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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 5210 (Introduced in House) — To provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide... · Sec. 161

Sec. 161. Authorization of appropriations

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There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title, including, in addition to annual funds derived from fee accounts of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, such sums as may be necessary to reduce the backlog of asylum applications to the Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate.
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