,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to tempor>ily 
re/rict ! admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates (
 refugees f c\ntries conta9+            
t]rori/-controll$ t]ritory4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,t]rori/ ,refugee ,infiltration         
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjae4  #b4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,c\ntry   
conta9+ t]rori/-controll$ t]ritory ,!   
phrase c\ntry conta9+ t]rori/-controll$ 
t]ritory means--  7,a7 ,iraq1 ,libya1   
,somalia1 ,syria1 & ,yem52 &  7,b7 any  
o!r c\ntry designat$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,/ate pursuant to section #d7;a74  7#b7 
,refugee ,! t]m refugee has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a77#db7 ( !      
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#db774  7#c7        
,sub/antial assi/ance ,! phrase         
sub/antial assi/ance means a level (    

assi/ance )\t :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates c\ld n
 a*ieve ! purposes = :i* ! assi/ance 0  
provid$ or s\ght4  7#d7 ,victim (       
g5ocide ,! t]m victim ( g5ocide has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 ,article ,,ii ( !    
,unit$ ,nations ,conv5tion on !         
,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t ( ! ,crime (     
,g5ocide1 op5$ = signature 9 ,p>is on   
,decemb] #i1 #aidh4  #c4 ,prohibition on
 refugees f t]rori/-controll$ t]ritories
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9      
subsection 7b7 & not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law1 an ali5 may n be       
admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u section   
#bjg ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 if ! ali5 is a
 national (1 has habitually resid$ 91 or
 is claim+ refugee /atus due to ev5ts 9 
any c\ntry conta9+ t]rori/-controll$    
t]ritory4  7b7 ,exception  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,an ali5 o!rwise prohibit$ f admission 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u subsection 7a7 may
 be admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u       
section #bjg ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7  

if ! ali5 cle>ly proves1 beyond d\bt1 t 
he or %e--  7,a7 satisfies ! requirem5ts
 = admission z a refugee2 &  7,b7 is a  
memb] ( a gr\p t has be5 designat$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate or by an ,act (       
,congress z a victim ( g5ocide4  7#b7   
,national security ?reat ,an ali5 may n 
be admitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 unless--    
7,a7 ! ali5 has und]gone ! highe/ level 
( security scre5+ ( any category (      
travel] to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+     
assessm5ts by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,homel& ,security1 ! ,f$]al ,bureau (   
,inve/igation ,t]rori/ ,scre5+ ,c5t]1 & 
! ,national ,c\nt]t]rorism ,c5t]2  7,b7 
full multi-modal biometrics ( ! ali5 h  
be5 tak51 includ+ face1 iris1 & all     
f+]pr9ts2 &  7,c7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! ,secret>y (     
,homel& ,security1 ! ,director ( !      
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 & !     
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce      
c]tify t su* ali5 is n a ?reat to !     
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    

7c7 ,applicability ,subsections 7a7 &   
7b7 %all n apply to any ali5 seek+      
admission "u section #bjg ( !           
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security1 & ! ,director (      
,national ,intellig5ce c]tify t ! ali5--
  7#a7 provid$ sub/antial assi/ance to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 w\ld face a     
sub/antial risk ( dea? or s]i\s bodily  
injury because ( t assi/ance if n       
admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4        
,responsibilities ( ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
7a7 ,id5tification ( o!r c\ntries ,9    
addition to ! c\ntries li/$ 9 section   
#b7a77;,a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may     
designate1 z a c\ntry conta9+           
t]rori/-controll$ t]ritory1 any c\ntry  
conta9+ t]ritory t is controll$1 9      
sub/antial "p1 by a ,=eign ,t]rori/     
,organization1 z designat$ by !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate "u section #bai ( !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi71 to ! exclusion ( t    

c\ntry's recogniz$ gov]nm5t4  7b7 ,li/ (
 c\ntries conta9+ t]rori/-,controll$    
t]ritory ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all--    
7#a7 ma9ta9 & cont9ually update a li/ ( 
! c\ntries conta9+ t]rori/-controll$    
t]ritory2 &  7#b7 cont9u\sly make       
available ! li/ describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a7-- 7,a7 on ! ,secret>y's website2   
7,b7 to ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security2
  7,c7 to ,congress2 &  7,d7 to !       
public4  7c7 ,victims ( g5ocide ,!      
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all--  7#a7 id5tify  
all gr\ps t are victims ( g5ocide2  7#b7
 ma9ta9 & cont9ually update a li/ ( !   
gr\ps t ! ,secret>y or ,congress has    
id5tifi$ z victims ( g5ocide2 &  7#c7   
cont9u\sly make available ! li/ describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 on ! ,secret>y's
 website2  7,b7 to ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&
 ,security2  7,c7 to ,congress2 &  7,d7 
to ! public4  7d7 ,national security    
?reat ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may refuse to
 designate a gr\p = ! exception "u      
section #c7;b77#a77;,b7 if ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es t ! gr\p poses a sub/antial    

security risk to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #e4  
,responsibilities ( ! ,secret>y (       
,homel& ,security  7a7 ,rulemak+ ,!     
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all issue
 regulations to implem5t section #c z   
soon z practicable4  7b7 ,limit ( ali5  
ass]tions ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&        
,security may n admit any ali5 into !   
,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is ,act solely bas$ on
 ! ass]tions ( su* ali54  7c7           
,coord9ation ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&     
,security %all coord9ate ) ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 !        
,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation1 & ! ,director ( ,national
 ,intellig5ce to sub/antiate1 z mu* z   
reasonably practicable1 ! ass]tions made
 by ali5s seek+ admission to ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  #f4 ,effective p]iod ,?is ,act 
%all be effective dur+ ! #c-ye> p]iod   
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4