,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aghd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,pet]s ( ,mi*igan 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4    
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,huiz5ga (  
,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,moran1   
,mr4 ,polis1 & ,mr4 ,s*iff7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to re=m & mod]nize dome/ic refugee     
resettlem5t programs1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,dome/ic ,refugee ,resettlem5t ,re=m &
 ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,! ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3     
7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has enhanc$ &     
accel]at$ its ef=ts to resettle ,iraqi  
refugees s9ce #bjjg4  7#b7 ,resettlem5t 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates rema9s an important   
option = refugees ar\nd ! _w t lack any 
o!r durable solution4  7#c7 ,_m ( ^!    
refugees are victims ( torture &        

p]secution1 or 7 =c$ to flee because (  
support !y gave to ,am]ican milit>y1    
,gov]nm5t1 or m$ia op]ations4  7#d7     
,refugees are (t5 a product ( human     
rights atrocities & w>1 mak+ !m likely  
to h suff]$ traumatic ev5ts :i* require 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to (f] !m protection &  
meet _! ne$s once !y arrive "h4  7#e7 ,9
 fiscal ye> ye> #bjab1 a total ( #eh1bch
 refugees 7 resettl$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
includ+ #ab1afc f ,iraq4  7#f7 ,^u      
arrival 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !re is       
au?oriz$ up to #cf mon?s ( ca% & m$ical 
assi/ance available to refugees1 z well 
z access to social s]vices1 su* z job   
placem5t1 f ! ,(fice ( ,refugee         
,resettlem5t1 b 9 practice refugees     
receive only #h mon?s ( ca% & m$ical    
assi/ance4  7#g7 ,:5 giv5 adequate      
support ?r\gh ! resettlem5t sy/em1      
refugees c successfully become          
self-suffici5t & contribute positively  
to _! communities4  7#h7 ,additional    
res\rces & bett] data c\ld /r5g!n       
refugee s]vices & bett] respond to ! ne$

 ( highly vuln]able refugees4  7#i7     
,,orr fund+ =mulas are retroactive 9    
nature1 us+ refugee admission data f up 
to #c prior ye>s1 s t l>ge increases 9  
refugee admissions are n adequately     
reflect$ 9 ! am\nt ( res\rces provid$ by
 ,,orr4  7#aj7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates         
resettlem5t policy assumes refugees w be
 able to quickly become self-suffici5t1 
:ile specifically (f]+ resettlem5t to   
individuals :o h specific vuln]abilities
 t inhibit _! ability to a*ieve         
self-suffici5cy & integrate into        
society4  7#aa7 ,"s refugees w h m5tal  
heal? difficulties associat$ ) trauma or
 torture & ?is is "o ( ! significant    
b>ri]s to self-suffici5cy & integration 
into a community :5 x is n address$ )   
adequate & appropriate s]vices4  7#ab7  
,second>y migration is n prop]ly track$1
 & res\rces are n available = ,/ates &  
ag5cies exp]i5c+ high levels ( second>y 
migration4  7#ac7 ,refugee s]vices are  
provid$ by national resettlem5t ag5cies1
 community bas$ organizations1 *>ities1 

& nonpr(its & coord9at$ locally by ,/ate
 refugee programs1 & all ! organizations
 %\ld be support$ 9 _! mission to       
provide refugee s]vices4  #c4 ,effective
 date ,?is ,act %all take effect on !   
date t is #ij days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,assessm5t ( !
 refugee dome/ic resettlem5t program    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,z soon z practicable aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy reg>d+ !            
effectiv5ess ( ! dome/ic refugee        
resettlem5t programs op]at$ by ! ,(fice 
( ,refugee ,resettlem5t4  7b7 ,matt]s   
,to be /udi$ ,9 ! /udy requir$ "u       
subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all det]m9e & analyze ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,h[ ! ,(fice ( ,refugee ,resettlem5t    
def9es self-suffici5cy & if ?is         
def9ition is adequate 9 address+ refugee
 ne$s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,!       
effectiv5ess ( ! ,(fice ( ,refugee      
,resettlem5t programs 9 help+ refugees  
to meet self-suffici5cy & integration4  

7#c7 ,an evaluation ( ! ,(fice (        
,refugee ,resettlem5t's budget>y        
res\rces & projection ( ! am\nt (       
additional res\rces ne$$ to fully       
address ! unmet ne$s ( refugees ) reg>d 
to self-suffici5cy & integration4  7#d7 
,! role ( community bas$ organizations 9
 s]v+ refugees 9 areas exp]i5c+ a high  
numb] ( new refugee arrivals4  7#e7 ,an 
analysis ( h[ community bas$            
organizations c be bett] utiliz$ &      
support$ 9 ! ,f$]al dome/ic resettlem5t 
process4  7#f7 ,recomm5dations on       
/atutory *anges to improve ! ,(fice (   
,refugee ,resettlem5t & ! dome/ic       
refugee program 9 relation to ! matt]s  
analyz$ "u p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e74   
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit ! results
 ( ! /udy requir$ "u subsection 7a7 to !
 ,congress4  #e4 ,elevation ( ! (fice ( 
refugee resettlem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #daa7;a7 ( ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#aeba7;a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! second   
s5t5ce & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,! head ( !   
,(fice ( ,refugee ,resettlem5t 9 !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all be an ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices = ,refugee & ,asylee  
,resettlem5t 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is *apt]      
ref]r$ to z ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y71 to  
be appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t1 & to report  
directly to ! ,secret>y44  7b7 ,con=m+  
am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section #daa7;b7 ( !    
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeba7;b77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
,director & ins]t+ ,assi/ant ,secret>y4 
7#b7 ,section #dab ( ! ,immigration &   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7  
is am5d$ by /rik+ ,director ea* place x 
appe>s & ins]t+ ,assi/ant ,secret>y4    
7#c7 ,section #dac ( ! ,immigration &   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aebc7  
is am5d$ by /rik+ ,director ea* place x 
appe>s & ins]t+ ,assi/ant ,secret>y4    
7#d7 ,section #dfb ( ! ,homel& ,security
 ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ ,director ea* place x    

appe>s & ins]t+ ,assi/ant ,secret>y4    
7c7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce to !         
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,refugee         
,resettlem5t 9 any o!r ,f$]al law1      
,executive ord]1 rule1 regulation1      
op]at+ in/ruction1 or delegation (      
au?ority1 or any docum5t ( or p]ta9+ to 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices  
or ! ,(fice ( ,refugee ,resettlem5t t   
ref]s to ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (       
,refugee ,resettlem5t1 %all be deem$ to 
ref] to ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices = ,refugee & ,asylee   
,resettlem5t4  #f4 ,refugee assi/ance   
7a7 ,am5dm5ts to ! social s]vices fund+ 
,section #dab7;c77#a77;,b7 ( !          
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7;c77#a77;,b77 is am5d$  
to read z foll[s3  7,b7 ,! funds        
available = a fiscal ye> = grants &     
contracts "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be   
allocat$ among ! ,/ates bas$ on a       
comb9ation ( ! total numb] ( refugees   
7includ+ *ildr5 & adults7 :o arriv$ 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates n m ?an #cf mon?s be=e !  

beg9n+ ( su* fiscal ye> & :o are        
actually resid+ 9 ea* ,/ate 7tak+ into  
acc\nt second>y migration7 z ( ! beg9n+ 
( ! fiscal ye>1 ! total numb] ( all o!r 
eligible populations s]v$ by ! ,(fice   
dur+ ! p]iod describ$ :o are resid+ 9 ! 
,/ate z ( ! beg9n+ ( ! fiscal ye>1 &    
projections on ! numb] & nature ( incom+
 refugees & o!r populations s]v$ by !   
,(fice dur+ ! subsequ5t fiscal ye>4  4  
7b7 ,report on second>y migration       
,section #dab7;a77#c7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#had ,u4,s4,c4      
#aebb7;a77#c77 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! ^w   
p]iodic to annual & by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3 ,at ! end ( ea* fiscal ye>1 !   
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all pres5t a report
 on ^! f9d+s to ! ,congress4 ,!         
in=mation 9 ! report %all include1 b is 
n limit$ to1 ,/ates exp]i5c+ dep>tures &
 arrivals due to second>y migration1    
likely reasons = migration1 ! impact (  
second>y migration on ,/ates ho/+       
second>y migrants1 availability ( social
 s]vices = second>y migrants 9 ^?       

,/ates1 & unmet ne$s ( ^? second>y      
migrants44  7c7 ,assi/ance made         
available to second>y migrants ,section 
#dab7;a77#a7 ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aebb7;a77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,:5 provid+ su*        
assi/ance1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all   
ensure t su* assi/ance is provid$ to    
refugees :o are second>y migrants & meet
 all o!r eligibility requirem5ts = su*  
s]vices4  4  7d7 ,notice & rulemak+ ,n  
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 b 9 no ev5t lat] ?an #cj   
days be=e ! effective date ( ! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is section1 ! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y %all issue a propos$ rule ( ! 
new =mula by :i* grants & contracts are 
to be allocat$ pursuant to ! am5dm5ts   
made by subsection 7c71 & solicit public
 comm5t4  7e7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t
 made by ?is section %all become        
effective on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ fiscal 
ye> t beg9s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  #g4 ,resettlem5t data ,!        

,assi/ant ,secret>y %all exp& ! ,(fice (
 ,refugee ,resettlem5t's data analysis1 
collection1 & %>+ activities 9          
accordance ) ! foll[+ provisions3  7#a7 
,data on m5tal & physical m$ical cases  
,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all coord9ate ) 
! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control1 national  
resettlem5t ag5cies1 community bas$     
organizations1 & ,/ate refugee heal?    
programs to track national & ,/ate tr5ds
 on refugees arriv+ ) ,class ,a m$ical  
conditions & o!r urg5t m$ical ne$s4 ,!  
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all utilize initial
 refugee heal? scre5+ data1 includ+     
hi/ory ( sev]e trauma1 torture1 m5tal   
heal? symptoms1 depression1 anxiety &   
,,ptsd1 record$ dur+ dome/ic &          
int]national heal? scre5+s1 & ,refugee  
,m$ical ,assi/ance utilization rate data
 9 collect+ ?is in=mation4  7#b7 ,data  
on h\s+ ne$s ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all
 p>tn] ) ,/ate refugee programs1        
community bas$ organizations1 & national
 resettlem5t ag5cies to collect data    
relat+ to ! h\s+ ne$s ( refugees4 ,?is  

data %\ld include ! numb] ( refugees :o 
h become homeless & ! numb] at sev]e    
risk ( becom+ homeless4  7#c7 ,data on  
refugee employm5t & self-suffici5cy ,!  
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all ga!r           
longitud9al in=mation relat+ to refugee 
self-suffici5cy & integration &         
employm5t /atus = ! p]iod ( #a-c ye>s   
po/-arrival4  7#d7 ,availability ( data 
,! data collect$ "u ?is section %all be 
updat$ annually & ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y 
%all submit a report to ! ,congress     
conta9+ t updat$ data  #h4 ,guidance    
reg>d+ refugee placem5t decisions ,!    
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all provide guidance 
to national resettlem5t ag5cies & ,/ate 
,refugee ,coord9ators on consultation ) 
local /akehold]s p]ta9+ to refugee      
resettlem5t4 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices1 work+ 9 collaboration )
 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 %all collect f    
,volunt>y ,ag5cies & ,/ate ,refugee     
,coord9ators & dissem9ate be/ practices 
relat$ to ! implem5tation ( ! guidance  
on /akehold] consultation on refugee    

resettlem5t4  #i4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
,act3  7#a7 ,national resettlem5t ag5cy 
,! t]m national resettlem5t ag5cy means 
volunt>y ag5cies contract+ ) ! ,/ate    
,dep>tm5t to provide sponsor%ip &       
initial resettlem5t s]vices to refugees 
ent]+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,community 
bas$ organization ,! t]m community bas$ 
organization means a nonpr(it           
organization provid+ a v>iety ( social1 
heal?1 educational & community s]vices  
to a population t includes refugees     
resettl$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7    
,assi/ant secret>y ,! t]m ,assi/ant     
,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices = ,refugee &   
,asylee ,resettlem5t4