e. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 Partial text of Public Law 99-603 [S. 1200], 100 Stat. 5649, approved November 5, 1986 An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise and reform the immigration laws, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE VI-COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEC. 601.1 COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.-(1)There is established a Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development (in this section referred to as the "Commission"), to be composed of twelve members (A) three members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (B) three members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (C) three members to be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; and (D) three members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (2) Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Appointments to the Commission shall be made within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (3) A majority of the members of the Commission shall elect a Chairman. (b) DUTY OF COMMISSION.-The Commission, in consultation with the governments of Mexico and other sending countries in the Western Hemisphere, shall examine the conditions in Mexico and such other sending countries which contribute to unauthorized migration to the United States and mutually beneficial, reciprocal trade and investment programs to alleviate such conditions. For purposes of this section, the term "sending country" means a foreign country a substantial number of whose nationals migrate to, or remain in, the United States without authorization. 18 U.S.C. 1101 note. (c) REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.-Not later than three years after the appointment of the members of the Commission, the Commission shall prepare and transmit to the President and to the Congress a report describing the results of the Commission's examination and recommending steps to provide mutually beneficial reciprocal trade and investment programs to alleviate conditions leading to unauthorized migration to the United States. (d) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS, MEETINGS, STAFF, AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION, AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-(1) The provisions of subsections (d), (e)(3), (f), (g), and (h) of section 304 shall apply to the Commission in the same manner as they apply to the Commission established under section 304.2 (2) Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. (e) TERMINATION DATE.-The Commission shall terminate on the date on which a report is required to be transmitted by subsection (c), except that the Commission may continue to function for not more than thirty days thereafter for the purpose of concluding its activities. NOTE.-Title V of sec. 101(a) of Public Law 100-202 [Con- COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development as authorized by title VI of Public Law 99-603, $870,000, to remain available until expended. 2 Sec. 304 established a Commission on Agricultural Workers. f. Indochinese Refugee Resettlement and Protection Act of 1987 Partial text of Public Law 100-202 [Sec. 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations for 1988; H.J. Res. 395], 101 Stat. 1329, approved December 22, 1987 JOINT RESOLUTION Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of the Government for the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes, namely: SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary for programs, projects or activities provided for in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 at a rate of operations and to the extent and in the manner provided for, the provisions of such Act to be effective as if it had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act, as follows: AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, and for other purposes. TITLE VIII—INDOCHINESE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND PROTECTION ACT OF 1987 1 SEC. 801. This title may be cited as the "Indochinese Refugee Resettlement and Protection Act of 1987". SEC. 802. (a) FINDINGS.-It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the continued occupation of Cambodia by Vietnam and the oppressive conditions within Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos have led to a steady flight of persons from those countries, and the likelihood for the safe repatriation of the hundreds of thousands of refugees in the region's camps is negligible for the foreseeable future; (2) the United States has already played a major role in responding to the Indochinese refugee problem by accepting ap 1 Legislation nearly identical to secs. 801 through 803 of this Act was enacted as sec. 904 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 101 Stat. 1402). See page 54 for text. proximately 850,000 Indochinese refugees into the United States since 1975 and has a continued interest in persons who have fled and continue to flee the countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam; (3) Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand have been the front line countries bearing tremendous burdens caused by the flight of these persons; (4) all members of the international community bear a share of the responsibility for the deterioration in the refugee first asylum situation in Southeast Asia because of slow and limited procedures, failure to implement effective policies for the region's "long-stayer" populations, failure to monitor adequately refugee protection and screening programs, particularly along the Thai-Cambodian and Thai-Laotian borders, and the instability of the Orderly Departure Program (ODP) from Vietnam which has served as the only safe, legal means of departure from Vietnam for refugees, including Amerasians and longheld "reeducation camp" prisoners; (5) the Government of Thailand should be complimented for allowing the United States to process ration card holders in Khao I Dang and potentially qualified immigrants in Site 2 and in Khao I Dang; (6) given the serious protection problem in Southeast Asian first asylum countries and the need to preserve first asylum in the region, the United States should continue its commitment to an ongoing, generous admission and protection program for Indochinese refugees, including urgently needed educational programs for refugees along the Thai-Cambodian and Thai-Laotian borders, until the underlying causes of refugee flight are addressed and resolved; (7) the executive branch should seek adequate funding levels to meet United States policy objectives to ensure the well-being of Indochinese refugees in first asylum, and to process 29,500 Indochinese refugees within the overall refugee admissions level of 68,000 as determined by the President; and (8) the Government of Thailand should be complimented for the progress that has been made in implementing an effective antipiracy program. (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.-The Congress finds and recommends the following with respect to Indochinese refugees: (1) The Secretary of State should urge the Government of Thailand to allow full access by highland refugees to the Lao Screening Program, regardless of the method of their arrival or the circumstances of their apprehension, and should intensify its efforts to persuade the Government of Laos to accept the safe return of persons rejected under the Lao Screening Program. (2) Refugee protection and monitoring activities should be expanded along the Thai-Laotian border in an effort to identify and report on incidents of refugees forcibly repatriated into Laos. (3) The Secretary of State should urge the Government of Thailand to address immediately the problems of protection associated with the Khmer along the Thai- Cambodian border. The Government of Thailand, along with appropriate international relief agencies, should develop and implement a plan to provide for greater security and protection for the Khmer at the Thai border. (4) The international community should increase its efforts to assure that Indochinese refugee camps are protected, that refugees have access to a free market at Site 2, and that international observers and relief personnel are present on a 24-hour-a-day basis at Site 2 and any other camp where it is deemed necessary. (5) The Secretary of State should make every effort to identify each person at Site 2 who may qualify for admission to the United States as an immigrant and for humanitarian parole. (6) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees should be pressed to upgrade staff presence and the level of advocacy to revive the international commitment with regard to the problems facing Indochinese refugees in the region, and to pursue voluntary repatriation possibilities in cases where monitoring is available and the safety of the refugees is assured. (c) ALLOCATIONS OF REFUGEE ADMISSIONS.-Given the existing connection between ongoing resettlement and the preservation of first asylum, the United States and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees should redouble efforts to assure a stable and secure environment for refugees while dialog is pursued on other long-range solutions, it is the sense of the Senate that (1) within the worldwide refugee admissions ceiling determined by the President, the President should allocate (A) at least 28,000 admissions from East Asia, firstasylum camps, (B) at least 8,500 admissions for the Orderly Departure Program, for each of the fiscal years 1988, 1989, and 1990; and (2) within the allocation made by the President for the Orderly Departure Program from Vietnam pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), admissions allocated in a fiscal year under priorities II and III of the program (as defined in the Department of State Bureau for Refugee Programs worldwide processing priorities) and the number of admissions allocated for Amerasians and their immediate family members under priority I, should be generous. (d) INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS TO REFUGEE PROBLEMS.-It is the sense of the Congress that (1) renewed international efforts must be taken to address the problem of Indochinese refugees who have lived in camps for 3 years or longer; and (2) the Secretary of State should urge the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to organize immediately an international conference to address the problems of Indochinese refugees. SEC. 803. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.-The President shall submit a report to Congress within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the respective roles of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Department of State in the refugee |