22 USC § 8771 - Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and energy sectors of Iran
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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s8771"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 8771 - Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and energy sectors of Iran"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "8771"
section_name: "Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and energy sectors of Iran"
chapter_number: 94
chapter_name: "IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 112–158, title V, § 501, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1258.)"
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# § 8771. Exclusion of citizens of Iran seeking education relating to the nuclear and energy sectors of Iran
**(a)** **In general** section 1001(a) of title 20
The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien who is a citizen of Iran that the Secretary of State determines seeks to enter the United States to participate in coursework at an institution of higher education (as defined in ) to prepare the alien for a career in the energy sector of Iran or in nuclear science or nuclear engineering or a related field in Iran.
**(b)** **Applicability** August 10, 2012
Subsection (a) applies with respect to visa applications filed on or after .
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 112–158, title V, § 501, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1258.)
### Termination of Section
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