,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjac ,ms4    
,/ab5[ 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 ,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$s once !y arrive "h4  7#e7 ,9
 fiscal ye> #bjab1 a total ( #eh1bch    
refugees 7 resettl$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
includ+ #ab1afc f ,iraq4  7#f7 ,^u      
arrival 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 refugees are 
entitl$ to ca% & m$ical assi/ance = up  
to #cf mon?s & access to social s]vices1
 su* z job placem5t1 f ! ,(fice (       
,refugee ,resettlem5t1 b refugees       
actually receive only #h mon?s ( ca% &  
m$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     
,fund+ =mulas us$ by ! ,(fice ( ,refugee
 ,resettlem5t 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 ! ,(fice4 

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 a
 significant b>ri] 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(it 
organizations & coord9at$ locally by    
,/ate refugee programs1 & all !         
organizations %\ld be support$ 9 _!     
mission to provide refugee s]vices4  #c4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7         
,assi/ant secret>y ,! t]m ,assi/ant     

,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices = ,refugee &   
,asylee ,resettlem5t4  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    
,national resettlem5t ag5cy ,! t]m      
national resettlem5t ag5cy means        
volunt>y ag5cies contract+ ) ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,/ate to provide sponsor%ip & initial
 resettlem5t s]vices to refugees ent]+ !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  #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--  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 ! 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$ to read z foll[s3   
7a7 ,!re is e/abli%$1 )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! ,(fice (    
,refugee ,resettlem5t 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is  
*apt] z ! ,(fice74 ,! head ( ! ,(fice   
%all be ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices = ,refugee & ,asylee   
,resettlem5t 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is *apt] z ! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y71 :o %all be appo9t$
 by ! ,presid5t & %all report directly  
to ! ,secret>y4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts
  7#a7 ,immigration & nationality act   
,*apt] #b ( title ,,iv ( ! ,immigration 
& ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aeba 
et seq47 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 section     
#daa7;b71 by /rik+ ,director & ins]t+   
,assi/ant ,secret>y2  7,b7 9 section    
#dab1 by /rik+ ,director ea* place su*  
t]m appe>s & ins]t+ ,assi/ant ,secret>y2

 &  7,c7 9 section #dac1 by /rik+       
,director ea* place su* t]m appe>s &    
ins]t+ ,assi/ant ,secret>y4  7#b7       
,homel& security act ( #bjjb ,section   
#dfb ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7 is am5d$ by /rik+   
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,refugee         
,resettlem5t ea* place su* t]m appe>s & 
ins]t+ ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices = ,refugee & ,asylee    
,resettlem5t4  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 ,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+ assi/ance "u ?is section1 !     
,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  7b7 ,report on second>y migration    
,section #dab7;a77#c7 ( su* ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7;a77#c77 is am5d$--     
7#a7 by /rik+ p]iodic & ins]t+ annual2 &
  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,at ! 
end ( ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,assi/ant       
,secret>y %all submit a report to       
,congress t includes ,/ates exp]i5c+    
dep>tures & arrivals due to second>y    
migration1 likely reasons = migration1 !
 impact ( second>y migration on ,/ates  
ho/+ second>y migrants1 availability (  
social s]vices = second>y migrants 9 ^? 
,/ates1 & unmet ne$s ( ^? second>y      
migrants44  7c7 ,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+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3 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>44    
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 !         
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all issue a propos$
 rule = a new =mula by :i* grants &     
contracts are to be allocat$ pursuant to
 ! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7c7 &    
solicit public comm5t4  7e7 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all become effective on ! fir/ day ( ! 
fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #g4 ,resettlem5t  
data  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,assi/ant         
,secret>y %all exp& ! ,(fice ( ,refugee 

,resettlem5t's data analysis1           
collection1 & %>+ activities 9          
accordance ) ! requirem5ts "u           
subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7e74  7b7 ,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$s4 ,!  
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all utilize initial
 refugee heal? scre5+ data1 includ+     
hi/ory ( sev]e trauma1 torture1 m5tal   
heal? symptoms1 depression1 anxiety &   
po/traumatic /ress disord]1 record$ dur+
 dome/ic & int]national heal? scre5+s1 &
 ,refugee ,m$ical ,assi/ance utilization
 rate data 9 collect+ in=mation "u ?is  
subsection4  7c7 ,data on h\s+ ne$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$s ( refugees1 includ+--  7#a7 !     
numb] ( refugees :o h become homeless2 &
  7#b7 ! numb] ( refugees :o are at     
sev]e risk ( becom+ homeless4  7d7 ,data
 on refugee employm5t & self-,suffici5cy
 ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all ga!r       
longitud9al in=mation relat+ to refugee 
self-suffici5cy1 integration1 &         
employm5t /atus dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod     
beg9n+ #a ye> aft] ! refugees' arrival 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 ,availability (  
data ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all--  7#a7
 annually update ! data collect$ "u ?is 
section2 &  7#b7 submit an annual report
 to ,congress t conta9s ! updat$ data4  
#h4 ,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 f volunt>y ag5cies & ,/ate 

refugee coord9ators & dissem9ate be/    
practices relat$ to ! implem5tation ( ! 
guidance on /akehold] consultation on   
refugee resettlem5t4  #i4 ,effective    
date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all take effect on ! date t is #ij
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4