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[S. 1161 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.1161

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven


                                 An Act


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations 
   for refugee and entrant assistance for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR REFUGEE AND ENTRANT 
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 414(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1524(a)) is amended by 
striking ``fiscal year 1995, fiscal year 1996, and fiscal year 1997'' 
and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 1997.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.