States authority to reject refugees

Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Limitation on resettlement (1) Not later than 30 days before the date on which a refugee is to be resettled in a State, the Director or Federal agency administering subsection (b)(1) shall submit to the chief executive of the State in which resettlement is to take place a notice of the intention to resettle aliens in such State. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Director or the Federal agency administering subsection (b)(1) may not resettle any refugee or coordinate placement of any refugee in a State if the chief executive of the State communicates to the Director that the State does not accede to the resettlement or placement of refugees in that State..