; Whereas refugees are the most thoroughly vetted class of foreign nationals to enter the United States and are subject to extensive screening checks, including in-person interviews, biometric data checks, and multiple interagency checks; and Whereas as the major global humanitarian and strategic leader, the United States should operate its refugee resettlement program in a manner consistent with global refugee resettlement need, the United States historic commitment to refugee resettlement since the enactment of the Refugee Act of 1980, and its critical humanitarian leadership role on the world stage: Now, therefore, be it