,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjae,mr4
 ,johnson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y  ,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 ! ,am]ican ,security     
,aga9/ ,=eign ,enemies ,act ( #bjae or !
 ,am]ican ,,safe ,act ( #bjae4  #b4     
,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 9 ,syria2 or  7,c7
 has be5 pres5t 9 ,iraq or 9 ,syria at  
any "t on or aft] ,m>* #a1 #bjaa4  7#b7 
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 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 ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,l7 ! ,committee 
on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives4  #c4 ,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-- 7#a7 conduct a 

risk-bas$ review ( all c]tifications    
made "u subsection 7b7 ea* ye>2 &  7#b7 
provide an annual report to !           
appropriate congressional committees t  
details ! f9d+s ( ea* review conduct$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,mon?ly report ,!  
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all      
submit a mon?ly report to ! appropriate 
congressional committees t--  7#a7      
describes ! 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$+ ! 
date ( ! report2 &  7#b7 includes1 = ea*
 cov]$ ali5 ) reg>d to :om a            
c]tification 0 n made1 ! concurr5ce or  
nonconcurr5ce ( ea* p]son ^: concurr5ce 
0 requir$ "u subsection 7b74