Office of the President a Special Coordinator for 
Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons to 
ensure expeditious and effective implementation of 
such a strategy. 
(3) To work with the Government of Iraq, the 
United Nations, and nongovernmental organizations 
to help the Government of Iraq improve its capacity 
and ability to provide relief for IDPs and other vul-
nerable populations in all communities throughout 
Iraq and to provide assistance to Iraqi refugees in 
neighboring countries. 
(4) To commit to working with international 
partners, including the United Nations, donor coun-
tries, international financial institutions, inter-
national and indigenous nongovernmental organiza-
tions, and other international organizations to assist 
in providing for the emergency, medium-, and long- 
term humanitarian needs of vulnerable populations 
in Iraq, including IDPs, and Iraqi refugees in neigh-
boring countries. 
SEC. 5. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR VULNERABLE 
POPULATIONS IN IRAQ, IDPS, AND IRAQI REF-
UGEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to vulnerable popu-
lations in Iraq, including IDPs, and with respect to each 
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country containing a significant population of Iraqi refu-
gees, including Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, 
and Iran, the Secretary of State shall provide bilateral as-
sistance to such countries, as appropriate under United 
States law, or funding to international organizations and 
nongovernmental organizations in accordance with sub-
section (b) that are working in such countries, to provide 
such refugees and IDPs with humanitarian assistance, in-
cluding adequate food, shelter, clean drinking water, sani-
tation, health care, education, and protection. 
(b) ASSISTANCE
AND FUNDING.—Assistance and 
funding under subsection (a) shall be in the form of— 
(1) contributions to the UNHCR that are not 
less than 50 percent of the amount requested by the 
UNHCR and other international organizations pro-
viding humanitarian assistance to vulnerable popu-
lations in Iraq, including IDPs, and to Iraqi refu-
gees in neighboring countries, for 2008, 2009, and 
2010 for aid to Iraqi refugees and IDPs; 
(2) contributions to the International Federa-
tion of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, other non-
governmental organizations, and other international 
organizations working in such countries to provide 
aid to vulnerable populations in Iraq, including 
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IDPs, and to Iraqi refugees in neighboring coun-
tries; and 
(3) technical assistance to relevant ministries of 
the Government of Iraq, contingent on substantially 
increased Government of Iraq funding of assistance 
programs for vulnerable populations in Iraq, includ-
ing IDPs, and for Iraqi refugees in neighboring 
countries, together with appropriate monitoring 
mechanisms. 
(c) SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING
TO VULNER-
ABLE POPULATIONS, IDPS, AND IRAQI REFUGEES.—The 
Secretary of State shall make every effort to ensure that 
the humanitarian needs of vulnerable populations in Iraq, 
including IDPs, and Iraqi refugees in neighboring coun-
tries are met, including increased resources to improve the 
registration capabilities of nongovernmental organizations 
for such vulnerable populations, including IDPs, and such 
refugees, adequate food, shelter, clean drinking water, 
sanitation, health care, education, and protection. 
(d) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009, 2010, and 2011 to carry out this section. 
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this authoriza-
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tion shall be in addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able for such purposes. 
(2) FOR JORDAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to sub-
section (d)(1), there is authorized to be appro-
priated $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 to 
Jordan to provide humanitarian assistance to 
Iraqi refugees and to provide the necessary in-
frastructure to support both the needs of Iraqi 
refugees and the Jordanian people, such as for 
housing, educational facilities, health clinics, 
improved access to water resources and sanita-
tion facilities and related social services. 
(B) COOPERATION AND MONITORING.—In 
cooperation with the Government of Jordan, ap-
propriate monitoring and transparency mecha-
nisms shall be established to ensure that funds 
appropriated pursuant to subparagraph (A) are 
being effectively administered. 
SEC. 6. IRAQI REFUGEE ADMISSIONS AND PROCESSING. 
(a) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—In addition to the 
numerical limitations provided for under subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), the number of refugees who may 
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be admitted during fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011 
under subsection (c) of such section shall be increased by 
not fewer than 20,000 for the purpose of admitting refu-
gees who— 
(1) are citizens or nationals of Iraq; and 
(2) became refugees on or after March 19, 
2003. 
(b) PROCESSING PERSONNEL INCREASE.—By not 
later than September 30, 2009, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such 
purpose, have increased by 100 percent the number of 
Federal personnel in Iraq (and in other countries in the 
region, where appropriate) who are conducting security re-
views of Iraqis who have applied for admission to the 
United States as refugees above the number of such per-
sonnel conducting such reviews on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal years 2009 through 2011. 
SEC. 7. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. 
The Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, shall work with the inter-
national community, including the United Nations, the 
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