,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bade  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #f1   
#bjae 7for himself and ,mr4 ,leahy7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to make    
supplemental appropriations for fiscal  
year #bjaf4  ,that the following sums   
are appropriated1 out of any money in   
the ,treasury not otherwise             
appropriated1 for fiscal year #bjaf1 and
 for other purposes1 namely3 ,,bilateral
 ,,economic ,,assistance  ,department of
 state  ,migration and refugee          
assistance ,for an additional amount for
 ,migration and ,refugee ,assistance1   
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available     
until expended1 for necessary expenses  
to respond to the refugee crisis        
resulting from conflict in the ,middle  
,east1 including costs associated with  
the resettlement of refugees in the     
,united ,states3 ,provided1 ,that such  
amount is designated by ,congress as an 

emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe1 except 
that such amount shall be available only
 if the ,president subsequently so      
designates such amounts and transmits   
such designations to the ,congress4     
,,general ,,provisions  ,reporting      
requirement  #aja4 ,not later than #de  
days after enactment of this ,act and   
prior to the obligation of funds made   
available by this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in consultation with the     
heads of other relevant ,united ,states 
,government agencies1 shall submit a    
report to the appropriate congressional 
committees describing the estimated     
total number of refugees who have fled  
violence and instability in ,syria and  
,iraq and who are in need of assistance 
or are seeking resettlement2 the impacts
 of such refugees on regional neighbors 
and ,european countries1 and the efforts
 of those countries to resettle such    

refugees2 the costs associated with     
resettling such refugees in the ,united 
,states2 and the proposed uses of funds 
appropriated by this ,act3 ,provided1   
,that such report shall also contain any
 additional costs 7including personnel  
costs7 to respond to the refugee crisis 
and a description and assessment of the 
security vetting processes used for the 
resettlement of such refugees in the    
,united ,states3 ,provided further1     
,that the report required by this       
section shall be updated every #ij days 
until ,september #cj1 #bjag4            
,definition  #ajb4 ,the term appropriate
 congressional committees as used in    
this ,act shall be as defined in section
 #gjcd7t77#a7 of division ,j of the     
,consolidated and ,further ,continuing  
,appropriations ,act 7,public ,law      
#aac-bce71 and shall also include the   
,committees on the ,judiciary of the    
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives4 ,transfer of ,funds   
#ajc4 ,the ,secretary of ,state may     

transfer funds appropriated by this ,act
 to other relevant federal agencies for 
the purpose of assisting in the         
resettlement in the ,united ,states of  
refugees fleeing conflict in the ,middle
 ,east3 ,provided1 ,that any such       
transfer shall be subject to prior      
consultation with1 and the regular      
notification procedures of1 the         
,committees on ,appropriations3         
,provided further1 ,that upon a         
determination by the ,secretary1 in     
consultation with the head of any       
federal agency receiving funds          
transferred pursuant to the authority of
 this section1 that any portion of such 
transferred funds are no longer         
necessary to meet the purposes of such  
transfer1 such funds shall be returned  
to the ,secretary4 ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,middle ,east ,refugee     
,emergency ,supplemental ,appropriations
 ,act1 #bjaf4