July 22, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16935 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS SECTION 22 TESTIMONY I have worked for lower tariff rates on flue-cured tobacco farm in Pitt County, U.S. tobacco entering the European commu­ North Carolina, over the past six years has nity and other areas of the world. At my re­ ranged from 5.2 percent in 1975 to an aver­ HON. CHARLES ROSE quest a group of farmers went to Europe to age of 3.7 percent in 1978-80. For the farm OF NORTH CAROLINA talk with tobacco buyers and manufacturers owner who received one-fourth share of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as a follow up to preliminary discussion crop as rent, profit as percent of tobacco which I had there. sales price rose from 2.8 percent in 1975 to Wednesday, July 22, 1981 As you can see, I have a close familiarity an all-time high of 13.0 percent in 1978 and e Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, on June 24, with the tobacco program. And I fear that then fell to 11.2 percent in 1979 and 4.5 per­ 1981, the International Trade Commis­ program is endangered today. cent in 1980. sion held hearings in its section 22 in­ The flue-cured tobacco program that we These and other data available on the Pitt have today has evolved over a period of 48 County farm show that by any standard of vestigation on the importation of for­ years, and it is a great success story. eign scrap tobacco and its effect on measurement used in business today, the Since 1965 the control program has been profits have not been excessive. the U.S. tobacco price support pro­ based on both acreage allotments and gram. poundage marketing quotas. This means the In one respect the tobacco program occu­ Among those persons testifying at grower is limited not only as to the acres he pies a unique place in the agricultural histo­ can plant but also the pounds he can sell. ry of America. It has been in operation for this hearing was North Carolina Gov­ more than four decades, and its cost to the ernor Jim Hunt. I would like to share These are the tightest controls ever applied to a major farm commodity in the United federal government during that period of with you his comments. States. time has been very small. In fact, tobacco TESTIMONY BY GOVERNOR JIM HUNT-INTER­ In referendum after referendum, flue­ growers have received less than one percent NATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION HEARING ON cured growers have voted overwhelmingly of the federal funds spent on all types of ScRAP ToBAcco to continue their supply control and price commodity support programs over the past Mr. Chairman and Members of the Com­ support program. Usually the proportion of 50 years-or for that matter during the mission: Thank you for allowing me to favorable votes has been between 95 and 98 entire history of the country. appear before you today. As Governor of percent of the total number cast. I submit that tobacco growers have reason the nation's largest tobacco producing and Growers have had to make genuine sacri­ to be proud of their program and of the manufacturing state, I am deeply interested fices in order to keep their program. There part they have played in keeping the pro­ in matters affecting the future of the tobac­ have been many times in the past 30 years gram on a sound basis. Despite the fact that co industry. when they had to accept sharp quota reduc­ all segments of the tobacco industry have I am here today, at the request of the tions. Just since 1975, the basic flue-cured been caught up in a "technological tornado" North Carolina Farm Bureau, to emphasize quota has been reduced by about one-third. over the past 30 years, tobacco growers have to you the importance of the tobacco indus­ A 40-acre allotment in 1975 would have been able to maintain the basic principle of try-and the tobacco quota and support pro­ shrunk to only 27 acres in 1981. their program-control of supply in return gram-to the people of my state. It has not been easy over the years for for fair realistic price support-even though In 1979, tobacco provided jobs for 148,000 growers to live with these quota cutbacks, structural modifications became necessary North Carolinians. That includes 44,000 but growers know that the cutbacks were es­ from time to time. farmers who depend on tobacco for a liveli­ sential in order to make the program work. In the past few years, however, our tobac­ hood. It includes many small farmers. They have also made it work by continuous co farmers have become worried by the In two recent years <1978 and 1980), the fine-tuning of various features of the pro­ rising tide of imported leaf. According to gross income from tobacco on North Caroli­ gram. the North Carolina Farm Bureau, in 1969 na farms exceeded $1 billion a year. Under the tobacco program, growers have imports amounted to 237 million pounds, or In 1978, the latest year for which compre­ efficiently produced an adequate domestic only 18 percent of the tobacco used in ciga­ hensive figures are available, North Caroli­ and export supply of quality leaf. All seg­ rettes. By 1979, imports accounted for 31 na farmers received gross income of $1.1 bil­ ments of the industry and all sectors of the percent

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 16936 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 22, 1981 supply of land needed for tobacco produc­ This system is carefully balanced, depend­ gressional authorization and oversight tion. ing on the cooperation and understanding process. We wish him well in his next Foreign countries have subsidized their to­ of the farmers, the warehousemen, the bacco exports in order to earn the U.S. dol­ manufacturers, the importers and export­ career and hope to see him soon again lars they need for international exchange. ers, the retailers and wholesalers, and local, on the Hill, though hopefully not as a The Office of Monopoly in the Republic state and federal governments. lobbyist. General Graves can be proud of Korea, for example, supplies farmers Now, this careful balance is threatened by of his service to the Nation. Congress with fertilizer, seeds, chemicals, covers, ma­ the high amounts of imports. will miss him.e terials for drying sheds and so on. Growers The tariff system must protect the farm­ receive the equivalent of $1.64 per pound, ers in a reasonable way, if they are produc­ farm sales weight, and export the tobacco ing efficiently. The growers need immediate IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE through joint ventures with international help to deal with the problem of imports. I RESOLUTION 181 leaf dealers to the United States for $1.44 am here today to ask that they be given all per pound, processed weight. It is obvious the help possible, as quickly as possible.e that subsidies are involved. HON. THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA All of these factors have contributed to OF PENNSYLVANIA the flood of imports. GEN. ERNEST GRAVES LEAVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES And Stabilization loan stocks have in­ THE PENTAGON creased despite repeated reductions in the Tuesday, July 21, 1981 national marketing quota, voluntary efforts HON. LEE H. HAMILTON e Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, had to limit the harvest of lower-quality tobacco I been present in Washington on July and the elimination of price supports on OF INDIANA eight grades of lower-quality tobacco. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 21, 1981, I would have cast my vote in The U.S. Department of Agriculture esti­ Wednesday, July 22, 1981 support of House Resolution 181, a mates that, because of increased imports, resolution opposing minimum social about 140 million pounds of domestically e Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, it is security benefit cuts. grown flue-cured tobacco have been divert­ with regret that I learned recently The following statement was to be ed into Stabilization loan stocks. This tobac­ that Lt. Gen. Ernest Graves, Deputy read at the senior citizen rally on July co had an estimated loan value of $172 mil­ Assistant Secretary of Defense for Se­ 21, 1981: lion by the end of the 1979 season. The De­ curity Assistance, and Director, De­ I thank you for your presence here in partment estimates that 38 percent of total fense Security Assistance Agency, will Washington today. Your visit will open the loan stocks in Stabilization will be under be retiring from military service at the loan because of increased imports. eyes of the nation to the status of senior Recent actual realized losses to the Com­ end of this month. citizens in this country. modity Credit Corporation, the funding During 36 years of military service, I am sorry that I am unable to be with agency for Stabilization, have been small. he established a reputation as a solid you in person, but urgent business requires For the 10-year period ending September 30, soldier, creative scientist, effective ne­ my presence in Philadelphia. However, I am 1980, price support charge-offs have been gotiator, and efficient innovator. A with you in spirit. $5.8 million, including a $5.2 million charge­ graduate of West Point, with a doctor­ When I took office last January, I had two off for fire loss. Gains to the CCC by collat­ goals: to serve the needs of the people, and ate in physics from the Massachusetts to be an effective and compassionate legisla­ eral fees paid by associations have been $4 Institute of Technology and a stint at million. Thus, the net loss for the most tor. I believe that Senior Citizens have recent 10-year period was $1.8 million. the Harvard Business School, General earned the right to a dignified retirement. Potential losses to the CCC could be sub­ Graves brought unique qualifications You should have economic security. You stantial in the near future if excessive in­ to his last and very important and sen­ should have access to the medical services ventories are sold at prices that do not cover sitive assignment as Director of the which you need. It is difficult to support the value of the collateral plus accrued in­ Defense Security Assistance Agency yourselves . with double-digit inflation and terest and carrying charges. The USDA esti­ New York City has had to require would require the construction of documentation of citizenship from those through the police department. those vessels in U.S. shipyards. who apply for welfare. I ask the House to join me in com­ At this time, when many seek to end Notwithstanding these trends and events, mending Mrs. McMaster for her tire­ direct public support for private indus­ the hard data that would reveal any wide­ less devotion to improving the safety, try, we must assume a responsibility to spread problem are also in order. Alek­ "imperialsim," arms race, and subversive ac­ As another example, in a special issue in sandr Solzhenitsyn has well nigh discredited tivity. Just turn them about in full applica­ 1980, Time magazine begins its report this hi:mSelf last year with his foolish attack tion to Moscow and Soviet Russia, and the way: "The Union of Soviet Socialist Repub­ against the Captive Nations Week Resolu­ persistent accuser becomes the fitting ac­ lics is not just a country, but an empire-the tion. In this he joined Khrushchev and his cused. The Kremlin's propaganda technique largest and probably the last in history." 2 successors. His discredited status was ampli­ of transferred blame can be easily coun­ This is progress and should serve as a hall­ fied by the wide chasm of thought as repre­ mark for all of our media, not to mention tered, but the democracies have scarcely de­ sented in his letter to the Kremlin in 1973, veloped the counter-propaganda strategy. government. However, no sooner this is said when he still was in the USSR, and his arti­ the reader is exposed to the same stereo­ cle in Foreign Affairs. 5 In basic principles Just one more note on this vital subject. It typed concepts as "gross national product," and thought the latter contradicts entirely is refreshing to see Galbraith and others "100 ethnic groups," "Soviet life" and other the former. discussing "Soviet imperialism." In thinking inconsistent terms that hardly support a In line with this trend, another example is about imperialism they seem to content working conception of the USSR as "an the concentrated attack on Dr. Richard themselves with what they construe to be a empire." Pipes, a renowned Harvard University pro­ decline of the Soviet "Empire." 11 Facts for One more example, this time showing an fessor and now with the National Security inverse conceptual relationship to the Agency in the Reagan administration. Sol­ above. The above shows a solid, overall con­ zhenitsyn viciously criticized Professor 8 Wladislaw G. Krasnow. "Anti-Soviet or Anti­ cept but a poor support of it in the manage­ Russian?" Encounter, April, 1980, p. 68. Pipes in his article, and this assault is con­ 7 ment of empirical details. This one is pre­ Lov Cannon, Lee Lescaze. "Moscow Relations tinued in a similarly distorting article by a Viewed Grimly," The Washington Post, March 29, sented with details but fails to place them product of Moscow University's history de- 1981. in an overall concept, which here is the pri­ 8 "Brezhnev Urges New Round of Arms Talks mary Soviet Russian Empire. A long-term With the U.S.," The Washington Star, June 24, •George Feifer. "Russian Disorders," Harpers, 1981. New York, February, 1981, p. 51. 9 UPI, Moscow, February 8, 1981. • House Document No. 96-365. Twentieth Observ­ 4 See writer's article "Now Afghanistan-And Also •oBruce W. Nelan. "Soviets Liken West to Nazis ance and Anniversary of Captive Nations Week. Sol.Zhenitsyn," The Ukrainian Quarterly, Summer, in 1941." The Washington Star, June 22, 1981. USGPO, 1980, p.v. 1980, pp. 135-136. "John Kenneth Galbraith. "20 Years of Decline • "Inside the U.S.S.R." Time, New York, June 23, 5 "Misconceptions About Russia Are A Threat to In the Soviet Empire," The Washington Post, 1980, p. 22. America," Spring, 1980. March 17, 1981. July 22, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16941 the past 20 years, such as the Chinese-Rus­ Another utility of the CNL is the implied sence of programs we may never see. sian rift, the Indonesian massacre of com­ emphasis it places on the fundamental ille­ As unrestricted funding, from the munists, the ouster of Russians from Egypt, gitimacy of the so-called socialist or commu­ the turnabout of Somalia and the like are nist governments. As President Reagan in Government and public television's assembled to prove their point. This isn't his first Captive Nations Week proclamation viewers, decreases in proportion to cor­ the place to argue each of these events. Suf­ strongly underscores, "governments derive porate support, via grants or commer­ fice it to say, that on a scale of over 60 years their legitimacy from the consent of the cials, public broadcasting's independ­ Soviet Russia's imperial growth overshad­ peoples they govern." 14 ence-its ability to create unrestricted ows this supposed decline. The CNL serves also the purpose of caus­ programing free from outside influ­ ing still free people to remember how others ence-may be eroded. It is this issue THE CNL fell in the course of 60 and more years On a 60 year-plus scale, the picture of under Moscow's armed, determining power. that must be confronted in tandem Soviet Russian imperial influence and Moscow, and its satraps and products, thrive with the budget reductions the admin­ power looks quite different from what Frit­ on people forgetting the realities of histo­ istration wants to impose on public chey, Galbraith and others seek to portray ry.... broadcasting. in some short-run span. THE 23D OBSERVANCE Mr. Weisman has presented a com­ THE CAPTIVE NATIONS LIST (CNL)-WHO'S As a concluding note on this 23d observ­ prehensive survey of these develop­ NEXT? ance, what has been described here as a re­ ments. Following is the second part of [Country, people, and year of Communist alistic framework for policy and strategy this excellent article, which I com­ domination] would not in any way preclude all the neces­ mend to my colleagues: sary things that must be done in inter-state Armenia 1 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1920 [From TV Guide, June 27, 1981] 1 relations to insure peace and also provide Azerbaijan •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1920 BIG OIL AND PuBLIC TELEVISION-HOW 1 the beacon light of national and individual Byelorussia ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1920 CREEPING COMMERCIALISM Is SNEAKING UP 1 freedom. Negotiations on strategic arms, Cossackia •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1920 trade, cultural relations and a competitive ON PuBLIC TV Georgia 1 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1920 coexistence on all levels and in all spheres There was quiet meeting held late last Idel-Ural 1 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1920 can be diplomatically and deftly pursued 1 winter at the headquarters of WNET, New North Caucasia •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1920 within the framework. In short, the Soviet York City's public-television station, that 1 Ukraine ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1920 Russian leadership will get used to our more could help shape the future of public broad­ 1 Far Eastern Republic ••••••••••••••••••••• 1922 realistic understanding of it and respect us casting. Present were high-ranking execu­ Turkestan 1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1922 more for it. As all past empires, this empire tives of public-television stations, fund-rais­ 1 Mongolia ...... 1924 overflows with weaknesses and vulnerabili­ ing experts and other representatives from 1 Estonia •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1940 ties.• some of the Nation's biggest and most pow­ Lativa 1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1940 erful PTV outlets. Lithuania 1 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1940 CREEPING COMMERCIALISM IN The man who requested the meeting is Albania ...... 1946 PUBLIC TELEVISION not a station executive. He is William Cam­ Bulgaria...... 1946 eron, senior vice president for television pro­ Yugoslavia And the problems are severe. In a country ecclesiastically divided into two archdio­ which the Skuodis case and others repre­ A Catholic country with no parochial ceses, four dioceses and a prelature, there sent. the Soviet government would think schools, convents, monasteries or press are only two bishops permitted to exercise twice before imprisoning believers for activi­ would seem to have its Catholic character limited authority. Two other bishops are in ties which are guaranteed by the Soviet slated for extinction. exile under severe governmental restriction. Constitution. as well as under the Universal Add the fact that this country of 3.3 mil­ Candidates for the seminary are selected, Declaration of Human Rights, which the lion which is still 65 per cent Catholic has not by the Church, but by civil authorities, Soviet Union signed. fewer than 700 priests New York City. That day, a agencies were to address the session. In the the centuries the secret of regeneration. bomb planted in an association convention death note, the Labor Commandos-as they The crucial question now, for us all, is kit exploded during the opening meeting of were called by the press-referred to the whether or not we so rejuvenate our Judea­ the 1980 World Travel Congress in Manila, seminar on terrorism and mentioned by Christian heritage that we make it the disci­ Philippines. Eighteen people were injured, name each of the scheduled speakers. pline and joy of our lives and the core of 11 of whom were ASTA delegates. The convention was only three days away, our societies. The explosive device is said to have been and some of the convention delegates, al­ That choice, above all others, will deter­ planted by the April 6 Liberation Move­ ready were beginning to arrive in Puerto mine our future.e ment, a political group opposed to the mar­ Rico. The executive committee of the Fed­ tial law imposed by Philippines' President eral Bar Association was forced to make a Ferdinand Marcos. The blast narrowly difficult, almost no-win decision. Should TERRORISM MUST BE CHECKED missed President Marcos and other high­ they cancel? Should they go on, full speed level officials who were attending the con­ ahead, with the show? HON. JOHN M. ASHBROOK vention. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? "Fortunately, the explosion did not cause If you are ever faced with a similar deci­ OF OHIO severe injury to anyone. It could have been IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sion, the first thing you must do is calmly much more serious," explains Mr. Nabors. and methodically begin to obtain every Wednesday, July 22, 1981 "Thank goodness that it wasn't." available fact about the situation, says Mr. Even though terrorist bombings, kidnap­ Rouland. You must also seek the advice of e Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Speaker, pings, and murders make newspaper head­ people all over the world were stunned local police officials and carefully weigh lines almost daily, few association execu­ their assessment of the situation. by the attempted assassination of the tives ever stop to think, "It could happen to "You must trust the security people," he Pope by a convicted terrorist. Fortu­ me." But as terrorist attacks continue to in­ says. "they know what they are doing. They nately, this senseless act did not take crease, and as more and more associations have to level with us, and we have to level the life of the Pope and he was able to take their annual meetings and conventions with them. But, in the end, we must look celebrate his 61st birthday this week. I to foreign destinations, international terror­ out for the best interests and well-being of am sure I speak for all Americans in ist attacks on association executives become our members. As association executives, wishing the Pope a speedy recovery. more feasible, more threatening. that's our priority." "The use of terrorist tactics has increased The FBA executive committee voted to We must take a stronger stand during the last 12 years-of that, there is no against these violent criminals who cancel the convention in Puerto Rico and doubt," said Brian M. Jenkins, program di­ hold an abbreviated meeting at the May­ seek to publicize their causes by harm­ rector for security and subnational conflict, flower Hotel in Washington several weeks ing innocent individuals. On January Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, Califor­ later. Time was a critical factor in their de­ 5, 1981, I introduced H.R. 67, a bill to nia, in his recent address to the American cision since, according to the association's amend the Internal Security Act of Society for Industrial Security. "Although bylaws, the annual meeting had to be held 1950 to provide our country with a the overall level of terrorist activity oscil­ in the month of September. lates from year to year, the trend is unmis­ Then, in a show of confidence, the FBA more effective defense against the takably upward." threat of international terrorist activi­ rescheduled the convention in Puerto Rico Mr. Jenkins also points to an escalation in two months later. ties. deaths during terrorist attacks. "The per­ Although I have spoken out fre­ Why? In part to satisfy the desire of the centage of incidents with fatalities and mul­ Puerto Rico chapter of the FBA, which quently against the dangers of terror­ tiple fatalities has increased during the last though distressed by the death of a fello~ ism for many years, I often feel that decade. This rise suggests that terrorists are member, did not want the original show to the message is ignored by many with more willing to kill and, perhaps, also more be cancelled. "They believed the governor of the perception that "it couldn't willing to risk being killed.'' Puerto Rico would provide adequate securi­ There were no fatalities in the ASTA ty," Mr. Rouland says. happen to me." attack. But in another terrorist incident I recently read an article that may that occurred several years ago, and that in­ When asked if he had any reservations convince those who doubt the very about returning to the site so soon, Mr. volved an association, the outcome was not Rouland responded: "No. I felt it was the real danger of such violence. The arti­ as fortunate. cle is entitled "The Nightmare of Ter­ right thing to do ... The terrorists didn't CONVENTION CHAIRMAN MURDERED direct their assassination against the Feder­ rorism," and it was published in the This time the terrorist attack was not al Bar Association. They didn't like Alan April 1981 issue of "Association Man­ international in nature, although it did Randall. It wasn't an attack of us." agement," the magazine of the Ameri­ occur outside of the continental United Although this murder occurred almost can Society of Association Executives. States. Thomas J. Rouland, CAE, executive four years ago, it is not and probably never We are a Nation of many active asso­ director of the Federal Bar Association, will be forgotten. Soon after the assassina­ ciation groups, and this article brings Washington, remembers it well. tion, the FBA established the Alan Randall all too close to home the grave reality "Our 1977 Puerto Rico convention was Memorial Fund, and each year at the of terrorist violence through reports going to be the biggest and best ever. We ex­ annual convention, the Puerto Rico chapter pected a larger turnout than ever raises money for a scholarship to be award­ of actual terrorist incidents which before. . . . The Thursday before the con­ ed to a promising law student. threatened the safety of several asso­ vention, Alan Randall walked out of his "This is very important to the chapter-to ciation conventions. home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to get into educate future lawyers in his memory," says I submit for the RECORD this article his car and was assassinated.... No threats Mr. Rouland, "so that Alan Randall will not which stresses the importance of rec­ were given. Nothing. We had no indication be forgotten and so he didn't die meaning­ ognizing the real possibility of a ter- whatsoever." lessly." 16946 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 22, 1981 INNOCENT VICTIMS kind of show-must-go-on type of attitude." ous terrorist attacks, know terrorist groups The purpose of a terrorist attack quite He says that, contrary to many newspaper active in the country, and, most important­ often is not to harm the actual target of the reports, widespread pandemonium did not ly, the capability of the host government to attack but to gain publicity for a cause, to break out, the delegates were not hysterical, help you with security. make a statement to the world. And, in the and people did not swarm to the airport to Hugh Walton, of the Commerce Working process, innocent bystanders who happen to board the next flight out. Group on Terrorism, says that some govern­ be in the wrong place at the wrong time are He seems to think that, in a way, it may ments have so many political problems that victimized. have helped to solidify the association and they cannot protect their own people, let This was the case in the attack on the "pull it even closer together." One example alone a visiting group. A spokesman for the travel agents association. The April 6 Lib­ of this is that the ASTA offered a 50 per­ State Department rightly points out that eration Movement did not have a personal cent refund to all who attended the con­ once you are in a foreign country, the abili­ vendetta against the American Society of gress, but so far, he says, only one out of ty of U.S. officials to help you is limited. Travel Agents, Inc. "The terrorists were just every six people has accepted the offer. "Our role must be constrained if we're oper­ looking for a forum," explains a state de­ The results of a random survey of 234 del­ ating outside the U.S. We can't infringe on partment spokesman. "And they found egates conducted by International Research the foreign country's sovereignty," the one." Associates, Ltd., Hong Kong, after the inci­ spokesman says. The truth is that the Philippines had dent, parallels Mr. Nabors' perception of the 3. Become familiar with the U.S. policy on been the site of numerous terrorist attacks crowd as calm and orderly. According to the terrorism, for instance, you should know prior to the ASTA convention. From late survey results: that it is this country's policy not to accede August 1980 until the convention in Octo­ Of the respondents who were at the scene to terrorist demands. Although U.S. officials ber, one person had been killed and 40 in­ of the bombing, only 30 percent said the in­ will not prevent you from paying a ransom jured in five bombings. cident upset or frightened them. in a case of kidnapping, they do not encour­ The association was not the ultimate 91 percent said they would recommend age it and will not act as your middleman, target. It was the means to achieve an end. the Philippines as a vacation spot, and says a State Department spokesman. Why, you might ask, did ASTA go ahead about 80 percent said they would suggest it "Gist," a reference aid published by the with its convention after receiving a warn­ as a convention center. bureau of public affairs, Department of ing letter? That's difficult question. In such 65.5 percent of the ASTA delegates polled State, summarizes the U.S. policy on terror­ a situation, there are no right answers. left the Philippines favorably impressed ism as follows: "The U.S. Government has They all appear to be wrong. with the convention facilities, the country's made clear that it will make no concessions AFTER THE WARNING vacation potential, and the friendliness of to terrorist blackmail. We will not pay When Curtis Nabors received the warning the Filipino people. ransom or release prisoners. We support letter on September 30, he did not treat it 70 percent didn't think the conference other governments that take a similar lightly and shrug it off. It and five other should have been canceled because of the stance. copies of the same letter that were later re­ bombing. "When Americans are abducted, we look ceived by ASTA members were handed over HOW TO AVOID TERRORISM to the host government to exercise its re­ to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The These two incidents indicate the potential sponsibility under international law to pro­ Central Intelligence Agency, the Depart­ threat of terrorism to associations and their tect all persons within its territory. We ment of State, the U.S. Ambassador to the meetings. How can you guarantee that your maintain close and continuous contact with Philippines, and the U.S. Attorney General. association will never become the victim of a the host government during an incident, According to Mr. Nabors, the State Depart­ terrorist attack? providing whatever support and assistance ment's verdict was that a travel advisory You can't. There are no guarantees, only we can.'' prohibiting travel to the Philippines was not reasonable precautions that lessen the 4. If you are sponsoring a meeting in a necessary in this instance. chance of an attack, explains Hugh M. country that has been troubled by terror­ The association did not stop there. A few Walton, program manager, Commerce ism, consider keeping publicity to a mini­ of the other safety precautions taken by the Working Group on Terrorism, U.S. Depart­ mum-especially press releases that would ASTA included: ment of Commerce. be picked up by the host country's media. Sending telegrams to all of the people Here are a few precautions you should "Terrorism is an international threat which who had registered for the meeting, ex­ consider: requires some advance knowledge about the plaining what had happened and what was 1. Acknowledge the reality of terrorism victim Los Angeles, says he sage. Unfortunately, during the 95th Con­ the language of the country they are has received numerous letters that express gress and again during the 96th Congress, stationed in. Too often, foreign leaders similar sentiments from the ASTA delegates this legislation so desperately needed by our are given the impression that nobody who were at the convention. World War I veterans failed to be enacted in the American Government cares "It was just an isolated case," Mr. Payawal into law. I will once again repeat the rea­ enough about their country to learn explains. "The Philippine government con­ sons why I am in favor of a bill to help our neglected World War I veterans, and hope their language. I hope this excellent demns all forms of terrorism." He says that appointment is a sign that we are fi­ the people responsible for the ASTA bomb­ that during this Congress it will at last be signed into law. nally recognizing the importance of ing are now in custody and "proper charges Our World War I veterans failed to re­ foreign language skills in our diplo­ will be filed against them." ceive the same benefits and consideration matic corps and that we are starting to Thomas Rouland is just as complimentary that our Nation has consistently given to bridge the language gap.e of Puerto Rico as a convention site. He says other veterans. When these veterans were that after the assassination several people discharged they were not given any job came up to him and said, "Oh, Puerto Rico. preference classifications or other assistance NEW YORK ASSEMBLY OPPOSES I would never have a meeting there." to enable them to more easily find a job. DOMESTIC SWEATSHOPS "You miss the point," was his standard These veterans did not even receive educa­ reply. "It's not Puerto Rico." He says that a tional benefits to allow them to continue terrorist incident could just as likely have their education or to learn a new skill so HON. GEORGE MILLER that they could better make the difficult occurred in New York City, Chicago, or OF CALIFORNIA Washington, D.C. transition to civilian life. Our World War I veterans did not have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pedro deAldrey, executive director, Tour­ the opportunity to participate in any GI ism Company of the Government of Puerto home loan programs to assist them in find­ Wednesday, July 22, 1981 Rico, San Juan, agrees. "It is probably safer ing affordable housing for themselves and e Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. here than in many places on the mainland. their families. These veterans did not re­ Speaker, over 140 Members of the This is a relatively peaceful place to live and ceive hospital care, because veterans hospi­ visit .... We are facing the same problems tals like those of today did not exist. The House of Representatives, the State that are being faced throughout the indus­ social security system did not aid most Legislature of California, and the City trialized world." World War I veterans, as they were already Council of Los Angeles have joined in The threat of terrorism should not deter too old to build up maximum benefits when urging Secretary of Labor Raymond your association from sponsoring a foreign it was created in 1935. Donovan to abandon his proposal to meeting-especially with the recent passage Passage of H.R. 1918 is long overdue, and eliminate the prohibition on industrial of bill H.R. 5973 allowing tax deductions for it would serve to at least partially compen­ homework in the garment industry. attendance at foreign meetings. This makes sate our elderly veterans who were not eligi­ Today, I want to introduce into the international meetings more attractive than ble for the wide range of benefits available to our veterans from later wars. The sacri­ RECORD a resolution recently passed by ever before, and your members should not fices made by our World War I veterans the New York State Assembly which be kept from attending. were certainly not any less, and therefore also calls upon Secretary Donovan to But the threat of terrorism should make the recognition of their contributions abandon this ill-advised plan. Like you cautious and careful. Take adequate should not be any less. others in the garment industry-man­ precautions, says Hugh Walton, to "make There are so few World War I veterans ufacturers, workers, contractors, and your organization a hard target, rather than that I am hopeful the 97th Congress will regulators-the assembly has recog­ an invitation to a terrorist group."e pass H.R. 1918 so that our Nation can final­ ly say thank you to these brave and deserv­ nized that elimination of the restric­ ing men. tion would make enforcement of fair Inflation has imposed a special burden on labor standards impossible, and would our elderly who are living on fixed incomes, severely undermine the legitimate 16948 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 22, 1981 manufacturer and States with such re­ spoke out clearly on the importance of ence in science education-especially the strictions. continuing the Foundation's programs National Science Foundation-to continue The comment period on the Secre­ in research and in science and engi­ educational programs that prove to be effec­ tary's plan has now closed. The over­ neering education. By a strong vote, tive. whelming percentage of comments, the House upheld the position of the At its annual meeting on April 28, 1981, like the testimony of every witness Appropriations Committee to restore the National Academy of Sciences passed a who testified before two hearings by $70 million in NSF's budget, $25.1 mil­ resolution expressing its concern about the the Subcommittee on Labor Stand­ lion of which is added for science and selective cuts then under consideration for the National Science Foundation budget for ards, opposed lifting the ban. engineering education. I would like to call my colleagues' at­ science education programs. More recently, I again call for joint action by the our Commission on Human Resources, at its Congress and the administration to tention to a letter I received from Dr. meeting of June 12, reviewed this matter accept the Secretary's challenge to Frank Press, president of the National and passed a resolution affirming its sup­ enact tougher penalties for violators Academy of Sciences. His letter, and port of continued federal efforts to of the Fair Labor Standards Act. resolutions adopted by the Academy, strengthen science education at all levels, Those tougher penalties, however, will articulate the value of the National not overlooking research fellowships. I am be effective only if we retain the abili­ Science Foundation's role in maintain­ enclosing copies of the two resolutions. ty to enforce the law in the first place. ing a strong base of education in sci­ I thought you would like to know about The homework ban, which prevents ence and engineering in this country, these views. A retreat by the Federal Gov­ the proliferation of sweatshops, is an and the Academy's concern lest this ernment at this time from its modest invest­ essential part of the effort to eradicate role be lost. ment in this area would, in my opinion, be unsafe workplaces and unconscionably NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, most unwise. I hope the Congress will look poor working conditions. Washington, D. C., July 16, 1981. closely at the NSF education budget in The resolution follows: Hon. DoN FuQUA, taking final action and will maintain a Chainnan, Committee on Science and Tech­ strong federal emphasis on science educa­ RESOLUTION nology, U.S. House of Representatives, tion. Whereas approximately forty years ago, Washington, D. C. the Wage and Hour Administration, con­ Yours sincerely, DEAR MR. FuQuA: The direction of Con­ FRANK PREss, President. cerned about enforcing the minimum wage gressional action on the proposed 1981 and maximum hour and child labor stand­ National Science Foundation budget for sci­ Enclosures. ards, provided for in the Fair Labor Stand­ ence education programs in recent weeks RESOLUTION ards Act, researched and concluded that has been heartening to those who are most there were seven industries in which it was aware of the importance of a strong base of Whereas, the future of this country de­ impossible to enforce these standards under education in science and engineering to this pends, in good measure, on its scientific and industrial homework conditions, and as a country and who were dismayed by the cuts technological competence, and result homework was banned in the follow­ proposed in President Reagan's earlier Whereas, the future will depend on the ing industries: jewelry, gloves and mittens, budget proposal. There is still reason to be scientific education of our young people, the knitted outerwear, women's apparel, but­ concerned, however, and I am writing to ask National Academy of Sciences looks with tons and buckles, handkerchiefs and em­ that the Congress give careful attention to disfavor on the selective cuts in the pro­ broidery; and this part of the NSF budget in taking final posed NSF budget for its scientific educa­ Whereas, Secretary of Labor Raymond J. action. tion program and hopes that these funds Donovan has now proposed to repeal Part As you know, the 1981 level for these pro­ will be restored, or that a reprogramming of 530 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regu­ grams, which include research fellowships the NSF budget will insure the continuance lations, thereby abolishing these much as well as science course-content improve­ of its science education program. needed regulations covering industrial ment projects and other programs to homework; and strengthen education, was $85.7 million, re­ Passed on April 28, 1981, during the 118th Whereas New York State has more exten­ duced to $67.6 million for the current year. annual meeting of the National Academy of sive regulations specifying the conditions The 1982 budget proposed by President Sciences. under which homework will and will not be Reagan was $9.9 million, which the Con­ RESOLUTION permitted; and gress has increased to $35 million . The Commission on Human Resources tion of industrial homework would cause a The intent of the Congress to maintain a notes with pleasure and concurs with the competitive disadvantage to those states reasonable level of effort in this area, to the resolution of the National Academy of Sci­ such as New York which are more con­ extent possible under the general retrench­ ences dated April 28, 1981, regarding fund­ cerned about guarding against abuses in the ment in the federal budget, is manifest; one ing of science education. We believe strong­ areas of child labor, pay below minimum must hope it will prevail. ly that there is a national need for substan­ wage and poor health and safety conditions; It seems very important that the catalytic, tial and consistent Federal support of all as­ Now, therefore, be it supportive, and quality-setting role of the pects of science education, including re­ Resolved, That this Legislative Body federal government in education in science search fellowships. We wish to register our hereby respectfully memorializes United and engineering not be lost. Not only the serious concern at the recent acceleration of States Labor Secretary Raymond J. Dono­ numbers and competency of our future sci­ the continuing decline in the availability of van to withdraw his proposed repeal of fed­ entists and engineers, but the public's un­ competitive open research fellowships for eral industrial homework regulations; and derstanding of the complex scientific and American scientists in the fields coming be it further technological issues before our society under the purview of the National Science Resolved, That copies of this Resolution, depend on the nation's educational Foundation. An integrated approach toward suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the strength. In turn, the adequacy of these re­ Honorable Raymond J. Donovan, United sources will determine how successful we the support of these fellowships is needed; States Secretary of Labor and each Member are in national programs such as those for a this may lead to new forms of support. of Congress from the State of New York.e stronger economy, national defense, and a Immediate attention should be focussed more secure energy future. on this problem to ensure that independent About 8 months ago, a report by the Na­ fellowships do not fall through the cracks. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING tional Science Foundation and the Depart­ The Commission on Human Resources EDUCATION IN NSF BUDGET ment of Education, entitled "Science and urges the Council and Officers of the Na­ Engineering Education for the 1980's and tional Academy of Sciences to take actions HON. DON FUQUA Beyond," presented evidence that our to serve the national need by instilling new nation has reason to be concerned about de­ vigor and substance in all science education, OF FLORIDA terioration in science and engineering edu­ including research fellowships. We stand IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cation. The problems are pervasive and com­ ready to help. Wednesday, July 22, 1981 plex and will require determined and con­ Approved by the Commission on Human certed effort by all sectors of society for e Mr. FUQUA. Mr. Speaker, yesterday their solution. The Federal Government Resources, National Research Council, June the House, in its action on the Nation­ must assume its fair share of the burden by 12, 1981.e al Science Foundation's appropriation, enabling the Federal agencies with experi- July 22, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16949 A SOUR DEAL ON SUGAR not directly inflate the federal budget. therapist for the Children's Aid Socie­ Under the farm bills approved by the House ty, a city councilwoman, a professor and Senate Agriculture Committees a and administrator at Cleveland State HON. PETER A. PEYSER farmer growing sugar would be able to get a OF NEW YORK loan from the Agriculture Department at University, and currently serves as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 19.6 cents per pound. If the market price president of the Cuyahoga Women's rises to a satisfactory level, he sells his crop Political Caucus. Wednesday, July 22, 1981 and repays the loan; if not, he keeps the Her untiring efforts in service-ori­ e Mr. PEYSER. Mr. Speaker, as we all loan and lets the government keep the crop. ented occupations targeted at better­ know, the recent backroom bartering As long as the market price stays well above ing the lot of hundreds of people de­ by the administration for votes on the support price, farmers will prefer to sell, serves praise and applause. There is no their version of the budget reconcilia­ which means the government will lose no question that her seasoned art of lis­ money. tion package could saddle the con­ Consumers, however, will lose. To hold tening and advising, underlined with a sumer with an $8 billion tab. Unless the price up and thus minimize its own out­ sincere sense of caring, has provided the sugar support program is eliminat­ lays, the government will probably have to the passport to progress for all those ed from the Food and Agriculture Act use tariffs or quotas to keep U.S. producers with whom she comes into contact. of 1981, Americans will end up paying from being undercut by imported sugar. Each of us honoring Jayne Muir more for every kind of processed food, Each penny added to the price of raw sugar Zborowsky here today has every confi­ from cookies to cornflakes. costs consumers about $300 million. dence that she shall approach her new As we get closer to the date when Sugar growers say the market price would have to be at least 22 cents to induce farm­ appointment with the same grace and the House will have the opportunity ers to sell on the market rather than let the integrity and vision that she has exer­ to consider and vote on the 1981 farm government keep the sugar at 19.6 cents. cised in her past endeavors. Cuyahoga bill, more newspapers weigh in with an That's about 4 cents above the current County is proud and fortunate to have editorial against the sugar provision. price, which translates into a $1.2 billion bill such a woman, to have such a leader. A recent editorial column in the to consumers. Opponents of the legislation We extend to her every good wish in Wall Street Journal, entitled "Sugar say the price would have to be at least 25 her new venture and look toward her Prices and the U.S., How Sweet It Is," cents per pound, which would raise costs by future and ours with great expecta­ concludes that while the sugar lobby more than $2 billion. Either way it's a bad deal. If the market price falls below what tions.• clamors for ever-increasing support farmers need to make it profitable to sell, from the Federal Government, close then consumers would lose less, but the gov­ examination shows that an intricate ernment would have to cover a lot of de­ REAGAN TAX CUT PROMISES system of duties, tariffs, import fees, faulted loans. DISASTER and quotas exist to protect their inter­ No one doubts that the low prices are est. Feeding the sugar lobby's collec­ squeezing many sugar producers. But that is HON. TED WEISS tive sweet tooth will undoubtedly part of the normal cycle of sugar prices. cause massive cavities in a person's Producers get rich when prices rise and OF NEW YORK suffer when they drop. In the long run, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES household budget. things even out for most producers. The Today, I offer to my colleagues' at­ growers and processors who can't make up Wednesday, July 22, 1981 tention a lead editorial from another their losses in the good years are those one of our Nation's major newspapers, • Mr. WEISS. Mr. Speaker, supply­ whose costs are too high, and who should be side economics was once called voodoo the Chicago Tribune, which finds the producing something else. sugar provision to be "an inflationary Sugar producers think the government economics by GEORGE BusH, who now assault on the consumer's pocket­ should preserve their right to make money supports the concept as Vice President book." I trust my colleagues will in good times and guarantee them a reason­ of the United States; yet the wisdom follow the advice of the Chicago Trib­ able income in bad. But as the steel and of his original position keeps returning shoe industries have shown, firms protected to us. une and vote down the sugar provi­ from competition soon lose the ability to sion. As columnist Sylvia Porter points serve their customers or to make money.e out, the Reagan tax cut is almost cer­ [From the Chicago Tribune, July 9, 1981] tain to increase-not reduce-the A SoUR DEAL ON SUGAR annual Federal budget deficits. To In its eagerness to get its budget passed by IN HONOR OF JAYNE MUIR the House, the White House made unfortu­ ZBOROWSKY widen the deficit is to risk the sober­ nate concessions to conservative Democrats. ing experience of Great Britain, where Four Louisiana Democrats, for example, HON. MARY ROSE OAKAR riots have followed high interest rates, voted with the President only after he OF OHIO high unemployment, and negative in­ promised not to oppose higher price sup­ dustrial growth. And though Ms. ports for sugar, which is important to that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Porter does not mention it, I must ob­ state's economy. Well, a commitment is a Wednesday, July 22, 1981 serve that the President's plan to commitment, and this one was probably eMs. OAKAR. Mr. Speaker, it is with boost defense spending by $1.635 tril­ worth it to get the budget cut. But the lion over 5 years will also help to doom President's commitment does not commit combined respect and pride that I am Congress, and the sugar bill is an inflation­ pleased to cosponsor a reception at the his goal of a balanced budget, con­ ary assault on the consumer's pocketbook Women's City Club, Cleveland, Ohio, trolled inflation, and a resurgent econ­ which Congress should vote down even honoring Jayne Muir Zborowsky for omy. without White House encouragement. her recent appointment as deputy di­ I do not share all of Ms. Porter's as­ Domestic sugar growers and processors rector of economic development for sumptions. Yet she has written an in­ want the federal government to hold sugar Cuyahoga County. sightful column on our Nation's finan­ prices up. This, they say, will prevent insta­ cial prospects that I commend to the bility in the sugar market. Their definition Jayne Zborowsky has been a long­ of an unstable market is one in which sugar time personal friend to me and an attention of my colleagues. growers and processors aren't making equally loyal ally to the Greater [From the Daily News, July 15, 1981] enough money to keep them happy. When Cleveland community. Her appoint­ DEFICITS WILL DOOM SUPPLY-SIDE PLAN sugar prices were soaring last year, we ment as deputy director for economic didn't hear the industry lobbying Congress development is but another example to stabilize them downward. Right now, Unless the United States under this ad­ of her aptitude for success. ministration and this Congress gains, and however, prices are low-about 18 cents per For the past two decades, Jayne pound, or less than half the level last year. then fights relentlessly to retain, control All of a sudden instability is a problem. Zborowsky has ably served the people over our horrendous federal budget deficits, The administration is quick to point out in our community as a counselor in President Reagan's noble experiment with that raising the sugar support price would the Family Service Association, a child supply-side economics will fail.

79-059 0 - 85 - 17 (Vol. 127) Pt. 13 16950 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 22, 1981 And its failure will drag us all down with Don't shrug off Mrs. Thatcher as a bun­ REMARKS OF WARREN E. BURGER, CHIEF Jus­ it. gler, Mr. President! What she has tried we TICE OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE COM­ Every other part of this economic policy, are trying, too. Retreat on your tax cuts, MENCEMENT EXERCISES FOR GEORGE WASH­ which has dominated U.S. domestic policy­ concentrate on slashing our budget defi­ INGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW making since Reagan took office, may be cits-or your economics will fail, Sir. put properly in place (quite an assumption The ancient American · custom of com­ That's what our own markets are warning mencement speeches is an innocuous one of its own, but let's assume it>. you, too.e This means our destructively steep tax that has done very little harm to graduates rates on investment would be reduced to en­ and may have the benefit of teaching them courage business to take more risks on the virtue of patience. And parents, now re­ building new plants and equipment and OTTO A. TENNANT leased from paying the inflated rate of thereby to spur our productivity. It means keeping a student in college, are bound to be our taxes on earnings would be so revised in such a happy mood today that no speech that they would discourage devil-may-care HON. NEAL SMITH could depress them! spending by us, as individuals, on things and OF IOWA I have no talent in framing ~osmic re­ non-things of temporary value. It means the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES marks about the future which terminate growth in. our money supply would be cur­ with a "handing of the torch" to the survi­ tailed to force cutbacks in extension of Wednesday, July 22, 1981 vors of three years of the rigors of a law credit for wasteful projects. school. My training as a lawyer is to try to Even nature would get on our side by • Mr. SMITH of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, it identify problems and seek solutions. That turning out huge crops and thriving cattle is with great pleasure that I take this will now be your role. herds to curb food price increases. And geo­ opportunity to congratulate Otto A. If there is a "torch" in the problem I dis­ politics would throw a couple of aces our Tennant, P.E., of Des Moines, Iowa, cuss today, it is one that will singe your way by producing oil surpluses. who was recently elected president of hands and burn your pocketbooks in the None of it would be enough to give supply­ the National Society of Professional years ahead-probably for the rest of your side economics a chance to work and send us Engineers. NSPE is a nationwide orga­ lives. Not serious burns, but some. into another era of sustained prosperity­ nization representing 80,000 indiviudal Now let me tell you why it is important. unless there also are great slashes in our In my annual report to the American Bar huge annual federal budget deficits. There­ members involved in all aspects of en­ gineering. Association recently, I discussed the appall­ ductions must be spectacular enough to ing and increasing rate of crime and our ap­ quash the expectations of inflation, which Before taking on this most prestigi­ parent inability to cope with it. Since then, are self-fulfilling prophecies. The balanced ous position, Otto served as vice chair­ two particularly gross criminal acts have budgets can be postponed. man of NSPE's north-central region shocked the entire world, and underscored This is the sobering lesson being shouted the point. to us by our ally Britain, under Prime Min­ and Professional Engineers in Indus­ ister Thatcher. try. He also served as chairman of the I reminded the American bar that govern­ Thatcher took office in May 1979 with the NSPE Legislative and Government Af­ ments were instituted by people primarily goals of cutting British government spend­ fairs Committee. for their collective protection. Our own ing, reducing high tax rates on investment system of government, established 200 years Otto holds a B.S. degree in general ago-as it has envolved-affords more safe­ and earnings, curbing the growth in the engineering from Iowa State Universi­ money supply, revitalizing productivity, and guards, more protections, and more benefits bringing down the rate of inflation. That's ty and an M.A. in economics from for a person accused of crime than any "us," isn't it? Drake University. other system of justice in the world. The At that time, the index of government Currently, Otto is manager of indus­ resolution of guilt is marked by characteris­ spending <1975-76 equals 100) was 90.5; in tics which make our system unique in the trial marketing and technical services world: 1980-81 It extends over a longer period of time total output), government spending then It is an honor for me to congratulate than in any other judicial system; was 38.5 percent, today 40 percent. Govern­ Otto on his recent election and to wish (B) It allows for more appeals and more ment borrowing then was 5.67 billion him the best of luck.e retrials than any other system in the world; pounds; today it's 13.5 billion pounds. Gov­ (C) After all appeals are fully exercised, it ernment borrowing as a percent of gross do­ allows-in fact, it encourages-continued at­ mestic product has soared from 3.8 to 6 per­ CHIEF JUSTICE NOTES SERIOUS tacks on the conviction even though that cent. "Progress?" PRISON PROBLEM conviction has become presumptively final; In this same span, the rate of rise in con­ (D) But in the final step-the correctional sumer prices has sped up from 10.5 percent stage-we seem to lose interest and our per­ a year to 12 percent. The unemployment HON. PAUL SIMON formance must be judged a failure. rate soared from 5.4 percent in May 1979 to OF ILLINOIS No one questions that a criminal convic­ 10.4 percent this May. Annual growth in in­ tion should always be open to correct a mis­ dustrial production plunged from plus 3.5 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES carriage of justice. But no other system in percent in May 1979 to minus 9 percent in Wednesday, July 22, 1981 the world invites our kind of never-ending 1980-81! warfare with society, continuing long after About her only achievement has been e Mr. SIMON. Mr. Speaker, Chief criminal guilt has been established, beyond slowing the rate of growth in the money Justice Warren Burger gave a com­ reasonable doubt, with all the safeguards of supply-from an annual 13 percent when mencement address at the George due process. Our system has moved she took office to an annual 11.5 percent Washington University School of Law thoughtful, sensitive observers who are now. dedicated to individual liberty to ask: "Is No wonder the labor riots in Liverpool, that talks about the state of our cor­ guilt irrelevant?" the high level of interest on British bonds, rections system in the United States. On a number of occasions over the past 25 the demoralized securities markets in gener­ I commend the Chief Justice for years since I have been a member of the ju­ al. speaking out candidly on a problem we diciary, I have undertaken to discuss the Thatcher has not gained control over Brit­ are fundamentally ducking. subject of corrections, correctional prac­ ish government spending and the British He calls for the establishment of a tices, and correctional institutions. deficit. She has slowed the growth in Brit­ national academy to train corrections That is my subject today. My concern on ain's money supply, but the entire burden this subject has led me to visit many such of adjusting to this slower growth has fallen personnel just as we have had the institutions in the United States and even on the private sector. police academy established by the FBI more in the countries of Europe. This, says Dr. William C. Freund, chief for police personnel. Looking back, we see that over the past economist of the New York Stock Ex­ Second, he calls for a sensible educa­ half century, we have indulged in a certain change, has. caused "an unnecessary and tion/rehabilitation program. amount of self-deception with euphemisms, costly contraction in jobs and output.... The Chief Justice speaks good-and sometimes to sugarcoat the acid pills of re­ (It) underscores the importance of accompa­ ality, and sometimes to express our humane nying large and extended tax cuts with as­ I am afraid not so common-sense in aspirations for those who break our laws: sured reductions in federal spending and his discussion. "Prisons" became "penitentiaries"-places deficits." I urge my colleagues to read it. of penitence-juvenile prisons became July 22, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16951 "reform schools," and more recently, we begin where we can, at a level we can afford. volume of complaints, the disorders, and have begun "halfway houses," without Small steps are better than none. riots in these institutions over the past being quite sure halfway from what to Two steps could reasonably be taken decade to find abundant evidence of this. If what. within the range of affordable expenditures. the only problem were the control of disor­ None of this is bad. I do not refer to these I relate them chiefly because they are af­ ders it might be manageable, even if only by terms to disparage them or to question the fordable in an economic sense-and afford­ use of raw force, but force is not the solu­ humane impulses that led us to substitute able in terms of the psychology and the po­ tion. In a limited sense, these institutions them for the harsh term "prison." Yet it is litical and economic realities of 1981. These can be compared with the production lines now beginning to emerge that these terms proposals are closely related, both bearing of Detroit: Recidivism is the penologists' may reveal our own confusion, and our own on training and education-training of the word for "product recall." When prisons lack of direction to achieve the universally inmates and training of the keepers. turn out "products" with a high rate of accepted objective to lend a helping hand to In 25 years on the bench, I have observed recall, we have disaster. And our current those who are confined for breaking the and dealt with more criminal cases, and rate of recall-recidivist offenders is a disas­ law. That we are confused, that we lack di­ cases dealing with conditions inside prisons, ter. And you will inherit that disaster. rection, is not surprising for we deal here than I can estimate. I have visited many Under the leadership of Norman Carlson, with an intractable problem that has penal institutions and I assure you a prison of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Allen plagued the human race for thousands for is not a pleasant place; it is not even a com­ Breed, Director of the National Institute of years. fortable place. It probably can never be Corrections, much has been done to improve I cannot qualify as a professional or as an made either comfortable or pleasant; but conditions. But more is needed. expert in the field of penology or correc­ neither pleasure nor comfort is the primary The best of prison administrators cannot tions, but close observations of criminal jus­ object of the enterprise. At its best, it is change some of the negative conditions tice and correctional practices for 25 years barely tolerable and even at that level, a unless those in the high-turnover, lower have left me with certain impressions. Some penal system is enormously costly-and it is echelons are carefully screened, well­ of those impressions have changed as reali­ paid for partly by the crime victims on the trained, and reasonably paid. Psychological ty overtook early hopes and aspirations outside. testing of applicants is imperative to screen which I had shared with penologists and In all too many State penal institutions, out people with latent tendencies of hostili­ judges. the personnel-the attendants and guards­ ty. The existing statutory prohibitions on I have long believed-and said-that when are poorly trained and some are not trained psychological screening must be reexam­ society places a person behind walls and at all for the difficult and sensitive role ined. Today, those lower positions in most bars, it has a moral obligation to take rea­ they should perform. There is an astonish­ of the States are generally not paid ade­ sonable steps to try to render him or her ing rate of turnover of guards and correc­ quately enough to get minimally qualified better equipped to return to a useful life as tional personnel. One State, widely regarded people. a member of society. Note, I say "try," and I as having an enlightened correctional One of the great, and perhaps most last­ use the term moral obligation, not legal, not system, has a 40-percent annual turnover. ing, contributions of the Federal Bureau of constitutional. The Constitution properly One State has 54 percent, one 60 percent, Investigation was the founding of the Na­ mandates due process; it mandates many another 65 percent, and another 75-percent tional Police Academy by J. Edgar Hoover. protective guarantees, but it mandates noth­ turnover. For over 45 years, the FBI has given ad­ ing concerning the subject of punishments How can any human enterprise be effec­ vanced training to thousands of State and except that they be not "cruel and unusu­ tive with that rate of turnover of key per­ local police personnel. That training has al." The laws aside, to make these people sonnel? The turnover reflects, in part, the vastly improved the quality of law enforce­ good citizens is also for our own proper self­ appallingly low salaries paid. And I venture ment in America, both in terms of efficiency interest-not just theirs. to say that there is a correlation between and the kind of law enforcement a decent Even as recently as 20 or 25 years ago, I the low salary, the rapid turnover and the society should achieve. A sheriff, constable, shared the hopes of great penologists like amount of training. or policeman on the street cannot avoid James V. Bennett, Torsten Eriksson of Long ago, I observed the marked contrast errors under the fourth amendment, for ex­ Sweden, and Dr. George Sturup of Den­ between the security personnel in the pris­ ample, if he or she has not been trained to mark, and many others that enlightened ons of northern European countries and the appreciate the sensitive and elusive nuances correctional programs would change and re­ prisons in our country. In northern Europe, of that rule of law. The cost of creating and habilitate prisoners. With many others, I guards are carefully screened and highly maintaining the FBI Academy is but a tiny have had to recognize-to my sorrow-that, trained; that is as it should be for they are fraction of the benefits it has conferred. broadly speaking, prospects for rehabilitat­ dealing with abnormal people in a very de­ The time is ripe to extend the fine work ing convicted persons is a great deal less manding setting. Without special training, begun in 1972 by the National Institute of promising than the presumed experts had prison personnel can become part of the Corrections, and we should proceed at once thought. problem rather than part of the solution. to create a National Academy of Corrections To do all the things that might have some An important and lasting consequence of to train personnel much as the FBI has chance of changing persons convicted of se­ lack of trained personnel is the impact on trained State and local police. This is espe­ rious crimes will cost a great deal of money the inmate-the individual inmate-who cially needed for the States which have no and 1981 is hardly the year in which to pro­ continues his hostility toward society, real training resources available. The acade­ pose large public expenditures for new pro­ toward fellow inmates and toward prison my should also provide technical assistance grams to change the physical plants and in­ personnel. The "keepers" come to be the im­ to State and local institutions on a continu­ ternal programs of penal institutions. So mediate symbols of the society that keep ing basis. what I am about to propose our programs of them confined. Unfortunately, judicial hold­ The cost of establishing such an institu­ relatively modest fiscal dimensions which I ings have not always discouraged this war­ tion, particularly if it could be made as an believe will help-but with no guaranteed fare. More often than not, inmates go back adjunct at the FBI Academy at Quantico is results. into society worse for their confinement. not great. The physical facilities of class­ Estimates on the cost of criminal activity Our dreams and hopes concerning rehabili­ rooms and dormitories could be used inter­ are necessarily speculative. How should we tation have not been realized. changeably by both the FBI police training measure murder, rape, or assault? But those I begin with step one. program and the correctional academy. I am who have studied it give estimates as high At present, there is no single, central facil­ reliably informed that the faculty of such as over $100 billion-billion-not million. ity for the training of prison and correction­ an institution could be made up of not more This is reflected in a range of ways: al personnel, particularly those at the lower than a dozen permanent staff with the bal­ The direct loss suffered by the victims, and middle levels who work with prisoners ance of the training conducted by an ad hoc Increased insurance rates, on a one-to-one basis. I discussed this sub­ faculty of specialists drawn from the State Increased security by home-owners and ject in 1971 at the Williamsburg Conference and Federal systems. Alternatively, the businesses, on Corrections and this led to the creation United States could acquire the facilities of Increased police departments, of the National Institute of Corrections a small, centrally located college which is Increased court facilities, and which has conducted regional seminars to closing its operations. Such a facility could Increased public assistance to victims and train middle- and upper-echelon prison per­ readily be adapted to this purpose. their families. sonnel since 1972. Now, step two. To approximate ideal solutions would cost The operation of a correctional or penal The second step for which I would urge a great deal of money and require a very institution is no place for amateurs. It calls consideration is one that would need to be long-term program. But we should not wait for substantial professional training and the phased over a longer period. We should in­ until we can do the whole job-the ideal­ highest order of sensitivity, beginning at troduce or expand two kinds of educational however that may be defined. We should the guard level. We need look only to the programs: 16952 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 22, 1981 The first would be to make certain that time who stand ready, willing, and able to It is an understandable conclusion. every inmate who cannot read, write, spell, implement them if only the Government In the three months he has been in office and do simple arithmetic would be given will act in the areas in which only a Nation­ Watt has also abolished the Interior De­ that training-not as an optional matter but al Government can act efficiently. partment office which acquires land for na­ as a mandatory requirement. The number These are two very small steps in the tional parks, authorized a study of whether of young, functional illiterates in our insti­ whole scheme of this melancholy picture of some national parks should be turned over tutions is appalling. Without these basic crime in America. They are not necessarily to local areas, proposed canceling of marine skills, what chance does any person have of logical starting points, but they are a begin­ sanctuaries, moved to reconsider measures securing a gainful occupation when that ning. The way to get started on any solution which protect Northern California's wild person is released and begins the search for is to face the problem and take one or two rivers, solicited proposals from western gov­ employment-with the built-in handicap of steps-however small. ernors for federally subsidized water proj­ a criminal conviction? To those who view Even in this day of necessary budget aus­ ects and reopened debate on the ban on oil the mandatory aspect as harsh-and some terity, I hope that the President and the and gas drilling off the Northern California will-I suggest that the total work and Congress, in whose hands such matters coast. study hours of inmates be no greater than must rest, will be willing to consider these Even some officials of major oil companies we demand of the 15,000 young Americans two modest, but important steps. No one are privately critical of Watt's stance on off­ who are cadets at our service academies-or can guarantee results, but if we accept the shore drilling, Sara Terry of the Christian law students! moral proposition that we are our brothers' Science Monitor reported last Friday. Focusing on the longer term prisoner, the keepers and that there is a divine spark in According to her story, some oil company second phase of this educational program every human being-hard as that is to be­ officials say that if Watt wanted a show­ would require a large expansion of vocation­ lieve at times-we must try. down with environmentalists, he should al training in the skilled and semiskilled For those who are reluctant to finance have picked an area expected to have larger crafts. So that a prisoner would not leave moral propositions, the hard economics of reserves of oil. the institution without some qualifications the cost of crime may offer greater induce­ And therein lies the basic problem with for employment in the construction, manu­ ment. For yet others, these programs offer Watt. He seems to be picking issues on the facturing or service industries, these voca­ the combined appeal of Christian charity basis of the outrage they are likely to pro­ tional training programs should also be and New England frugality. voke from environmental groups rather mandatory. An inmate who declines to coop­ The "Torch" is now yours. I hope it singes than on their merits. erate must be motivated to do so by incen­ you enough while you earn large fees from In virtually every case the decisions he tives, including shortening the sentence. affluent clients, to assure your support for has reversed or agreed to reconsider were Just as good behavior credit is now allowed these steps, because the consequences of the made only after careful study. Take the two to reduce sentences, we should allow credit present system will fall on you and on your possible policy changes announced last on sentences for those who cooperate. We children.e week. should help them to learn their way out of The California Desert Plan was adopted prison. Rewards and penalties accompany after four years of study and the receipt of the lives of the cadets I spoke of-and of WATT MUST GO 40,000 comments. The debate over whether law students. Why should this not apply to to allow snowmobiles is not merely a ques­ prisoners? HON. RONALD V. DELLUMS tion of personal preference. If snowmobiles A few days ago I visited with W. Clement OF CALIFORNIA are allowed to travel over fragile meadows, Stone, a fine American business leader, who their weight can compress the snowpack, has devoted much of his time and money to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES making it so much colder that it harms frag­ improve the lot of prison inmates. He has Wednesday, July 22, 1981 ile plants. written and lectured on the crucial role of • Mr. DELLUMS. Mr. Speaker, rather In a statement released in Washington in motivation in the lives of people. Prisoners response to the Sierra Club petition drive, are people and we must try to motivate than serving as steward of the Na­ Watt said he "strongly believes he is in the them, try to train them, try to instill the tion's natural resources, the new Sec­ mainstream of the environmental move­ self-esteem that is essential to any kind of retary of the Interior seems to have ment." We hope the recall petitions will put normal life. We may succeed with only a embarked on a campaign to infuriate him on notice that he is not. small percentage, but we must try. my constituents. A recent editorial in No government decision should be above One of the institutions which impressed the Oakland Tribune, a major bay review. But there is a difference between or­ me in my visits to correctional facilities over area newspaper of reliably moderate derly review of policies and the sort of crash the last 25 years was a juvenile prison in inclinations, had this to say about program Watt has started to undo years of Europe. It had on its walls in the main effort aimed at protecting the environ­ entry lobby four statements which added up James Watt's activities: ment.e to a carrot and a stick. Here is the first • • • therein lies the basic problem with thing the new inmate sees when he arrives Watt. He seems to be picking issues on the to begin his term: basis of the outrage they are likely to pro­ COAL SLURRY LEGISLATION First: "You are here because you need voke from environmental groups rather help"; than on their merits. Second: "We are here to help you"; No government decision should be above HON. JAMES J. HOWARD Third: "We cannot help you unless you co­ review. But there is a difference between or­ OF NEW JERSEY operate"; derly review of policies and the sort of crash IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES program Watt has started to undo years of Fourth: "If you don't cooperate, we will Wednesday, July 22, 1981 make you." effort aimed at protecting the environment. Someone may say that this is a harsh The full text of this editorial follows • Mr. HOWARD. Mr. Speaker, today proposition to put to the pe'Ople who are un­ for the entertainment and edification I cosponsored legislation that, if en­ fortunate enough to be in prison. But I sug­ of my colleagues: acted, would facilitate the construc­ gest to you that among the factors which [From the Oakland Tribune, Apr. 21, 19811 tion of coal slurry pipelines. The bill is would explain the presence of that person essentially in a form proposed by the at that place at that time, is that he or she WATT: HARDLY IN MAINSTREAM has not been subject to the discipline calling Last Wednesday the National Park Serv­ slurry transport industry, and it will for adherence to certain standards of work ice announced that it will consider letting act as a starting point for hearings on and learning. Motivation is absent, but even snowmobiles roar through the now quiet this important issue. In many aspects, small successes can spark motivation, and winter landscapes of Yosemite, Lassen and the bill differs from previous legisla­ that kind of carrot and stick program pro­ Kings Canyon National Parks. tion. These differences and other vides motivation. Last Thursday Interior Secretary James points contained in the legislation will We know that people who have neither G. Watt said he will take a second look at be examined closely during the course learned to learn nor learned to work have the California Dese.rt Plan which protects 2 of the hearings. After committee hear­ little basis for the self-esteem or the esteem million acres of wilderness. for others that is so essential to the human And on Thursday the Sierra Club ings and after review of the testimony existence. launched a campaign to remove Watt from received at those hearings, the Com­ There is nothing novel in what I am pro­ the office, saying he is "at war" with the mittee on Public Works and Transpor­ posing. There are skilled people who have fundamental idea of environmental protec­ tation will reach a final position on thought about these problems for a long tion. the type of legislative solution that we July 22, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16953 believe will best facilitate the con­ the Japanese and incorporate such And the advisory body recently concluded: struction of coal slurry pipelines. thinking into our space planning. To Space will be a $4.5 billion industry for Jap­ Coal is an important natural re­ do otherwise is extremely shortsight­ anese manufacturers by the mid-1990s, com­ parable in size to today's radio and televi­ source, and the transportation of coal ed. sion manufacturing industry. both for domestic and foreign use Mr. Speaker, I am including the Moreover, the advisory body recommend­ needs to be reviewed in order to ascer­ Wall Street Journal article for the ed that the Japanese space industry "aim at tain whether or not the Nation's benefit of other Members, and com­ the world market," and urged that the gov­ transportation facilities are adequate mend it to their attention. ernment "provide active assistance." Re­ to move the coal to domestic and for­ [From the Wall Street Journal, July 20, garding satellites specifically, the advisory eign markets. Quite simply, this bill is 1981] body said that for the time being, "one way to win orders" would be to develop products a transportation bill, nothing less and JAPAN SETS MINI-ENTRY IN SPACE RACE jointly with foreign firms. "But in the long nothing more-one that will facilitate term," the advisory body said, "it is desira­ the construction of coal pipelines ToKYo.-Now that the U.S. has successful­ ble for a group of Japanese companies to across Federal and non-Federal lands. ly flown its space shuttle, it's just a matter obtain the ability to enter the world market I must add, however, that the commit­ of time before the Japanese launch their solely on their own." tee has conducted hearings on port de­ own, smaller "Columbia" and begin export­ A SMALL INDUSTRY ing it to the U.S. velopment and is preparing legislation If the Japanese space industry accom­ aimed at developing ports so that the So went a joke that made the rounds here recently. As it happens, though, the joke plishes all that, it will have come a long way Nation can better transport its goods contains at least a kernel of truth. It's still a indeed. Today, although some 70 Japanese in foreign markets. The ability of the sketch on a drawing board, and it isn't likely companies do space work, sales are less than ports to handle coal traffic is one of to take off until the 1990s, but Japan is $480 million-about the size of Japan's un­ the major points that was discussed at indeed mulling a possible "mini" space shut­ derwear industry. Exports constitute about those hearings. Thus, the committee tle. 20% of the industry's current sales, but has the opportunity to consider the "Just as we need a bus, we also need a most of that is ground-station equipment, mini-car," says a spokesman for Japan's Na­ such as antenna systems. The rest is sales to overall transportation policies that the Japanese government for use in broad­ exist in the coal transportation mar­ tional Space Development Agency, or NASDA, a government-sponsored corpora­ casting, weather forecasting, resource sur­ ketplace and to take major steps to im­ tion charged with putting Japan's budding veying and other programs. prove and to increase the ability of space program into effect. Of the 70 companies, six account for two­ this country to move its coal in a The mini-shuttle, which hasn't been offi­ thirds of the annual business and are likely better manner.e cially authorized by the government yet, is to be among the mainstays of the industry's just one part of that program. Since 1970, future. They're Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan has put 22 satellites into orbit, but Ltd., Nippon Electric Co., Ishikawajima­ JAPAN TAKES LONG-RANGE three of them had to be launched for Japan Harima Heavy Industries Ltd., Nissan Motor VIEW ON SPACE: INCREASES by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Co., Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Toshiba EFFORTS TO COMPETE WITH Administration, or NASA, because Japan Corp. THE UNITED STATES lacks rockets with sufficient power for Company officials say none of the Japa­ heavy satellites. nese concerns is currently making money on So one thrust of Japan's space program is its space business. They say the main priori­ HON. RONNIE G. FLIPPO ty is to increase technological prowess by building bigger rockets. It's developing one taking part in the space program. OF ALABAMA capable of carrying a 1,100 pound satellite Launching rockets, for example, isn't a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES into orbit and last February it launched one that can carry 770 pounds. commercial business today, but when it does Wednesday, July 22, 1981 Another project is the mini-shuttle. Al­ become one, says Yoshihide Hiraiwa, senior though smaller than Columbia, it would manager of Mitsubishi Electric, Japan will e Mr. FLIPPO. Mr. Speaker, the Wall bring a great strength to the international Street Journal has published an arti­ have most of the U.S. shuttle's basic func­ tions, including jet engines that would competition-its ability to make high-qual­ cle on the Japanese space program ity products. "If Japan had manufactured which I believe all Members should enable it to land in Japan for reuse. On the blueprints, the mini-shuttle measures 46 the Columbia, the tiles would never have read. The article makes two points feet long and 24.5 feet wide, weighs 10 tons fallen off." Mr. Hiraiwa says. which I feel are particularly salient. and can carry a crew of four plus 1,100 In the future, Mr. Hiraiwa believes, the First, Japan has decided space is im­ pounds of cargo. U.S. will continue to lead the free world in portant to their future and they are developing new space technology. But a Why does Japan need a space program in good deal of the manufacturing, he hopes, getting organized to give it commensu­ the first place? The answer seems to be part will take place in Japan. rate attention. They are aiming at the national pride, part a calculation that the world market, and expect it will gener­ technology developed by a space program HOLES IN THE NET ate business worth $4.5 billion to will be critical to Japan's economic future. Everyone, to be sure, isn't as· optimistic There is a feeling here that Japan, with its about the Japanese space industry's future Japan in the mid-1990's. Japanese almost total lack of natural resources, has as the advisory body and Mr. Hiraiwa. Many Government and industry are begin­ staked its future on high technology to such company officials insist that it will be more ning to work together to make this ex­ an extent that it can't afford to fall behind difficult for Japan to excel in an industry pectation a reality. Second, the Japa­ in critical technological areas. What sup­ that, unlike auto and television manufac­ nese are contemplating building a ports the feeling is the realization that in ture, isn't geared toward mass-production. space shuttle. That is an eerie thing to downgrading its military as it has, Japan al­ Only two or three rockets are launched in learn-it sounds just like Datsun/ ready lags in weapons technology. Japan each year. "The present outer space is just like a But other space industry proponents dis­ Honda/Toyota all over again. We do it virgin land in the sailing ship era," declares miss such pessimism. Someday, space could first and big and make all the mis­ a pamphlet issued by NASDA. "If other be a mass-production industry, they main­ takes. They do it second and small and countries get a patent license on new mate­ tain. And although Japan is currently five learn from our mistakes and pretty rials made in space or obtain medicine to ten years behind in the space race, a soon we are importing from them. which is good enough to meet the world NASDA official notes that "Japan has come I have always heard that imitation is demand in small quantity, the impact on through holes in the net of American tech­ the sincerest form of flattery. I think Japan will be great." nology in the past and the National Governors' As­ mankind on this planet, we see a series ahead with a national policy for space sociation to scale down the cost to of critical periods when one group of exploration and development. The rest complete. The NGA/ AASHTO position re­ people wanted to give up because they of the world understands that space is defines the cost to complete at approxi­ couldn't see beyond the problems in the next frontier, and they are prepar­ mately $42 billion. Both houses of Congress, the context of the past, and another ing. as you are aware, and the Administration group kept its minds open and found have also redefined completion. Costs range new ways around old problems and Both our allies and our adversaries from $37 billion labor sign-off re­ ed 4R program. all other work which would be defined out quirements have become overly burdensome III. RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND of the Interstate Cost Estimate. This is pre­ and need immediate attention. Relaxation ENHANCEMENT cisely the kind of flexibility that's needed to of Federally-imposed specifications and pro­ The NGA/ AASHTO position recognizes bridge regional differences in Interstate curement requirements are in order as well. that preservation of the existing Interstate needs at a time when resources are severely VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION system is equally important to completing limited and costs continue to escalate at un­ reasonably rapid rates. In conclusion. I would like to commend it. The national consensus is to address both the Administration and the members Interstate preservation through an Inter­ To further broaden the scope of this pro­ gram, I would also propose the option of of this committee on the progress made in state 4R program. Implic­ transferring apportionments to other Feder­ al-aid highway categories in those states transportation sector. Concerning highways, it in the proposed 4R program is the con­ I would encourage a central focus on remov­ cept of enhancement. That is, the amenities where Interstate highways were being ade­ quately maintained and certified as such by ing the irrationality that the Interstate pro­ now included in the cost to complete would gram increasingly poses by defining an equi­ be eligible under the new 4R program. the Federal Highway Administration. By in­ cluding the transferability option, we pre­ table, achievable completion. Further, I The keys to a successful 4R program are urge that we move quickly to restore, pre­ adequate funding and a fair and equitable clude the need for a future Interstate Transfer program as presently structured. serve and enhance the nation's existing apportionment formula which still address­ Interstate system with a Federal program es needs. By redefining cost to complete so All prior Interstate Transfer approvals would continue to receive annual appropria­ complimentary to the varying needs of the that it can be funded at $1.5 billion per states. The basic elements of our future year, Interstate 4R could be funded as high tions as they now do. A $3.5 billion program level has been assumed, since under this Federal/state partnership have been identi­ as $3.5 billion per year. fied in the legislative proposals advanced Why $3.5 billion a year? Allow me to give "Balanced Approach". Interstate comple­ tion would require only $1.5 billion. thus far but resolving details is now the key you an example from Pennsylvania. We feel to final resolution. Where complete data that the Interstate Highway System is so IV. BRIDGES was available, we have done some additional important to the economic revitalization of Bridges are of extreme importance to analyses of the highway proposals. the Northeast that we have made restora­ Pennsylvania. Many local and regional Greater local responsibility and creativity tion and preservation of the Interstate economies depend heavily on the access af­ in the Federal role must attend future tran­ System our number one priority. To demon­ forded by key river and stream crossings. sit funding. Pennsylvania now carries a strate our commitment, we have already in­ Remove that access, through weight restric­ major transit support role. We believe local vested $13 million in Primary funds -have recommended the continu­ Pennsylvania General Assembly tow.ard the ation of these two parameters with the only enactment of local tax enabling legislation, the application of soil and water con­ variation being in the weighting. a local tax option which presently does not servation practices on their land. It is In the NGA/ AASHTO position, factors exist. the purpose of this act to encourage other than lane miles and vehicle miles that We support the proposal to place in­ the application of these measures in contribute to pavement deterioration are creased emphasis on the modernization of an effort to preserve our Nation's most recommended The range between the Rams which over 2 million persons reside Angeles County, over $200,000 in legal and Chiefs was $3.6 million. from arbitrarily vetoing the entry of a expenses-was not of the county's, nor Asked what this document might mean to second franchise into that area. of any of the other plaintiffs' making. the players, Garvey said: The need for this legislation was In order that my colleagues and the "In every labor negotiation, one of the key dramatically demonstrated last week elements is to have a lot of information. general public might keep this in The more you have, the better your chance by professional football box office fig­ mind, I am enclosing a Los Angeles for success. Now we have a much better idea ures obtained by a reporter for the Times article, reporting on the data of how much the owners are actually Riverside Press-Enterprise. obtained by the Riverside Press-Enter­ making." The data, based on a study by the Na­ prise. Speaking by phone from his Washington, tional Football League's assistant The article follows: office, Garvey said: "We say the players' treasurer's office, showed among other [From the Los Angeles Times, July 17, 19811 current cut is 28%. The owners say 45% and things that the Los Angeles Rams shut up. We say, 'Open your books.' They topped all of the other 27 franchises Now NFL PLAYERS HAVE THE OWNERS' say, 'Trust us.' in net revenue from the sale of game NUMBERS "Trust me, it's about 28%. tickets. The Rams earned a total of "The bottom line is, it's an inequitable sit­ When National Football League owners uation. The league's next TV contract will $7.78 million during their first season and players try to hash out a new collective -bring in between $12 million and $14 million at Anaheim Stadium, over $1 million bargaining agreement probably early next a year for each team. If that's true, and if more than the runner-up Dallas Cow­ spring, the key issue in complex negotia­ the average player salary, which was $78,500 boys. Moreover, this amount must be tions is really quite simple: last year, creeps up to near $100,000, the regarded as pure profit, as it does not How big will the players' slice be from the players' take will drop to near 20%.'' include each club's share of broadcast­ money pie? So? ing revenues, estimated to reach $12 to According to Ed Garvey, the Washington, "So," Garvey said, "this becomes the No.1 $14 million per team under the D.C. attorney who heads the NFL Players collective bargaining issue." league's next TV contract, which are Assn., the players' take of total team reve­ And? nues is 28%. "And a ~trike sure is possible. Obviously thought to insure, in and of itself, the The owners claim it is substantially we don't want to strike. But we have to be profitability of a pro football fran­ higher-say, 45%. prepared. We have to have the ability to chise. At any rate, either figure puts NFL play­ shut it (pro football> down." These figures further indicate the ers in the poorhouse compared to the ath­ Garvey said the NFL's new labor negotia­ outrageousness and indefensibility of letes' estimated takes in other major sports. tor, New York attorney Jack Donion, is July 22, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16961 eyeing next February or March as a target public. I can think of no better tribute tries that have and those that have date to begin talks. to a man's dedication to his work. not. An open dialog will go just as far "I think we ought to start right now," In addition to being a master of the as economic aid, if not further, in pro­ Garvey said, "to avoid the kind of thing weather forecasting profession, Allen moting the global cooperation needed baseball is going through." has also been an outstanding public to resolve this problem. HOW CLUBS RANK spokesman. His ability to relate the There is no absolute solution to the Net ticket very complex phenomena of weather world hunger problem, no magic Team: revenue has contributed immensely to the edu­ 1. Los Angeles ...... $7, 784,766 potion that will produce nutritious, af­ 2. Dallas ...... 6,774,925 cation of the public. On several occa­ fordable food ad infinitum. But there 3. Seattle ...... 6,444,885 sions, I have had the distinct pleasure are some practical tactics that we can 4. Tampa Bay ...... 6,291,002 of having Allen appear before the Sci­ take to improve the situation. The 5. San Diego ...... 6,197,078 ence and Technology Committee to most important thing that we can do 6. New England ...... 6,119,155 testify on various weather issues. He is learn to share the resources that we 7. Oakland ...... 5,978,503 has never failed to bring a vast wealth have. 8. Philadelphia ...... 5,975,192 of knowledge and wisdom as well as a We must understand that different 9. Atlanta ...... 5,867,498 fresh breath of life to the proceedings. 10. Washington ...... 5,716,097 countries have different needs, and 11. Cleveland ...... 5,705,878 Mr. Speaker, the Federal Govern­ that it is up to the entire industrial 12. Buffalo ...... 5,658,641 ment and the American public will world-not just the United States-to 13. Detroit ...... 5,525,683 suffer a great loss with the retirement help these countries meet their needs. 14. Houston ...... 5,443,542 of Allen Pearson. But I am sure you We will all benefit in the long run if 15. Denver ...... 5,436,502 and my colleagues will join me in wish­ we can understand the interconnected­ 16. New Orleans ...... 5,396,227 ing him the very best of luck in his ness of the Earth and learn to nurture 17. San Francisco ...... 5,320,768 new endeavors.e its resources. 18. New York Jets ...... 5,248,577 19. Miami ...... 5,203,739 Harry understood this. We must 20. New York Giants ...... 5,165,546 COMMEMORATION OF HARRY learn a lesson from Harry Chapin's 21. Pittsburgh ...... 5,128,506 CHAPIN'S DEDICATION TO life and pursue his dream. I grieve at 22. Chicago ...... 5,124,586 ENDING HUNGER his death but I celebrate his life.e 23. St. Louis ...... 5,106,640 24. Minnesota ...... 5,053,038 25. Green Bay...... 4,969,186 HON. CLAUDINE SCHNEIDER H.R. 4083-CONTROVERSIAL BILL 26. Cincinnati ...... 4,365,678 OF RHODE ISLAND 27. Baltimore ...... 4,319,760 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. GENE CHAPPlE 28. Kansas City ...... 4,149,931 Tuesday, July 21, 1981 OF CALIFORNIA • IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES e Mrs. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, Wednesday, July 22, 1981 IN RECOGNITION OF ALLEN hunger and malnutrition are two of PEARSON, RETIRING DIREC­ our planet's best kept secrets, secrets e Mr. CHAPPlE. Mr. Speaker, on TOR OF THE NATIONAL WEATH­ that have devastating consequences. Friday afternoon, July 17, this body ER SERVICE CENTRAL REGION Harry Chapin was a man who was not passed a controversial bill by unani­ afraid of revealing the human suffer­ mous consent, with no more than a ing and degradation of these secrets. handful of Members present. The bill, HON. LARRY WINN, JR. He devoted a great deal of energy and H.R. 4083, sets aside more than 2 mil­ OF KANSAS gift working toward the eradication of lion acres of California national forest IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES world hunger and malnutrition and land as wilderness preserves. The bill's today we pay tribute to his vision. sponsor was my colleague from Cali­ Wednesday, July 22, 1981 Harry recognized what so many fornia, PHILLIP BURTON. e Mr. WINN. Mr. Speaker, on June 3, others have failed to: That we live in a The entire process of handling this 1981, Mr. Allen Pearson, Director of very fragile world with limited and legislation-in subcommittee, full com­ the National Weather Service central finite resources. He knew that only mittee, and in bringing it to the House region retired from Federal service. I through the cooperation of the global floor-involved, to my way of thinking, want to take this opportunity to recog­ community would all the inhabitants highly unusual tactics. nize the exemplary service that he has of our planet be fed. H.R. 4083 had been scheduled to provided to the American public. In We must share Harry's commitment. come before the House on Monday, these times, when so much attention is The monumental task of overcoming July 20, under suspension of the rules. focused on the bad aspects of the bu­ world hunger will take a concerted I was prepared to object on the floor reaucracy, it is refreshing to work with effort on behalf of the developing because the bill is highly controversial someone who epitomizes everything countries that suffer the most as well and will have an enormous impact in that is good. Allen has been honest, as by the large international commu­ my district, as well as in other areas of forthright, creative, and dedicated to nity. The problem in front of us is one California and southern Oregon. Per­ the mission of the National Weather of making sure that the limited re­ haps advocates of the bill anticipated Service. sources we have are put to the best opposition, and were prompted to My affiliation with Allen has been possible use. We must learn to save steamroll the bill through late Friday through my interest in severe storms what we do not use, and to use what under consent procedures. forecasting; a field in which Allen has we need sparingly. As a world leader, The upshot is, the House has made achieved international acclaim. Prior the United States must recognize its this bill appear noncontroversial by to becoming the Director of the Na­ responsibility in resolving the problem approving it under unanimous con­ tional Weather Service central region, of global hunger and encourage coun­ sent. In committee, H.R. 4083 was op­ Allen was the Director of the National tries suffering the most, to manage posed by the administration. There Severe Storms Forecast Center. food production on its own. We can do was no agreement among the Califor­ During his tenure, because of the cre­ this in part through assistance pro­ nia delegation to consent consider­ ative and innovative new techniques grams and policies that will increase ation, since others also had serious ob- 1 he introduced, major improvements technical know-how, income, and pro­ jections to the bill. The word that were made in the quality of severe ductivity in poverty-stricken areas. seemed to go out was that the minori­ storm and tornado forecasting, there­ But what can be just as crucial is a ty Members of the California delega­ by reducing death and injury to the continuous dialog between the coun- tion, whose districts are most affected 16962 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 22, 1981 by H.R. 4083, had signed off on the reported two almost identical bills, the people of San Pedro, appreciate bill. This was certainly not the case. H.R. 4083 and H.R. 4043, but filed a his good work through the years, and This wilderness proposal was highly report on only one, H.R. 4083. The we wish him many more years in the controversial in this, and the last, Con­ strategy, I suspect, was to either cir­ future so that we may all benefit from gress. There are widely divergent cumvent, or permit only minimal at­ his continuing efforts on behalf of his views as to what constitutes the most tention by, the House Agriculture community.e acceptable acreage for wilderness pres­ Committee on which I serve. On the ervation and what lands should be floor, Mr. BURTON then added an open for multiple-use management. By amendment from H.R. 4043 providing CONGRESSIONAL TEXTILE CAU­ a single action, H.R. 4083 would only short-term release for lands de­ CUS FINANCIAL REPORT OF double existing California wilderness termined best suited for nonwilderness THE CONGRESSIONAL TEXTILE by adding more than 2.1 million acres use. This amendment was the only dif­ CAUCUS QUARTERLY STATE­ from the State's national forest lands ference between the two Burton bills MENT OF EXPENSES AND to the wilderness system. reported by the Interior Committee. FUND BALANCE Under the Carter administration, I think the minority leadership the second roadless area review and should be aware of the short shrift HON. KEN HOLLAND evaluation monitored Indian fishing in Grand Traverse Bay in 1980, and said gill­ $20.7 billion was the 1979 Federal and particularly the eradication of the netting took 350,000 pounds of lake trout State total for medicaid, $8.8 billion of parasitic sea lamprey, which has ap­ and 70,000 pounds of whitefish in two this was for nursing home care alone, preciably restored fish populations. months. and only $264 million for home health Advances in cleaning up the Great No fishery can withstand such pressure care. Part of the problem is that eligi­ Lakes significantly improved fishery for long. bility for medicaid is determined more resource habitats. Further, profligate harvesting of lake by income than by medical need. For However, overfishing in the Great trout is occurring at the very point in the example, in New Jersey, one's income Lakes now poses an ominous threat to program when lake trout populations are becoming large enough to reproduce natu­ cannot exceed $261 per month in order the future survivability of fish species. rally. to qualify for home health care, yet A longstanding conflict between the What's to be done? for nursing home care one's monthly State of Michigan, which contends it First, because the resource is so important income may be as high as $716. Under has the right to manage fish species in terms of food and tourist dollars, the present medicare law, the institutional for conservation purposes, and Indian state is obliged to appeal the judgment to bias continues; home health visits are fishermen, who feel, by virtue of their the U.S. Supreme Court. Every legal re­ limited and not designed for long-term treaty rights, they should be unen­ course must be exhausted. needs. cumbered in their right, manner, and Second, it would be wasteful to spend ad­ ditional dollars stocking lake trout in the If some of the money currently used place of harvesting fish species, has disputed waters. Since the fish hatcheries for institutional care could be made been resolved in favor of the Indians are financed with anglers' fees, the finger­ available to those individuals or to by the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Ap­ lings should go to waters that are controlled their families, many could avoid insti­ peals. and where there is some hope of achieving tutionalization altogether. We now On this issue, I insert for the RECORD natural regeneration. have between 260,000 and 520,000 el­ a July 21 editorial in the Detroit News, Third, since salmon are more migratory than lake trout, there should be a slowdown derly people sustained in nursing which presents a number of options homes at high expense, despite the which must be carefully considered in in the salmon planting program. If the state loses in the U.S. Supreme fact that they could be cared for at order to resolve this resource crisis. Court, the next step must be negotiation home for little more than half of the These options should be taken serious­ with the tribes. The DNR must make it cost and-even more importantly-at ly and with great haste if we are to clear that there will be no plantings unless far greater happiness and comfort. save the fishery resources in our Great the Indians accept-indeed, help write­ The Government should be encourag­ Lakes: rules that will control fishing pressures so ing family unity rather than discour­ A THREATENED FISHERY the resource will be maintained perpetually. aging it. The Indians won and Michigan lost when There are sensible ways to develop Indian the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincin­ commercial fishing. Pound nets trap fish My bill would provide the ground­ nati upheld Federal Judge Noel Fox's ruling but don't kill them. When they are used, work for alternatives to institu­ that states have no right to regulate Indian game fish can be returned to the water alive tionalization by authorizing demon­ when the whitefish are harvested. stration projects wherein those people fishing. Once that's accomplished, the DNR can The decision, if it stands, is the death get back to the business of restoring the eligible for tax-paid nursing home care knell for sport fishing in the Great Lakes, fishery in the "treaty waters," a feat that would be paid a tax-free stipend equal and the perpetuation of an injustice done to we know is scientifically possible. to 50 percent of the average nursing all sport fishermen. home cost. This stipend could finance At the core of the argument are two an­ Should this effort fail, Congress must cient treaties which conveyed rights to Indi­ then deal with the issue. The state, indeed care in a home situation which would ans in northern Michigan. The "treaty the country, can't accept treaties, laws, or suit their needs-with their family, or waters" are in Lake Michigan, north of interpretations of either that condemn a foster family, or with friends in a co­ Grand Haven and Lake Huron north of lakes Michigan and Huron to sterility.e operative living arrangement, pooling South Point, and in Lake Superior's White­ their resources. The living situation fish Bay. TO INCREASE ALTERNATIVES would be reviewed periodically by a Overfishing, plus the infestations of lam­ competent health official to determine prey eels and the alewife trash fish, all but TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION destroyed the whitefish and lake trout pop­ whether the stipend was being used ulations of lakes Michigan and Huron two HON. MILLICENT FENWICK properly, to the person's satisfaction and happiness. decades ago. There weren't enough fish in OF NEW JERSEY them to argue over. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A somewhat similar project is in Since then, Michigan has operated a re­ progress in Maryland on a small scale. markable restocking program, financed with Wednesday, July 22, 1981 The study involves two groups; in one, the license fees of sport fishermen. The Mrs. FENWICK. Mr. Speaker, over the elderly person's family was given a lamprey eel was controlled. Two species of e salmon were established and they gorged 1 million elderly Americans-5 percent stipend of up to $2,000 per year to themselves on alewives. Further, plantings of those who are over 65 years of age­ help with the cost of health supplies, of lake trout thrived and grew to boasting live in nursing homes, and many of housing, food, and other necessities. size. them will spend the rest of their lives Health care is paid for separately, in 16964 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 22, 1981 addition to the stipend. The other (f)(l) The Secretary shall design demon­ to make the project appear economically group received no subsidy of any kind. stration projects established under this Act viable. The preliminary report indicates that for the purpose of determining- the economic, medical, psychological, Both editorials follow: without a stipend, only minimal sup­ and sociological feasibility of transferring [From the New York Times, July 22, 19811 port is available to families who pro­ inpatients of skilled nursing and intermedi­ DISPENSABLE PORK vide care for an elderly relative. Be­ ate care facilities to noninstitutional living After cutting funds for food stamps, cause of the heavy drain on fiJ.lancial arrangements; youth employment, Medicaid and a host of and emotional resources, even the the types and percentage of such inpa­ other social programs, the Reagan Adminis­ most loving and caring family will tients who could live effectively in a nonin­ tration endorsed two highly questionable admit their elderly parent into a nurs­ stitutional living arrangement; and multibillion-dollar construction projects of ing home, where public support is fi­ the types and percentages of such in­ particular interest to powerful legislators­ nally available. On the other hand, it patients who would benefit economically the Clinch River breeder reactor and the and qualitatively from transferring to a Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. appears that the stipend, although noninstitutional living arrangement. small, was enough of a help to enable This week the House has a chance to (2) The Secretary shall, within two years derail both of them. It should. An Adminis­ the elderly person to remain at home. after the date of the enactment of this Act, tration and Congress asking everyone to I have introduced H.R. 2833 with the transmit a report to each House of the Con­ make do with less have no right to cling to expectation that although saving a gress concerning the findings and conclu­ such blatant pork barrels. considerable amount of money, it can sions which have been made with respect to The Clinch River breeder reactor, which provide independence and dignity for the matters described in paragraph <1 ). In is to be built in Tennessee, is championed by a great number of elderly people in addition, such report shall contain recom­ that state's Senator Baker, the majority mendations, if any, by the Secretary for leg­ leader. It is supposed to demonstrate the this country. Separation from one's islative action with respect to such matters. family ought not to be required or en­ breeder's potential for using nuclear fuel (g) Funds made available under this Act more efficiently than conventional reactors. couraged by government regulations shall be made in appropriate part, as deter­ But this $3.2 billion project is apt to wind and incentives. Institutionalization mined by the Secretary, from the Federal up a technological turkey. Some consider ought, rather, to be an option of last Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 50 per centum of the average daily own budget director, David Stockman, while benefit paid for the services described in mittee voted 9 to 5 to recommend ter­ he was still a Congressman. Financing subsection (a), in the State in which such mination of the project. Clinch River, he warned, would encourage individual resides, on behalf of an individual Fourth, the project is only 33 per­ "a never-ending stream of outstretched under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social cent complete, and will be a dismal palms" for Federal subsidies. He suggested Security Act. economic failure even if finished be­ that if Congress paid for marginal enter­ Any payment received by an individual cause it will move negligible amounts prises like Tenn-Tom, it ought to "go whole under this Act shall be used for the purpose hog and build a pyramid in every state." of financing an appropriate noninstitutional of coal or other traffic. Fifth, as stated in the July 22, 1981, The House should give both projects a phar­ living arrangement which meets the medical aoh's burial. and other needs of the individual. The Sec­ New York Times editorial: retary shall provide that such living ar­ The economic case against both projects [From the Philadelphia Inquirer, July 22, rangement will be reviewed periodically by a was forcefully stated by President Reagan's 19811 registered nurse or other appropriate health own Budget Director, David Stockman, official for the purpose of determining while he was still a Congressman. • • • He SAYING No TO PORK-BARRELISM whether the individual is satisfied with the suggested that if Congress paid for marginal This week the House of Representatives care as a result of such arrangement. enterprises like Tenn-Tom, it ought to "go will have an opportunity to commit the fed­ (d) Any payment made under this Act whole hog and build a pyramid in every eral government to pay for a $3 billion shall be made on such terms and conditions, State." water project and a $3.2 billion breeder re­ in advance or by reimbursement, in such in­ actor. For that $6.2 billion, the American ·stallments, and for such length of time as Sixth, as stated in the July 22, 1981, taxpayer will receive a 232-mile waterway the Secretary determines will best meet the Philadelphia Inquirer editorial: which has almost no economic justification medical and other needs of the individual The court enjoined further construction and an energy project that, when complet­ receiving the payments. of a major portion of the waterway, ruling ed, probably will be mothballed because it is Such payments shall not be includable that The corps had "blatantly" violated useless. in gross income under the Internal Revenue Federal environmental requirements and in­ The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and Code of 1954. tentionally used outdated financial statistics the Clinch River Breeder Reactor represent July 22, 1981 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 16965 pork-barren politics at their most outra­ uled, and any cancellations or changes Foreign Relations geous. They have survived close votes in in the meetings as they occur. To hold ~earings on S. 854, establishing Congress in past years, because they are fa­ ~ an additional procedure along a;11 Office of Foreign Missions respon­ vorites of a powerful group of Southern SI~le . for providing benefits for foreign members of Congress. This year, which has With the computerization of this infor­ m~tion, t~e Office of the Senate Daily missions on terms approved by the brought drastic reductions in social and eco­ Secretary of State. nomic programs vital to millions of Ameri­ Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Re­ 4221 Dirksen Building cans, the House must put cronyism aside Judiciary and reject more money for the two projects. marks section of the CONGRESSIONAL House members will be asked to approve RECORD on Monday and Wednesday of To continue hearings on monopolization fiscal year 1982 appropriations of $189 mil­ each week. and competition in the telecommuni­ lion for Tenn-Tom and $250 million for cations industry. Any changes in committee schedul­ 2228 Dirksen Building Clinch River. That money will go toward ing will be indicated by placement of projects that can make the following claims: an asterisk to the left of the name of Select Committee on Indian Affairs Clinch River. The cost overruns for the Business meeting, to further discuss s. Breeder reactor already amount to 450 per­ the unit conducting such meetings. 1088, promoting the goal of economic cent, making it the most expensive power Meetings scheduled for Thursday, and social self-sufficiency for Ameri­ project ever. A House oversight and investi­ July 23, 1981, may be found in the can Indians, Hawaiian Natives and gations subcommittee has labeled the proj­ Daily Digest of today's RECORD. Alaskan Natives, and to discuss~ pro­ ect a management fiasco marked by "unbe­ posed committee report on the ade­ lievably loose," unenforceable contracts. MEETINGS SCHEDULED quacy of Federal supervision and mon­ The plant may produce electricity by 1990 itoring of oil theft on Indian and Fed­ 11 years behind schedule at a cost so high JULY 24 eral lease lands. that the government will have to sell it at a 9:30a.m. 1224 Dirksen Building loss, or shut down the plant. When the 1:30 p.m. Carter administration tried to kill the Armed Services Clinch River project, it won an ally in the Closed business meeting, to mark up S. Judiciary Congress. David A. Stockman, who main­ 846, authorizing funds for fiscal years Immigration and Refugee Policy Subcom­ tained that "no further subsidization of the 1982 and 1983 for national security mittee Clinch River program ... can be justified." programs of the Department of To hold hearings to examine the en­ Mr. Stockman, now President Reagan's Energy, and to consider pending rou­ forcement of U.S. immigration laws. budget director, has backed away from that tine military nominations. 412 Russell Building position in light of the administration's sup­ 212 Russell Building port for Clinch River. Commerce, Science, and Transportation JULY 27 Tenn-Tom. Known as the "clone of the To hold hearings on the nomination of 9:30a.m. James C. Miller III, of the District of Mississippi River," the Tenn-Tom waterway Finance will link the Tennessee River with the Gulf Columbia, to be a Federal Trade Com­ of Mexico. The General Accounting Office missioner. International Trade Subcommittee and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 235 Russell Building To hold hearings on proposed legislation recently challenged the data used by the Finance ex~ending the President's authority to Army Corps of Engineers to justify con­ Taxation and Debt Management Subcom­ v.:a~ve the freedom of immigration pro­ struction of the largest public works project mittee VISion of the Trade Act. currently under way in the United States. To hold hearings on miscellaneous tax 2221 Dirksen Building The court enjoined further construction of proposals, including S. 805, S. 1214, S. Labor and Human Resources 1304, S. 1320, S. 1369, and 531. a major portion of the waterway, ruling s. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Subcommit­ that the corps had "blatantly" violated fed­ 2221 Dirksen Building tee eral environmental requirements and inten­ 10:00 a.m. Armed Services To hold oversight hearings on research tionally used out-dated financial statistics to activities of the National Institute on make the project appear economically To resume hearings on arms control issues. Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the viable. 212 Russell Building National Institute on Drug Abuse. Rep. Robert W. Edgar , Publi~ effort again this year. The Clinch River Room S-146, Capitol Law 96-539. Breeder Reactor vote also will be close. 324 Russell Building The House has busied itself during the Energy and Natural Resources budget process in ferreting out waste and To hold hearings on the nominations of *Environment and Public Works excess in a wide range of federal programs. Anthony G. Sousa, of Hawaii, to be a Business meeting, to consider pending It cannot allow the appropriations for two member of the Federal Energy Regu­ calendar business. of the most wasteful and excessive to be ap­ latory Commission, J. Robinson West 4200 Dirksen Building proved.e of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Foreign Relations Secretary of Interior for Policy, Budget and Administration, Jan To hold hearings on the nominations of w. Jose M. Casanova, of Florida to be Ex­ SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Mares, of Connecticut, to be an Assist­ ant Secretary of Energy for Fossil ecutive Director of the Inter:American Title IV of Senate Resolution 4 Energy, and Alvin W. Trivelpiece of Development Bank, and Abraham agreed to by the Senate on February California, to be director of the Office Katz, of Florida, to be the Represent­ 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a of Energy Research, Department of ative to the Organization for Econom­ Energy. ic Cooperation and Development, with system for a computerized schedule of the rank of Ambassador. all meetings and hearings of Senate 3110 Dirksen Building committees, subcommittees, joint com­ Environment and Public Works 4221 Dirksen Building mittees, and committees of conference. • Water Resources Subcommittee Governmental Affairs To hold hearings on S. 1493, deauthoriz­ Business meeting, to mark up S. 678, ex­ This title requires all such committees ing certain water resources projects panding the present ZIP code system to notify the Office of the Senate within the jurisdiction of the U.S. to a .9-digit ZIP code, and S. 1080, im­ Daily Digest-designated by the Rules Army Corps of Engineers, and on provmg and modifying the Federal Committee-of the time, place, and other related issues. regulatory process. purpose of the meetings, when sched- 4200 Dirksen Building 3302 Dirksen Building 16966 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 22, 1981 2:00p.m. Select on Ethics Special on Aging Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry To continue hearings on matters involv­ To hold hearings on proposals relating Agricultural Research and General Re­ ing Senator Williams. to medicare reimbursement to com­ search Subcommittee 6226 Dirksen Building petitive medical plans. To continue hearings on proposed revi­ 5110 Dirksen Building sions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungi­ JULY 29 cide, and Rodenticide Act