A bill to amend the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 to extend the period during which refugee assistance may be provided.

Summary

Amends the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 to extend through 1980 assistance: (1) to refugees from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos; (2) to State and local public agencies providing assistance for such aliens; (3) for transportation to, and resettlement in, other areas of the United States; and (4) for employment assistance rendered to such aliens. Directs that funds appropriated under this Act be made available to State or local public agencies to reimburse them for the non-Federal share of costs under Titles IV (Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child Welfare Services) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Limits the amount of assistance to be provided to a State or local public agency in fiscal years 1979 and 1980 for providing cash or medical assistance to aliens who entered the United States prior to August 11, 1977. Requires the President to submit a report to specified committees of Congress on the status of such refugees at regular intervals until December 31, 1980.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 September 1977

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