Congressional authority to set refugee cap

Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking Except and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: Before the beginning of a fiscal year and after appropriate consultation (as defined in subsection (e)), the President shall submit to Congress a recommendation on the number of refugees who may be admitted under this section in any fiscal year.; (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Except as provided in subsection (b), no refugees may be admitted under this section in a fiscal year until such time as a joint resolution is enacted which sets the number of refugees who may be admitted under this section in that fiscal year.; and (C) in paragraph (4)— (i) by striking determination and inserting recommendation; (ii) by striking (beginning with fiscal year 1992) and inserting (beginning with fiscal year 2025); and (iii) by striking determined and inserting recommended; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking fix and inserting submit to Congress a recommendation for; (B) by striking situation and such and inserting situation. Any such; (C) by striking determination made by the President and insert recommendation made by the President; and (D) by adding at the end the following: No refugees may be admitted under this subsection until such time as a joint resolution is enacted which sets the number of refugees who may be admitted under this subsection.; (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking Subject to the numerical limitations established pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), and inserting Subject to the enactment of a joint resolution under subsection (a) or (b), and the numerical limitations established pursuant to such a resolution,; and (4) in subsection (d)(3), by striking determination each place it appears and inserting recommendation.