March 5, 1979 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 3895

Grifiìn, Donald Allen Ready, George Eugene potentiary of the United States of America Hamel, Donald Rodolphe Rogstad, Allen Rockwell to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. Harris, Donald Earl. Jr. Taylor, Otis Wintfred, n RENOGOTIATION BOARD Hood, Warren Wheeler Woodall, Elliott Arnold William Mays Burkhalter, of Maryland, to Theodore Alanson Kelly, SUPPLY CORPS be a member of the Renegotiation Board, Lavin, Lawrence Michael Chancler, Robert Thomas vice Rex M. Mattingly, resigned. Lockeman, George Franklin. Jr. Flaush, Donald Anthony IN THE ARMY McCarthy, John Dillon Roethe, Edward Albin McDermitt, Carrol The U.S. Army Reserve officer named herein Executive nominations received by the for appointment as a Reserve commissioned McGirr, Francis William, Jr. Senate March 5, 1979: oftìcer of the Army, under the provisions of Murphy, Warren Tuttle, Jr. DEPARTMENT OF STATE title 10, United States Code, sections 593(a) Newton, William Preston and 3384: Francis J. Meehan, of the District of Co- Pacalo, Nicholas lumbia, a Foreign Service officer of class 1, To be brígadier general Prater, James to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- Col. Albert Bryant, xxx-xx-xxxx

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, March 5, 1979

The House met at 12 o'clock noon and would permit private sales forces to oper- United States and the rest from Australia was called to order by the Speaker pro ate, but would approve prices and terms. and Argentina, tempore (Mr. BRADEMAS). We need free trade, yes, but we also Last year, China imported a record 351 need fair trade. A National Grain Board million bushels of grain, or a third more can achieve this for our balance of pay- than the previous year. The United DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO ments, our farmers, our taxpayers, and TEMPORE States and Canada each supplied a third Treasury. A National Grain Board need of these imports, while Australia fìlled The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- not cost the taxpayer a cent. Indeed, it the rest. fore the House the following communi- can make money through barter or sales. I plan to introduce the bill-a single cation from the Speaker: Canada and Australia, our two maj or one-page piece of legislation creating a coexporters, now WASHINGTON, D.C., have such grain boards. National Grain Board within the Com- Manch 1, 1979. So does Brazil for soybeans. It is in our modity Credit Corporation and giving it I hereby designate the Honorable JoHN interest to do the same. Nations such as power to make, barter, and approve grain BRADEMAS to act as Speaker pro tempore on Japan would be interested in paying sales. I urge the House to act on it. Monday, March 5,1979. higher prices if long-term contracts

THOMAS P. O'NEILL, Jr., could be assured, which only a National - Speaker of the House of Represe·ntatiues. Grain Board could do. REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVID- Russia and China, two oil exporters ING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PRAYER who buy large quantities of grain, could SELECT COMMITTEE ON NAR- be required to pay more for our grain, COTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, just as we pay more for oil. They need B.D., offered the following prayer: our grain. Why give it to them at cheap Mr. MOAKLEY, from the Committee prices? Since 1972-the year of the great on Rules, submitted a privileged report Gracious Lord, we ask Your blessing ( Rept. No. on us at the beginning of this new week. Russian grain steal-our exports have 96-27 ) on the resolution (H. Res. 13) providing for the establishment Grant us the gifts of Your Spirit that actually increased; yet prices have fallen of the Select Committee on Narcotics we may serve You and all the people. sharply from their peaks made after the Russian purchases. Abuse and Control, which was referred Give us vision to care not only for the to Despite the excellent the House Calendar and ordered to be day, but for the future, give us wisdom season, countries printed. to know the lasting from the trivial, give overseas bought a record amount of us patience with one another, and give wheat, corn, and soybeans from the us courage to speak the truth. Amen. United States last year. They bought REPORT ON RESOLUTION ESTAB- twice as much as they did during the LISHING A SELECT - COMMITTEE 1972-73 winter, when the Soviet Union ON POPULATION THE JOURNAL sparked panic buying with its purchase Mr. MOAKLEY, from the Committee The SPEAKER pro tempore. of a record 1.1 billion bushels of grain, The on Rules, submitted a privileged report Chair of which two-thirds came from the has examined the Journal of the Œept. No. 96-28) on the resolu last day's proceedings and announces United States. tion { H. to Res. 38) establishing a Select Commit- the House his approval thereof. The United States exported a record tee on Population, which was referred Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, 4.2 billion bushels of grain and soybeans the Jour- to the House Calendar and ordered to nal stands approved. last year, twice the 2 billion sold in 1972 be printed. and 25 percent more than was shipped in 1972, according to recent Agriculture NATIONAL GRAIN BOARD Department reports. PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT ON The export (Mr. WEAVER asked and was given ñgures for 1978 showed H.R. 90, 1979 OMNIBUS SMALL permission to address the House for 1 wheat sales at 1.25 billion bushels, com- BUSINESS BILL minute and to revise and extend his pared with 891 million the year earlier; remarks.) corn sales of 1.95 billion, against 1.58 Mr. SMITH of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. WEAVER. Mr. Speaker, year after billion, and soybean exports of 770 mil- ask unanimous consent that the Com- year we export more grain and generally lion, against 593 million in 1977. mittee on Small Business may have un- get lower prices. Meanwhile, we pay In 1972, China imported almost 180 til midnight tonight to file a report on more for imports such as oil. million bushels of grain, of which 75 H.R. 90, the 1979 omnibus small busi- We can do something about this. We percent came from Canada and the rest ness bill. can institute a National Grain Board to from this country. The next year, Peking The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there bargain and barter for our grain. Now, imported about 290 million bushels, with objection to the request of the gentle- international grain companies handle 25 percent coming from Canada-then man from Iowa? almost all sales. A National Grain Board almost sold out-60 percent from the There was no objection.

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CXXV-245-Part 3 3896 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE March 5, 1979 THE 1979 OMNIBUS SMALL BUSINESS fected communities recover. This can be 53. Mr. Glickman. BILL done at a net cost of less than $1 per 54. Mr. Gonzalez. year per person in the United States and 55. Mr. Goodling. (Mr. SMITH of Iowa asked and was there is no way this protection has ever 56. Mr. Grey. given permission to address the House 57. Mr. Grisham. been provided so cheaply and efficiently 58. Mr. Guyer. for 1 minute and to revise and extend under any other government or private his remarks and include extraneous 59. Mr. Hagedorn. program. This program does not contain 60. Mr. Hall of Ohio. matter.) any 'forgiveness of indebtedness" which 61. Mr. Hall of Texas. • Mr. SMITH of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, was provided in some earlier years and 62. Mr. Hanley. after we adjourned last fall, the Presi­ which resulted in fraud and abuse. 63. Mr. Hefner. dent pocket vetoed H.R. 11445, the 64. Mr. Hollenbeck. Losses on Joans under this disaster as­ 65. Mr. Howard. omnibus small business bill of 1978. sistance program thus far have been On January 15, I reintroduced, with 66. Mr. Hughes. only 1.66 percent and are not expected 67. Mr. !chord. Representative McDADE and Representa­ to eventually exceed 3.2 percent which is 68. Mr. Jenrette. tive CONTE, ranking minority members even less than the loss on regular SBA 69. Mr. Johnson of California. on the committee, as cosponsors, a business loans. 70. Mr. Johnson of Colorado. new omnibus small business bill in­ I believe that this new bill (H.R. 90) 71. Mr. Jones of Oklahoma. cluding most of the provisions which 72. Mr. Kindness. corrects most of the administration's ob­ 73. Mr. LaFalce. were included in H.R. 11445. Last year jecM.ons which have merit, otjections the House passed this 1978 omnibus bill 74. Mr. Leach of Iowa. which were primarily to Senate amend­ 75. Mr. Leach of Louisiana. by a vote of 310 to 72 and subsequently ments to the 1978 bill. I think the Presi­ 76. Mr. Lederer. adopted the conference report 396 to dent should have signed last year's bill, 77. Mr. Lee. 10 The committee considered this and I cannot conceive that the President 78. Mr. Lloyd. m~asure last Thursday and ordered it would veto this bill. It is the highest 79. Mr. Long of Maryland. favorably reported with minor amend­ 80. Mr. Lott. priority small business bill and should be 81. Mr. Luken. ments by a recorded vote of 25 to 2. passed as soon as posible. The 1979 version of this bill, H.R. 90, 82. Mr. McDade. Attached is a list of those Members who 83. Mr. McEwen. contains those provisions of the bill are cosponsors of this major small busi­ 84. Mr. McKay. which originally passed the House which ness bill. As of this date, there are 143 co- 85. Mr. Maguire. were also contained in the conference sponsors. 86. Mr. Markey. report, except that it reflects the changes The list follows: 87. Mr. Mathis. in those topics which were agreed to by 88. Mr. Mavroules. COSPONSORS ON H.R. 90 ( 1979 OMNIBUS SMAI,L the conferees. H.R. 90 does not include 89. Mr. Mitchell of Maryland. BUSINESS BILL) , BY MR. SMITH OF IOWA, 90. Mr. Mitchell of New York. the new provisions which were added by MARCH 1, 1979 91. Mr. Moakley. Senate amendments, some of which 1. Mr. Abdnor. 92. Mr. Montgomery. were found objectionable by the White 2. Mr. Addabbo. 93. Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania. House. 3 . Mr. Akaka. 94. Mr. Murphy of Illinois. Title I of H.R. 90 sets program levels 4. Mr. Anderson of Illinois. 95. Mr. Natcher. for fiscal years 1980-82; makes miscel­ 5 . Mr. Andrews of North Dakota. 96. Mr. Nichols. laneous and technical amendments to 6. Mr. Annunzio. 97. Mr. Nolan. the Small Business Act and the Small 7. Mr. Bafalis. 98. Mr. Nowak. 8 . Mr. Baldus. 99. Mr. Oberstar. Business Investment Act of 1958; and 9. Mr. Barnard. 100. Mr. Ottinger. continues Federal loan assistance to dis­ 10. Mr. Bevill. 101. Mr. Patten. aster victims at low interest rates. 11.. Mr. Biaggi. 102. Mr. Patterson. Title II provides guidelines for award­ 12. Mrs. Boggs. 103. Mr. Pepper. ing contracts under SBA's Small Busi­ 13. Mr. Boland. 104. Mr. Perkins. ness Development Center Program. This 14. Mrs. Bouquard. 105. Mr. Price. 15. Mr. Bowen. 106. Mr. Prichard. program provides short courses and other 107. Mr. Rahall. help so very small businesses can han­ 16. Mr. Brodhead. 17. Mr. Burgener. 108. Mr. Regula. dle the bookkeeping and paperwork re­ 18. Mr. Cavanaugh. 109. Mr. Rinaldo. quired and better cope with new '?

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SHRINERS ARE BEHIND-THE­ has spent a lifetime helping his fellow The club does not hold weekly luncheon SCENES CIVIC CLUB man through his work with the Shrine meetings, hear guest speakers or send bul­ clubs. His work was recently praised in letins to newspapers. But when a burn victim here needs help, an article in the Thomasville, Ga., those in the know think immediately of the HON. DAWSON MATHIS Times-Enterprise which I insert at this Shriners and the club's ambassador-at-large, OF GEORGIA time: Joseph N. Rosolio. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHRINERS ARE BEHIND-THE-SCENES CIVIC CLUB Rosolio, a 77-year-old Thomasville busi­ (By Wendy Freedman) nessman, has the often-thankless job of ask- Monday, March 5, 1979 ing people to remember the Shriners in their Their work is inconspicuous-until one wills, talking distraught parents into accept­ • Mr. MATHIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to­ sees the youngsters the Shriner's Club here ing free medical care and arranging trans­ day to praise one of my constituents who has helped. portation for patients.

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