<P> The Office of Refugee Resettlement was officially established with the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980 . It was created in `` an attempt to design a coherent and comprehensive refugee admission and resettlement policy '' . The act ( a ) gave recognition to the Office of the U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs , which was given authority over the development of U.S. `` refugee admission and resettlement policy '' , and ( b ) established the Office of Refugee Resettlement ( ORR ) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , which was given the authority to provide grants with nonprofits for resettlement services ( including training and healthcare ) , and reimbursed states for efforts undertaken within the first three years of a refugee 's living in the United States . </P>
<P> The Office of Refugee Resettlement was officially established with the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980 . It was created in `` an attempt to design a coherent and comprehensive refugee admission and resettlement policy '' . The act ( a ) gave recognition to the Office of the U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs , which was given authority over the development of U.S. `` refugee admission and resettlement policy '' , and ( b ) established the Office of Refugee Resettlement ( ORR ) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , which was given the authority to provide grants with nonprofits for resettlement services ( including training and healthcare ) , and reimbursed states for efforts undertaken within the first three years of a refugee 's living in the United States . </P>
when was the office of refugee resettlement established
when was the office of refugee resettlement established
1980
1980