I 
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 individ-
uals, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Resettlement Account-
ability National Security Prioritization Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF ADMISSION OF 
CERTAIN REFUGEES. 
(a) SUSPENSION.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and ending on the date that is 4 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may only admit into the United 
States a covered alien following the enactment of a joint 
resolution which gives the Secretary authority to admit 
such aliens, the matter after the resolving clause of which 
is as follows: ‘‘That Congress approves of the admission 
of covered aliens (as such term is defined in section 2 of 
the 
Resettlement 
Accountability 
National 
Security 
Prioritization Act of 2017) for a period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this resolution, and ending on 
the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment 
of the Resettlement Accountability National Security 
Prioritization Act of 2017.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Beginning on the date that is 4 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, no cov-
ered alien may be admitted to the United States. 
(c) COVERED ALIEN DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered alien’’ means an alien applying for admis-
sion to the United States as a refugee who— 
(1) is a national of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, 
Somalia, Syria, or Yemen; or 
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(2) has no nationality and whose last habitual 
residence was in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, 
Syria, or Yemen. 
SEC. 3. REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to Congress a report on the impact on the national secu-
rity of the United States of admitting aliens under section 
207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1157). 
(b) REPORT ON THE COST OF PROVIDING BENEFITS 
TO REFUGEES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes, for the 10-year period preceding the date of the 
enactment of this Act, for aliens admitted into the United 
States under section 207 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), the following information: 
(1) The average duration for which such an 
alien received benefits under a program described in 
section 4. 
(2) The percentage of such aliens who received 
benefits under a program described in section 4. 
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(3) The cost, per year, to each program de-
scribed in section 4 for such aliens. 
(4) The number of such aliens who paid Fed-
eral income tax or Federal employment tax during 
the first year after being admitted to the United 
States. 
(5) The cost, per year, to the program de-
scribed in paragraph (5) of section 4 for such aliens. 
(6) The number and percentage of such aliens 
who received benefits under a program described in 
section 4— 
(A) 2 years after being admitted to the 
United States; 
(B) 5 years after being admitted to the 
United States; and 
(C) 10 years after being admitted to the 
United States. 
(7) The cost, per year, to the Federal Govern-
ment, to State governments, and to units of local 
government of providing other benefits and services, 
directly or indirectly, to such aliens. 
(8) The cost, per year, to the Federal Govern-
ment, to State governments, and to units of local 
government of admitting such aliens, other than the 
cost described in paragraph (7). 
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SEC. 4. BENEFIT PROGRAMS DESCRIBED. 
The programs described under this section are as fol-
lows: 
(1) The Medicare program under title XVIII of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). 
(2) The Medicaid program under title XIX of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). 
(3) Disability insurance benefits under title II 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402 et seq.). 
(4) The supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
(5) Rental assistance under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f). 
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