,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #i1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,v>gas 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rooney7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9       
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 to e/abli% processes = c]ta9 
ali5s locat$ 9 ,iraq1 ,saudi ,arabia1   
,lebanon1 ,jordan1 ,kuwait1 ,turkey1 or 
,syria to apply = admission to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates z refugees1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,n9eveh ,pla9 ,refugee ,act ( #bjad4  
#b4 ,9-c\ntry processes = c]ta9 ali5s   
apply+ = refugee /atus  7a7 ,9-,c\ntry  
processes ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9       
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 %all e/abli% or use exi/+    
processes 9 ,iraq1 ,saudi ,arabia1      
,lebanon1 ,jordan1 ,kuwait1 ,turkey1 &  
,syria ?r\gh :i* an ali5 :o is locat$ 9 
su* a c\ntry & describ$ 9 section #c7;b7
 may apply & int]view = admission to !  

,unit$ ,/ates z a refugee "u section    
#bjg ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg74 ,su* an ali5 
%all be consid]$ a refugee ( special    
humanit>ian conc]n eligible = ,priority 
#b process+ "u ! refugee resettlem5t    
priority sy/em4  7b7 ,susp5sion (       
9-,c\ntry processes  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 may      
susp5d ! processes "u subsection 7a7 9 a
 =eign c\ntry li/$ 9 subsection 7a7 = a 
p]iod n to exce$ #ij days1 if !         
,secret>y det]m9es t su* a susp5sion is 
appropriate4  7#b7 ,ext5sion ,!         
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 may ext5d
 a susp5sion "u p>agraph 7#a7 ^u        
notification to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on !   
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4  7#c7     
,report ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit

 to ! committees li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 a 
report t describes ! reason = ea*       
susp5sion & ext5sion "u ?is subsection4 
#c4 ,ali5s eligible to apply = admission
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a refugee us+     
9-c\ntry processes  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 !   
case ( an ali5 :o is )9 a category (    
ali5s e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b71 ! ali5
 may e/abli%1 = purposes ( admission z a
 refugee "u section #bjg ( !            
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg71 t ! ali5 has a        
well-f\nd$ fe> ( p]secution on acc\nt ( 
race1 religion1 nationality1 memb]%ip 9 
a p>ticul> social gr\p1 or political    
op9ion by ass]t+ su* a fe> & ass]t+ a   
cr$ible basis = conc]n ab\t !           
possibility ( su* p]secution4  7b7      
,e/abli%m5t ( categories ,= purposes (  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9  
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 %all e/abli% "o or m         
categories ( ali5s :o are or 7 nationals
 or resid5ts ( a t]ritory controll$ by !
 gr\p commonly kn[n z ! ,islamic ,/ate (

 ,iraq & ! ,levant 7or any successor "n7
 9 ,iraq1 ,saudi ,arabia1 ,lebanon1     
,jordan1 ,kuwait1 ,turkey1 or ,syria &  
:o %>e common *>act]i/ics t id5tify !m z
 t>gets ( p]secution 9 t c\ntry on      
acc\nt ( race1 religion1 nationality1   
memb]%ip 9 a p>ticul> social gr\p1 or   
political op9ion4  7c7 ,exclusion f     
num]ical limitations ,ali5s provid$     
,priority #b process+ "u ! refugee      
resettlem5t priority sy/em "u ?is       
section %all n be c\nt$ aga9/ any       
num]ical limitation "u section #bjg ( ! 
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 = fiscal ye>s #bjad &  
#bjae4  7d7 ,eligibility = admission z  
refugee ,no ali5 %all be d5i$ !         
opportunity to apply = admission "u ?is 
section solely because su* ali5         
qualifies z an imm$iate relative or is  
eligible = any o!r immigrant            
classification4  7e7 ,writt5 reasons =  
d5ials ( refugee /atus ,ea* decision to 
d5y an application = refugee /atus ( an 
ali5 "u ?is section %all be 9 writ+ &   

%all /ate1 to ! maximum ext5t feasible1 
! reason = ! d5ial4  7f7 ,p]mitt+ c]ta9 
ali5s )9 categories ,to reapply =       
refugee /atus ,ea* ali5 describ$ 9      
subsection 7b7 :o aft]1 ,june #a1 #bjad1
 & be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act 0
 d5i$ refugee /atus %all be p]mitt$ to  
reapply = su* /atus4 ,su* an application
 %all be det]m9$ tak+ into acc\nt !     
application ( ?is ,act4  7g7 ,protection
 ( ali5s ,9 ! case t ! ,secret>y (      
,/ate1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security1 det]m9es t an ali5 :o
 is locat$ 9 a =eign c\ntry li/$ 9      
section #b7;a7 & describ$ 9 subsection  
7b7 :o has appli$ = admission to !      
,unit$ ,/ates z a refugee "u section    
#bjg ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 us+ !         
processes "u ?is ,act is 9 imm95t dang]1
 ! ,secret>y %all make a reasonable ef=t
 to provide su* ali5 ) protection or !  
imm$iate removal f t c\ntry4  #d4       
,reports  7a7 ,initial report ,n lat]   
?an #abj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (

 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9       
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 %all submit to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate1 & 
! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !   
,s5ate a report conta9+ plans to exp$ite
 ! process+ ( applications = admission  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z refugee "u section 
#bjg ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 ( ali5s       
describ$ 9 section #c7;b7 :o apply =    
admission us+ ! processes "u ! ,act1    
includ+ in=mation relat+ to--  7#a7     
exp$it+ ! process+ ( su* refugees =     
resettlem5t1 includ+ ?r\gh tempor>y     
expansion ( ! ,refugee ,corps ( ,unit$  
,/ates ,citiz5%ip & ,immigration        
,s]vices2  7#b7 increas+ ! numb] (      
p]sonnel ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security devot$ to 
! process+ ( su* applications2  7#c7    
enhanc+ exi/+ sy/ems = conduct+         

backgr\nd & security *ecks ( su* ali5s2 
&  7#d7 ! projections ( ! ,secret>y = ! 
numb] ( refugee int]views t w be        
conduct$ 9 ea* =eign c\ntry li/$ 9      
section #b7;a7 9 ea* mon? ( fiscal ye>s 
#bjae & #bjaf4  7b7 ,annual report ,n   
lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] 
?r\gh #bjaf1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9     
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 %all submit to ,congress an  
unclassifi$ report1 ) a classifi$ annex 
if necess>y1 :i* includes--  7#a7 an    
assessm5t ( ! f9ancial1 security1 &     
p]sonnel consid]ations & res\rces       
necess>y to c>ry out ! provisions ( ?is 
,act2  7#b7 ! numb] ( ali5s describ$ 9  
section #c7;b72  7#c7 ! numb] ( su*     
ali5s :o h appli$ = admission to !      
,unit$ ,/ates z a refugee "u section    
#bjg ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 us+ !         
processes "u ?is ,act2 &  7#d7 9 ! case 
( su* applications p5d+ = long] ?an #ahj
 days1 ! reason t refugee /atus has n   

be5 grant$ 9 ea* su* case4