S.Amdt. 2948Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)

S.Amdt. 2948

Sponsored by Mark KirkSen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Submitted January 20, 2016

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Senate amendment submitted

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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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