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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4310 

To amend section 412(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 

require ratification of a plan with respect to a refugee by the legislature 

of a State before the refugee may be initially placed or resettled in 

the State, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 

Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. DUNCAN of South 

Carolina, Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. NORMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend section 412(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require ratification of a plan with respect 

to a refugee by the legislature of a State before the 

refugee may be initially placed or resettled in the State, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Allow State Sov5 ereignty Upon Refugee Entry (ASSURE) Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON PROGRAMS FOR DOMESTIC RE2 SETTLEMENT OF AND ASSISTANCE TO REFU3 GEES. 

4 Section 412(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 

5 Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following: 

7 ‘‘(E) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in8 cluding the preceding provisions of this paragraph, begin9 ning on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, 

10 the following limitations on programs for domestic reset11 tlement of, and assistance to, refugees under this chapter 

12 shall apply: 

13 ‘‘(i)(I) Before the initial placement or resettle14 ment of a refugee in a State is made, and before any 

15 assistance under this chapter is provided to a ref16 ugee in a State, the Director shall submit a plan to 

17 the legislature of the State on the refugee. 

18 ‘‘(II) The plan shall include the following infor19 mation with respect to the refugee: 

20 ‘‘(aa) All necessary and foreseen costs to 

21 the State for housing, providing benefits to, and 

22 education of, the refugee. 

23 ‘‘(bb) All vaccination and health records of 

24 the refugee in the possession of the Director. 

25 ‘‘(cc) All criminal history of the refugee. 


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1 ‘‘(dd) Any ties to a terrorist organization 

2 or organizations. 

3 ‘‘(ee) Whether the refugee is affiliated with 

4 any of the groups listed as unindicted co-con5 spirators in the case of United States of Amer6 ica v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and De7 velopment. 

8 ‘‘(ff) All records of the refugee found in 

9 the Department of State’s Consular Lookout 

10 and Support System. 

11 ‘‘(gg) All records of the refugee that result 

12 from the refugee interview conducted by United 

13 States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

14 ‘‘(III) A plan described in this clause may per15 tain to multiple refugees so long as the information 

16 described in subclause (II) is provided with respect 

17 to each refugee in the group. 

18 ‘‘(IV) Before the initial placement or resettle19 ment of a refugee in a State is made, and before any 

20 assistance under this chapter is provided to a ref21 ugee in a State, the plan required under this clause 

22 must be ratified by the State legislature and signed 

23 into law by the Governor of the State. 

24 ‘‘(ii) No funds authorized or appropriated by 

25 Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust fund 


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1 to which funds are authorized or appropriated by 

2 Federal law, shall be expended for any position that 

3 assists in the resettlement of refugees to the United 

4 States, contracted by the Secretary of State or the 

5 Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

6 ‘‘(iii) If a plan described in this clause is rati7 fied by the State legislature and signed into law by 

8 the Governor of the State, the State may, at the op9 tion of the State, enter into contracts with public or 

10 private entities to carry out programs for domestic 

11 resettlement of, and assistance to, the refugee or ref12 ugees who are the subjects of the plan. 

13 ‘‘(iv) The State shall receive reimbursement 

14 from the Federal Government for any expenses in15 curred under clause (iii).’’. 

16 SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF IMMIGRATION INFORMATION IN 

17 PROVIDING IDENTITY HISTORY SUMMARIES. 

18 The Attorney General and the Director of the Federal 

19 Bureau of Investigation shall ensure that the following in20 formation (to the extent obtainable by the Director) is in21 cluded in every Identity History Summary provided by the 

22 Federal Bureau of Investigation: 

23 (1) Information on the immigration or citizen24 ship status of the subject of the Identity History 

25 Summary. 


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1 (2) Any violation of the immigration laws (as 

2 defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration 

3 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) that 

4 has been adjudicated with respect to such subject. 

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