; (2) in order for the United States to restore its global leadership on the issue of migration, it must reaffirm its commitments in both the domestic and international arena, including by restoring refugee resettlement to adequate levels, affirming and codifying the rights of asylum seekers, and adequately funding the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State; (3) as a first step in taking leadership on the issue of global migration, the United States should sign the existing Global Compact for Migration; (4) as an additional measure to restore American leadership on global migration issues, the United States should work in bilateral and multilateral relationships with North American, Central American, and Caribbean Governments to develop a regional migration agreement rooted in the principles outlined in the Global Compact for Migration to be used as a model for the Agreement required by section 4 of this Act; (5) the effects of climate change on displacement, including both displacement from sudden onset natural disasters as well as the increasing scarcity of resources, represent an urgent concern for the United States; (6) countries with less capacity but greater proximity to countries of origin for refugees and asylum seekers, such as Lebanon, Jordan, Niger, and Colombia, have taken on a disproportionate burden of the global forced displacement crisis