[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27316-27317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12551]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Refugee Resettlement; Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority

    This Notice amends Part K, Chapter K of the Statement of 
Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families 
(56 FR 42332) as last amended, August 27, 1991; KR, The Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (59 FR 23888), as last amended, May 9, 1994. This 
reorganization will realign the functions of the Office of Refugee 
Resettlement into two divisions, thereby improving the efficiency and 
effectiveness of the refugee activities in the Administration for 
Children and Families. Specifically, we are amending Chapter KR with 
the following:
    KR.00 Mission. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) advises the 
Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, 
on matters relating to refugee resettlement, immigration, and 
repatriation. The Office plans, develops and directs implementation of 
a comprehensive program for domestic refugee and entrant resettlement 
assistance. It develops, recommends, and issues program policies, 
procedures and interpretations to provide program direction. The Office 
monitors and evaluates the performance of states and other public and 
private agencies in administering these programs and supports actions 
to improve them. It provides leadership and direction in the 
development and coordination of national public and private programs 
that provide assistance to refugees, entrants, and other immigrants.
    The Office also plans, develops and provides direction on the 
administration of the U.S. Repatriate Program.
    KR.10 Organization. The Office of Refugee Resettlement is headed by 
a Director who reports directly to the Assistant Secretary for Children 
and Families and consists of:

Office of the Director [KRA]
Division of Refugee Self-Sufficiency [KRE]
Division of Community Resettlement [KRF]

    KR.20 Functions. A. Office of the Director is directly responsible 
to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families for carrying out 
ORR's mission and providing guidance and general supervision to the 
components of ORR. Within the Office of the Director, staff assist the 
Director in managing the formulation of program policy and budget and 
in the formulation of salaries and expense budgets. Staff also provide 
administrative, personnel and data processing support services.
    The Office coordinates with the lead refugee and entrant program 
offices of other federal departments; provides leadership in 
representing refugee and entrant programs, policies and administration 
to a variety of governmental entities and other public and private 
interests; and acts as the coordinator of the total refugee and entrant 
resettlement effort for ACF and the Department.
    B. Division of Refugee Self-Sufficiency provides direction for 
assuring that refugees are provided assistance and services through the 
State-administered program and alternative programs such as the 
voluntary agency program and Wilson/Fish projects in a manner that 
helps refugees to become employed and economically self-sufficient as 
soon after their arrival in the United States as possible. It monitors 
and provides technical assistance to the state-administered domestic 
assistance programs and develops guidance and procedures for their 
implementation; manages special initiatives to increase refugee self-
sufficiency such as through demonstration or pilot programs; manages 
the unaccompanied minors program to ensure that refugee and entrant 
unaccompanied minors are provided appropriate care and services; 
manages the allocation and tracking of funds for refugee cash and 
refugee medical assistance and State administrative costs; prepares 
annual budget estimates and related materials; and develops 
regulations, legislative proposals, and routine interpretations of 
policy regarding the State-administered and alternative programs.
    C. Division of Community Resettlement directs and manages effective 
refugee resettlement through the programmatic implementation of grants, 
contracts and special initiatives associated with national 
discretionary activity and other activities as specified by the 
Director or required by Congressional mandate.
    The Division ensures the quality of medical screening and initial 
medical treatment of refugees; collects data and performs analyses on 
the changing needs of the refugee and entrant population; provides 
leadership to identify data needs and sources, formulates data and 
reporting requirements; assists states and private agencies on data 
reporting and the resolution of reporting problems; compiles, 
evaluates, and disseminates information on the nationwide performance 
and costs of refugee service programs; responds to unanticipated 
refugee and entrant arrivals or significant increases in arrivals to 
communities where adequate or appropriate services do not exist; 
strengthens the role of ethnic community national or multi-State 
organizations to promote economic independence among refugees; provides 
for English Language Training and provides where specific needs have 
been shown and recognized by the Director for health (including mental 
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services.
    The Division develops Repatriation plans to make arrangements and 
approve payments for temporary assistance to certain U.S. citizens and 
dependents repatriated from foreign countries, and for the 
hospitalization of certain U.S. Nationals repatriated because of mental 
illness.

    Dated: May 17, 1995.
Mary Jo Bane,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 95-12551 Filed 5-22-95; 8:45 am]
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