United States
Government Agencies
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
2138 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington,
DC 20515. (202) 225-3951. Chairman: Henry Hyde; Subcommittee
on Immigration and Claims, B-370-B Rayburn House Office Building,
(202) 225-5727, Chairman: Lamar Smith.
The House Judiciary Committee has legislative
and oversight responsibility for immigration and naturalization,
citizenship, refugees, and other appropriate matters.
Senate Judiciary Committee
224 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington,
DC 20510. (202) 224-5225. Chairman: Orrin Hatch; Subcommittee
on Immigration, 323 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., (202) 224-6098.
Chairman: Spencer Abraham.
The Senate Judiciary Committee studies and makes
recommendations on the problems of refugees and has jurisdiction
over immigration and naturalization legislation.
Department
of Defense (DOD)
Office of Humanitarian and Refugee Affairs
Pentagon, Room 2E540, Washington, DC 20301.
(703) 695-9845. FAX: (703) 695-7948.
The Office of Humanitarian and Refugee Affairs
provides policy direction and oversight for Department of Defense
(DOD) humanitarian programs. It oversees civic assistance activities
of the U.S. military regional commands under the Humanitarian
and Civic Assistance program. It is responsible for DOD policy
regarding humanitarian law treaties, and for policy oversight
of migration-related activities. It further coordinates transportation
support for humanitarian and disaster relief efforts for DOD
and identifies and acquires non-lethal excess property from
DOD and donations from donors and international relief agencies
and facilitates their transportation to recipients around the
world.
Department of Health and Human
Services
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341.
(770) 488-1080. FAX: (770) 488-1003. E-mail: jhd2@ihpod1.em.cdc.gov
Associate Director for International Health: Joe H. Davis, M.D.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention
provides technical assistance in refugee health to U.S. government
agencies, multilateral organizations, nongovernmental organizations,
and other agencies involved in refugee care. CDC assistance
includes rapid needs assessments in health and nutrition, epidemiologic
evaluation, disease outbreak investigation and control, and
establishing disease surveillance systems in refugee populations.
Conducts training in refugee health.
Office of Refugee Resettlement
(ORR)
Administration for Children and Families, 370
L'Enfant Promenade, SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20447. (202)
401-9246. Director: Lavinia Limon.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement assists refugees
in achieving economic self-sufficiency following their arrival
in the United States. ORR assistance is primarily provided through
grants to states and nonprofit organizations. ORR reimburses
states for costs incurred in providing refugee cash and medical
assistance to newly arrived refugees in need. It provides social
service and targeted assistance grants to states and nonprofit
organizations primarily for making available English language,
employment training, and social adjustment services to refugees.
Department of Justice
(DOJ)
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
425 I St. NW, Washington, DC 20536. (202) 514-1900.
Commissioner: Doris Meissner.
The Department of Justice administers immigration
and naturalization laws relating to the admission, exclusion,
deportation, and naturalization of aliens, including refugees
and asylees.
Department of State (DOS)
Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM)
2201 C St.NW, Room 5824, Washington, DC 20520.(202)
647-7360. FAX: (202) 647-8162. Assistant Secretary: Phyllis
E. Oakley.
The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
develops and coordinates the Department of State's policies
on population, refugee, and migration issues and manages the
Migration and Refugee Assistance appropriations. PRM works with
U.S. government agencies, private voluntary agencies, and international
organizations to implement a comprehensive international population
policy, provide protection and assistance to refugees, manage
programs to resettle refugees, and develop bilateral and multilateral
approaches to international migration issues.
U.S. Agency For International
Development (USAID)
Bureau for Humanitarian Response (BHR)
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA),
2201 C St., NW, Room 1262, Washington, DC 20523. Assistant Administrator:
M. Douglas Stafford; OFDA Director: Nan Borton.
The Bureau for Humanitarian Response provides
and coordinates U.S. humanitarian assistance to victims of natural
disasters and complex emergencies in foreign countries. BHR
provides humanitarian, non-food assistance, primarily through
grants to NGOs, but also sends relief commodities and disaster
management teams. It provides assistance to internally displaced
persons, but can also fund relief projects for refugees. BHR
produces situation reports on most major disasters and complex
emergencies and funds prevention, mitigation, and preparedness
activities.
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