The committee report recognizes that minorities have been underrepresented in NIAIDs AIDS clinical trials research groups. Recognizing that New Jersey has one of the highest per capita rates of HIV infection and pediatric AIDS. the committee report encourages NIAID to create more clinical trials at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey [UMDNJ] in Newark for research purposes that will benefit women and minorities in New Jersey and nationwide. This bill also restores a House cut in the domestic refugee and entrant assistance program and provides the full funding of $410.2 million. The House cut $117 million from the Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Program [RCMA] and the Senate Appropriations Committee restored these funds but delayed their obligation until the end of fiscal year 1992. I am pleased to see that the committee amendments to this bill Includes a provision dropping this delayed obligation. thereby making all of the funds available for regular quarterly reimbursement to States. I commend the chairman of the subcommittee for recognizing how critical the domestic refugee and entrant assistance program is to successful resettlement of refugees fleeing desperate situations in their home countries. Mr. President.
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