I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 80 
To suspend the admission into the United States of refugees in order to 
examine the costs of providing benefits to such individuals, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. KING of Iowa, 
Mr. ABRAHAM, and Mr. OLSON) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To suspend the admission into the United States of refugees 
in order to examine the costs of providing benefits to 
such individuals, 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 Act may be cited as the ‘‘Resettlement Account-
ability National Security Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF ADMISSION OF REFUGEES. 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit into 
the United States an alien under section 207 of the Immi-
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gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) until such 
time as there is enacted a joint resolution giving the Sec-
retary authority to resume admitting aliens under such 
section. 
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. 
SEC. 4. BENEFIT PROGRAMS DESCRIBED. 
The programs described under this subsection are as 
follows: 
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(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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