Refugee Resettlement: Unused Federal Funds in 1991 and 1992

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal assistance for resettling refugees admitted to the United States, focusing on: (1) unused fiscal year (FY) 1991 and FY 1992 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funds for refugee cash and medical assistance; (2) the reason why HHS assistance funds were not spent; (3) whether refugees could have received cash and medical assistance for a longer period than they did; (4) the reasonableness of proposed HHS changes to eligibility regulations for cash and medical aid; and (5) unspent HHS matching funds for voluntary agencies in FY 1991 and FY 1992 and the reasons they were not spent.