Refugee Resettlement: Unused Federal Funds in 1991 and 1992 (Letter
Report, 12/07/93, GAO/HRD-94-44).

The federal government helps to resettle refugees for up to 36 months
after they enter the United States.  This assistance can include cash
payments and medical assistance.  Between 1985 and 1992, federal
assistance for refugee resettlement decreased and the time period for
cash and medical assistance was reduced, while the number of refugees
being admitted rose.  This report discusses (1) the extent to which
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funds to states for
refugee cash and medical assistance went unused in fiscal years 1991 and
1992, (2) the cause of any residual surplus for HHS funds for such
assistance in those years and GAO's views on the reasonableness of the
cause, (3) whether refugees could have received cash and medical
assistance for a longer period of time than they did, (4) GAO's views on
the reasonableness of HHS' proposed changes to federal regulations on
the eligibility period for cash and medical aid, and (5) the extent to
which HHS matching funds to voluntary agencies were unused in fiscal
years 1991 and 1992 and the explanation for any surplus.  GAO also
provides information on how HHS determined the eligibility period for
fiscal years 1991 and 1992.

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 REPORTNUM:  HRD-94-44
     TITLE:  Refugee Resettlement: Unused Federal Funds in 1991 and 1992
      DATE:  12/07/93
   SUBJECT:  Aid to refugees
             Economic assistance
             Health care services
             Federal/state relations
             Eligibility determinations
             Appropriated funds
             Budget surplus
             Funds management
             State-administered programs
IDENTIFIER:  Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program
             Medicaid Program
             Soviet Union
             Vietnam
             California
             New York
             HHS Refugee Cash Assistance Program
             HHS Refugee Medical Assistance Program
             AFDC
             HHS Refugee Resettlement Program
             
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