This amendmen simply takes the Office of Coordinator o: Refugee Affairs out of the Department o State where it is now and places it ir the Executive Office of the President. ir other words. in the White House. The purpose of this amendment i. simple. One of the major problems with regard to refugee policy is the need tc coordinate the activities of a variety of agencies. There is an urgent need to coordinate foreign policy considerations with domestic considerations and a need to make sure that we are not proceeding in a haphazard manner. It may be of interest to the Members of this Committee to know that plans are underway to have the Coordinator work out of the Executive Office Building. That is the best indication to me of the administrations recognition that the Office of Refugee Policy does not belong in the State Department and belongs instead in the White House where it can coordinate Governmentwide the kinds of programs that are needed and provide proper program guidance and policy direction. We have created in HEW an office with operational responsibility for domestic programs. The Director of that Office is required to consult with the Secretary of Labor and to consult with the Secretary of Education.
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