legislation: 110-s-3509
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| 110-s-3509 | 110 | s | 3509 | Support for Vulnerable and Displaced Iraqis Act of 2008 | International Affairs | 2008-09-17 | 2008-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 3 | Support for Vulnerable and Displaced Iraqis Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive regional strategy to address the mass displacement of Iraqis inside Iraq and as refugees into neighboring countries. Requires that such strategy: (1) address the challenges facing Iraqi refugees; (2) address the government of Iraq's responsibility to help meet the humanitarian needs of its citizens in Iraq and the region and related U.S. support; (3) assess the needs of vulnerable Iraqis in Iraq, especially internally displaced persons and Iraqi refugees in the region; (4) include the number of refugees from Iraq that the United States plans to resettle in the United States; (5) describe U.S. government steps to engage the international community and the government of Iraq in implementing such strategy; and (6) include plans to assess the strategy's impact. | 2019-11-15T21:52:33Z |