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That action brings us to this point today. Mr. Speaker. the principal purposes of title V of H.R. 7859 are: First. to authorize the expenditure of the $100 million already made available in the fiscal year 1980 Supplemental Appropriations Act to assist in the resettlement of Cuban and Haitian entrants in accordance with authorities identical to those provided in the Refugee Act of 1980 and to authorize the appropriation of such additional sums as may be necessary in future fiscal years for this purpose. Second. to authorize the President to provide other benefits to the Cuban and Haitian entrants which are granted to refugees outside the authority of the Refugee Act of 1980. Third. to provide the President the authority to run the CubanHaitian task force in the absence of the emergency authorities originally used for this purpose by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which were not intended to handle situations of this nature. and Fourth. to define. for the purpose of title V. the term "CubanHaitian entrant."