after March 12, 1996. This section applies only with respect to acts within the meaning of “traffics” that occur on or after March 12, 1996.