3.0.0 3177 2019-11-15T21:52:03Z 2019-11-15T21:52:03Z Senate S S 2008-06-23 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-23T19:44:57Z 110 6328 HR 2008-07-16 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Identical bill CRS 2008-06-23 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2008-06-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2008-06-23 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2008-06-23 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-06-23 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-06-23 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-07-07 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-07-09 False International Affairs Displaced persons Economics and Public Finance Executive Office of the President Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Immigration International agencies Iraq Iraq compilation Middle East and North Africa Refugees Repatriation International Affairs

00 2008-06-23 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-25T20:57:30Z Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons who shall: (1) develop and implement U.S. policies, and coordinate federal functions, to address the protection, resettlement, and assistance needs of Iraqi refugees and displaced persons; (2) monitor the development and implementation of assistance strategies to countries in the Middle East hosting Iraqi refugees; (3) ensure that the President's budget requests to Congress are sufficient to meet the needs of such persons, including providing assistance for international efforts on behalf of such persons; (4) serve as principal liaison with the government of Iraq and the international community and organizations that are assisting such persons; and (5) ensure that the U.S. government will encourage refugee returns only when conditions permit safe and voluntary returns.

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