Mr. President. I understand that the House supplemental bill provides. on a "noyear" basis. $15 million in unobligated funds for resettlement services and facilities for refugees and displaced persons in Africa. and $5 million to help combat pirates who have been attacking the vessels of people escaping from Vietnam. There are no comparable provisions in the bill we are considering today. but I hope that the Senate conferees will give favorable consideration to these provisions. The refugee funds will allow the continuation of important programs which take account of the probability that substantial numbers of these refugees and displaced persons will be unable to return to their homelands in the foreseeable future. These programs have a development orientation and would provide such assistance as semipermanent housing. medical facilities. replenishment of herds for displaced nomads. small scale agricultural and forestry activities. and nonformal vocational training. These activities promote selfreliance and productivity and will help ease the serious burden which the host governments have generously shouldered.
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