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 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 459

(2) Titles I and 11 of the Indochina Refugee Children Assistance Act of 1976. (3) Section 317 of the Adult Education Act.

20 USC 1211b note. 20 USC 1211b.

AMENDMENTS 7 0 TITLE I OF THE REFUGEE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1980

SEC. 543. (a)(1) Section 101 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act 8 USC 1522 note. of 1980 is amended— (A) by striking out paragraph (1) and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph: "(3) The term 'eligible participant' means any alien who— "Eligible "(A) has been admitted into the United States as a refugee participant.' under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 USC 1157. "(B) has been paroled into the United States as a refugee by the Attorney General pursuant to section 212(d)(5) of such 8 USC 1182. Act; "(C) is an applicant for asylum, or has been granted asylum, in the United States; or "(D) has fled from the alien's country of origin and has, pursuant to an Executive order of the President, been permitted to enter the United States and remain in the United States indefinitely for humanitarian reasons; but only during the 36-month beginning with the first month in which the alien entered the United States (in the case of an alien described in (A), (B), or (D)) or the month in which the alien applied for asylum (in the case of an alien described in subparagraph (C))."; and (C) by striking out paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). (2) For purposes of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, 8 USC 1522 note. an alien who entered the United States on or after November 1, 1979, and is in the United States with the immigration status of a CubanHaitian entrant (status pending) shall be considered to be an eligible participant (within the meaning of section 101(3) of such Act), but only during the 36-month period beginning with the first month in which the alien entered the United States as such an entrant or otherwise first acquired such status. (b) Section 103(b)(l)(A) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 8 USC 1522 note. 1980 is amended by striking out "aggregate of the amounts to which all States are entitled" and inserting in lieu thereof "amount authorized to be appropriated". (c) Section 104 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 is 8 USC 1522 note. amended by striking out "1 percent of the amounts which that State educational agency is entitled to receive for that period under this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "2 percent of the amount which that State educational agency receives for that period under this Act". (d) Title I of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: CONSULTATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES

"SEC. 106. To the extent that may be appropriate to facilitate the determination of the amount of any reductions under sections 201(b)(2), 301(b)(3), and 401(b)(2), the Secretary shall consult with the 8 USC 1522 note.

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