Mr. President. I would like to express my strong support for the amendment offered by Senator THUa.OND to restore funds for the Indochinese refugee programs. to provide greatly needed funds for Cuban and Haitian refugees. and to increase funding for the juvenile justice program. This amendment reflects a carefully thoughout agreement between the members of the Judiciary. Budget. and Labor and Human Resources Committees. As the ranking member of the Labor and Human Resources Committee. as well as the Immigration and Refugee Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee. I found myself in a unique position with respect to the problem which precipitated this amendment. Due to a computer error. the general refugee assistance account. covering Indochinese and other refugees. was assigned to the Labor and Human Resources Committee instead of the Judiciary Committee where it belonged. This agreement recognizes that the Labor and Human Resources Committee relied in good faith on the budget figures provided to us by the Budget Committee in making our savings. It clearly provides that the Labor and Human Resources Committee will not be penalized for the reassignment of the refugee account to the Judiciary Committee in fiscal years 1982. 1983. or 1984. In my capacity as ranking member of the Refugee Subcommittee and as the author of the Refugee Act of 1980. I am pleased that this amendment increases the funding for the Indochinese refugee program by $223 million. Moreover. as a longtime advocate of the juvenile justce programthe last program in the Federal Government which deals with volent cr:meI am pleased that this amendment restores funding for this essential function which the administration proposed eliminating. In sum.
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