,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1       
#bjag,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,shelby7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act to permit the         
,governor of a ,state to reject the     
resettlement of a refugee in that ,state
 unless there is adequate assurance that
 the alien does not present a security  
risk1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,state ,refugee ,security ,act of   
#bjag4  #b4 ,authority of ,states to    
reject resettlement of refugees ,section
 #bjg of the ,immigration and           
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7g7 ,the ,office of ,refugee
 ,resettlement shall notify the ,state  
agency responsible for coordinating the 
placement or resettlement of an alien   

eligible to be admitted to the ,united  
,states under this section not later    
than #ba days before the arrival of such
 alien in the ,state4  7h7              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an alien eligible to be admitted to
 the ,united ,states under this section 
may not be placed or resettled in a     
,state if the ,governor of that ,state  
certifies to the ,director of the       
,office of ,refugee ,resettlement that  
the ,director has failed1 in the sole   
determination of the ,governor1 to      
provide adequate assurance that the     
alien does not present a security risk  
to the ,state4  4