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No. 922. Determination. left 1.000 numbers unallocated. This bill allocates those 1.000 visa numbers to Haitians and directs the President to set aside an additional 1.000 visas from the remaining 131.000 as the President sees fitfor example. by prorated reductions In other refugee categories. None of the refugee numbers provided under this section are to be allocated to persons within the United States. H.R. 3844 requires the Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs to conduct a study of Haitians repatriated since the September 30 coup to determine the extent to which their human rights may have been violated. The bill requires that a report on this subject be submitted to Congress within 90 days. followed by a second report to be submitted within 180 days. The bill also urges the President and Secretary of State. In conjunction with OAS and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. to convene an International conference aimed at adopting a comprehensive program of action to resolve the Haitian refugee crisis. The bill declares excludable from the United States any Haitian national who provided financial or other material support for. or directly assisted the September 30 coup against. President Arlstide or was involved in terrorist acts against the Haitian people anytime after the coup. Such exclusion from the United States shall be in effect until such time as the President certifies to Congress that democratically elected government has been restored in Haiti consistent with the Haitian Constitution. The bill adopted provides basic immigration benefits only to the Haitians in Guantanamo on February 5. It provides no immigration benefits to Haitians now In the United States. I note that It provides no right to Haitians In Haiti or Guantanamo. or anywhere else. to enter the United States. It does not force the administration to end its interdiction and rescue programs.