migration and refugee assistance

migration and refugee assistance Sec. 501. (a) Section 2(c) of the Refugee and Migration Assistance Act of 1962 is amended to read as follows: “(c) (1) Whenever the President determines it to be important to the national interest he is authorized to furnish on such terms and conditions as he may determine assistance under this Act for the purpose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs. “(2) There is established a United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to carry out the purposes of this section. There is authorized to be appropriated to the President from time to time such amounts as may be necessary for the fund to carry out the purposes of this section, except that no amount of funds may be appropriated which, when added to amounts previously appropriated but not yet obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed $25,000,000. Amounts appropriated hereunder shall remain available until expended. “(3) Whenever the President requests appropriations pursuant to this authorization he shall justify such requests to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as to the Committees on Appropriations.”. (b) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal year 1976, to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affaire of the United States, including trade negotiations, and other purposes authorized by law, the following amounts: (A) for “Migration and Refugee. Assistance,” $10,100,000; and (B) such additional amounts as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits authorized by law, or other nondiscretionary costs. 89 STAT. 772 (2) Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended. (c) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 1976 not to exceed $20,000,000 to carry out the provisions of section 101 (b) of the Foreign Relations Authorizations Act of 1972 (relating to Russian refugee assistance) and to furnish similar assistance to refugees from Communist countries in Eastern Europe. Not to exceed 20 per centum of the amount appropriated under this subsection may be used to resettle refugees in any country other than Israel. Appropriations made under this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended.