HR 3729 · 98th Congress · Immigration
Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1984
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EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1064.(1984-07-24)
Recorded Votes
PassedHouse · 1983-11-14
Yea 300Nay 99
PassedHouse · 1983-11-14
Yea 300Nay 99
Plain Language Summary
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Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1983 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee assistance through 1985. Places the Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Presently such Refugee Office is in the Social Security Administration.) Authorizes the Secretary of Education (presently the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement) to make grants for special educational programs for refugee children. Requires the Comptroller General to directly audit FY 1984 and FY 1985 initial resettlement grants. Requires a recipient agency (in addition to existing provisions) to: (1) provide quarterly performance and finance reports; (2) notify, upon request, local welfare offices of any cash assistance provided directly by such agency to a refugee; (3) insure that refugees with medical conditions affecting the public health report to the appropriate health authorities in their resettlement areas; and (4) report annually to the administering Federal agency and the appropriate congressional committees regarding refugee placement, expenditures, and other related program information. Authorizes grants…
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Cosponsors (8)
5 Democrats3 Republicans