I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3054 
To establish a program to assist Sudanese refugees in the United States 
known as the ‘‘Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan’’ to voluntarily 
return to southern Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts in southern 
Sudan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2007 
Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. TERRY, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. BORDALLO, 
Mr. PITTS, Mr. WALSH of New York, Mr. OLVER, Ms. WATSON, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. STARK, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish a program to assist Sudanese refugees in the 
United States known as the ‘‘Lost Boys and Lost Girls 
of Sudan’’ to voluntarily return to southern Sudan to 
assist in reconstruction efforts in southern Sudan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Return of the Lost 
Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The 21-year civil war between the North 
and the South in Sudan, which ended with the sign-
ing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on Janu-
ary 9, 2005, caused many Sudanese people to flee 
their homes and seek refuge elsewhere in Sudan, in 
neighboring countries, and even in the United 
States. 
(2) Over 10,000 Sudanese boys and girls were 
separated from their parents during this war and 
fled on foot to Ethiopia, walking more than 1,000 
kilometers on their four-month journey, and then 
fled again to Kenya to avoid forcible repatriation to 
Sudan. 
(3) These Sudanese refugees suffered tremen-
dous hardships during their journey, and hundreds 
drowned, were eaten by wild animals, killed by mili-
tary forces, or overcome with dehydration or starva-
tion along the way. 
(4) Approximately 3,800 of these Sudanese ref-
ugees were granted priority resettlement status in 
the United States. These Sudanese boys and girls 
are commonly known as the ‘‘Lost Boys and Lost 
Girls of Sudan’’. 
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(5) As is common for refugees, the Lost Boys 
and Lost Girls of Sudan, upon their arrival in the 
United States, struggled to adjust to the dramatic 
change in their surroundings. 
(6) The story of the Lost Boys and Lost Girls 
of Sudan has been documented in a number of books 
and films in the United States. 
(7) The Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan 
have acquired a reputation for being a resilient and 
highly motivated group of individuals, with many of 
them gaining employment and pursuing higher edu-
cation simultaneously. 
(8) Many Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan 
have publicly expressed their interest in eventually 
returning to their homeland to contribute to recon-
struction efforts following the end of the 21-year 
civil war in Sudan. 
SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO ASSIST SUDANESE REFUGEES IN THE 
UNITED STATES KNOWN AS THE ‘‘LOST BOYS 
AND LOST GIRLS OF SUDAN’’ TO VOLUN-
TARILY RETURN TO SOUTHERN SUDAN TO 
ASSIST IN RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN 
SOUTHERN SUDAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of 
this section to establish a program to assist Sudanese ref-
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ugees in the United States known as the ‘‘Lost Boys and 
Lost Girls of Sudan’’ to voluntarily return to southern 
Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts in southern 
Sudan. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—From the amount appro-
priated under subsection (g) for any fiscal year, the Direc-
tor of Foreign Assistance shall, in accordance with sub-
section (c), establish and carry out a program to assist 
Sudanese refugees in the United States known as the 
‘‘Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan’’ to voluntarily return 
to southern Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts in 
southern Sudan. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.—An individual 
shall be eligible to participate in the program under this 
section if the individual— 
(1) is an alien who— 
(A) is a national of Sudan; 
(B) was admitted to the United States as 
a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) from Kakuma 
refugee camp in Kenya, and identified by the 
Secretary of State under the worldwide refugee 
application processing priority system as ‘Pri-
ority-2’ (P–2), a group of special concern to the 
United States; and 
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(C) 
has 
been 
continuously 
physically 
present in the United States from the date of 
the alien’s admission to the United States 
through the date of application for participation 
in the program under this section, except that 
the alien shall not be considered to have failed 
to maintain continuous physical presence by 
reasons of an absence, or absences, from the 
United States for any period or periods 
amounting in the aggregate to not more than 
180 days; and 
(2) commits to returning to southern Sudan for 
a period of not less than three years for purposes of 
contributing knowledge gained through higher edu-
cation and professional experience in the United 
States to assist in reconstruction efforts in southern 
Sudan, as approved by the Director of Foreign As-
sistance for purposes of this section. 
(d) AWARD AMOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Foreign As-
sistance may, from funds appropriated under sub-
section (g), make available amounts necessary to 
cover travel, lodging, living, student loan repayment, 
and other costs that are determined to be appro-
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priate and associated with participation in the pro-
gram under this section. 
(2) AWARD
BASIS.—The Director of Foreign 
Assistance shall make payments to individuals who 
participate in the program under this section on a 
first-come first-served basis, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Director of Foreign Assist-
ance shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out the provisions of this section. 
(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, in carrying out the program under this section, 
the Director of Foreign Assistance should— 
(1) review programs similar to the program 
under this section, including programs carried out 
by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment in Sudan, the International Organization 
on Migration’s ‘‘Return of Talent Programme’’, and 
any other similar or related programs for purposes 
of replicating best practices in the program under 
this section; 
(2) consult with the Lost Boys/Lost Girls Orga-
nization in the United States for purposes of identi-
fying interested and eligible candidates for the pro-
gram under this section; 
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(3) seek cooperation with local and inter-
national organizations in southern Sudan to most ef-
fectively identify sectors, programs, and projects in 
which the talents and skills of individuals who par-
ticipate in the program under this section will be 
most useful to reconstruction efforts in southern 
Sudan; and 
(4) seek to ensure that individuals who partici-
pate in the program under this section are permitted 
to retain their immigration status under United 
States law. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Director of Foreign Assistance such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and for each of the five 
succeeding fiscal years. 
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