The Senator from California is recognized. Mrs. ?EINSTEIN. Mr. President. I rise today in support of the Lautenberg amendment to extend for 2 years an existing law that allows greater opportunities for historically persecuted groups to enter the United States. I am happy to cosponsor this important amendment. The existing law. which will expire later this year. lowers the evidentiary standard required to qualify for U.S. refugee status. Specific groups include Soviet Jews. Soviet Evangelical Christians. religiously active Ukrainian Catholics. and certain categories of Vietnamese. Laotians. and Cambodians. I believe that it is very important that this law be extended for an additional 2 years.