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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S135-S137 on Jan. 20, 2016.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 2945. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4038, to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT.
(a) In General.--The governor of each State shall be permitted to advise the Secretary of State, on a weekly basis, of the willingness of such State to accept the resettlement of a refugee in such State.
(b) Advise.--The Secretary of State shall provide full information to a governor of any State if the Secretary resettles a refugee in that State.
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SA 2946. Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4038, to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT VETO AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--The governor of each State shall be permitted to advise the Secretary of State, on a weekly basis, of the willingness of such State to accept the resettlement of a refugee in such State.
(b) Veto Authority.--The governor of any State may veto the resettlement of any refugee in that State.
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SA 2947. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4038, to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 2, line 14, insert ``, and has provided support to any foreign terrorist organization, which may include publishing or otherwise engaging in social media to promote or otherwise support a foreign terrorist organization'' before the period at the end.
Beginning on page 3, strike line 15 and all that follows through page 5, line 2, and insert the following:
SEC. 3. INADMISSIBILITY FOR USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE
TERRORISM.
(a) In General.--Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII)) is amended by inserting ``, including through the use of social media'' before the semicolon at the end.
(b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall issue regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to ensure that every covered alien who has violated section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII))--
(1) does not receive an immigrant visa under section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153); and
(2) does not have his or her status adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 245 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1155).
(c) Effective Date.--The regulations issued under subsection (b) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date on which such regulations are published in the Federal Register.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(E) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(G) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
(H) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives;
(I) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;
(J) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;
(K) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(L) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Covered alien.--The term ``covered alien'' means any alien who--
(A)(i) is applying for admission to the United States as a refugee; and
(ii) is a national or resident of Iraq or Syria;
(iii) has no known nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Iraq or in Syria; or
(iv) has been present in Iraq or in Syria at any time on or after March 1, 2011.
(B) is not a citizen of Iraq who--
(i) is or was employed by or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq on or after March 20, 2003, for not less than 1 year; and
(ii) provided faithful and valuable service to the United States Government, which is documented in a positive recommendation or evaluation described in subsection (c), from the employer's senior supervisor in the United States Government or from a more senior person if the employee's senior supervisor cannot be located;
(C) is not the spouse or child of an alien described in subparagraph (B); and
(D) is not an infant child without living parents who is younger than 4 years of age, as certified under procedures promulgated by the Secretary of State under subsection (b).
(3) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' is a foreign organization that is designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).
(b) Certification.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall issue regulations establishing procedures for certifying that an alien is an alien child without living parents who is younger than 4 years of age, as described in subsection (a)(2)(D).
(2) Submission.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit the regulations issued under paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional committees.
(3) Implementation.--Not earlier than 90 days after the submission of regulations under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall implement the regulations issued under paragraph (1).
(c) Approval by Chief of Mission Required.--Each recommendation or evaluation required under subsection
(a)(2)(B)(ii)) shall be accompanied by approval from the appropriate Chief of Mission, or his or her designee, who shall conduct a risk assessment of the alien and an independent review of records maintained by the United States Government or hiring organization or entity to confirm the alien's employment and faithful and valuable service to the United States Government before the alien is exempted from definition of covered alien under subsection (a)(2)(B).
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SA 2948. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4038, to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. 3. STATE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. SECTION 412(B) OF THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT (8 U.S.C.
1522(B)) IS AMENDED BY ADDING AT THE END THE
FOLLOWING:
``(9) Before a refugee is resettled in a State, the Secretary of State shall provide the governor of such State, or the governor's designee, with respect to the refugee--
``(A) the full, legal name;
``(B) a physical description, including biometric information;
``(C) relevant biographical information;
``(D) the country of origin; and
``(E) any prior citizenship.''.
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SA 2949. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4038, to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. 3. PRIORITIZING SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR IRAQI AND
AFGHAN TRANSLATORS.
In allocating the resources of the Department of State, the Secretary of State shall prioritize the issuance of special immigrant visas authorized under--
(1) section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note);
(2) section 1244 of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007
(8 U.S.C. 1157 note); and
(3) section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note).
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SA 2950. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4038, to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DUAL NATIONALS
FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016''.
(b) Visa Waiver Program.--Section 217(a)(12) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking clause (ii);
(B) by striking ``(C)--'' and all that follows through
``the alien has not been present'' and inserting ``(C), the alien has not been present''; and
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``(A)(i)'' and inserting ``(A)''.
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SA 2951. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4038, to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 3, strike line 14 and insert the following:
(e) Delegation Authorized.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of Homeland Security may delegate their respective responsibilities for issuing the certifications required under subsections (a) and
(b) to an individual or individuals with the relevant authority and expertise within their respective agency.
(f) Definitions.--In this Act:
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SA 2952. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Sanders)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 607, to provide for a five-year extension of the Medicare rural community hospital demonstration program; as follows:
Strike section 2 and insert the following:
SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Extension.--Section 410A of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173; 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note), as amended by sections 3123 and 10313 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(Public Law 111-148), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``5-year extension period'' and inserting ``10-year extension period''; and
(2) in subsection (g)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Five-Year'' and inserting ``Ten-Year'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``additional 5-year'' and inserting ``additional 10-year'';
(C) by striking ``5-year extension period'' and inserting
``10-year extension period'' each place it appears;
(D) in paragraph (4)(B)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``each 5-year period in'' after ``hospital during''; and
(ii) in clause (i), by inserting ``each applicable 5-year period in'' after ``the first day of''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(5) Other hospitals in demonstration program.--During the second 5 years of the 10-year extension period, the Secretary shall apply the provisions of paragraph (4) to rural community hospitals that are not described in paragraph (4) but are participating in the demonstration program under this section as of December 30, 2014, in a similar manner as such provisions apply to rural community hospitals described in paragraph (4).
``(6) Expansion of demonstration program to rural areas in any state.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) or paragraph (2) of this subsection, not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, issue a solicitation for applications to select up to the maximum number of additional rural community hospitals located in any State to participate in the demonstration program under this section for the second 5 years of the 10-year extension period without exceeding the limitation under paragraph (3) of this subsection.
``(B) Priority.--In determining which rural community hospitals that submitted an application pursuant to the solicitation under subparagraph (A) to select for participation in the demonstration program, the Secretary--
``(i) shall give priority to rural community hospitals located in one of the 20 States with the lowest population densities (as determined by the Secretary using the 2015 Statistical Abstract of the United States); and
``(ii) may consider--
``(I) closures of hospitals located in rural areas in the State in which the rural community hospital is located during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of the enactment of this paragraph; and
``(II) the population density of the State in which the rural community hospital is located.''.
(b) Change in Timing for Report.--Subsection (e) of such section 410A is amended--
(1) by striking ``Not later than 6 months after the completion of the demonstration program under this section'' and inserting ``Not later than August 1, 2018''; and
(2) by striking ``such program'' and inserting ``the demonstration program under this section''.
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