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NSIAD-83-45 1 (1983-08-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabncy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C., 20548 iIESTRICTED- Not to be released outside the General Acceunting Office except on the basis of specific approval bY the Office of Congressional Relations. B-207719 AUG 2 6 1983 RELEASED The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Analysis of Selected Operations of the Office of the U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs (GAO/NSIAD-83-45) By letter dated February 2, 1983, you requested our assis- tance in reviewing the operations of the Office of the U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs. In preparation for considera- tion of the 1984 reauthorization of the Refugee Act of 1980 and focusing on the role of the U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs, you cited certain matters for attention in our review, including the --staffing, organization, and funding of the U.S. Coordinator's Office; --allocation of resources to each of the Office's mandates as set forth in the Refugee Act of 1980; --Coordinator's effectiveness in carrying out each of these mandates; \UU E --need for the Office; and 122446 --Office's efforts to expand resettlement oppor- tunities in other countries and the success of those efforts. The officials with whom we held discussions generally con- cluded that a focal point at the Federal level is needed to coordinate the multifaceted U.S. refugee program which is planned, funded, administered and implemented by numerous agen- cies in the U.S. private and public sectors. Concerning the Office's policymaking responsibilities there are, however, dif- fering interpretations between the Coordinator's Office and the program implementing agencies. This has made it difficult for the Coordinator's Office to develop an overall U.S. refugee admission and resettlement policy. The working relationship and (472028) & & 45 -3

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