Public Law 96-212
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Public Law 96-212 is the formal designation of the Refugee Act of 1980, a landmark U.S. law that created a comprehensive system for the admission and resettlement of refugees and aligned American refugee policy with international standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 96-212 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9142807 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Public Law 96-212 Context triple: [Refugee Act of 1980, publicLawNumber, Public Law 96-212]
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Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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Public Law 96-157
Public Law 96-157 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1979 that, among other criminal justice reforms, formally established and authorized the Bureau of Justice Statistics within the Department of Justice.
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Public Law 96-511
Public Law 96-511 is the 1980 U.S. federal statute, known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, that established a framework to minimize government paperwork burdens and created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
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Public Law 95-223
Public Law 95-223 is the 1977 U.S. federal statute that, among other things, enacted the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, granting the President broad authority to regulate international economic transactions during national emergencies.
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Public Law 91-596
Public Law 91-596 is the formal designation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the landmark U.S. federal law that created OSHA and established nationwide workplace health and safety standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 96-212 Target entity description: Public Law 96-212 is the formal designation of the Refugee Act of 1980, a landmark U.S. law that created a comprehensive system for the admission and resettlement of refugees and aligned American refugee policy with international standards.
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A.
Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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B.
Public Law 96-157
Public Law 96-157 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1979 that, among other criminal justice reforms, formally established and authorized the Bureau of Justice Statistics within the Department of Justice.
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C.
Public Law 96-511
Public Law 96-511 is the 1980 U.S. federal statute, known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, that established a framework to minimize government paperwork burdens and created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
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D.
Public Law 95-223
Public Law 95-223 is the 1977 U.S. federal statute that, among other things, enacted the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, granting the President broad authority to regulate international economic transactions during national emergencies.
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E.
Public Law 91-596
Public Law 91-596 is the formal designation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the landmark U.S. federal law that created OSHA and established nationwide workplace health and safety standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Refugee law
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department of Health and Human Services
ⓘ
Department of Justice (at time of enactment for immigration functions) ⓘ Department of State ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of State
|
| alignsWith |
1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (definition and standards)
ⓘ
1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees ⓘ |
| amends |
Immigration and Nationality Act
ⓘ
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 ⓘ
linked to:
McCarran–Walter Act
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 ⓘ |
| authorizes | emergency refugee admissions above the annual ceiling under specified conditions ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq.
ⓘ
8 U.S.C. § 1521 et seq. ⓘ Title 8 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| considered | landmark in United States refugee policy ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creates |
Office of Refugee Resettlement
ⓘ
domestic refugee resettlement program ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1980-03-17 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1980-03-17 ⓘ |
| defines | legal definition of refugee in United States law ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 96th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
U.S. refugee admissions system
ⓘ
annual refugee admissions ceilings ⓘ procedures for asylum in the United States ⓘ |
| hasPublicLawNumber | Pub. L. 96-212 ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Refugee Act of 1980 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Refugee Act of 1980 ⓘ |
| incorporatesDefinitionFrom | 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| prohibits | refoulement of refugees to territories where their life or freedom would be threatened ⓘ |
| providesFor |
English language training for refugees
ⓘ
cash and medical assistance to refugees ⓘ employment services for refugees ⓘ grants to states and voluntary agencies for refugee resettlement ⓘ social services for refugees ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bring United States law into conformity with the 1967 United Nations Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
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to provide a permanent and systematic procedure for the admission to the United States of refugees ⓘ to provide comprehensive and uniform provisions for the effective resettlement and absorption of refugees ⓘ |
| regulates |
domestic asylum procedures
ⓘ
overseas refugee processing ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States immigration law
ⓘ
linked to:
United States immigration policy
United States refugee policy ⓘ |
| requires | annual consultation between the President and Congress on refugee admissions ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| status | in force (as amended) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
asylum
ⓘ
humanitarian protection ⓘ refugee admissions ⓘ refugee resettlement ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 96-212 Description of subject: Public Law 96-212 is the formal designation of the Refugee Act of 1980, a landmark U.S. law that created a comprehensive system for the admission and resettlement of refugees and aligned American refugee policy with international standards.
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