,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,hill introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,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 
! ,security ,v]ification = ,refugees    
,act4  #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 ( ,iraq1 ,syria1 or a c\ntry    
designat$ z a high-risk c\ntry by !     
,secret>y ( ,/ate "u section #c2  7,b7  
has no nationality & ^: la/ habitual    
resid5ce 0 9 ,iraq1 ,syria1 or a c\ntry 
designat$ z a high-risk c\ntry by !     
,secret>y ( ,/ate "u section #c2 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  #c4 ,report on risk   

levels ( c\ntries ,n lat] ?an #fj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9
 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security1 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al       
,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 & ! ,director (
 ,national ,intellig5ce1 %all submit to 
! appropriate ,congressional ,committees
 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #b7;e77 a
 report1 :i* %all be submitt$ 9         
unclassifi$ =m to ! maximum ext5t       
practicable1 b may include a classifi$  
annex1 & :i* includes ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a
 li/ ( ea* c\ntry1 a national or resid5t
 ( :i* submitt$ an application =        
admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a refugee
 "u section #bjg ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7  
dur+ ! ye> prec$+ ! report4  7#b7 ,= ea*
 c\ntry li/$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 an       
evaluation ( ! ?reat to ! security ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates pos$ by ali5s :o are      
nationals or resid5ts ( ea* su* c\ntry1 
& a designation ( ea* su* c\ntry z      
high-risk1 m$ium-risk1 or l[-risk4  7#c7

 ,= ea* c\ntry li/$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
numb] ( applications = admission z a    
refugee to ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ! ye>   
prec$+ ! report4  7#d7 ,= ea* c\ntry    
li/$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! numb] ( ali5s  
:o 7 admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z       
refugees dur+ ! ye> prec$+ ! report4    
7#e7 ,beg9n+ ) ! second report submitt$ 
"u ?is section1 9 ! case ( a c\ntry =   
:i* ! designation "u p>agraph 7#b7 *ang$
 f ! designation ( t c\ntry 9 ! prec$+  
ye>'s report1 an explanation ( ! reason 
= ! *ange4  7#f7 ,to ! ext5t            
practicable1 & )\t jeop>diz+ intellig5ce
 s\rces or me?ods1 a description ( !    
foll[+3  7,a7 ,any pres5ce ( t]rorism1  
ho/ile actions aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates or 
its allies1 gross violations ( human    
rights1 human traffick+1 drug traffick+1
 religi\s p]secution1 or o!r violations 
( int]national law4  7,b7 ,any pres5ce (
 al ,qa$a1 al ,qa$a affiliates1 ,islamic
 ,/ate1 or o!r t]rori/ gr\ps4  7,c7 ,any
 pres5ce ( transnational crim9al        
organizations4