That pursuant to section 402(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. the provisions of section 402(a) of such Act are waived with respect to the consideration of S. 2222. Such waiver is necessary because S. 2222 authorizes the enactment of new budget authority which would first become available in fiscal year 1983. and such bill was not reported on or before May 15. 1982. as required by section 402(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for such authorization. The waiver of section 402(a) is necessary to permit enactment of important reforms of the immigration laws and policies of the United States. S. 2222 is the result of two years of deliberations by the bipartisan Select Commission on Immigration and refugee Policy. as well as a years series of hearings in the Congress. including joint hearings conducted by the appropriate subcommittees in the Senate and the House of Representatives. S. 2222 provides an authorization for fiscal year 1983 of $60 million to implement measures which will improve control of both illegal and legal immigration to the United States. At the time of the 1983 budget hearings. the Attorney General testified before both the Committees on the Judiciary and the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives that the administration would support appropriations needed to carry out immigration reforms in 1983. Furthermore. because the 1983 appropriations process is not yet complete. congressional consideration of this authorization will in no way interfere with or delay the appropriations process.
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