,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1 #bjac,ms4
 ,/ab5[ 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 & ,mr4 
,k+7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & 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        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,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#b7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,refugee         
,resettlem5t 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices4  7#c7 ,national        
resettlem5t ag5cies ,! t]m national     
resettlem5t ag5cies means volunt>y      

ag5cies contract+ ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 
to provide sponsor%ip & initial         
resettlem5t s]vices to refugees ent]+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,assessm5t ( refugee
 dome/ic resettlem5t programs  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-- 7#a7 h[ !      
,(fice ( ,refugee ,resettlem5t def9es   
self-suffici5cy & if ?is def9ition is   
adequate 9 address+ refugee ne$s 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 ! effectiv5ess (   
,(fice ( ,refugee ,resettlem5t programs 
9 help+ refugees to meet self-suffici5cy
 & integration2  7#c7 ! ,(fice (        
,refugee ,resettlem5t's budget>y        
res\rces & project ! am\nt ( additional 
res\rces ne$$ to fully address ! unmet  
ne$s ( refugees ) reg>d to              

self-suffici5cy & integration2  7#d7 !  
role ( community-bas$ organizations 9   
s]v+ refugees 9 areas exp]i5c+ a high   
numb] ( new refugee arrivals2  7#e7 h[  
community-bas$ organizations c be bett] 
utiliz$ & support$ 9 ! ,f$]al dome/ic   
resettlem5t process2 &  7#f7 recomm5d$  
/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 to       
,congress ! results ( ! /udy requir$ "u 
subsection 7a74  #d4 ,refugee assi/ance 
7a7 ,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 ,!        
,director %all ensure t assi/ance "u ?is
 section is provid$ to refugees :o are  
second>y migrants & meet all o!r        
eligibility requirem5ts = su* assi/ance4

  4  7b7 ,report on second>y migration  
,section #dab7;a77#c7 ( su* ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7;a77#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 by ins]t+ 7,a7 aft] 7#c72  7#b7 by     
/rik+ p]iodic & ins]t+ annual2 &  7#c7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,at !  
end ( ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,director %all  
submit a report to ,congress t          
includes-- 7i7 ,/ates exp]i5c+ dep>tures
 & arrivals due to second>y migration2  
7ii7 likely reasons = migration2  7iii7 
! impact ( second>y migration on ,/ates 
ho/+ second>y migrants2  7iv7 !         
availability ( social s]vices = second>y
 migrants 9 ^? ,/ates2 &  7v7 unmet ne$s
 ( ^? second>y migrants4  4  7c7        
,am5dm5ts to social s]vices fund+       
,section #dab7;c77#a77;,b7 ( su* ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7;c77#a77;,b77 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ a comb9ation (-- 
aft] bas$ on2  7#b7 by /rik+ ! total    
numb] & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 ! total   
numb]  2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !  
end & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7ii7 ! total    
numb] ( all o!r eligible populations    

s]v$ by ! ,(fice dur+ ! p]iod describ$  
:o are resid+ 9 ! ,/ate z ( ! beg9n+ ( !
 fiscal ye>2 &  7iii7 projections on !  
numb] & nature ( incom+ refugees & o!r  
populations s]v$ by ! ,(fice dur+ !     
subsequ5t fiscal ye>4  4  7d7 ,notice & 
rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & n lat]   
?an #cj days be=e ! effective date set  
=? 9 subsection 7e71 ! ,director %all-- 
7#a7 issue a propos$ rule = a new =mula 
by :i* grants & contracts are to be     
allocat$ pursuant to ! am5dm5ts made by 
subsection 7c72 &  7#b7 solicit public  
comm5t reg>d+ su* propos$ rule4  7e7    
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all become effective on ! fir/ 
day ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #e4      
,resettlem5t data  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,director %all exp& ! ,(fice ( ,refugee 
,resettlem5t's data analysis1           
collection1 & %>+ activities 9          
accordance ) ! requirem5ts set =? 9     
subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7e74  7b7 ,data on

 m5tal & physical m$ical cases ,!       
,director %all-- 7#a7 coord9ate ) !     
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 national resettlem5t ag5cies1          
community-bas$ organizations1 & ,/ate   
refugee heal? programs to track national
 & ,/ate tr5ds on refugees arriv+ )     
,class ,a m$ical conditions & o!r urg5t 
m$ical ne$s2 &  7#b7 9 collect+         
in=mation "u ?is subsection1 utilize    
initial refugee heal? scre5+ data1      
includ+-- 7,a7 a hi/ory ( sev]e trauma1 
torture1 m5tal heal? symptoms1          
depression1 anxiety1 & po/traumatic     
/ress disord] record$ dur+ dome/ic &    
int]national heal? scre5+s2 &  7,b7     
,refugee ,m$ical ,assi/ance utilization 
rate data4  7c7 ,data on h\s+ ne$s ,!   
,director %all p>tn] ) ,/ate refugee    
programs1 community-bas$ organizations1 
& national resettlem5t ag5cies to       
collect data relat+ to ! h\s+ ne$s (    
refugees1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! numb] (      
refugees :o h become homeless2 &  7#b7 !
 numb] ( refugees :o are at sev]e risk (

 becom+ homeless4  7d7 ,data on refugee 
employm5t & self-,suffici5cy ,!         
,director %all ga!r longitud9al         
in=mation relat+ to refugee             
self-suffici5cy1 integration1 &         
employm5t /atus dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod     
beg9n+ #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !      
refugees arriv$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 
,availability ( data ,! ,director %all  
annually-- 7#a7 update ! data collect$  
"u ?is section2 &  7#b7 submit a report 
to ,congress t conta9s ! updat$ data4   
#f4 ,guidance reg>d+ refugee placem5t   
decisions  7a7 ,consultation ,!         
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all provide guidance 
to national resettlem5t ag5cies & ,/ate 
refugee coord9ators on consultation )   
local /akehold]s p]ta9+ to refugee      
resettlem5t4  7b7 ,be/ practices ,!     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 
collaboration ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1    
%all collect be/ practices relat$ to !  
implem5tation ( ! guidance on /akehold] 
consultation on refugee resettlem5t f   
volunt>y ag5cies & ,/ate refugee        

coord9ators & dissem9ate su* be/        
practices to su* ag5cies & coord9ators4 
#g4 ,effective date ,?is ,act 7except = 
! am5dm5ts made by section #d7 %all take
 effect on ! date t is #ij days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4