It is beyond the capacity and the responsibility of the local governments involved to shoulder the burden. These funds will also allow the President the flexibility to assist in the resettlement of nationals for whom such assistance is currently not available. The situation in which we now find ourselves is one which has so far slipped through the cracks. These boat people are not covered under the Refugee Act. because they are technically applicants for political asylum and do not have refugee status. The funds from this supplemental appropriations amendment offered by Mr. LEHMAN. are intended only for those for whom no other assistance is available in this fiscal year.
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