; Whereas through the refugee resettlement program, the United States has proudly pursued strategic and humanitarian interests, resettling more than 3 million refugees in all 50 States for over 40 years, and the program has received support from Republican and Democratic Presidential administrations and bipartisan congressional support, as Presidents have set, through Presidential determinations, an average annual refugee admissions goal of 95,000 refugees; Whereas in collaboration with the Department of State, through the Office of Refugee Resettlement, faith communities, civic leaders, local social service agencies, employers, and refugee resettlement agencies provide essential services and welcome refugees who bring new life and vitality to local communities; Whereas, in 2020, the world is in the midst of the worst global displacement crisis in history, with more than 70,800,000 forcibly displaced persons, including more than 25,900,000 refugees worldwide, more than half of whom are children, according to estimates from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Whereas, in 2018, global resettlement needs were not met despite the high number of refugees in need of third-country resettlement; Whereas a decline in refugee resettlements has had adverse impacts on the infrastructure of refugee resettlement in the United States, thus creating challenges for future increases in resettlement; Whereas many Presidents have made changes and improvements to the refugee resettlement program while continuing to support and nurture its crucial role in humanitarian protection and in promoting the strategic and national security interests of the United States; 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