,,ii  ,cal5d> ,no4 #cjj #aad? ,,congress
  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #djch  ,,9 ,,!  
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates         
,novemb] #ai1 #bjae,receiv$2 read ! fir/
 "t  ,novemb] #ai1 #bjae;,deem$ read !  
second "t1 pursuant to ! ord] ( ,novemb]
 #ai1 #bjae1 & plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,,an  
,,act  ,to require t supplem5tal        
c]tifications & backgr\nd inve/igations 
be complet$ prior to ! admission ( c]ta9
 ali5s z refugees1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,am]ican ,security ,aga9/ ,=eign      
,enemies ,act ( #bjae or z ! ,am]ican   
,,safe ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,review (     
refugees to id5tify security ?reats to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7 ,backgr\nd          
inve/igation ,9 addition to ! scre5+    
conduct$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&       
,security1 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al       
,bureau ( ,inve/igation %all take all   
actions necess>y to ensure t ea* cov]$  
ali5 receives a ?or\gh backgr\nd        
inve/igation prior to admission z a     
refugee4 ,a cov]$ ali5 may n be admitt$ 

z a refugee until ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al
 ,bureau ( ,inve/igation c]tifies to !  
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & !       
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce t ea*
 cov]$ ali5 has receiv$ a backgr\nd     
inve/igation t is suffici5t to det]m9e  
:e!r ! cov]$ ali5 is a ?reat to !       
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7        
,c]tification by unanim\s concurr5ce ,a 
cov]$ ali5 may only be admitt$ to !     
,unit$ ,/ates aft] ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&
 ,security1 ) ! unanim\s concurr5ce ( ! 
,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation & ! ,director ( ,national 
,intellig5ce1 c]tifies to ! appropriate 
,congressional ,committees t ! cov]$    
ali5 is n a ?reat to ! security ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,inspector g5]al    
review ( c]tifications ,! ,inspector    
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security
 %all conduct a risk-bas$ review ( all  
c]tifications made "u subsection 7b7 ea*
 ye> & %all provide an annual report    
detail+ ! f9d+s to ! appropriate        
,congressional ,committees4  7d7 ,mon?ly

 report ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security
 %all submit to ! appropriate           
,congressional ,committees a mon?ly     
report on ! total numb] ( applications =
 admission ) reg>d to :i* a c]tification
 "u subsection 7b7 0 made & ! numb] (   
cov]$ ali5s ) reg>d to :om su* a        
c]tification 0 n made = ! mon? prec$+ ! 
date ( ! report4 ,! report %all include1
 = ea* cov]$ ali5 ) reg>d to :om a      
c]tification 0 n made1 ! concurr5ce or  
nonconcurr5ce ( ea* p]son ^: concurr5ce 
0 requir$ by subsection 7b74  7e7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$    
ali5 ,! t]m cov]$ ali5 means any ali5   
apply+ = admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z 
a refugee :o--  7,a7 is a national or   
resid5t ( ,iraq or ,syria2  7,b7 has no 
nationality & ^: la/ habitual resid5ce 0
 9 ,iraq or ,syria2 or  7,c7 has be5    
pres5t 9 ,iraq or ,syria at any "t on or
 aft] ,m>* #a1 #bjaa4  7#b7 ,appropriate
 ,congressional ,committee ,! t]m       
appropriate ,congressional ,committees  
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,arm$     

,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 ! ,select    
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate2  
7,c7 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !    
,s5ate2  7,d7 ! ,committee on ,homel&   
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate2  7,e7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2  7,f7 !          
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2  7,g7 ! ,committee on ,arm$     
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2   
7,h7 ! ,p]man5t ,select ,committee on   
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives2  7,i7 ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 
7,j7 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,k7 !     
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,l7 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ai1 #bjae4,k>5
 ,l4 ,haas1,cl]k  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjae,receiv$2 read ! fir/ time,november
 #ai1 #bjae;,deem$ read ! second "t1    
pursuant to ! ord] ( ,novemb] #ai1      

#bjae1 & plac$ on ! cal5d>