S.Amdt. 2896Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2896
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
Submitted December 3, 2015
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SA 2896. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2874 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 3762, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. LIMITATION ON REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding chapter 2 of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.), refugees who have been nationals of any of the countries listed in subsection (b) are not eligible to receive any assistance under such chapter. (b) Countries.--The countries listed in this subsection are-- (1) Afghanistan; (2) Algeria; (3) Bahrain; (4) Bangladesh; (5) Egypt; (6) Eritrea; (7) Indonesia; (8) Iran; (9) Iraq; (10) Jordan; (11) Kazakhstan; (12) Kuwait; (13) Kyrgyzstan; (14) Lebanon; (15) Libya; (16) Mali; (17) Morocco; (18) Nigeria; (19) North Korea; (20) Oman; (21) Pakistan; (22) Palestinian Territories; (23) Qatar; (24) Russia; (25) Saudi Arabia; (26) Somalia; (27) Sudan; (28) Syria; (29) Tajikistan; (30) Tunisia; (31) Turkey; (32) United Arab Emirates; (33) Uzbekistan; and (34) Yemen. ______