8 U.S.C. § 1523 — Congressional reports

Page 543 TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY § 1523 ‘‘(B) Funds available to carry out this subsection shall be used to reimburse State and local governments for expenses which they incur for the purposes de- scribed in subparagraph (A). Such funds may be used to reimburse Federal agencies for assistance which they provide under subparagraph (A). ‘‘(2) The President may direct the head of any Fed- eral agency to detail personnel of that agency, on ei- ther a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, for tem- porary duty with any Federal agency directed to pro- vide supervision and management for purposes of this subsection. ‘‘(3) The furnishing of assistance or other exercise of functions under this subsection shall not be considered a major Federal action significantly affecting the qual- ity of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.]. ‘‘(4) Funds to carry out this subsection may be avail- able until expended. ‘‘(5) [Repealed. Pub. L. 96–424, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1820.] ‘‘(d) The authorities provided in this section are ap- plicable to assistance and services provided with re- spect to Cuban or Haitian entrants at any time after their arrival in the United States, including periods prior to the enactment of this section. ‘‘(e) As used in this section, the term ‘Cuban and Hai- tian entrant’ means— ‘‘(1) any individual granted parole status as a Cuban/Haitian Entrant (Status Pending) or granted any other special status subsequently established under the immigration laws for nationals of Cuba or Haiti, regardless of the status of the individual at the time assistance or services are provided; and ‘‘(2) any other national of Cuba or Haiti— ‘‘(A) who— ‘‘(i) was paroled into the United States and has not acquired any other status under the Immigra- tion and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.]; ‘‘(ii) is the subject of removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act; or ‘‘(iii) has an application for asylum pending with the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and ‘‘(B) with respect to whom a final, nonappealable, and legally enforceable order of removal has not been entered.’’ [Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(f)(5), (g)(2)(B)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–430, 2681–435, which provided that, effective July 1, 2000, sec- tion 402(a)(4) of Pub. L. 96–422, set out above, is amend- ed by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973’’ and inserting ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act or’’, probably intended to strike ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act or’’ before ‘‘title I of’’.] [Pub. L. 96–424, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1820, provided in part that the repeal of section 501(c)(5) of Pub. L. 96–422, set out above, is effective Oct. 11, 1980.] [Pub. L. 97–35, title V, subtitle C, § 547, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 463, provided that: ‘‘This subtitle [repealing sections 239a and 1211b of Title 20, Education, amending the Refugee Assistance Act of 1980, set out above, and repealing provisions set out as a note under section 1211b of Title 20] shall take effect on October 1, 1981.’’] [For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Is- lands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.] CONSOLIDATED REFUGEE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT Pub. L. 97–35, title V, § 541, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 458, provided that: ‘‘This subtitle [subtitle C (§§ 541–546), re- pealing sections 239a and 1211b of Title 20, Education, amending the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, set out above, and repealing provisions set out as a note under section 1211b of Title 20] may be cited as the ‘Consolidated Refugee Education Assistance Act’.’’ Executive Documents EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12246 Ex. Ord. No. 12246, Oct. 10, 1980, 45 F.R. 68367, which delegated to the Secretary of State the functions of the President under section 501(c) of Pub. L. 96–422, set out above, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12251, Nov. 15, 1980, 45 F.R. 76085, formerly set out below. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12251 Ex. Ord. No. 12251, Nov. 15, 1980, 45 F.R. 76085, which related to the delegation of functions concerning edu- cational assistance to Cuban and Haitian entrants, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12341, Jan. 21, 1982, 47 F.R. 3341, set out below. EX. ORD. NO. 12341. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS CON- CERNING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO CUBAN AND HAI- TIAN ENTRANTS Ex. Ord. No. 12341, Jan. 21, 1982, 47 F.R. 3341, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13286, § 48, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10628, provided: By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and to reassign some responsibilities for providing as- sistance to Cuban and Haitian entrants, it is hereby or- dered as follows: SECTION 1. The functions vested in the President by Sections 501(a) and (b) of the Refugee Education Assist- ance Act of 1980, hereinafter referred to as the Act (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), are delegated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. SEC. 2. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall en- sure that actions are taken to provide such assistance to Cuban and Haitian entrants as provided for by Sec- tion 501(c) of the Act. To that end, the functions vested in the President by Section 501(c) of the Act are dele- gated to the Secretary of Homeland Security. SEC. 3. All actions taken pursuant to Executive Order No. 12251 [formerly set out as a note above] shall con- tinue in effect until superseded by actions under this Order. SEC. 4. Executive Order No. 12251 of November 15, 1980, is revoked. PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION AUTHORIZING TRANSPOR- TATION FOR CERTAIN UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, ELDER- LY, AND ILL INDIVIDUALS Determination of President of the United States, No. 95–10, Dec. 15, 1994, 59 F.R. 65891, provided: Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense [and] the Attorney General It is hereby determined that the Secretary of Defense shall assist the Attorney General under section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422) [set out above] by providing transportation for certain unaccompanied minors, elderly, and ill indi- viduals. The Secretary of Defense may agree to expand the range of services and category of individuals as he determines. The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13888 Ex. Ord. No. 13888, Sept. 26, 2019, 84 F.R. 52355, which related to State and locality written consent to the re- settlement of refugees within the State and locality, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 14013, § 2(a), Feb. 4, 2021, 86 F.R. 8840, set out in a note under section 1157 of this title. § 1523. Congressional reports (a) The Secretary shall submit a report on ac- tivities under this subchapter to the Commit- Page 544 TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY § 1524 tees on the Judiciary of the House of Represent- atives and of the Senate not later than the Jan- uary 31 following the end of each fiscal year, be- ginning with fiscal year 1980. (b) Each such report shall contain— (1) an updated profile of the employment and labor force statistics for refugees who have en- tered the United States within the five-fiscal- year period immediately preceding the fiscal year within which the report is to be made and for refugees who entered earlier and who have shown themselves to be significantly and dis- proportionately dependent on welfare, as well as a description of the extent to which refu- gees received the forms of assistance or serv- ices under this subchapter during that period; (2) a description of the geographic location of refugees; (3) a summary of the results of the moni- toring and evaluation conducted under section 1522(a)(7) of this title during the period for which the report is submitted; (4) a description of (A) the activities, ex- penditures, and policies of the Office under this subchapter and of the activities of States, voluntary agencies, and sponsors, and (B) the Director’s plans for improvement of refugee resettlement; (5) evaluations of the extent to which (A) the services provided under this subchapter are as- sisting refugees in achieving economic self- sufficiency, achieving ability in English, and achieving employment commensurate with their skills and abilities, and (B) any fraud, abuse, or mismanagement has been reported in the provisions of services or assistance; (6) a description of any assistance provided by the Director pursuant to section 1522(e)(5) of this title; (7) a summary of the location and status of unaccompanied refugee children admitted to the United States; and (8) a summary of the information compiled and evaluation made under section 1522(a)(8) of this title. (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, ch. 2, § 413, as added Pub. L. 96–212, title III, § 311(a)(2), Mar. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 115; amended Pub. L. 97–363, §§ 3(b), 7, Oct. 25, 1982, 96 Stat. 1734, 1737; Pub. L. 99–605, § 11, Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3455; Pub. L. 100–525, § 9(jj), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2622; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(n)(3), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 409.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–236 struck out ‘‘, in con- sultation with the Coordinator,’’ after ‘‘The Sec- retary’’. 1988—Pub. L. 100–525 redesignated former subsec. (a)(1) as (a) and former subsec. (a)(2) as (b), and within (b), further redesignated former subpars. (A) to (H) as pars. (1) to (8), respectively, and former cls. (i) and (ii) of pars. (4) and (5) as cls. (A) and (B), respectively; and struck out former subsec. (b) which provided for a re- port to Congress by the Secretary not later than one year after Mar. 17, 1980, and former subsecs. (c) and (d) which provided for certain reports to Congress by the Director not later than certain dates in 1983. 1986—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 99–605 substituted ‘‘the United States within the five-fiscal-year period imme- diately preceding the fiscal year within which the re- port is to be made and for refugees who entered earlier and who have shown themselves to be significantly and disproportionately dependent on welfare’’ for ‘‘under this chapter since May 1975’’. 1982—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–363, § 3(b), added subsec. (c). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–363, § 7, added subsec. (d). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–236 applicable with re- spect to officials, offices, and bureaus of Department of State when executive orders, regulations, or depart- mental directives implementing the amendments by sections 161 and 162 of Pub. L. 103–236 become effective, or 90 days after Apr. 30, 1994, whichever comes earlier, see section 161(b) of Pub. L. 103–236, as amended, set out as a note under section 2651a of Title 22, Foreign Rela- tions and Intercourse. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 97–363 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 8 of Pub. L. 97–363, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title. § 1524. Authorization of appropriations (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this sub- chapter. (b) The authority to enter into contracts under this subchapter shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appro- priation Acts. (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, ch. 2, § 414, as added Pub. L. 96–212, title III, § 311(a)(2), Mar. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 116; amended Pub. L. 97–363, § 2, Oct. 25, 1982, 96 Stat. 1734; Pub. L. 99–605, § 2, Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3449; Pub. L. 100–525, § 6(a), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2616; Pub. L. 102–110, § 5, Oct. 1, 1991, 105 Stat. 558; Pub. L. 103–37, § 1, June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 107; Pub. L. 103–416, title II, § 208, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4312; Pub. L. 105–78, title VI, § 604(a), Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1521; Pub. L. 105–136, § 1(a), Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2639; Pub. L. 106–104, § 3, Nov. 13, 1999, 113 Stat. 1483.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–104 substituted ‘‘2000 through 2002’’ for ‘‘1998 and 1999’’. 1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–78 and Pub. L. 105–136 amended subsec. (a) identically, substituting ‘‘each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 1995, fiscal year 1996, and fiscal year 1997’’. 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–416 substituted ‘‘fiscal year 1995, fiscal year 1996, and fiscal year 1997’’ for ‘‘fis- cal year 1993 and fiscal year 1994’’. 1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–37 substituted ‘‘fiscal year 1993 and fiscal year 1994’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 1992’’. 1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–110 amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting present provisions for provi- sions which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1987 and 1988 to carry out this subchapter generally and specifically to carry out section 1522(c)(1), (b)(5), and (f) of this title. 1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–525 substituted ‘‘through (4)’’ for ‘‘through (5)’’. 1986—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–605, § 2(a), (b)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘for each of fiscal years 1987 and 1988’’ for ‘‘for fiscal year 1983’’, and ‘‘(2) through (5)’’ for ‘‘(2) and (3)’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99–605, § 2(b)(2), amended par. (2) generally, substituting ‘‘1987 $74,783,000 and for fiscal