refoulement, irrespective of whether or not such persons 
have been formally recognized as refugees. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF IRAQI DISPLACEMENT COOR-
DINATOR. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 
the Executive Office of the President a position to 
be known as the ‘‘Iraqi Displacement Coordinator’’ 
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Coordinator’’), who 
shall report directly to the President on the state of 
the Iraqi displacement situation. Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall appoint an individual to serve as the 
Coordinator. 
(2) IDENTIFICATION AND COORDINATION.—The 
Coordinator shall identify programs that address the 
humanitarian needs and requirements of displaced 
Iraqis, and shall review, provide advice, support, and 
coordinate with the heads of relevant departments 
and agencies of the United States Government, the 
Government of Iraq, countries hosting displaced 
Iraqis in the region, the United Nations, and other 
involved nongovernmental organizations (NGO’s) 
and international organizations (IO’s). 
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(3) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall be respon-
sible for— 
(A) leading the United States Government 
effort to respond to the crisis confronting dis-
placed Iraqis, including refugees and internally 
displaced persons; 
(B) ensuring to the greatest extent pos-
sible that the rights and legal protections of 
displaced Iraqis are respected and enforced by 
host countries; 
(C) discouraging violations in the spirit of 
the 1967 Protocol to the 1951 Convention Re-
lating to the Status of Refugees by any country 
hosting displaced Iraqis, including a country 
that is not a party to the Protocol or Conven-
tion; 
(D) pursuing coordination and support for 
host countries of displaced Iraqis, recognizing 
that humanitarian action is non-political by na-
ture; 
(E) ensuring proper management, imple-
mentation, transparency, and oversight by 
agencies of the United States Government re-
sponsible for assistance projects for displaced 
Iraqis; 
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(F) resolving policy and program disputes 
among departments and agencies of the United 
States Government with respect to assistance 
projects for displaced Iraqis; 
(G) reporting directly to the President with 
respect to assistance for displaced Iraqis; and 
(H) encourage to the greatest extent pos-
sible the Government of Iraq to authorize and 
fully support a cabinet-level ministry position to 
support displaced Iraqis. 
(4) LONG-TERM
PLANNING
FOR
DISPLACED 
IRAQIS.— 
(A) COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.—The Co-
ordinator shall design, in consultation with con-
cerned governments in the region, a comprehen-
sive strategy to address the needs of displaced 
Iraqis. The strategy should recognize the need 
for immediate support for the most vulnerable 
displaced Iraqis, as well as promote durable, 
long-term solutions to the displacement crisis. 
The strategy should recognize the unique needs 
in each of Iraq’s 18 provinces, and the needs of 
countries hosting Iraqi refugees. 
(B) PLANNING FOR THE RETURN OF DIS-
PLACED IRAQIS.—The Coordinator shall encour-
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age the Government of Iraq, with the coordina-
tion of the United States Government, the 
United Nations, appropriate foreign govern-
ments, and other interested parties to develop a 
long-term plan for the voluntary, dignified, and 
safe return of displaced Iraqis to their homes. 
The plan should address issues of return, repa-
triation, and reintegration of displaced Iraqis, 
including providing for proper procedures for 
settling property disputes. Long-term planning 
for returns shall not interfere with humani-
tarian assistance efforts for displaced Iraqis. 
(b) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and every 120 
days thereafter, the Coordinator shall submit to the 
President and Congress a report on United States 
status of assistance efforts for displaced Iraqis. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
this subsection shall include the following informa-
tion: 
(A) A description of the strategy required 
under subsection (a)(4). 
(B) An assessment of the progress of the 
strategy required under subsection (a)(4), and 
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any steps taken toward implementation of the 
strategy. 
(C) The distribution of duties and respon-
sibilities regarding assistance projects for dis-
placed Iraqis among the agencies of the United 
States Government. 
(D) An assessment of assistance efforts for 
displaced Iraqis implemented by all relevant ac-
tors, including the United States Government, 
the Iraqi Government, foreign governments, the 
United Nations, international organizations, 
and nongovernmental organizations. 
(E) An evaluation of the Government of 
Iraq’s ability to implement assistance for dis-
placed Iraqis in an effective and equitable man-
ner. 
(F) An overall evaluation of the humani-
tarian conditions confronting Iraq and displaced 
Iraqis, and the various regional impacts of their 
presence. 
(G) An assessment of the budgetary needs 
of the agencies United States Government in 
meeting the goals of the comprehensive strat-
egy. 
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(H) Recommendations for preventing fu-
ture displacement in Iraq. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 for the 
establishment and operating costs of the Iraqi Displace-
ment Coordinator within the Department of State. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) DISPLACED IRAQIS.—The term ‘‘displaced 
Iraqis’’ means Iraqis who have become refugees or 
internally displaced persons. 
(2) INTERNALLY
DISPLACED
PERSON.—The 
term ‘‘internally displaced person’’ means a person 
who has been forced or obliged to flee or to leave 
such person’s home or place of last habitual resi-
dence, in particular as a result of or in order to 
avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of gen-
eralized violence, violations of human rights, or nat-
ural or human-made disasters, and who have not 
crossed an internationally-recognized state border. 
(3) 
NON-REFOULEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘non- 
refoulement’’ has the meaning given such term in 
the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the 
Status of Refugees. 
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(4) REFUGEE.—The term ‘‘refugee’’ means a 
person who is outside the country of such person’s 
nationality or, in the case of a person having no na-
tionality, is outside the country in which such person 
last habitually resided, and who is unable or unwill-
ing to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail 
himself or herself of the protection of, that country 
because of persecution or a well-founded fear of per-
secution on account of race, religion, nationality, 
membership in a particular social group, or political 
opinion. 
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