8 U.S.C. § 1521 — Office of Refugee Resettlement; establish-

Page 530 TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY § 1521 given, at such person’s last known address, writ- ten notice of the cancellation of such document, together with the procedures for seeking a prompt post-cancellation hearing. The cancella- tion under this section of any document pur- porting to show the citizenship status of the per- son to whom it was issued shall affect only the document and not the citizenship status of the person in whose name the document was issued. (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Consular Report of Birth’’ refers to the report, designated as a ‘‘Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States’’, issued by a con- sular officer to document a citizen born abroad. (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 4, § 361, as added Pub. L. 103–416, title I, § 107(a), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4309.) SUBCHAPTER IV—REFUGEE ASSISTANCE § 1521. Office of Refugee Resettlement; establish- ment; appointment of Director; functions (a) There is established, within the Depart- ment of Health and Human Services, an office to be known as the Office of Refugee Resettlement (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). The head of the Office shall be a Di- rector (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘‘Director’’), to be appointed by the Sec- retary of Health and Human Services (herein- after in this subchapter referred to as the ‘‘Sec- retary’’). (b) The function of the Office and its Director is to fund and administer (directly or through arrangements with other Federal agencies), in consultation with the Secretary of State, pro- grams of the Federal Government under this subchapter. (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, ch. 2, § 411, as added Pub. L. 96–212, title III, § 311(a)(2), Mar. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 110; amended Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(n)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 409.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–236 substituted ‘‘the Secretary of State’’ for ‘‘and under the general policy guidance of the United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘Coordinator’)’’. 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 Subchapter applicable with respect to fiscal years be- ginning on or after Oct. 1, 1979, see section 313 of Pub. L. 96–212, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title. SHORT TITLE OF REFUGEE ACT OF 1980 For short title of Refugee Act of 1980, see Short Title of 1980 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of this title. REFERENCES TO SECRETARY OF EDUCATION OR SEC- RETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Pub. L. 96–212, title II, § 204(e), Mar. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 109, provided that: ‘‘Any reference in this Act [see Short Title of 1980 Amendment note set out under sec- tion 1101 of this title] or in chapter 2 of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act [this subchapter] to the Secretary of Education or the Secretary of Health and Human Services or to the Department of Health and Human Services shall be deemed, before the effec- tive date of the Department of Education Organization Act [see Effective Date note set out under section 3401 of Title 20, Education], to be a reference to the Sec- retary of Health, Education, and Welfare or to the De- partment of Health, Education, and Welfare, respec- tively.’’ CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES Pub. L. 96–212, title I, § 101, Mar. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 102, provided that: ‘‘(a) the Congress declares that it is the historic pol- icy of the United States to respond to the urgent needs of persons subject to persecution in their homelands, including, where appropriate, humanitarian assistance for their care and maintenance in asylum areas, efforts to promote opportunities for resettlement or voluntary repatriation, aid for necessary transportation and proc- essing, admission to this country of refugees of special humanitarian concern to the United States, and transi- tional assistance to refugees in the United States. The Congress further declares that it is the policy of the United States to encourage all nations to provide as- sistance and resettlement opportunities to refugees to the fullest extent possible. ‘‘(b) The objectives of this Act [see Short Title of 1980 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of this title] are to provide a permanent and systematic proce- dure for the admission to this country of refugees of special humanitarian concern to the United States, and to provide comprehensive and uniform provisions for the effective resettlement and absorption of those refu- gees who are admitted.’’ § 1522. Authorization for programs for domestic resettlement of and assistance to refugees (a) Conditions and considerations (1)(A) In providing assistance under this sec- tion, the Director shall, to the extent of avail- able appropriations, (i) make available suffi- cient resources for employment training and placement in order to achieve economic self-suf- ficiency among refugees as quickly as possible, (ii) provide refugees with the opportunity to ac- quire sufficient English language training to en- able them to become effectively resettled as quickly as possible, (iii) insure that cash assist- ance is made available to refugees in such a manner as not to discourage their economic self- sufficiency, in accordance with subsection (e)(2), and (iv) insure that women have the same oppor- tunities as men to participate in training and instruction. (B) It is the intent of Congress that in pro- viding refugee assistance under this section— (i) employable refugees should be placed on jobs as soon as possible after their arrival in the United States; (ii) social service funds should be focused on employment-related services, English-as-a-