,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ccah ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #c1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cotton introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to terminate ,federal benefits for noncitizens1 to authorize the denaturalization of naturalized citizens who undermine domestic tranquility1 to expand expedited removal authority1 to require mandatory revetting of nationals of ,afghanistan1 and to provide for automatic termination of temporary protected status1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,citizens ,first ,act4 #b4 ,termination of ,federal benefits for noncitizens ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no person who is not a citizen or national of the ,united ,states shall be eligible for any ,federal public benefit 7as defined in section #dja7;c7 of the ,personal ,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afaa7;c7771 including-- 7#a7 any form of welfare or needs-based cash assistance2 7#b7 ,medicaid 7except emergency medical services72 7#c7 the ,supplemental ,nutrition ,assistance ,program or food stamps2 7#d7 ,federal housing assistance2 7#e7 ,federal student financial aid2 and 7#f7 the refundable portion of any tax credit under the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 #c4 ,denaturalization for acts undermining domestic tranquility ,section #cdj of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adea7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,any naturalized citizen who1 after naturalization1 is convicted of1 or credibly found by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to have participated in1 any riot1 unlawful protest involving violence or property destruction1 or any act intended to overthrow or disrupt the constitutional order of the ,united ,states may be denaturalized and removed pursuant to expedited proceedings under section #bch1 regardless of the period of time elapsed since the date on which the citizen was naturalized4 4 #d4 ,expedited removal expansion ,section #bce7;b7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbe7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a77iii71 by amending subclause 7,,ii7 to read as follows3 7,,ii7 ,alien described ,an alien described in this subclause is an alien who has not been admitted or paroled into the ,united ,states and who is present in the ,united ,states without having been admitted or paroled1 regardless of the period of time elapsed since the date on which such alien entered the ,united ,states4 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,applicability ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security-- 7,a7 shall carry out expedited removal to the fullest extent permitted by this subsection2 and 7,b7 shall not grant any discretionary exception to such expedited removal except in a case involving a credible fear of persecution claim that is upheld after review4 4 #e4 ,mandatory comprehensive security review of certain nationals of ,afghanistan admitted or paroled into the ,united ,states 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall-- 7#a7 conduct a comprehensive security review1 including re-interviews and biometric checks1 of each national of ,afghanistan admitted as a refugee or pursuant to a special immigrant visa1 or paroled into the ,united ,states1 during the period beginning on ,january #bj1 #bjba1 and the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 upon completion of such review1 submit to ,congress a certification of such completion4 7b7 ,expedited removal for security risks ,any individual subject to review under subsection 7a7 who the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security determines poses a risk to national security or public safety shall be subject to expedited removal under section #bce7;b77#a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbe7;b77#a774 7c7 ,suspension of ,afghan special immigrant visa and refugee processing ,effective immediately1 the processing of applications by nationals of ,afghanistan for special immigrant or refugee status shall be suspended until the date on which the certification under subsection 7a77#b7 is submitted4 7d7 ,limitation on funds for resettlement support ,no ,federal funds may be used for resettlement support for nationals of ,afghanistan until the date on which the certification under subsection 7a77#b7 is submitted4 #f4 ,termination of temporary protected status for high-risk nationals ,section #bdd of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7j7 ,automatic termination of status 7#a7 ,in general ,the temporary protected status of nationals of a country designated under subsection 7b7 shall automatically terminate-- 7,a7 upon a finding by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security that conditions in such country no longer warrant such designation2 or 7,b7 on the date on which the ,secretary submits a report under paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 indicating that the crime rate among such nationals exceeds the national average crime rate by not less than #bj percent4 7#b7 ,semiannual crime rate calculation 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 and every #ahj days thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall-- 7i7 calculate-- 7,i7 the crime rate among nationals of each country designated under subsection 7b72 and 7,,ii7 the national average crime rate2 and 7ii7 submit a report to ,congress that describes such crime rates4 7,b7 ,inclusion ,in calculating a crime rate under subparagraph 7,a77i71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall include all offenses1 including-- 7i7 civil offenses2 7ii7 traffic violations2 7iii7 misdemeanors2 and 7iv7 felonies4 7#c7 ,retroactive application ,paragraph 7#a7 shall apply retroactively to designations made under subsection 7b7 after ,january #bj1 #bjba1 including the designations of ,afghanistan1 ,haiti1 ,venezuela1 and ,somalia4 4