‘‘(C) the grant of any motion to reopen or 
reconsider filed by an alien after departure or 
removal from the United States.’’. 
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 242(a)(2)(B)(ii) of 
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1252(a)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 210A’’ 
after ‘‘208(a)’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 210 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 210A. Protection of stateless persons in the United States.’’. 
SEC. 18. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN GROUPS OF 
REFUGEES FOR CONSIDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 207(c)(1) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Subject to the 
numerical limitations’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) The President, upon a recommendation of the 
Secretary of State made in consultation with the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, and after appropriate consultation, 
may designate specifically defined groups of aliens— 
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‘‘(I) whose resettlement in the United States is 
justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in 
the national interest; and 
‘‘(II) who— 
‘‘(aa) share common characteristics that 
identify them as targets of persecution on ac-
count of race, religion, nationality, membership 
in a particular social group, or political opinion 
or of other serious harm; or 
‘‘(bb) having been identified as targets as 
described in item (aa), share a common need 
for resettlement due to a specific vulnerability. 
‘‘(ii) An alien who establishes membership in a group 
designated under clause (i) to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall be considered a refugee 
for purposes of admission as a refugee under this section 
unless the Secretary determines that such alien ordered, 
incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecu-
tion of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, 
membership in a particular social group, or political opin-
ion. 
‘‘(iii) A designation under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) may be revoked by the President at any 
time after notification to Congress; 
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‘‘(II) if not revoked under subclause (I), shall 
expire at the end of the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(III) may be renewed by the President after 
appropriate consultation. 
‘‘(iv) Categories of aliens established under section 
599D of Public Law 101–167 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 
‘‘(I) shall be designated under clause (i) until 
the end of the first fiscal year commencing after the 
date of the enactment of the Refugee Protection Act 
of 2013; and 
‘‘(II) shall be eligible for designation thereafter 
at the discretion of the President. 
‘‘(v) An alien’s admission under this subparagraph 
shall count against the refugee admissions goal under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(vi) A designation under clause (i) shall not influ-
ence decisions to grant, to any alien, asylum under section 
208, protection under section 241(b)(3), or protection 
under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, 
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done 
at New York December 10, 1984.’’. 
(b) WRITTEN REASONS FOR DENIALS OF REFUGEE 
STATUS.—Each decision to deny an application for ref-
ugee status of an alien who is within a category estab-
lished under section 207(c)(1)(B) of the Immigration and 
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Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a) shall be in 
writing and shall state, to the maximum extent feasible, 
the reason for the denial. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 19. MULTIPLE FORMS OF RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Applicants for admission as refu-
gees may simultaneously pursue admission under any visa 
category for which such applicants may be eligible. 
(b) ASYLUM APPLICANTS WHO BECOME ELIGIBLE 
FOR DIVERSITY VISAS.—Section 204(a)(1)(I) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(I)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv)(I) An asylum seeker in the United States who 
is notified that he or she is eligible for an immigrant visa 
pursuant to section 203(c) may file a petition with the 
district director that has jurisdiction over the district in 
which the asylum seeker resides (or, in the case of an asy-
lum seeker who is or was in removal proceedings, the im-
migration court in which the removal proceeding is pend-
ing or was adjudicated) to adjust status to that of a per-
manent resident. 
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‘‘(II) A petition under subclause (I) shall be filed not 
later than 30 days before the end of the fiscal year for 
which the petitioner received notice of eligibility for the 
visa and shall contain such information and be supported 
by such documentary evidence as the Secretary of State 
may require. 
‘‘(III) The district director or immigration court shall 
attempt to adjudicate each petition under this clause be-
fore the last day of the fiscal year for which the petitioner 
was selected. Notwithstanding clause (ii)(II), if the district 
director or immigration court is unable to complete such 
adjudication during such fiscal year, the adjudication and 
adjustment of the petitioner’s status may take place after 
the end of such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 20. PROTECTION OF REFUGEE FAMILIES. 
(a) CHILDREN OF REFUGEE OR ASYLEE SPOUSES 
AND CHILDREN.—A child of an alien who qualifies for ad-
mission as a spouse or child under section 207(c)(2)(A) 
or 208(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1157(c)(2)(A) and 1158(b)(3)) shall be entitled to 
the same admission status as such alien if the child— 
(1) is accompanying or following to join such 
alien; and 
(2) is otherwise admissible under such section 
207(c)(2)(A) or 208(b)(3). 
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(b) SEPARATED CHILDREN.—A child younger than 
18 years of age who has been separated from the birth 
or adoptive parents of such child and is living under the 
care of an alien who has been approved for admission to 
the United States as a refugee shall be admitted as a ref-
ugee if— 
(1) it is in the best interest of such child to be 
placed with such alien in the United States; and 
(2) such child is otherwise admissible under sec-
tion 207(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(3)). 
(c) ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMITS ON REUNIFICA-
TION OF REFUGEE AND ASYLEE FAMILIES.— 
(1) EMERGENCY SITUATION REFUGEES.—Sec-
tion 207(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘A spouse or child (as defined in section 
101(b)(1) (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E))’’ and inserting, 
‘‘Regardless of when such refugee was admitted to 
the United States, a spouse or child (other than a 
child described in section 101(b)(1)(F))’’. 
(2) ASYLUM.—Section 208(b)(3)(A) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)(A)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A spouse or child 
(other than a child described in section 
101(b)(1)(F)) of an alien who was granted asy-
lum under this subsection at any time may, if 
not otherwise eligible for asylum under this sec-
tion, be granted the same status as the alien if 
accompanying or following to join such alien.’’. 
(d) TIMELY
ADJUDICATION
OF
REFUGEE
AND 
ASYLEE FAMILY REUNIFICATION PETITIONS.—Title II of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 207(c)(2), as amended by sub-
section (c), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall ensure that the application 
of an alien who is following to join a refugee who qualifies 
for admission under paragraph (1) is adjudicated not later 
than 90 days after the submission of such application.’’; 
and 
(2) in section 208(b)(3), as amended by section 
15(a)(2), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) TIMELY
ADJUDICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the application of each 
alien described in subparagraph (A) who applies 
to follow an alien granted asylum under this 
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subsection is adjudicated not later than 90 days 
after the submission of such application.’’. 
SEC. 21. REFORM OF REFUGEE CONSULTATION PROCESS. 
Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) All officers of the Federal Government respon-
sible for refugee admissions or refugee resettlement shall 
treat the determinations made under this subsection and 
subsection (b) as the refugee admissions goal for the fiscal 
year.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) Not later than 15 days after the last day of each 
calendar quarter, the President shall submit a report to 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives that contains— 
‘‘(A) the number of refugees who were admitted 
during the previous quarter; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of those arrivals against 
the refugee admissions goal for such quarter; 
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‘‘(C) the cumulative number of refugees who 
were admitted during the fiscal year as of the end 
of such quarter; 
‘‘(D) the number of refugees to be admitted 
during the remainder of the fiscal year in order to 
meet the refugee admissions goal for the fiscal year; 
and 
‘‘(E) a plan that describes the procedural or 
personnel changes necessary to achieve the refugee 
admissions goal for the fiscal year.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), 
respectively; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), as redesignated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, which shall be com-
menced not later than May 1 of each year 
and continue periodically throughout the 
remainder of the year, if necessary,’’ after 
‘‘discussions in person’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘To the extent possible,’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) To the extent possible’’; and 
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(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) The plans referred to in paragraph (1)(C) 
shall include estimates of— 
‘‘(i) the number of refugees the President ex-
pects to have ready to travel to the United States 
at the beginning of the fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) the number of refugees and the stipulated 
populations the President expects to admit to the 
United States in each quarter of the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of refugees the President ex-
pects to have ready to travel to the United States 
at the end of the fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall en-
sure that an adequate number of refugees are processed 
during the fiscal year to fulfill the refugee admissions 
goals under subsections (a) and (b).’’. 
SEC. 22. ADMISSION OF REFUGEES IN THE ABSENCE OF 
THE ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINA-
TION. 
Section 207(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively; 
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(3) in paragraph (1), as redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘after fiscal year 1982’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘If 
the President does not issue a determination 
under this paragraph before the beginning of a 
fiscal year, the number of refugees that may be 
admitted under this section in each quarter be-
fore the issuance of such determination shall be 
25 percent of the number of refugees admissible 
under this section during the previous fiscal 
year.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘(beginning with fiscal year 1992)’’. 
SEC. 23. UPDATE OF RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT GRANTS. 
Beginning with fiscal year 2014, not later than 30 
days before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall notify Congress of the amount of funds that the Sec-
retary will provide in its Reception and Placement Grants 
in the coming fiscal year. In setting the amount of such 
grants each year, the Secretary shall ensure that— 
(1) the grant amount is adjusted so that it is 
adequate to provide for the anticipated initial reset-
tlement needs of refugees, including adjusting the 
amount for inflation and the cost of living; 
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