[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27316-27317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12551]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Refugee Resettlement; Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
This Notice amends Part K, Chapter K of the Statement of
Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority of the Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
(56 FR 42332) as last amended, August 27, 1991; KR, The Office of
Refugee Resettlement (59 FR 23888), as last amended, May 9, 1994. This
reorganization will realign the functions of the Office of Refugee
Resettlement into two divisions, thereby improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of the refugee activities in the Administration for
Children and Families. Specifically, we are amending Chapter KR with
the following:
KR.00 Mission. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) advises the
Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families,
on matters relating to refugee resettlement, immigration, and
repatriation. The Office plans, develops and directs implementation of
a comprehensive program for domestic refugee and entrant resettlement
assistance. It develops, recommends, and issues program policies,
procedures and interpretations to provide program direction. The Office
monitors and evaluates the performance of states and other public and
private agencies in administering these programs and supports actions
to improve them. It provides leadership and direction in the
development and coordination of national public and private programs
that provide assistance to refugees, entrants, and other immigrants.
The Office also plans, develops and provides direction on the
administration of the U.S. Repatriate Program.
KR.10 Organization. The Office of Refugee Resettlement is headed by
a Director who reports directly to the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families and consists of:
Office of the Director [KRA]
Division of Refugee Self-Sufficiency [KRE]
Division of Community Resettlement [KRF]
KR.20 Functions. A. Office of the Director is directly responsible
to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families for carrying out
ORR's mission and providing guidance and general supervision to the
components of ORR. Within the Office of the Director, staff assist the
Director in managing the formulation of program policy and budget and
in the formulation of salaries and expense budgets. Staff also provide
administrative, personnel and data processing support services.
The Office coordinates with the lead refugee and entrant program
offices of other federal departments; provides leadership in
representing refugee and entrant programs, policies and administration
to a variety of governmental entities and other public and private
interests; and acts as the coordinator of the total refugee and entrant
resettlement effort for ACF and the Department.
B. Division of Refugee Self-Sufficiency provides direction for
assuring that refugees are provided assistance and services through the
State-administered program and alternative programs such as the
voluntary agency program and Wilson/Fish projects in a manner that
helps refugees to become employed and economically self-sufficient as
soon after their arrival in the United States as possible. It monitors
and provides technical assistance to the state-administered domestic
assistance programs and develops guidance and procedures for their
implementation; manages special initiatives to increase refugee self-
sufficiency such as through demonstration or pilot programs; manages
the unaccompanied minors program to ensure that refugee and entrant
unaccompanied minors are provided appropriate care and services;
manages the allocation and tracking of funds for refugee cash and
refugee medical assistance and State administrative costs; prepares
annual budget estimates and related materials; and develops
regulations, legislative proposals, and routine interpretations of
policy regarding the State-administered and alternative programs.
C. Division of Community Resettlement directs and manages effective
refugee resettlement through the programmatic implementation of grants,
contracts and special initiatives associated with national
discretionary activity and other activities as specified by the
Director or required by Congressional mandate.
The Division ensures the quality of medical screening and initial
medical treatment of refugees; collects data and performs analyses on
the changing needs of the refugee and entrant population; provides
leadership to identify data needs and sources, formulates data and
reporting requirements; assists states and private agencies on data
reporting and the resolution of reporting problems; compiles,
evaluates, and disseminates information on the nationwide performance
and costs of refugee service programs; responds to unanticipated
refugee and entrant arrivals or significant increases in arrivals to
communities where adequate or appropriate services do not exist;
strengthens the role of ethnic community national or multi-State
organizations to promote economic independence among refugees; provides
for English Language Training and provides where specific needs have
been shown and recognized by the Director for health (including mental
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services.
The Division develops Repatriation plans to make arrangements and
approve payments for temporary assistance to certain U.S. citizens and
dependents repatriated from foreign countries, and for the
hospitalization of certain U.S. Nationals repatriated because of mental
illness.
Dated: May 17, 1995.
Mary Jo Bane,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 95-12551 Filed 5-22-95; 8:45 am]
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