Sec. 2. Enhanced refugee security screening
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The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify each alien admitted as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ) or granted asylum under section 208 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ) that the alien, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— shall register with the Department of Homeland Security as part of the enhanced screening process described in section 3; and shall be interviewed and fingerprinted by an official of the Department of Homeland Security.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall screen and perform a security review on all individuals seeking asylum or refugee status under section 207 or 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that such individuals do not present a national security risk to the United States. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall monitor individuals granted asylum or admitted as refugees for indications of terrorism. Not later than 25 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that— describes the effectiveness with which the Department is screening applicants for asylum and refugee status; identifies the number of aliens seeking asylum or refugee status who were screened and registered during the past fiscal year, broken down by country of origin; identifies the number of unfinished or unresolved security screenings for aliens described in subparagraph (B); identifies the number of refugees admitted to the United States under section 207 or 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act who— have not yet participated in the enhanced screening process required under section 3(a); or have not been notified by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a); identifies the number of aliens seeking asylum or refugee status who were deported as a result of information gathered during interviews and background checks conducted pursuant to subsections (a)(2) and (b), broken down by country of origin; and indicates whether the enhanced screening process has been implemented in a manner that is overbroad or results in the deportation of individuals who pose no reasonable national security threat.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall certify to Congress that— the requirements described in subsections
(a)through
(c)have been completed; the report required under paragraph
(1)was timely submitted; and all necessary steps have been taken to improve the refugee screening process to prevent terrorists from threatening national security by gaining admission to the United States by claiming refugee or asylee status and refugee status. The Secretary of State may not approve an application for refugee status under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ) and the Secretary of Homeland Security may not approve an application for asylum under section 208 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ) to any national of a high-risk country. In this subsection, the term high-risk country means any of the following countries or territories: Afghanistan. Algeria. Bahrain. Bangladesh. Egypt. Eritrea. Indonesia. Iran. Iraq. Jordan. Kazakhstan. Kuwait. Kyrgyzstan. Lebanon. Libya. Mali. Morocco. Nigeria. North Korea. Oman. Pakistan. Qatar. Russia. Saudi Arabia. Somalia. Sudan. Syria. Tajikistan. Tunisia. Turkey. United Arab Emirates. Uzbekistan. Yemen. The Palestinian Territories. The moratorium under subsection
(e)may be lifted after— the Secretary of Homeland Security— submits the reports required under subsection (d)(1); makes the certifications required in subsection (d)(2); and certifies to Congress that any backlog in screening existing cases from those aliens already approved, or pending approval, has been eliminated; and Congress enacts a law to reinstate, based upon the information provided, the approval of applications for refugee or asylee status.
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