A bill to enable the United States to render assistance to or in behalf of certain migrants and refugees.
Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act - Authorizes appropriation of $455,000,000, in addition to amounts otherwise available, for the performance of functions set forth in Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, with respect to aliens who have fled from Cambodia or Vietnam.
Prohibits the availability for obligation of such funds for any purpose after September 30, 1977.
Defines the term "refugee" for purposes of this Act.
Specifies committees of the Congress which the President shall keep fully and currently informed of the use of funds and the exercise of functions authorized by this Act.
Requires the President to report to such committees 30 days after enactment a report describing fully the status of such refugees. Requires inclusion of a refugee resettlement plan within such report and a description of the President's steps to retrieve amounts previously authorized and appropriated for Vietnam and Cambodia.
Sets forth requirements for additional reports by the President at 90-day intervals through September 30, 1977, and requires a final report by December 31, 1977.
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, text as amended inserted in H. R. 6755.
Call of calendar in Senate.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #186 (77-2) (S. 1661 text inserted as amended).
Roll Call #186 (Senate)Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #186 (77-2) (S. 1661 text inserted as amended).
Roll Call #186 (Senate)Conference scheduled in House.
Conference scheduled in Senate.
Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-230.
Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-230.
Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
House agreed to conference report.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
Enacted as Public Law 94-23
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Senate agreed to conference report.
Measure enrolled in House.
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public law 94-23.
Public law 94-23.