1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017 . 2. Suspension of admission of refugees Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit into the United States an alien under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ) until such time as there is enacted a joint resolution giving the Secretary authority to resume admitting aliens under such section. 3. Reports (a) Report on National Security Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the impact on the national security of the United States of admitting aliens under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ). (b) Report on the Cost of Providing Benefits to Refugees Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes, for the 10-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, for aliens admitted into the United States under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ), the following information: (1) The average duration for which such an alien received benefits under a program described in section 4. (2) The percentage of such aliens who received benefits under a program described in section 4. (3) The cost, per year, to each program described in section 4 for such aliens. (4) The number of such aliens who paid Federal income tax or Federal employment tax during the first year after being admitted to the United States. (5) The cost, per year, to the program described in paragraph (5) of section 4 for such aliens. (6) The number and percentage of such aliens who received benefits under a program described in section 4— (A) 2 years after being admitted to the United States; (B) 5 years after being admitted to the United States