,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #b1 #bjbe,mr4  
,nehls introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to designate resid5ts ( ,s\?
 ,africa z ,priority #b refugees (      
special humanit>ian conc]n1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,asylum = ,f>m]s &         
,refugees ,9 ,krsis ,& ,necess>y        
,emigration ,resettlem5t ,act or !      
,,afrikan] ,act4  #b4 ,designation (    
c]ta9 resid5ts ( s\? africa z priority  
#b refugees  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (  
,homel& ,security1 %all designate z     
,priority #b refugees ( special         
humanit>ian conc]n ! foll[+ categories (
 ali5s3 7#a7 ,resid5ts ( ,s\? ,africa :o
 are memb]s ( ! ,caucasian m9ority gr\p 
& h suff]$ p]secution1 or h a well-f\nd$
 fe> ( p]secution1 on acc\nt ( _! race1 
e?nicity1 or ance/ry4  7#b7 ,! sp\ses1  
*ildr51 & p>5ts 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 

subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( section #aja ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja77 ( individuals describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a71 except su* p>5ts :o   
are citiz5s ( a c\ntry o!r ?an ,s\?     
,africa4  7b7 ,process+ ( s\? african   
refugees ,! process+ ( individuals      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 =             
classification z refugees may occur 9   
,s\? ,africa or 9 a ?ird c\ntry4  7c7   
,eligibility = admission z refugees ,an 
ali5 may n be d5i$ ! opportunity to     
apply = admission z a refugee "u ?is    
section prim>ily because su* ali5-- 7#a7
 qualifies z an imm$iate relative ( a   
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7 is   
eligible = admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
"u any o!r immigrant classification4    
7d7 ,facilitation ( admissions ,an      
applicant = admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 f ,s\? ,africa may n be d5i$ prim>ily  
on ! basis ( a politically motivat$     
arre/1 det5tion1 or o!r adv]se gov]nm5t 
action tak5 aga9/ su* applicant z a     
result ( ! applicant's race1 e?nicity1  

or ance/ry4  7e7 ,exclusion f num]ical  
limitations ,ali5s provid$ refugee /atus
 "u ?is section %all n be c\nt$ aga9/   
any num]ical limitation "u section #bja1
 #bjb1 #bjc1 or #bjg ( ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea1  
#aaeb1 #aaec1 or #aaeg74  7f7 ,report+  
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 & e #ij days !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&        
,security %all submit a report on !     
matt]s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to--    
7,a7 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y & !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y & ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7#b7 ,matt]s to be includ$ ,ea* report  
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 
7,a7 ! total numb] ( applications t are 
p5d+ at ! end ( ! report+ p]iod2  7,b7 !
 av]age wait-times = all applicants :o  
are1 z ( ! date ( ! report1 await+-- 7i7
 employm5t v]ification2  7ii7 a         

prescre5+ int]view ) a resettlem5t      
support c5t]2  7iii7 an int]view )      
,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip & ,immigration        
,s]vices2 &  7iv7 ! completion (        
security *ecks2 &  7,c7 ! numb] ( d5ials
 ( applications = refugee /atus1        
disaggregat$ by ! reason = ea* su*      
d5ial4  7#c7 ,=m ,ea* report requir$ by 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be submitt$ 9        
unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a         
classifi$ annex4  7#d7 ,public reports  
,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all make ea*      
report submitt$ "u ?is subsection       
available to ! public on ! int]net      
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7g7     
,satisfaction ( o!r requirem5ts ,ali5s  
grant$ /atus "u ?is section z ,priority 
#b refugees ( special humanit>ian conc]n
 "u ! refugee resettlem5t priority sy/em
 %all be consid]$ to satisfy !          
requirem5ts "u section #bjg ( !         
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 = admission to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4