(3) CHILDREN OF REFUGEE SPOUSES.—For the 
purposes of sections 207(c)(2)(A) and 208(b)(3) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1157(c)(2)(A) and 1158(b)(3)), if a refugee or asylee 
spouse proves that such spouse is the biological or 
adoptive parent of a child, such child shall be eligible 
to accompany or follow to join such parent. 
(d) ERMA ACCOUNT.—Section 2 of the Migration and 
Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Presi-
dent’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the second sen-
tence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to the President’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘President’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this section, including the amendments made by 
this section. 
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(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to reduce funds or services 
for other refugee assistance or resettlement. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the amend-
ments made by this section, shall take effect on the first 
day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this section. 
SEC. 234. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL AWARENESS 
TRAINING FOR APPROVED REFUGEE APPLI-
CANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish overseas refugee training programs to provide English 
as a second language, cultural orientation, and work ori-
entation training for refugees who have been approved for 
admission to the United States before their departure for 
the United States. 
(b) DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION.—In designing and 
implementing the pilot training programs referred to in 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with or utilize 
both— 
(1) nongovernmental or international organiza-
tions with direct ties to the United States refugee re-
settlement program; and 
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(2) nongovernmental or international organiza-
tions with appropriate expertise in developing cur-
riculum and teaching English as a second language. 
(c) IMPACT ON PROCESSING TIMES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that such training programs occur within cur-
rent processing times and do not unduly delay the depar-
ture for the United States of refugees who have been ap-
proved for admission to the United States. 
(d) TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall ensure that such training pro-
grams are operating in at least three refugee proc-
essing regions. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate con-
gressional committees that such training programs 
are operating in five refugee processing regions. 
(e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a study on the implemen-
tation of this section, including an assessment of the quality 
of English as a second language curriculum and instruc-
tion, the benefits of the orientation and English as a second 
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language training program to refugees, and recommenda-
tions on whether such programs should be continued, broad-
ened, or modified, and shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the findings of such 
study. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to require that a refugee participate in 
such a training program as a precondition for the admis-
sion to the United States of such refugee. 
SEC. 235. IRAQI REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED 
PERSONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall develop and 
implement policies and strategies to address the protection, 
resettlement, and assistance needs of Iraqi refugees and in-
ternally displaced persons (IDPs), foster long-term solutions 
for stabilizing the lives of such refugees and IDPs, monitor 
the development and implementation of assistance strategies 
to countries in the Middle East that are hosting refugees 
from Iraq, encourage the Government of Iraq to actively 
engage the problem of displaced persons and refugees and 
monitor the Government of Iraq’s resolution of the problem, 
and ensure that budget requests to Congress are sufficient 
to meet an appropriate United States contribution to the 
needs of Iraqi refugees, IDPs within Iraq, and other refugees 
in Iraq. 
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(b) INTERAGENCY PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 
an interagency working group to carry out the goals 
of subsection (a) by facilitating interagency coordina-
tion to develop and implement policies to address the 
needs of Iraqi refugees and IDPs. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The interagency working 
group shall consist of appropriate high-ranking offi-
cials from the National Security Council, the Depart-
ment of State, the Department of Homeland Security, 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and such other agencies as the President may 
determine. 
(3) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—The Sec-
retary of State shall serve as principal liaison with 
the Government of Iraq, its neighboring refugee 
hosting countries, and the international community 
to solicit and direct bilateral and multilateral con-
tributions to address the needs of Iraqi refugees, IDPs, 
and returned refugees as well as with nongovern-
mental organizations working for and on behalf of 
displaced Iraqis. 
(c) INCREASE IN REFUGEE PROCESSING CAPACITY.— 
The Secretary of State should, subject to the availability 
of appropriations for such purpose, seek to substantially in-
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