Mr. Speaker. the Refugee Act of 1980 (Public Law 96212) requires the President to consult with Congress prior to the beginning of each fiscal year with regard to his proposals for refugee admissions for the coming year. On September 9. 1987. U.S. Refugee Coordinator Jonathan Moore transmitted to me the Presidents proposal for fiscal year 1988. (See annex 1.) Comparative tables of the U.S. refugee admission allocations for fiscal years 1987 and 1988. as well as relevant budget information on refugee resettlement and assistance were supplied to the members of the Committee on the Judiciary. (See annex 2.) On September 23. 1987. consistent with the twostage consultation format used in prior years. a private meeting was held between the Acting Secretary of State. Mr. John C. Whitehead. and the four consultative members of the Committee on the Judiciary. myself. the ranking minority member of the full committee. and the chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Immigration. Refugees and International Law. On the same day. the committee held a public hearing to comply with the statutory requirement to do so. Therefore. immediately following the private meeting. the committee received testimony from: Ambassador Jonathan Moore. U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs. Alan C. Nelson. Commissioner. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Department of Justice. Robert Funseth. Senior Deputy Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs. Department of State. and Billy Gee. Director. Office of Refugee Resettlement. Department of Health and Human Services. The hearing record will be issued as a committee document in the near future. Upon completion of the consultation process two letters were sent to the President expressing the views of the consultative members. (See annex 3.) On October 5. 1987. the President issued Presidential determination 8801 establishing the Fiscal Year 1988 refugee admissions numbers and authorization of the incountry refugee status. This Presidential determination was transmitted to me on October 14. 1987. by the U.S. Coordinator for Refugees. Ambassador Jonathan Moore. (See annex 4.) ANNEX 1
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