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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 81 

To suspend, and subsequently terminate, the admission of certain refugees, 

to examine the impact on the national security of the United States 

of admitting refugees, to examine the costs of providing benefits to 

such individuals, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To suspend, and subsequently terminate, the admission of 

certain refugees, to examine the impact on the national 

security of the United States of admitting refugees, to 

examine the costs of providing benefits to such individuals, 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 title may be cited as the ‘‘Resettlement Account5 ability National Security Prioritization Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF ADMISSION OF 

2 CERTAIN REFUGEES. 

3 (a) SUSPENSION.—Beginning on the date of the en4 actment of this Act, and ending on the date that is 4 years 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 of Homeland Security may only admit into the United 

7 States a covered alien following the enactment of a joint 

8 resolution which gives the Secretary authority to admit 

9 such aliens, the matter after the resolving clause of which 

10 is as follows: ‘‘That Congress approves of the admission 

11 of covered aliens (as such term is defined in section 2 of 

12 the Resettlement Accountability National Security 

13 Prioritization Act of 2017) for a period beginning on the 

14 date of the enactment of this resolution, and ending on 

15 the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment 

16 of the Resettlement Accountability National Security 

17 Prioritization Act of 2017.’’. 

18 (b) TERMINATION.—Beginning on the date that is 4 

19 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, no cov20 ered alien may be admitted to the United States. 

21 (c) COVERED ALIEN DEFINED.—In this section, the 

22 term ‘‘covered alien’’ means an alien applying for admis23 sion to the United States as a refugee who— 

24 (1) is a national of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, 

25 Somalia, Syria, or Yemen; or 


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1 (2) has no nationality and whose last habitual 

2 residence was in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, 

3 Syria, or Yemen. 

4 SEC. 3. REPORTS. 

5 (a) REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY.—Not later 

6 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

7 the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

8 to Congress a report on the impact on the national secu9 rity of the United States of admitting aliens under section 

10 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

11 1157). 

12 (b) REPORT ON THE COST OF PROVIDING BENEFITS

13 TO REFUGEES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

14 the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

15 United States shall submit to Congress a report that in16 cludes, for the 10-year period preceding the date of the 

17 enactment of this Act, for aliens admitted into the United 

18 States under section 207 of the Immigration and Nation19 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), the following information: 

20 (1) The average duration for which such an 

21 alien received benefits under a program described in 

22 section 4. 

23 (2) The percentage of such aliens who received 

24 benefits under a program described in section 4. 


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1 (3) The cost, per year, to each program de2 scribed in section 4 for such aliens. 

3 (4) The number of such aliens who paid Fed4 eral income tax or Federal employment tax during 

5 the first year after being admitted to the United 

6 States. 

7 (5) The cost, per year, to the program de8 scribed in paragraph (5) of section 4 for such aliens. 

9 (6) The number and percentage of such aliens 

10 who received benefits under a program described in 

11 section 4— 

12 (A) 2 years after being admitted to the 

13 United States; 

14 (B) 5 years after being admitted to the 

15 United States; and 

16 (C) 10 years after being admitted to the 

17 United States. 

18 (7) The cost, per year, to the Federal Govern19 ment, to State governments, and to units of local 

20 government of providing other benefits and services, 

21 directly or indirectly, to such aliens. 

22 (8) The cost, per year, to the Federal Govern23 ment, to State governments, and to units of local 

24 government of admitting such aliens, other than the 

25 cost described in paragraph (7). 


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1 SEC. 4. BENEFIT PROGRAMS DESCRIBED. 

2 The programs described under this section are as fol3 lows: 

4 (1) The Medicare program under title XVIII of 

5 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). 

6 (2) The Medicaid program under title XIX of 

7 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). 

8 (3) Disability insurance benefits under title II 

9 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402 et seq.). 

10 (4) The supplemental nutrition assistance pro11 gram under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

12 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 

13 (5) Rental assistance under section 8 of the 

14 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

15 1437f). 

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