,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cgi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #i1 #bjag,mr4 ,hastings introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,foreign ,affairs1 ,armed ,services1 and ,appropriations1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to assist members of the ,yazidi and ,christian communities residing in ,iraq and ,syria1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,justice for ,yazidis ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,preventing genocide and mass atrocities is a national priority of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,atrocities committed by the ,islamic ,state 7,,is7 against ,yazidis and other minorities have included mass murder1 crucifixions1 beheadings1 rape1 torture1 enslavement1 trafficking1 and the kidnapping of children4 7#c7 ,,is engages in1 and publicly argues in favor of1 the sexual enslavement of ,yazidi women and girls4 7#d7 ,the ,united ,nations ,convention on the ,prevention and ,punishment of the ,crime of ,genocide1 signed and ratified by the ,united ,states1 defines genocide as follows3 any of the following acts committed with the intent to destroy1 in whole or in part1 a national1 ethnical1 racial or religious group1 as such3 7a7 killing members of the group2 7b7 causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group2 7c7 deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part2 7d7 imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group2 and 7e7 forcibly transferring children of the group to another group4 4 7#e7 ,in ,december #bjae1 the ,united ,states ,holocaust ,memorial ,museum's ,simon-,skjodt ,center for the ,prevention of ,genocide issued a report titled ,our ,generation ,is ,gone--the ,islamic ,state's ,targeting of ,iraqi ,minorities in ,ninewa1 which concluded that ,,is committed crimes against humanity1 war crimes1 and ethnic cleansing ''' and perpetrated genocide against the ,yezidi people4 7#f7 ,on ,december #g1 #bjae1 the ,united ,states ,commission on ,international ,religious ,freedom called on the ,united ,states ,government to designate the ,christian1 ,yezidi1 ,shi'a1 ,turkmen1 and ,shabak communities of ,iraq and ,syria as victims of genocide by ,,isil4 7#g7 ,on ,february #c1 #bjaf1 the ,european ,parliament unanimously passed a resolution declaring that ,,is is committing genocide against ,christians and ,yezidis1 and other religious and ethnic minorities4 7#h7 ,on ,march #ad1 #bjaf1 the ,united ,states ,house of ,representatives passed ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ge1 expressing the sense of ,congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ,,is against religious and ethnic minorities in ,iraq and ,syria include war crimes1 crimes against humanity1 and genocide1 by a unanimous vote of #cic-j4 7#i7 ,on ,march #ag1 #bjaf1 ,united ,states ,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry declared that ,,is is responsible for genocide against groups under its control including ,yazidis1 ,christians1 and ,shiite ,muslims4 7#aj7 ,on ,june #ae1 #bjaf1 the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council issued the report ,they ,came to ,destroy3 ,,isis ,crimes ,against the ,yazidis which stated that ,,is has committed the crime of genocide as well as multiple crimes against humanity and war crimes against the ,yazidis1 thousands of whom are held captive in the ,syrian ,arab ,republic where they are subjected to almost unimaginable horrors4 7#aa7 ,president ,barack ,obama established the ,atrocities ,prevention ,board in #bjaa1 and stated that preventing atrocities and genocide is a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility of the ,united ,states4 7#ab7 ,over #c1bjj ,yazidi women and children are still being held by ,,is4 7#ac7 ,the atrocities committed by ,,is should be investigated through the establishment of a ,united ,nations ,ad-hoc ,tribunal for the purpose of documenting mass graves and prosecuting cases of mass atrocities4 7#ad7 ,it is in the interest of the ,united ,states that the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces cooperate with friendly forces in ,syria and ,iraq for the purpose of securing members of the ,yazidi and ,christian communities being held captive by ,,is4 #c4 ,establishment of new category of refugee of special humanitarian concern 7a7 ,classification of ,syrian and ,iraqi religious minorities ,syrian and ,iraqi nationals who are members of a religious minority in their country of origin-- 7#a7 shall be classified as refugees of special humanitarian concern2 7#b7 shall be eligible for ,priority #b processing under the refugee resettlement priority system2 and 7#c7 may apply directly to the ,united ,states ,refugee ,admissions ,program for admission to the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,eligibility for admission as a refugee ,no alien shall be denied the opportunity to apply for admission under this section solely because such alien-- 7#a7 qualifies as an immediate relative2 7#b7 is eligible for any other immigrant classification2 or 7#c7 was referred to apply for admission to the ,united ,states as a refugee by a ,united ,states nonprofit organization that is exempt from ,federal income taxes under section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code4 7c7 ,permitting certain aliens within categories ,to reapply for refugee status ,each alien described in subsection 7a7 who after1 ,june #a1 #bjad1 and before the date of the enactment of this ,act was denied refugee status shall be permitted to reapply for such status4 ,such an application shall be determined taking into account the application of this ,act4 7d7 ,protection of aliens ,in a case in which that the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 determines that an alien who is described in subsection 7a7 and who has applied for admission to the ,united ,states as a refugee under section #bjg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 using the processes established under this section is in imminent danger1 the ,secretary shall make a reasonable effort to provide such alien with protection or the immediate removal from that country4 #d4 ,expedited system for ,priority #b refugee processing 7a7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report containing a plan to expedite the processing of applications for admission to the ,united ,states as a refugee under section #bjg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 of aliens described in section #c of this ,act1 which shall include information relating to-- 7#a7 expediting the processing of such refugees for resettlement1 including through temporary expansion of the ,refugee ,corps of ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services2 7#b7 streamlining existing systems for conducting background and security checks of such aliens2 and 7#c7 establishing or expanding facilities to process such applications at appropriate locations in ,dahouk1 ,iraq1 and or near ,erbil or ,basrah1 ,iraq1 and the processing of such applications in such facilities4 7b7 ,expedited process ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall implement the plan contained in the report under subsection 7a74 #e4 ,reports 7a7 ,annual report ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter through #bjbj1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall submit to the ,congress an unclassified report1 with a classified annex if necessary1 which includes-- 7#a7 an assessment of the financial1 security1 and personnel considerations and resources necessary to carry out the provisions of this ,act2 7#b7 the number of aliens described in section #c7;a72 and 7#c7 the number of such aliens who have applied for admission to the ,united ,states as a refugee under section #bjg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 using the processes established under section #c of this ,act4 7b7 ,report on video-,conference refugee interviews ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to the ,congress an unclassified report1 with a classified annex if necessary1 which includes-- 7#a7 the number of aliens who applied for admission as a refugee under section #bjg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 in #bjad who are awaiting interviews in locations inaccessible to ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services officers2 7#b7 the number of locations worldwide to which ,refugee ,corps ,officer circuit rides were suspended in #bjad due to security considerations2 and 7#c7 a proposal for how to implement interviews via video-conference for aliens who applied for admission the ,united ,states as a refugee under section #bjg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg71 who currently reside in locations where ,refugee ,corps circuit rides have been suspended4 #f4 ,secretary of ,defense report on steps and protocol related to the rescue1 care1 and treatment of ,yazidi1 ,christian1 ,shabak1 and ,turkmen captives of the ,islamic ,state 7a7 ,report required ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the ,congress a report containing each of the following3 7#a7 ,a description of any steps the ,department of ,defense is taking to ensure coordination between the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states and local forces in conducting military operations in regions controlled by the ,islamic ,state where religious or minority groups are known or thought to be held captive1 in order to incorporate the rescue of such captives as a secondary objective4 7#b7 ,a description of any protocols that will be put in place by the ,department of ,defense1 including protocols developed in coordination with the ,government of ,iraq1 for the care and treatment of religious or minority groups rescued from captivity under the ,islamic ,state1 including any protocol for relocating such groups of captives to safe locations4 7b7 ,form of report ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #g4 ,programs for religious minorities and crisis prevention 7a7 ,health care and psychosocial support program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development1 shall establish a program to provide health care and psychosocial support for members of the ,yazidi1 ,christian1 ,shabak1 and ,turkmen communities displaced by the ,islamic ,state4 ,such program shall provide mental health and psychosocial support for children from such communities1 with a particular focus on providing services to survivors of sexual slavery under the ,islamic ,state4 7#b7 ,implementation ,the program established under paragraph 7#a7 shall provide care in accordance with the ,guidelines on ,mental ,health and ,psychosocial ,support in ,emergency ,settings promulgated by the ,inter-,agency ,standing ,committee of the ,world ,health ,organization4 7b7 ,psychologist1 social worker1 and physical therapist training program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,administrator1 shall establish a program to provide training with respect to trauma-informed care to psychologists1 social workers1 and physical therapists based in an eligible country4 ,the program shall prioritize providing such training to a psychologist1 social worker1 or physical therapist who speaks ,kurmanji or the ,shengali dialect of ,kurmanji4 7#b7 ,eligible country ,for purposes of the program established under paragraph 7#a71 the term eligible country means ,iraq1 ,syria1 or any country the ,secretary determines to be a host country of ,yazidi1 ,christian1 ,shabak1 or ,turkmen refugees who would benefit from the training provided under such program4 7c7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report describing the progress made toward establishing the programs required under subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and the steps planned to complete such establishment4 7d7 ,transfer of funding ,of the unobligated amounts available on the date of the enactment of this ,act for the ,economic ,support ,fund established under chapter #d of part ,,ii of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et seq471 #ae1jjj1jjj1 to be derived from amounts made available for assistance to ,egypt1 shall be made available to the ,secretary until expended for the programs established under subsections 7a7 and 7b74