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1 national community in the resettlement of aliens who have

2 become refugees because of the situation."

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"(3) The President may not admit a particular group

4 or class of aliens into the United States under this subsection

5 with respect to an emergent refugee situation after either

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House of the Congress has adopted a resolution the substance

7 of which disapproves the admission of such group or class of

8 aliens into the United States under this subsection with 9 respect to that emergent refugee situation.

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"(4) For purposes of this subsection the term 'consul 11 tation' means personal contact with appropriate members of 12 the committees to review the emergent refugee situation, tó 13 project the extent of possible United States participation 14 therein, and to provide such members with the following 15 information:

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"(A) a description of the emergency nature of the refugee situation;

"(B) a description of the refugees who may be admitted, including the proposed plans for their resettle ment, the estimated cost of their resettlement, and an analysis of their resettleability within the United States;

"(C) an analysis of the anticipated social, eco

nomic, and demographic impact of their admission to the United States;

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"(D) a description of the extent to which other countries will admit and assist in the resettlement of such

refugees;

"(E) an analysis of the impact of the United States' participation in the resettlement of such refugees on the United States' foreign policy interests; and

"(F) such additional information as may be appropriate or requested by such members.

"(c) A spouse or child (as defined in section 101 (b) 10 (1) (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E)) of an alien who quali11 fies for admission under subsection (a) (1) or (b) shall, if 12 not otherwise entitled to admission under such subsection, be 13 entitled to the same admission status as such alien if accom14 panying, or following to join, such alien, and upon the 15 spouse's or child's admission into the United States shall be 16 charged against the numerical limitation set forth in the sub17 section under which the alien qualifies for admission.

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"(d) The President shall submit to the Congress a com19 plete and detailed report concerning the exercise of the au20 thority under subsections (a) and (b), including in such 21 report an analysis of the funds expended for transporting and 22 resettling aliens thereunder and a detailed statement of the 23 facts in the case of each alien admitted to the United States 24 thereunder during the period for which the report is sub

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1 mitted, no later than ten days after the last day of each month

2 in which such authority is exercised.

3 “(e) (1) Notwithstanding any numerical limitation 4 specified in this Act, any alien who has been admitted into 5 the United States under subsection (a) (1) or (b)—

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"(A) whose admission has not been terminated by

the Attorney General pursuant to such regulations as he may prescribe,

"(B) who has not acquired permanent residence status, and

"(C) who has been physically present in the

United States for at least two years,

shall, at the end of such two years, return or be returned

to the custody of the Service for inspection and examination 15 for admission into the United States as an immigrant in 16 accordance with the provisions of sections 235, 236, and

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237.

"(2) Any alien who, pursuant to paragraph (1), is 19 found, upon inspection by an immigration officer or after 20 hearings before a special inquiry officer, to be admissible 21 as an immigrant under this Act at the time of his inspection 22 and examination, except for the fact that he was not and is not in possession of the documents required by section 24 212 (a) (20) or that he does not have the determination

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1 by the Secretary of Labor required by section 212 (a) (14), 2 shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States

3 for permanent residence as of the date of his arrival.".

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EXCLUSION OF ALIENS WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN

PERSECUTION

SEC. 3. Section 212 (a) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1182 7 (a)) is amended (1) by striking out the period at the 8 end of paragraph (32) and inserting in lieu thereof a 9 semicolon, and (2) by inserting after paragraph (32) the 10 following new paragraph:

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“(33) Aliens who have engaged in the persecution of 12 individuals on account of the individuals' race, religion, na13 tionality, membership of a particular group, or political 14 opinion.".

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RESTRICTION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PAROLE

AUTHORITY

SEC. 4. Section 212 (d) (5) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1182

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(1) by inserting "(A)" after "(5)”;

(2) by inserting ", except as provided in subparagraph (B)," after "Attorney General may"; and

(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:

"(B) The Attorney General may not parole into the

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1 that compelling reasons in the public interest related to that 2 particular alien require that the particular alien be paroled 3 into the United States, rather than be admitted into the 4 United States as a refugee in accordance with section 207 of 5 this Act."

6 SELECT COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE

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POLICY

SEC. 5. (a) There is established a Select Commission 9 on Immigration and Refugee Policy (hereinafter in this 10 section referred to as the "Commission") which shall be 11 composed of

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(1) four members appointed by the President, one of whom shall be designated by the President as Chairman;

(2) the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare;

(3) four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the membership of the House Committee on the Judiciary; and

(4) four members appointed by the President pro

tempore of the Senate from the membership of the

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

(b) (1) A majority of the Commission shall constitute

25 a quorum for the transaction of its business, but the Com

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