,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjae ,mr4 ,cruz introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to temporarily  
restrict the admission to the ,united   
,states of refugees from countries      
containing terrorist-controlled         
territory4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,terrorist ,refugee
 ,infiltration ,prevention ,act of      
#bjae4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,country containing                
terrorist-controlled territory ,the     
phrase country containing               
terrorist-controlled territory means--  
7,a7 ,iraq1 ,libya1 ,somalia1 ,syria1   
and ,yemen2 and  7,b7 any other country 
designated by the ,secretary of ,state  
pursuant to section #d7;a74  7#b7       
,refugee ,the term refugee has the      
meaning given the term in section       
#aja7;a77#db7 of the ,immigration and   

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#db774  7#c7 ,substantial     
assistance ,the phrase substantial      
assistance means a level of assistance  
without which the ,united ,states could 
not achieve the purposes for which the  
assistance was provided or sought4  7#d7
 ,victim of genocide ,the term victim of
 genocide has the meaning given the term
 in ,article ,,ii of the ,united        
,nations ,convention on the ,prevention 
and ,punishment of the ,crime of        
,genocide1 opened for signature in      
,paris on ,december #i1 #aidh4  #c4     
,prohibition on refugees from           
terrorist-controlled territories  7a7   
,in general ,except as provided in      
subsection 7b7 and notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 an alien may not
 be admitted to the ,united ,states     
under section #bjg of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaeg7 if the alien is a national of1   
has habitually resided in1 or is        
claiming refugee status due to events in

 any country containing                 
terrorist-controlled territory4  7b7    
,exception  7#a7 ,in general ,an alien  
otherwise prohibited from admission to  
the ,united ,states under subsection 7a7
 may be admitted to the ,united ,states 
under section #bjg of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaeg7 if the alien clearly proves1     
beyond doubt1 that he or she--  7,a7    
satisfies the requirements for admission
 as a refugee2 and  7,b7 is a member of 
a group that has been designated by the 
,secretary of ,state or by an ,act of   
,congress as a victim of genocide4  7#b7
 ,national security threat ,an alien may
 not be admitted under paragraph 7#a7   
unless-- 7,a7 the alien has undergone   
the highest level of security screening 
of any category of traveler to the      
,united ,states1 including assessments  
by the ,department of ,state1 the       
,department of ,defense1 the ,department
 of ,homeland ,security1 the ,federal   
,bureau of ,investigation ,terrorist    

,screening ,center1 and the ,national   
,counterterrorism ,center2  7,b7 full   
multi-modal biometrics of the alien have
 been taken1 including face1 iris1 and  
all fingerprints2 and  7,c7 the         
,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of 
,defense1 the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security1 the ,director of the ,federal
 ,bureau of ,investigation1 and the     
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
certify that such alien is not a threat 
to the national security of the ,united 
,states4  7c7 ,applicability            
,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall not apply
 to any alien seeking admission under   
section #bjg of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7  
if the ,secretary of ,state1 the        
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security1 and the         
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
certify that the alien--  7#a7 provided 
substantial assistance to the ,united   
,states2 and  7#b7 would face a         
substantial risk of death or serious    

bodily injury because of that assistance
 if not admitted to the ,united ,states4
  #d4 ,responsibilities of the          
,secretary of ,state  7a7               
,identification of other countries ,in  
addition to the countries listed in     
section #b7a77;,a71 the ,secretary of   
,state may designate1 as a country      
containing terrorist-controlled         
territory1 any country containing       
territory that is controlled1 in        
substantial part1 by a ,foreign         
,terrorist ,organization1 as designated 
by the ,secretary of ,state under       
section #bai of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi71 
to the exclusion of that country's      
recognized government4  7b7 ,list of    
countries containing                    
terrorist-,controlled territory ,the    
,secretary of ,state shall-- 7#a7       
maintain and continually update a list  
of the countries containing             
terrorist-controlled territory2 and     
7#b7 continuously make available the    

list described in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
on the ,secretary's website2  7,b7 to   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2  
7,c7 to ,congress2 and  7,d7 to the     
public4  7c7 ,victims of genocide ,the  
,secretary of ,state shall--  7#a7      
identify all groups that are victims of 
genocide2  7#b7 maintain and continually
 update a list of the groups that the   
,secretary or ,congress has identified  
as victims of genocide2 and  7#c7       
continuously make available the list    
described in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 on   
the ,secretary's website2  7,b7 to the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security2  7,c7
 to ,congress2 and  7,d7 to the public4 
7d7 ,national security threat ,the      
,secretary of ,state may refuse to      
designate a group for the exception     
under section #c7;b77#a77;,b7 if the    
,secretary determines that the group    
poses a substantial security risk to the
 ,united ,states4  #e4 ,responsibilities
 of the ,secretary of ,homeland         
,security  7a7 ,rulemaking ,the         

,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
issue regulations to implement section  
#c as soon as practicable4  7b7 ,limit  
of alien assertions ,the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security may not admit any   
alien into the ,united ,states under    
this ,act solely based on the assertions
 of such alien4  7c7 ,coordination ,the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
coordinate with the ,secretary of       
,state1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 the 
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation1 and the ,director of    
,national ,intelligence to substantiate1
 as much as reasonably practicable1 the 
assertions made by aliens seeking       
admission to the ,united ,states4  #f4  
,effective period ,this ,act shall be   
effective during the #c-year period     
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4