B-214633: Oct 24, 1984

ALLOCATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS WERE NOT BINDING ON THE ORR AND IT COULD ALLOCATE FUNDS DIFFERENTLY SO LONG AS IT DID NOT WITHHOLD ANY OF THE TOTAL $585. WAS LIMITED TO THE UNUSUAL FACTS IN THAT CASE. THE FUNDS IN QUESTION WERE APPROPRIATED FOR REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ACTIVITIES BY THE "JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1984. THIS AM...

B-214633: Published: Oct 24, 1984. Publicly Released: Nov 29, 1984.

In response to a congressional request, GAO investigated the allocation of funds for a refugee and entrant activity by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement. The amount of the allocation was set at a level reflecting the anticipated refugee arrival rate for 1984, which was lower than the amount appropriated by the continuing resolution. The continuing resoluti...