,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cgjg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #aa1 #bjac,mr4 ,rohrabacher 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of ,california1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,westmoreland7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to ensure the emergency protection of ,iranian dissidents living in ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,statement of ,u4,s4 ,policy ,it shall be the policy of the ,united ,states to-- 7#a7 take all necessary and appropriate steps in accordance with international agreements to support the commitments of the ,united ,states to ensure the physical security and protection of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya residents1 members of the opposition ,mujahedeen e-,khalq 7,,mek71 in accordance with the ,united ,states ,embassy ,statement on ,transfer of ,security ,responsibility for ,camp ,ashraf of ,december #bh1 #bjjh2 7#b7 assist the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,refugees in ensuring the rapid and orderly resettlement of all residents of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya to safe locations outside of ,iraq2 and 7#c7 permit the admission as refugees of the residents of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya to the ,united ,states1 who express a desire for such resettlement4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states recognized the residents of the former ,camp ,ashraf who now reside in ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya as protected persons under the ,fourth ,geneva ,convention and committed itself to protect the residents until their final disposition4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states expects the ,government of ,iraq to continue this commitment of protection of the residents of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya1 as reflected in the ,united ,states ,embassy ,statement on ,transfer of ,security ,responsibility for ,camp ,ashraf of ,december #bh1 #bjjh4 7#c7 ,the residents of the former ,camp ,ashraf1 who now reside in ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya1 renounced violence and unilaterally disarmed more than a decade ago4 7#d7 ,dozens of residents of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya were permanent residents or political refugees in the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya residents have provided valuable intelligence to the international community concerning efforts by the ,government of ,iran to establish a nuclear weapons capability and to supply the terrorist groups in ,iraq with ,improvised ,explosive ,devices 7,i,e,ds74 7#f7 ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya residents share the desire of the ,united ,states in seeing the establishment of a peaceful1 democratic1 non-nuclear government in ,iran with full rights for women and religious and ethnic minorities4 7#g7 ,the residents of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya are cooperating in the framework of an agreement between the ,united ,nations and the ,government of ,iraq to transfer the residents out of ,iraq4 7#h7 ,despite ,iraq's acceptance of the ,u4,s4 commitment to protect ,camp ,ashraf residents1 the unarmed residents have been attacked five times in #bjji1 #bjaa1 and #bjac during their residence in the former ,camp ,ashraf and ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya by external persons and organizations1 including ,iraqi security forces1 killing more than #ajj residents and wounding #a1jjj others4 7#i7 ,iraqi security forces are permanently stationed all around ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya1 despite their history of violence against the unarmed residents1 while all ,liberty_/,hurriya residents are kept inside the ,camp's walled compound1 with no freedom of movement for the residents outside the ,camp and no access to counsel1 family1 ,n,g,os1 and press4 #c4 ,actions ,to ,protect ,iranian dissidents living in ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states shall take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure the safety of the residents of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states shall provide all necessary and appropriate assistance to the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,refugees to process applications by the residents of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya for refugee status and to secure their orderly resettlement in safe locations outside of ,iraq1 including in the ,united ,states for any such residents who express such a desire4 7#c7 ,the ,united ,states shall timely admit as refugees the residents of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya in the ,u4,s4 and in doing so shall not delay or bar such resettlement merely because any such resident is or has been a member of1 or supports or has supported1 organizations or groups that were subject to the ,secretary of ,state's decision of ,september #ba1 #bjab1 in ,public ,notice #hjdi1 notwithstanding #bab7;a77#c77;,b7 and #bab7;a77#c77;,f7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act of #aife1 as amended4 7#d7 ,within #ij days of the effective date of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall report to the ,congress on steps taken by the ,united ,states to guard the safety of the residents of ,camp ,liberty_/,hurriya and to secure their orderly resettlement in safe locations in accordance with the provisions of this ,act4