Amendment ID: S2776-46-R1

Redraft Amendment 46

Refugee and Immigrant Resettlement

Ms. Chandler, Messrs. Eldridge, Feeney and Velis, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Montigny, Pacheco, Lesser and Brady move that the proposed new text be amended in section 29, by striking out, in lines 352 to 354, inclusive, the words “for services for refugees and immigrants including, but not limited to Ukrainian refugees and immigrants, to obtain a secure immigration status in the United States;” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “set forth herein that contract with the United States Department of State to resettle refugees and immigrants for services for refugees and immigrants including, but not limited to, Ukrainian refugees and immigrants; provided further, that, at the discretion of the agency, up to 75 per cent of the funds may be spent on direct assistance to the refugees and immigrants, including, but not limited to, securing immigration status in the United States, and 25 per cent of the funds may be spent to support the infrastructure of the resettlement agencies on a pro rata basis”.