Sec. 27. Refugee assistance
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Section 412(c)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(B) ) is amended to read as follows: The funds available for a fiscal year for grants and contracts under subparagraph
(A)shall be allocated among the States based on a combination of— the total number or refugees (including children and adults) who arrived in the United States not more than 36 months before the beginning of such fiscal year and are actually residing in each State (taking into account secondary migration) as of the beginning of the fiscal year; the total number of all other eligible populations served by the Office during the period described who are residing in the State as of the beginning of the fiscal year; and projections on the number and nature of incoming refugees and other populations served by the Office during the subsequent fiscal year. . Section 412(a)(3) of such Act (814 U.S.C. 1522(a)(3)) is amended— by striking a periodic and inserting an annual ; and by adding at the end the following: At the end of each fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes the findings of the assessment, including States experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration, likely reasons for migration, the impact of secondary migration on States hosting secondary migrants, availability of social services for secondary migrants in those States, and unmet needs of those secondary migrants. . Section 412(a)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: When providing assistance under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall ensure that such assistance is provided to refugees who are secondary migrants and meet all other eligibility requirements for such services. . Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, but in no event later than 30 days before the effective date of the amendments made by this section, the Assistant Secretary shall— issue a proposed rule of the new formula by which grants and contracts are to be allocated pursuant to the amendments made by subsection (c); and solicit public comment. The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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