The two Senate amendments have my support and I know of no serious objections to them. The first Senate amendment is a very minor one. This amendment makes clear that school districts which qualify for special refugee aid under the strict provisions of the last sentence of section 3(b) and section 3(c) (2) (B) of Public 81874. the impact aid law. will be eligible to receive the special impact as-. sistance authorized by title III of H.R. 7859. The Department of Education has assured us that only a few small school districts meet the strenuous requirement in the impact aid law and are affected by this amendment. The second Senate amendment adds a new title V to H.R. 7859 which mandates the reimbursement of expenses to State and local governments for social services incurred in the resettlement of CubanHaitian entrants. pursuant to the same authorities as provided under the Refugee Act of 1980. This socalled StoneFascel amendment provides authorizing language for an appropriation of $100 million that has already been made in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of fiscal year 1980. I want to make clear that the House has already approved similar authorizing language in H.R. 6942. the fiscal year 1981 foreign assistance authorization legislation.
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