Mr. Chairman. the amendment is really straightforward. if the Members had a chance to listen to it. On March 12 the Office of Refugee Resettlement published regulations that said as of the 1st of April refugee assistance and CubanHaitian entrance assistance would be cut from 36 months normal time that is in the Refugee Act and had been the normal time for cash and medical assistance to 18 months. There were approximately 19 States which. because of their own State laws or regulations of notification requirements. could not stop that aid as of the 1st of April. The $23 million in this amendment is for reimbursement to those States who due to court order following their own State laws or their own State regulations went ahead with the refugee or entrance assistance. I believe we have talked about this for quite some period of time. It is a vital amendment to carry forward on the Government policy of this country.
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