Mr. President. let me make clear in the record the intent of Congress concerning the administrations proposal to distribute refugee and entrant assistance funds under a block grant. As the report language in the LaborHHS appropriations bill specifies. it is the intent of Congress that the administration not proceed with any administratively proposed block grant. per capita grant. or similar consolidation of the refugee resettlement program in fiscal year 1984. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). has already published in the Federal Register for the purpose of public comment a block grant funding proposal. Theoretically. ORR could proceed with the publication of regulations during the interim between the first continuing resolution and the second continuing resolution.
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