,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #cjj #aadth        
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #djch
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1       
#bjae,received2 read the first time     
,november #ai1 #bjae;,deemed read the   
second time1 pursuant to the order of   
,november #ai1 #bjae1 and placed on the 
calendar  ,,an ,,act  ,to require that  
supplemental certifications and         
background investigations be completed  
prior to the admission of certain aliens
 as refugees1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,american ,security ,against    
,foreign ,enemies ,act of #bjae or as   
the ,american ,,safe ,act of #bjae4  #b4
 ,review of refugees to identify        
security threats to the ,united ,states 
7a7 ,background investigation ,in       
addition to the screening conducted by  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation shall take all actions  
necessary to ensure that each covered   

alien receives a thorough background    
investigation prior to admission as a   
refugee4 ,a covered alien may not be    
admitted as a refugee until the         
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation certifies to the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the ,director of ,national ,intelligence
 that each covered alien has received a 
background investigation that is        
sufficient to determine whether the     
covered alien is a threat to the        
security of the ,united ,states4  7b7   
,certification by unanimous concurrence 
,a covered alien may only be admitted to
 the ,united ,states after the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 with 
the unanimous concurrence of the        
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation and the ,director of     
,national ,intelligence1 certifies to   
the appropriate ,congressional          
,committees that the covered alien is   
not a threat to the security of the     
,united ,states4  7c7 ,inspector general

 review of certifications ,the          
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security shall conduct a  
risk-based review of all certifications 
made under subsection 7b7 each year and 
shall provide an annual report detailing
 the findings to the appropriate        
,congressional ,committees4  7d7        
,monthly report ,the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security shall submit to the 
appropriate ,congressional ,committees a
 monthly report on the total number of  
applications for admission with regard  
to which a certification under          
subsection 7b7 was made and the number  
of covered aliens with regard to whom   
such a certification was not made for   
the month preceding the date of the     
report4 ,the report shall include1 for  
each covered alien with regard to whom a
 certification was not made1 the        
concurrence or nonconcurrence of each   
person whose concurrence was required by
 subsection 7b74  7e7 ,definitions ,in  
this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered alien ,the term

 covered alien means any alien applying 
for admission to the ,united ,states as 
a refugee who--  7,a7 is a national or  
resident of ,iraq or ,syria2  7,b7 has  
no nationality and whose last habitual  
residence was in ,iraq or ,syria2 or    
7,c7 has been present in ,iraq or ,syria
 at any time on or after ,march #a1     
#bjaa4  7#b7 ,appropriate ,congressional
 ,committee ,the term appropriate       
,congressional ,committees means--  7,a7
 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,select          
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on the    
,judiciary of the ,senate2  7,d7 the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
7,e7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations of the ,senate2  7,f7 the    
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2  7,g7 the ,committee on ,armed 
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives2  7,h7 the ,permanent  
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  

the ,house of ,representatives2  7,i7   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives2  7,j7 the   
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives2  7,k7 the  
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives2 and  7,l7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  ,passed
 the ,house of ,representatives         
,november #ai1 #bjae4,karen ,l4         
,haas1,clerk  ,november #ai1            
#bjae,received2 read the first          
time,november #ai1 #bjae;,deemed read   
the second time1 pursuant to the order  
of ,november #ai1 #bjae1 and placed on  
the calendar