47658 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE December 17, 1971 AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR watchful eye of the fourth estate, I management, ain.d control of wild free-roam Mr. BYRD of Virginia. Mr. President, move, in accordance with the provisions ing horses and burros on public lands; of House Concurrent ResoluJtion 498, that S. 1866. An a.ct for the relief of Clayton before Congress adjourns I wish to call Bion Craig, Arthur P. Wuth, Mrs. Lenore D. to the attention of the Senate and the the Senate stand in adjournment sine die. Hanks, David E. Sleeper, and DeWitt John; American people, the prisoners of war S. 2248. An act to authorize the Secretary and those missing in action as the result The motion was -agreed to; and (at of the Interior to engage in certain feasibility of our involvement in Vietnam. At this 1 :32 p.m.) the Senate adjourned sine die. investigations; and Christmas season, when most of us hope S.J. Res. 149. Joint resolution to authorize to be home with our families, a large and request the President to proclaim the group of Americans are being held cap MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE RE year 1972 as "International Book Year." CEIVED SUBSEQUENT TO SINE On December 17, 1971: tive in a foreign land and others are miss S. 1938. An act to a.mend certain provisions ing in action as the result of being sent DIE ADJOURNMENT-ENROLLED of subtitle II of title 28, District of Columbia to -a foreign land to fight a war on be JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED Code, relating to interest and usury. half of the American people. Under authority of Senate Resolu- On December 18, 1971: I think it is very important, Mr. Presi tion 220, the Secretary of the Senate, on S. 29. An act to establish the Capitol Reef dent, that we who are fortunate enough National Park in the Sta.1;e of Utah; December 17, 1971, received the following S. 113. An act for the relief of certain in to be here at home not forget the plight message from the House of Representa dividuals and organizations; of our prisoners of war and our missing tives: S. 248. An act for the relief of William D. in action at this Christmas season, and That the Speaker had affixed his sig Pender; that we have them especially in our nature to the following enrolled joint S. 1237. An act to provide Federal :financial thoughts. resolutions: assistance for the reconstruction or repa.ir I suggest the absence of a quorum. of private nonprofit medical care facilities S.J. Res. 186. Joint resolution to provide for . which are damaged or destroyed by a major The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the beginning of the second session of the NELSON). The clerk will call the roll. disaster; and Ninety-second Congress; and S. 2042. An act to provide fo·r the appor The legislative clerk proceeded to call H.J. Res. 1005. Joint resolution making fur tionment of funds in payment of a. judg the roll. ther continuing appropriations for the fiscal ment in favor of the Shoshone Tribe in con Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Presi year 1972, and for other purposes. so!l.idated dockets numbered 326-D, 326-E, dent, I ask unanimous consent th~t the 326-F, 326-G, 326-H, 366, and 367 before Under authority of Senate Resolution the Indian Claims Commission, and for other order for the quorum call be rescmded. 220, the Vice President, on December 17, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without purposes. 1971, signed the enrolled joint resolu On December 22, 1971: objection, it is so ordered. tions. S. 2429. An act to amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act in order to conform to Federal law, and for EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION other purposes; TIES ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1971 PRESENTED SUBSEQUENT TO S. 2891. An act to extend and amend the Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Presi SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, as dent, in accordance with the previous amended, and for other purposes; The Secretary of the Senate reported S.J. Res. 176. Joint resolution to extend the order, I ask that the Chair lay before that on December 17, 1971, he presented authority of the Secretary of Housing and the Senate Calendar No. 412, S. 2515, and to the President of the United States the Urban Development with respect to interest that it be made the pending business. enrolled joint resolution (S.J. Res. 186) rates on insured mortgages, to extend and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill to provide for the beginning of the sec modify certain provisions of the National will be stated by title. ond session of the 92d Congress. Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and for other The legislative clerk read the bill by purposes; title, as follows: S.J. Res. 184. Joint resolution extending the dates for transmission of the Economic Re A bill (S. 2515) to further promote equal MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT port and the report of the Joint Economic employment opportunities for American Committee; and workers. RECEIVED SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT-APPROV~ S.J. Res. 186. Joint resolution to provide for The Senate proceeded to consider the OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLU the beginning of the second session of the bill, which had been reported with an TIONS Ninety-second Congress. On December 23, 1971: amendment. The President of the United States, S. 1828. An act to amend the Public Health subsequent to the sine die adjournment Service Act so as to strengthen the National ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE of the first session of the 92d Congress, Cancer Institute and the National Institutes notified the Secretary of the Senate that of Health in order more effectively to carry Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Presi he had approved and signed the follow out the national effort against cancer; dent with best wishes for a pleasant and ing acts and joint resolutions: S. 2878. An act to amend the District of refle~tive holiday season to my distin Columbia Election Act, and for other pur On December 15, 1971: poses; and guished counterpart, Senator GRIFFIN, S. 952. An a.ct to deda.re that certain pub S. 2887. An act authorizing additional ap my namesake from Virginia (Mr. BYRD), lic lands a.re held in trust by the United propriations for prosecution of projects in the . Presiding Officer, Senator NELSON, states for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, certain comprehensive river basin plans for the Senator from Vermont HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Friday, December 17, 1971 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. is the promise of peace on earth and good THE JOURNAL The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch, will among men. Grant that we may so The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam D.D., offered the following prayer: commit ourselves to Thee and to our ined the Journal ·of the last day's pro We have seen His star in the east and country that we may hasten the dawn ceedings and announces to the House his have come to worship Him.-Matthew ing of a new day of justice, peace, and approval thereof. 2: 2. good will on our planet. Without objection, the Jow·nal stands o Lord, our God, like the wise men of Now may the love of God, which is approved. old we turn our faces toward the star of broader than the measure of man's mind, There was no objection. Bethlehem and with reverent hearts be the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, which gin our pilgrimage once again to Him is sufficient for every need and the fel who came to bring light and life to men. lowship of the Holy Spirit which MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE As we respond to the spirit of Christ strengthens us for every noble endeavor, A message from the Senate, by Mr. mas may we realize that in truth we are lead us a.11 into the love of life and the Arrington, one of its clerks, announced responding to Thee and that here alone life of love. Amen. that the Senate agrees to the report of December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47659 the committee of conference on the dis ( 1) strike out subsection (a) and insert (a) In section 221, strike out "$130,000,000" agreeing votes of the two Houses on the in lieu thereof the following: "(a) The Con and insert in lieu thereof "$205,000,000". gress recognizes that the planning and (b) In section 223 (1), strike out "June 30, amendments of the House to the bill (S. administration of development assistance by, 1972" and insert in lieu thereof "June 30, 2819) entitled "An act to provide foreign or under the sponsorship of the United Na 1974". military and related assistance authori tions, multilateral lending institutions, and OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION zations for fiscal year 1972, and for other other multilateral organizations ma.y con purposes." tribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of SEc. 104. Title IV of chapter 2 of part I that assistance through participation of of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, relating The message also announced that the to the Overseas Private Investment Corpora Senate had passed a joint resolution of other donors in the development effort, im proved coordination of policies and pro tion, is amended as follows: the following title, in which the concur grams, pooling of knowledge, avoidance of (a) In the first proviso of section 238 ( c) , rence of the House is requested: duplication of facilities and manpower, and relating to definitions, strike out "required S.J. Res. 186. Joint resolution to provide greater encouragement of self-help perform by law to be". for the beginning of the second session of the ance."; (b) At the end of section 239, relating to 92d Congress. (2) insert at the end thereof the following general provisions and powers, add the fol new subsections: lowing new subsection: " ( c) Notwithstanding any other provision "(g) Except for the provisions of this AUTHORITY FOR THE SPEAKER TO of law, the President should reduce the title, no other provision of this or a.ny other a.mounts a.nd numbers of loans made by the law shall be construed to prohibit the opera DECLARE A RECESS AT ANY TIME tion in Yugoslavia or Romania of the pro TODAY United States directly to individual foreign countries with the objective of reducing the grams authorized by this title, if the Presi Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani total amount of bilateral loans made under dent determines that the operation of such mous consent that it may be in order at this Act so that, by not later than June 30, program in such country is important to the any time today for the Speaker to declare 1975, such total a.mount shall not exceed national interest.". $100,000,000- (c) Section 240(h), reiating to agricul a recess. tural credit and self-help community devel to " ( d) In furtherance of the provisions of The SPEAKER. Is there objection sub.section (a.) of this section, any funds opment projects, is amended by striking out the request of the gentleman from appropriated under this part I may be trans "June 30, 1972" and inserting in lieu thereof Louisiana? ferred by the President to the International "June 30, 1973". There was no cbjection. Development Association, the International ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS Bank for Reconstruction and Development, SEC. 105. Section 252(a) of title VI of the Inte-rna.tional F;.:.:rn.nce Ccrpcr~ticn, the CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2819, chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Asian Development Bank or other multi Act of 1961, relating to authorization for the FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHOR lateral lending institutions a.nd multilateral Alliance for Progress, is a.mended- IZATION, 1972 organizations in which the United States participates for the purpose of providing (!) by striking out "for the fiscal year Mr. MORGAN submitted the following funds to enable any such institution or or 1970, $428,250,000, and for the fiscal year conference report and statement on the 1971, $428,250,000" and inserting in lieu ganization to make loans to foreign coun thereof "for the fiscal year 1972, $295,000,000, bill (S. 2819) to provide foreign military tries."; and (3) strike out of subsection (b) "REGIONAL and for the fiscal year 1973, $295,000,000"; and related assistance authorizations for and fiscal year 1972, and for other purposes: PROGRAMS.-". (d) Section 205, relating to transfers to (2) by striking out "$90,750,000" and in CONFERENCE REPORT (H. REPT. No. 92-761) international financial institutions, is serting in lieu thereof "88,500,000". The committee of conference on the dis repealed. PROGRAMS RELATING TO POPULATION GROWTH agreeing votes of the two Houses on the TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT SEC. 106. Section 292 of title X of chapter amendments of the House to the bill (S. GRANTS 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 2819) to provide foreign mllltary and re 1961, relating to authorization, is amended to lated assistance authorizations for fiscal year SEC. 102. Title II of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, relating read as follows: 1972, and for other purposes, having met, "SEC. 292. AUTHORIZATION.-Of the funds after 'full and free conference, have agreed to to technical cooperation and development grants, is a.mended as follows: provided to carry out the provisions of this recommend and do recommend to their re part I for each of the fiscal years 1972 and spective Houses as follows: (a) In section 212, relating to authoriza tion, strike out "$183,500,000 for the fiscal 1973, $125,000,000 shall be available in each That the Senate recede from its di;;agree such fiscal year only to carry out the pur ment to the amendment of the House to the year 1970, and $183,500,000 for the fiscal year poses of this title, and, notwithstanding any text of the bill and agree to the same with 1!)71" and insert in lieu thereof "$175,000,000 other provisions of this Act, funds used ior an amendment a.s follows: In lieu of the mat for the fiscal year 1972, and $175,000,000 for such purposes may be used on a loan or ter proposed to be inserted by the House the fiscal year 1973". grant basis.". amendment insert the following: (b) In section 214(c), relating to authori That this Act may be cited a.s the "Foreign zation for American schools and hospitals INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS Assistance Act of 1971". abroad, strike out "for the fiscal year 1970, SEC. 107. Section 302 of chapter 3 of part SEC. 2. It is the sense o'f the Congress that $25,900,000, and for the fiscal year 1971, I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, relat funds to administer the food-for-peace pro $12,900,000" and insert in lieu thereof "for ing to authorization, is a.mended as follows: gram should not be reduced as the result of the fiscal year 1972, $30,000,000, and for the (a.) In subsection (a.), strike out "for the any reduction in the authorizations provided fiscal year 1973, $30,000,000". fiscal year 1970, $122,620,000, and for the fiscal to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of (c) At the end of such title II, add the year 1971, $122,620,000" and insert in lieu 1961. following new section: thereof "for the fiscal year 1972, $138,000,000, PART I-ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE "SEC. 220A. SuEz CANAL.-The President is and for the fiscal year 1973, $138.,000,000". (b) In subsection (b) (2)- DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND authorized to furnish financial assistance, on such terms a.nd conditions as he may de ( 1) strike out "for use in the fiscal year SEC. 101. Title I of chapter 2 of part I of termine, for assisting in the reopening of the 1970, $7,530,000, and for use in the fiscal year the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, relating Suez Canal after agreement has been reached 1971, $7,530,000" and insert in lieu thereof to the Development Loan Fund, is amended "for use in the fiscal year 1972, $15,000,000, as 'follows: by the parties involved, which agreement provides for the use of the Canal by the ships and for use in the fiscal year 1973, $15,000,- (a) In section 202(a), relating to author 000"; a.nd adding at the end thereof the fol ization- of all nations, including Israel, on a nondis criminatory be.sis. For the purpose of carry lowing new sentence: "The President shall (1) strike out "and $350,000,000 for the ing out this section, there a.re authorized to not exercise any special authority granted to fiscal year 1971" and insert in lieu thereof be appropriated not to exceed $10,000,000 in him under section 610(a.) or 614(a) of this "$350,000,000 for the fiscal year 1971, $250,- Egyptian pounds now owned by the United Act to transfer a.ny amount appropriated u~ 000,000 for the fiscal year 1972, and $250,- der this paragraph to, and to consolidate such 000,000 for the fiscal year 1973"; and States and determined by the President to be excess to the normal requirements of depart amount with, any funds ma.de available un (2) strike out "and June 30, 1971" and ments and agencies of the United States. der any other provision of this Act.". insert in lieu thereof "June 30, 1971, June 30, (c) In subsection (e). strike out "$1,000,- 1972, and June 30, 1973". Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until 000 for the fiscal year 1970 a.nd $1,000,000 for . ~b) In section 203, relating to fiscal pro expended.". the fiscal year 1971" and insert in lieu there visions, strike out "and for the fiscal year of "$1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972 and 1971" and insert in lieu thereof ", for the HOUSING GUARANTIES $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1973". fiscal year 1971, for the fiscal year 1972 a.nd SEC. 103. Title m of chapter 2 of part I (d) At the end of such section 302, add the for the fiscal year 1973". ' of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, relat following new subsection: (c) In section 209, relating to multilateral ing to housing guaranties, is amended as "(f) There are authorized to be appropri and regional programs- follows: ated to the President, in addition to other 47660 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE December 17, 1971 amounts available for such purposes, $1,000,- under the auspices of and by international tablished by the United States Government 000 for the fl.seal year 1972 and $1,000,000 for institutions and relief agencies or United the following amounts of currency of that the fl.seal year 1973, in Egyptian pounds States voluntary agencies.". country: owned by the United States and determined PART II-MILITARY ASSISTANCE "(A) in the case of any excess defense ar by the President to be excess to the require SEc. 201. Pa.rt II of the Foreign As.5istance ticle to be given to that country, an amount ments of departments a.nd agencies of the equal to 10 per centum of the fair value of United States, for the purpose of providing Act of 1961, relating to Inilitary assistance, is amended as follows: the article, as determined by the Secretary technical and vocational training and other of State, at the time the agreement to give assistance to Arab refugees. Amounts appro (a.) In section 504(a.), relating to author ization, strike out "$350,000,000 for the :fiscal the article to the country is ma.de; and priated under this subsection are authorized "(B) in the case of a grant of military as to remain available until expended.". year 1970, and $350,000,000 for the fiscal year 1971" and insert in lieu thereof "$500,000,000 sistance to be made to that country, a.n CONTINGENCY FUND for the fl.seal year 1972". amount equal to 10 per centum of each such grant; and SEc. 108. Section 451 (a) of chapter 5 of (b} In section 505(b) (2), relating to con part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, ditions of eligibility, strike out "and" and "(2) to allow the United States Govern relating to the contingency fund, is amended insert in lieu thereof "or". ment to use such amounts from that special by striking out "for the fl.seal year 1970 not (c) Section 505(e), relating to conditions account as may be determined, from time to to exceed $15,000,000, and for the fl.seal year of eligibility, is repealed. time, by the President to be necessary to 1971 not to exceed $30,000,000" and inserting ( d) In section 506 (a) , relating to special pay all official costs of the United States Gov in lieu thereof ..for the :fiscal year 1972 not authority- ernment payable in the currency of that country, mcluding all costs relating to the to exceed $30,000,000, and for the fiscal year (1) strike out "1970 and the :fiscal year 1973 not to exceed $30,000,000". 1971" and insert in lieu thereof "1972", and :financing of international educational and cultural exchange activities in which that INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND (2) strike out "each of the fl.seal yea.rs 19'?0 country participates under the programs au REFUGEE RELIEF ASSISTANCE and 1971" and insert in lieu thereof "the fl.s thorized by the Mutual Educational and eal year 1972". Oultural Exchange Act of 1961. SEC. 109. Part I of the Foreign Assistance (e) Section 507(a), relating to restrictions Act of 1961 1s amended by adding at the end on military aid to Latin America, is amended "(b) The President may waive any a.mount thereof the following new chapters: to read as follows: "(a) Except as otherwise of currency of a foreign country required to "CHAPTER 8-!NTERNA.TIONAL NARCOTICS provided in this section, the value of defense be deposited under subsection (a) (1) of this CONTROL articles furnished by the United States Gov section if he determines that the United ernment under this Act to La.tm American States Government will be able to pay all of "SEC. 481. INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CON· its official costs payable in the currency of TROL.-It is the sense of the Congress that countries shall not exceed $10,000,000. Not to exceed $25,000,000 in value of defense articles that country enumerated under subsection effective international cooperation is neces (a) (2) of this section without the deposit sary to put an end to the illicit production, may be furnished under this part on a cost sharing basis to an inter-American Inilita.ry of such amount and without having to ex trafficking in, and abuse of dangerous drugs. pend United States dollars to purchase cur In order to promote such cooperation, the force under the control of the Organization of American States.". rency of that country to pay such costs. President is authorized to conclude agree " ( c) The provisions of this section shall ments with other countries to facilitate con (f) At the end of chapter 2 of such part II, add the following new sections: not apply in any case in which a.n excess de trol of the production, processing, transpor fense article is given, or a grant of military "SEC. 511. CONSIDERATIONS IN FtraNISHING tation, ·.nd distribution of narcotic analge assistance is made-- sics, including opium and its derivatives, oth MILITARY ASSISTANCE.-Declsions to furnish military assistance made under this pa.rt " ( 1) to a. foreign country under an agree er narcotic drugs and psychotropics and other ment with that country which allows the controlled substances as defined in the Com shall take into account whether such assist ance wlll- United States Government to operate a mili prehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Con tary or other siinilar base in that country trol Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-513). Not "(1) contribute to an arms race; "(2) increase the possibility of outbreak in exchange !or that article or grant; and withstanding any other provision of law, the "(2) to South Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos. President 1s authorized to furnish ass1sta.nce or escalation of conflict; or "(3) prejudice the development of bilateral "(d) In no event shall any foreign coun to any country or international organization, try be required under this section, to make on such terms and conditions as he may de or multilateral arms control arrangements. "SEC. 512. MILITARY ASSISTANCE ADVISORY deposits in a special account aggregating termine, for the control of the production more than $20,000,000 in any one year.". of, processing of, and traffic in, narcotic and GROUPS AND MxssioNs.-(a) It is the sense of Congress that the need for large United SEC. 202. (a.) At the end of such part n, psychotropic drugs. In furnishing such as add the following new chapter: sistance the President may use any of the States military assistance advisory groups and funds made available to carry out the pro military aid missions in foreign countries "CHAPTER 4--SECURITY SUPPORTING visions of this Act. The President shall sus has diminished substantially during the last ASSISTANCE pend economic and military assistance fur few years. In the words of the Peterson Task "SEC. 531. GENERAL AUTHORITY.-The Pres nished under this or any other Act, and shall Force Report on International Development, ident is authorized to furnish assistance suspend sales under the Foreign Military 'The United States now can reduce its super to friendly countries, organizations, and bod Sales Act and under title I of the Agricul vision and advice to a minimum, thus en ies eligible to receive assistance under this tural Trade Development and Assistance Act couraging progress toward self-reliance. Act on such terms and conditions as he may of 1954, with respect to any country when the United States military missions and ad determine, in order to support or promote President determines that the government of visory groups should be consolidated with economic or political stability. The authority such country has failed to take adequate other elements in our overseas missions as of this chapter shall not be used to furnish steps to prevent narcotic drugs and other soon as possible.• assistance to more than twelve countries in controlled substances (as defined by the " ( b) In accordance with the provisions of any fiscal year. Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and subsection (a) of this section, the total num "SEC. 532. AUTHORIZATION.-There is au Control Act of 1970) produced or processed, ber of United States military personnel as thorized to be appropriated to the President in whole or in part, in such country, or trans signed and detailed, a.s of September 30, 1971, to carry out the purposes of this chapter for p.orted through such country, from being to United States military assistance advisory the fiscal year 1972 not to exceed $618,000,000, sold illegally within the jurisdiction of such groups, military missions, and other organi of which not less than $50,000,000 shall be country to United States Government per zations of the United States performing ac available solely for Israel: Provided, That sonnel or their dependents, or from entering tivities similar to such groups and missions, where commodities a.re furnished on a grant the United States unlawfully. Such suspen shall be reduced by at least 15 per centum basis under this chapter under arrangements sion shall continue until the President de by September 30, 1972, but every effort should which will result in the accrual of proceeds termines that the government of such coun be ma.de to effect an aggregate reduction of to the Government of Vietnam from the sale try has taken adequate steps to carry out 25 per centum by September 30, 1972. thereof, arrangements should be made to as the purposes of this chapter. "SEC. 513. MILITARY ASSISTANCE AUTHOR!· sure that such proceeds will not be budgeted ZATIONS FOR THAILAND.-After June 30, 1972, by the Government of Vietnam for economic "CHAPTER 9-REFUGEE RELIEF ASSISTANCE no military assistance shall be furnished by assistance projects or programs unless the "SEC. 491. REFUGEE RELIEF ASSISTANCE. the United States to Thailand directly or President or his representative bas given There is authorized to be appropriated to the through any other foreign country unless prior written approval. Amounts appropriated President for the :fiscal year 1972, in addition that assistance is authorized under this Act under this section are authorized to remain to funds otherwise available for such pur or the Foreign Military Sales Act. available until expended. None of the funds pos~. not to exceed $250,000,000, to remain "SEC. 514. SPECIAL FOREIGN COUNTRY AC authorized by this section shall be made available until expended, for use by the COUNTS.-( a) Except as 9therwise provided available to the Government of Vietnam un President in providing assistance for the in this section, no defense article may be less, beginning in January 1971, and quarterly r:,llef and rehabilitation of refugees from given, and no grant of military assistance thereafter, the President of the United East Pakistan and for humanitarian relief in may be made, under this Act to a foreign States shall determine that the accommoda East Pakistan. Such assistance shall be dis country unless the country agrees- tion rate of exchange, and the rate of ex tributed, to the maximum extent practicable, "(ll to deposit in a special account es- change for United states Government pur- December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47661 chases of piasters for goods and services, be shall appoint, by and with the advice and Act, or the Foreign Assistance and Related tween said Government and the United consent of the senate, one officer for the pur Programs Appropriation Act for each fiscal States is fair to both countries. pose of coordinating security assistance pro year, that finding or determination shall be "SEC. 533. UNITED STATES REFuND grams.". reduced to writing and signed by the Presi CLAIMS.-It is the sense of the Congress that SEC. 303. Section 637(a) of chapter 2 of dent. the President should seek the agreement of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of "(b) No action shall be taken pursuant to the Government of Vietnam to the estab 1961, relating to authorization for adminis any such finding or determination prior to lishment and maintenance of a separate trative expenses of the agency administering the date on which that finding or determi special account of United States dollars, part I, is amended by striking out "for the nation has been reduced to writing and which account shall be available solely for fiscal year 1970, $51,125,000, and for the signed by the President. withdrawals by the United States, at such fiscal year 1971, $51,125,000" and inserting "(c) Each such finding or determination times and in such amounts as the President in lieu thereof "for the fiscal year 1972, $50,- shall be published in the Federal Register may determine, in satisfaction of the United 000,000, and for the fiscal year 1973, $50,000,- as soon as practicable after it has been re States dollar refund claims against the Gov 000". duced to writing and signed by the Presi ernment of Vietnam arising out of operations SEC. 304. (a) (1) Section 652 of the Foreign dent. In any case in which the President conducted under this Act. Such account Assistance Act of 1961, relating to miscella concludes that such publication would be should be established in an amount not less neous provisions, is amended to read as fol harmful to the national security of the than $10,000,000 and maintained thereafter lows: United States, only a statement that a de at a level sufficient to cover United States "SEC. 652. LIMITATION UPON EXERCISE OF termination or finding has been made by the refund claims as they arise.". SPECIAL AUTHORITIES.-The President shall President, including the name and section (b) Chapter 4 of part I of the Foreign not exercise any special authority granted to of the Act under which it was made, shall Assistance Act of 1961 is hereby repealed. him under section 506(a), 610(a), or 614(a) be published. References to such chapter or any sections of this Act unless the President, prior to the " ( d) No committee or officer of either thereof shall hereafter be deemed to be ref date he intends to exercise any such au House of Congress shall be denied any re erences to chapter 4 o! part II of the For thority, notifies the Speaker of the House of quested information relating to any finding eign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by Representatives and the Committee on For or determination which the President is re subsection (a) of this section, or to appro eign Relations of the Senate in writing of quired to report to the Congress, or to any priate sections thereof. All references to part each such intended exercise, the section of committee or officer of either House of Con I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall this Act under which such authority is to be gress, under any provision of this Act, the hereafter be deemed to be references also exercised, and the justification for, and the Foreign Military Sales Act, or the Foreign to chapter 4 of part II, and all references to extent of, the exercise of such authority." Assistance and Related Programs Appropria part II of such Act shall be deemed not to (2) The last sentence of section 506(a) of tion Act for each fiscal year, even though include chapter 4 of such part II. such Act, relating to special authority, is such report has not yet been transmitted to repealed. the appropriate committee or officer of PART III-GENERAL AND ADMINISTRA (3) The last sentence of section 634(d} of either House of Congress. TIVE PROVI$IONS such Act, relating to reports and informa "SEC. 655. LIMITATIONS UPON ASSISTANCE TO SEC. 301. Section 620 of chapter 1 of part tion, is amended by striking out "610, 614 OR FOR CAMBODIA.-(a) Notwithstanding any III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, (a)," and inserting in lieu thereof "610(b) ,". other provision of law, no funds authorized relating to prohibitions against furnishing ( b) Chapter 3 of part III of such Act is to be appropriated by this or any other law assistance, is amended by adding at the end amended by adding at the end thereof the may be obligated in any amount in excess of thereof the following new subsections: following new sections: $341,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out "(v) No assistance shall be furnished un "SEC. 653. CHANGE IN ALLOCATION OF FOR directly or indirectly any economic or mili der this Act, and no sales shall be made un EIGN ASSISTANCE.-(a) Not later than thirty tary assistance, or any operwtion, project, or der the Foreign Military Sales Act, to Greece. days after the enactment of any law appropri program of any kind, or for providing any This restriction may be waived when the ating funds to carry out any provision of this goods, supplies, materials, equipment, serv President finds that overriding requirements Act (other than section 451 or 637}, the ices, personnel, or advisers in, to, for, or on of the national security of the United States President shall notify the Congress of each behalf of Cambodia during the fiscal year justify such a waiver and promptly reports foreign country and international organiza ending June 30, 1972. such finding to the Congress in writing, to tion to which the United States Government "(b) In computing the $341,000,000 limita gether with his reasons for such finding. intends to provide any portion of the funds tion on obligation authority under subsection Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in under such law and of the amount of funds (a) of this section in fiscal year 1972, (1) no event shall the aggregate amount of (1) under that law, by category of assistance, that there shall be included in the computation assistance furnished to Greece under this the United States Government intends to the value of any goods, supplies, materials, or Act, and (2) sales made to Greece under provide to each. Notwithstanding any other equipment provided to, for, or on behalf of the Foreign Military Sales Act, in any fiscal provision of law, the United States Govern Cambodia in such fiscal year by gift, dona year, exceed the aggregate amount expended ment shall not provide to any foreign country tion, loan, lease, or otherwise, and (2) there for such assistance and such sales for the or international organization any funds un shall not be included in the computation the fiscal year 1971. der that law which exceeds by 10 per centum value of any goods, supplies, materials, or "(w) (1) All military, economic, or other the amount of military grant assistance or equipment attributable to the operations of assistance, all sales of defense articles and security supporting assistance, as the case the Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam services (whether for cash or by credit, guar may be, which the President notified the in Cambodia. For the purpose of this sub anty, or any other means) , all sales of agricul Congress that the United States Govern section, 'value' means the fair market value tural commodities (whether for cash, credit, ment intended to provide that country or of any goods, supplies, materials, or equip or by other means), and all licenses with organization under that law, unless the Pres ment provided to, for, or on behalf of Cam respect to the transportation of arms, am ident (1) determines that it is in the security bodia but in no case less than 33 Ya per cen munitions, and implements of war (includ interests of the United States that such tum of the amount the United States paid ing technical data yelating thereto) to the country or organization receive funds in ex at the time such goods, supplies, materials, Government of Pakistan under this or any cess of the amount included in such notifica or ~quipment were acquired by the United other law shall be suspended on the date of tion for that country or organization, and States. enactment of this subsection. (2) reports to Congress, at least ten days "(c) No funds may be obligated for any of prior to the date on which such excess funds "(2) The provisions of this subsection the purposes described in subsection (a) of are to be provided to that country or orga this section in, to, for, or on behalf of Cam shall cease to apply when the President re nization, each such determination, including ports to the Congress that the Government the name of the country or organization to bodia in any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1972, unless such funds have been spe of Pakistan is cooperating fully in allowing receive funds in excess of such per centum, the situation in East Pakistan to return to the amount of funds in excess of that per cifically authorized by law enacted after the reasonable stability and that refugees from centum which a.re to be provided, and the date of enactment of this section. In no case East Pakistan in India have been allowed, to justification for providing the additional shall funds in any amount in excess of the the extent feasible, to return to their homes assistance. amount specifically authorized by law for any and to reclaim their lands and properties. fiscal year be obligated for any such purpose "(b) The provisions of this section shall during such fiscal year. "(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to not apply in the case of any law making the provis!on of food and other humanitarian continuing appropriations and may not be "(d) The provisions of subsection,.s (a) and assistance which is coordinated, distributed, waived under the provisions of section 614 ( c) of this section shall not apply with re or monitored under international auspices.". (a) of this Act. spect to the obligation of funds to carry out SEC. 302. section 624 of chapter 2 of pa.rt "SEC. 654. PRESIDENTIAL FINDINGS AND DE· combat air operations over Cambodia. m of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, re TERMINATIONS.-(a) In any case in which " ( e) After the date of enactment of this lating to statutory officers, is amended by the President is required to make a report section, whenever any request ls made to the adding at the end thereof the following new to the Congress, or to any committee or offi Congress for the appropriation of funds for subsection: cer of either House of Congress, concerning use in, for, or on behalf of Cambodia for any "(e) In addition to the officers otherwise any finding or determination under any pro fiscal year, the President shall furnish a writ provided for 1n this section, the President vision of this Act, the Foreign Military Sales ten report to the Congress explaining the 47662 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE December 17, 1971 purpose !or which such funds are to be used and the aggregate dollar value of each cate in such fiscal year. (3) The provisions of this subsection and gory of such arms, ammunitions, and imple section 657 of such Act, as added by subsec "(!) The President shall submit to the ments of war. exported under any export li tion ( b) of this Act, shall apply with respect Congress within thirty days after the end of cense, to all foreign countries a.nd interna to each fiscal year commencing on or after each quarter of each fiscal year, beginning tional organizations, and to each such coun July 1, 1971. with the fiscal year which begins July 1, 1971, try and organization, during that fiscal year; a. written report showing the total a.mount and PART IV-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS of funds obligated in, !or, or on behalf of " ( 4) such other matters relating to foreign SEC. 401. The Foreign Military Sales Act is Cambodia during the preceding quarter by assistance provided by the United States Gov amended as follows: the United States Government, and shall ernment as the President considers appro (a) In section 31(a) of chapter 3, relat include in such report a general breakdown of priate, including explanations of the in ing to authorization, strike out "$250,000,000 the total amount obligated, describing the formation required under clauses (1)-(3) of for each of the fiscal years 1970 and 1971" different purposes !or which such funds were this subsection. and insert in lieu thereof "$400,000,000 for obligated and the tot al amount obligated "(b) All information contained in any re the fiscal year 1972". for such purpose, except that in the case of port transmitted under this section shall be (b) In section 31(b) of chapter 3, relat the first two quarters of the fiscal year be public information. However, in the case ing to aggregate ceiling on foreign Inilitary ginning July 1, 1971, a single report may be of any item of information to be included in sales credits, strike out "$340,000,000 for submitted !or both such quarters and such any such report that the President, on an each of the fiscal years 1970 and 1971" and report may be computed on the basis of the extraordinary basis, determines is clearly det insert in lieu thereof "$550,000,000 for fiscal most accurate estimates the President is able rimental to the security of the United States, year 1972, of which amount not less than to make taking into consideration all infor he shall explain in a supplemental report $300,000,000 shall be made available to Israel mation available to him. why publication of each specific item would only". "(g) Enactment of this section shall not be detrimental to the security of the United (c) In section 33(a) of chapter 3, relat be construed as a commitment by the United States. A supplement to any report shall be ing to regional ceilings on foreign Inilitary States to Cambodia for its defense. transmitted to the Congress at the same sales, strike out "$75,000,000" and insert in "SEC. 656. LIMITATIONS ON UNITED STATES time that the report is transmitted. lieu thereof "$100,000,000". PERSONNEL AND PERSONNEL ASSISTED BY UNIT " ( c) I! the Congress is not in session at the (d) Subsection (c) of section 33 of chap ED STATES IN CAMBODIA.-The total number of time a report or supplement is transmitted ter 3, relating to regional ceilings on foreign civilian officers and employees of executive to the Congress, the Secretary of the Senate military sales, is amended to read as follows: agencies of the United States Government and the Clerk of the House of Representa "(c) The limitations of this section may who are citizens of the United States and of tives shall accept that report or supplement not be waived pursuant to any authority members of the Armed Forces of the United on behalf of their respective Houses of Con contained in this or any other Act unless States ( excluding such members while actu gress and present the report or supplement to the President finds that overriding require ally engaged in air operations in or over the two Houses immediately upon their con ments of the national security of the United Cambodia which originate outside Cambodia) vening. States justify such a waiver and promptly present in Cambodia at any one time shall " (d) For purposes of this section- reports such finding to the Congress in writ not exceed two hundred. The United States " ( ! ) 'foreign assistance' means any tan ing, together with his reasons for such :find shall not, at e.ny time, pay in whole or in gible or intangible item provided by the ing. In any case in which the limitations part, directly or indirectly, the compensa United States Government under this or any of this section are waived under the preced tion or allowances of more than eighty-five other law to a foreign country or interna ing sentence, the report required under such individuals in Cambodia who are citizens of tional organization, including, but not lim sentence shall set forth, in detail, the ex countries other than Cambodia or the United ited to, any training, service, or technical ad penditures proposed to be made in excess of States. For purposes of this section, 'executive vice, any item of real, personal, or mixed the geographical limitation applicable under agency of the United States Government' property, any agricultural commodity, this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing mee.ns any agency, department, board, wholly United States dollars, and any currencies provisions of this subsection, in no event or partly owned corporation, instrumentality, owned by the United States Government shall the aggregate of the total amount of coxnmission, or establishment within the ex of any foreign country; military assistance pursuant to the Foreign ecutive branch of the United States Govern "(2) 'provided by the United States Gov Assistance Act of 1961, of cash sales pursuant ment. ernment' includes, but is not limited to, for to sections 21 and 22, of credits, or partici "SEC. 657. ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE RE eign assistance provided by means of gift, pations in credits, financed pursuant to sec PORT.-(a) In order that the Congress and loan, sale, credit sale, or guaranty; and tion 23 (excluding credits covered by guar the American people may be better and more "(3) 'value' means value at the time of anties issued pursuant to section 24(b)), of currently informed regarding the volume and transfer except that in no case shall any the face amount of contracts of guaranty cost of assistance extended by the United commodity or article of equipment or mate issued pursuant to sections 24 (a) and (b). States Government to foreign countries and rial be considered to have a value less than and of loans and sales in accordance with :Lnternationa.l organizations, and in order one-third of the amount the United States section 7307 of title 10, United States Code, that the Congress and the American people Government paid at the time the commodity exceed any geographical ceiling applicable may be better informed regarding the sale or article was acquired by the United States under this section by more than an amount of a.nus to foreign countries and interna. Government. equal to 50 per centum of such ceiling.". tiona.l organizations by private industry of "SEC. 658. LIMITATION ON USE OF FuNDS. ( e) In section 42 (a) of chapter 4, relating the United States, not later than December 31 (a) Except a.s otherwise provided in this to general provision&- of each year the President shall transmit to section, none of the funds appropriated to ( 1) strike out "and" immediately before the Congress an annual report, for the fiscal carry out the provisions of this Act or the "(2) "; and year ending prior to the fiscal yea.r in which Foreign Military Sales Act shall be obligated (2) immediately before the period at the the report is transmitted, showing- or expended until the Comptroller Genera.I end thereof insert the following: ", and (3) " ( 1) the aggregate dollar value of all for of the United States certifies to the Congress the extent to which such sale might con eign assistance provided by the United States that all funds previously appropriated a.nd tribute to an arms race, or increase the pos Government by any means to all foreign thereafter impounded during the fiscal year sibility of outbreak or escalation of conflict, countries and international organizations, 1971 for programs and activities adminis or prejudice the development of bilateral or and the aggregate dollar value of such as tered by or under the direction of the De multilateral arms control arrangements." sistance by category provided by the United partment of Agriculture, the Department of (f) Section 42 of chapter 4, relating to States Government to each such country Housing and Urban Development, and the general provisions, is axnended as follows: and organization, during that fiscal year; Department of Health, Education and Wel ( 1) In subsection (a) , strike out "but "(2) the total a.mounts of foreign currency fare have been released for obliga.tion and consideration shall also be given" and insert paid by each foreign country or international expenditure. in lieu thereof "but, subject to the provi organization to the United States Govern "(b) The provisions of this section shall sions of subsection {b) of this section, con ment in such fl.sea! year, what each payment notapply- sideration shall also be given". was made for, whether any portion of such "(l) to funds being withheld in accord (2) Redesignate subsections (b) and (c) payment wa.s returned by the United States ance with specific requirements of law; and as subsections (c) and (d), respectively, and, Government to the country or organization "(2) to appropriations obligated or ex immediately after subsection (a), insert the from which the payment was obtained or pended prior to April 30, 1972. ". following new subsection: whether any such portion was transferred (c) (1) Section 644(m.) of such Act, re "(b) No credit sale shall be extended un by the United States Government to another lating to definitions, is amended by striking der section 23, and no guarantee shall be is foreign country or international organiza out- sued under subsection 24, in any case involv tion, and, if so returned or transferred, the "(m.) 'Value' means-" ing coproduction or license, production out kind of assistance obtained by that country and inserting in lieu thereof- side the United States of any defense article or organization with those foreign currencies " (m) 'Value' means, other than in section of United States origin unless the Secretary a.nd the dollar value of such kind of assist 657 of this Act-". of State shall, in advance of any such trans ance; (2) Subsection (a) of section 634 of sueb action, advise the appropriate committees of "(8) the aggregate dollar value of all arms, Act, relating to reports and inform.ation., 1s the Congress and furnish 'the Speaker of the ammunitions, and other implements of war. repealed. House of Representatives and the President December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 47663 of the Senate with full information regard "PART IV-THE INTER-AMERICAN date o! enactment of the Foreign Assistance ing the proposed transaction, including, but FOUNDATION ACT" Act of 1971.". not limited to, a description of the particu (2) The caption of section 401 and subsec SEC. 408. Section 7 (a) o! the Special For lar defense article or articles which would tion (a) of such section of that part are eign Assistance Act of 1971 (84 Stat. 1943) be produced under a license or coproduced amended to read as follows: "INTER-AMER is amended by striking out "Cambodian mili outside the United States, the estimated ICAN FOUNDATION.-( a) There is created as an tary forces" and inserting in lieu thereof value of such production or coproduction, agency of the United States of America a "military, paramilitary, police, or other se and the probable impact of the proposed body corporate to be known as the Inter curity or intelligence forces". transaction on employment and production American Poundation (hereinafter in this SEC. 409. Section 401 (a) of Public Law 89- within the United States.". section referred to as the 'Foundation')." 367, approved March 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 37), as SEC. 402. Section 8 of the Act _of Janu (3) Section 401 of such pa.rt is amended by amended, is amended- ary 12, 1971, entitled "An Act to a.mend the striking out "Institute" wherever it appears ( 1) by inserting in the second sentence of Foreign Military Sales Act, and for other and inserting in lieu thereof "Foundation". paragraph ( 1) , after "to or for the use of the purposes" (84 Stat. 2053), is a.mended- (4) Section 401 (e) (4) of such part is Armed Forces of the United States", the fol (!) by striking out the first and second amended to read as follows: lowing: "or of any department, agency, or sentences of subsection (a) and inserting in "(4) shall determine and prescribe the independent establishment of the United lieu thereof the following: "Subject to the manner in which its obligations shall be in States"; and provisions of subsection (b), the value of curred and its expenses, including expenses (2) by inserting in the introductory mat any excess defense article granted to a for for representation (not to exceed $10,000 in ter preceding clause (A) of paragraph (2) of eign country or international organization any fiscal year) , allowed and paid;". such section, after "Armed Forces of the by any department, agency, or independent (5) Section 401 (1) is amended to read as United States", the following: "or of any establishment o! the United States Govern follows: department, agency, or independent estab ment (other than the Agency for Interna "(I) (1) The chief executive officer of the lishment of the United States". tional Development) shall be considered to Foundation shall be a President who shall be SEc. 410. The Congress strongly urges the be an expenditure made from funds appro appointed by the Board of Directors on such President to undertake such negotiations as priated under the Foreign Assistance Act of terms as the Boa.rd may determine. The Presi may be necessary to implement that portion 1961 for military assistance. Unless such de dent shall receive compensation at the rate of the recommendations of the Report of the partment, agency, or establishment certifies provided for level IV of the Executive Sched President's Commission for the Observance to the Comptroller General of the United ule under section 5315 of title 5, United of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the United States that the excess defense article it is or States Code. Nations (known as the "Lodge Commission") dering is not to be transferred by any means "(2) Experts and consultants, or organiza which proposes that the portion of the regu to a foreign country or international organi tions thereof, may be employed as authorized lar assessed costs to be paid by the United zation, when an order is placed for a defense by section 3109 of title 5, United States States to the United Nations be reduced so article whose stock status is excess at the Code.". that the United States is assessed in each time ordered, a sum equal to the value there SEC. 407. (a) It is the purpose of this sec year not more than 25 per centum of such of shall ( 1) be reserved and transferred to tion to enable the Congress generally, and coots assessed all members of the United a suspense account, (2) remain in the sus the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Nations for that year. pense account until the excess defense article Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af And the House agree to the same. is either delivered to a foreign country or fairs of the House of Representatives in par That the Senate recede from its disagree international organization or the order ticular, to carry out the purposes and intent ment to the amendment of the House to the therefor is cancelled, and (3) be transferred of the Legislative Reorganization Acts of title of the bill, and agree to the same. from the suspense account to (A) the genera.I 1946 and 1970, with respect to- THOMAS E. MORGAN, fund of the Treasury upon delivery of such ( 1) the analysis, appraisal, and evalua.tion CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, article, or (B) to the military assistance ap of the application, administration, a.nd ex WAYNEL.HAYS, propriation for the current fiscal year upon ecution of the laws relating to the Depart DANTE B. FASCELL, cancellation of the order."; ment of State and the United States Infor WM. MAILLIARD, (2) by striking out, in subsection (b), mation Agency and of matters relating to the PETER H.B. FRELINGHUYSEN, "$100,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof foreign relations of the United States; and WM. S. BROOMFIELD, "$185,000,000"; and (2) providing periodic authorizations of Managers on the Part of the House. (3) by adding at the end thereof the fol appropriations for that Department and lowing new subsection: J. W. F'uLBRIGHT, Agency. FRANK CHURCH, " ( e) Except !or excess defense articles (b) Section 15 of the Act entitled "An Act granted under pa.rt II of the Foreign Assist G.D.AIKEN, to provide certain basic authority for the De JOHN SHERMAN COOPER, ance Act of. 1961, the provisions of this sec partment of State", approved August 1, 1956 tion shall not apply to any excess defense CLIFFORD P. CASE, (22 U.S.C. 2680) is amended to read as fol Managers on the Part of the Senate. article granted to South Vietnam prior to lows: July 1, 1972.". JOINT ExPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE "SEC. 15. (a) Notwithstanding any other SEC. 403. Paragraph (9) o! section 5314 of CoMMr.rTEE OF CONFERENCE provision of law, no appropriation shall be title 5, United States Code, relating to level The managers on the part o! the House and III of the Executive Schedule, is amended by made to the Department of State under any law for any fiscal year commencing on or the Senate at the conference on the dis inserting before the period at the end thereof agreeing votes of the two Houses on the the following: "and an Under Secretary of after July 1, 1972, unless previously author ized by legislation hereafter enacted by the amendments of the House t.o the bill (S. State for Coordinating Security Assistance 2819) to provide foreign military and related Programs". Congress. " (b) The Department of State shall keep assistance authorizations for fiscal year 1972, SEC. 404. The first section of the Act of and for other purposes, submit the following June 28, 1935, entitled "An Act to authorize the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senrute and the Committee on Foreign Affairs joint statement to the House and the Sen participation by the United States in the ate in explanation of the action agreed upon Interparlla.mentary Union" (22 U.S.C. 276), of the House of Representatives fully and currently informed with respect to all activ by the managers and recommended in the is amended as follows: accompanying conference report: ( 1) Strike out "$53,550" and insert in lieu ities and responsibilities within the juris diotion of these commit-tees. Any Federal de The House amendments struck out all of thereof "$102,000". the Senate bill after the enacting clause and (2) Strike out "$26,650" and insert in lieu partment, agency, or independent establish ment shall furnish any information re inserted a substitute text and provided a new thereof "$57,000". title for the Senate bill, and the Senate dis (3) Strike out "$26,900" and insert in lieu quested by either such committee relating to any such aotivity or responsibility.". agreed to the House amendments. thereof "$45,000". The committee of conference recommends SEc. 405. Section 2 of the joint resolution ( c) The last sentence of section 13 of such entitled "Joint resolution to authorize par Act (22 U.S.C. 2684) is repealed. that the Senate recede from its disagree ticipation by the United States in parlia (d) Section 701 o! the United States In ment to the amendment o! the House to formation and Educational Exchange Act of the text of the bill, with an amendment mentary conferences of the North Atlantic which is a substitute for both the text of the Treaty Organization", approved July 11, 1956 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476) is amended to read as (22 U.S.C. 1928b), is amended follows: follows: bill and the House amendment to the text as of the bill. The committee of conference also (1) Strike out "$30,000" and insert in lieu "PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS BY CONGRESS recommends that the Senate recede from its thereof "$50,000". "SEC. 701. Notwithstanding any other pro disagreement t.o the amendment of the House (2) Strike out "$15,000" each place it ap vision of law, no appropriation shall be to the title of the bill. pears and insert in lieu thereof in each such made to the Secretary of State, or to any The differences between the text of the place "$25,000". Government agency authorized to administer House bill and the substitute agreed to 1n SEC. 406. Part IV of the Foreign Assistance the provisions of this Act, under any law conference are noted below, except for cler Act of 1969 is a.mended as follows: for any fiscal year cozn.m.encing on or a:rter ical correotions, and minor drafting and clar (1) Strike out the title of such part and July 1, 197~ unless previously authorized by ifyin~ changes. insert in lieu thereof the following: legislation enacted by the Congress after the The Senate passed two foreign aid author- CXVII---3000--Part 36 47664 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE December 17, 1971 ization bills. S. 2819 authorized $1,503,000,000 tary part authorized $2,015,000,000 for a total Of the total authorization for fiscal year for grant military assistance, supporting as of $3,443,350,000 plus $1,000;000 in Egyptian 1972, $1,518,000,000 is for military assistance sistance, and foreign military credit sales for pounds. The total for fiscal year 1973 was and $1,234,000,000 is for economic and hu fiscal year 1972. S. 2820 authorized $1,144,- $3,493,350,000 plus $1,000,000 in Egyptian manitarian assistance. For fiscal year 1973 000,000 plus $11,000,000 in Egyptian pounds pounds. the authorization for economic and humani for economic and humanitarian assistance The committee of conference agreed to a tarian assistance is $984,000,000. The reduc for fiscal year 1972. The total of the two Sen single bill that contains authorizations for tion of $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1973 reflects ate bills for fiscal year 1972 was $2,647,000,000 economic and humanitarian assistance for plus $11,000,000 in Egyptian pounds. fiscal years 1972 and 1973 and for military as the fact that the authorization for Pakist an The House amendment to both bills con sistance only for fiscal year 1972. The total relief is limited to fiscal year 1972. tained authorizations for economic, human authorization for fiscal year 1972 is $2,752,- Except for clarifying, clerical, and neces itarian, and military assistance for fiscal 000,000 plus $11,000,000 in Egyptian pounds. sary conformin g changes, the ditferences be years 1972 and 1973. For fiscal year 1972 the This is a reduction from the House figure of t ween the two Houses and the adjustments economic part authorized $1,428,350,000 plus $691,350,000 and an increase over the Senate made in the committee of conference are $1,000,000 in Egyptian pounds and the mili- figure of $105,000,000. noted below: AUTHORIZATION OF FU NDS- FOREIG N ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIO NS House Conference agreement Senate, fiscal ------Program year 1972 Fiscal year 1972 Fi scal year 1973 Fiscal year 1972 Fiscal year 1973 Economic: Development loans ______------______------____ _ I $250, 000, 000 2 $400, 000, 000 2 $450, 000, 000 I $250, 000, 000 I $250, 000, 000 Technical cooperation ______175, 000, 000 183, 500, 000 183, 500, 000 175, 000, 000 175, 000, 000 Alliance for Progress ______------____ ------______Loans ______225, 000, 000 378, 250, 000 428, 250, 000 295, 000, 000 295, 000, 000 (150, 000, 000) (287, 500, 000) (337, 500, 000 (206, 500, 000) (206, 500, 000) Grants ______----____ _- __ ------(75, 000, 000) (90, 750, 000) (90, 750, 000) (88, 500, 000) (88, 500, 000) International organizations ______138, 000, 000 143, 000, 000 143, 000, 000 138, 000, 000 138, 000, 000 Arab refugees (UNRWA) ______------_------______B 1, 000, 000 1, 000, 000 1, 000, 000 1, 000, 000 1, 000, 000 (1, 000, 000) (1 , 000, 000) (1 , 000, 000) (1, 000, 000) (1, 000, 000) I ndu:g~~!!~n pounds-:_-:_~~======15, 000, 000 5, 000, 000 10, 000, 000 15, 000, 000 15, 000, 000 American schools ______15, 000, 000 30, 000, 000 30, 000, 000 30, 000, 000 30, 000, 000 Contingency fund ______30, 000, 000 30, 000, 000 50, 000, 000 30, 000, 000 30, 000, 000 Pakistan refugees ______. ______-----_------Population ______250, 000, 000 100, 000, 000 ------250, 000, 000 ------(4) 5100, 000, 000 6 125, 000, 000 (•) (•) Administrative expenses ______Suez Ca naL ______- ___ _ 45, 000, 000 6 57, 600, 000 6 57, 600, 000 50, 000, 000 50, 000, 000 7 (10, 000, 000) (8) ------7 (10, 000, 000) 7 (10, 000, 000) Total, economic ______------______------______1, 144, 000, 000 1, 428, 350, 000 1, 478, 350, 000 1, 234, 000, 000 984, 000, 000 ======Military: Grant military assistance------452, 000, 000 705, 000, 000 705, 000, 000 500, 000, 000 ------Supporting assistance· ------566, 000, 000 800, 000, 000 800, 000, 000 618, 000, 000 ------Israel______------____ .. __ ... ------... __ . ______.. _._. ___ .. 85, 000, 000 (U) ••• ______.. _____ . • 10 (50, 000, 000) ______...... _ Military credit sales------11400, 000, 000 510, 000, 000 510, 000, 000 450, 000, 000 ------Total, military·------======l , 503, 000, 000 2, 015, 000, 000 2, 015, 000, 000 1, 518, 000, 000 ------Grand total ______.------______..... ------_____ . __ .______12 2, 647, 000, 000 1a 3, 443, 350, 000 3, 493, 350, 000 12 2, 757, 000, 000 12 984, 000, 000 1 Repeals authority to request appropriations against sums previously authorized but unappro· s Open-ended authorization of an appropriation for use of Egyptian pounds owned by the United priated in fiscal years 1972 and 1973. States. 2 Sums previously authorized but unappropriated are available for appropriations. u The Comm ittee on Foreign Affairs recommended (H. Rept. 92- 380) that Israel be considered a The Senate authorization for international organizations in S. 2820 was $139,000,000, of which eligible to receive assistance under this program. $1,000,000 was for Arab refugees. 10 Earmarked from supporting assistance funds. , Earmarks $125,000,000 of funds appropriated for pt. I for this program. u Credit ceiling set at $550,000,000, of which $300,000,000 is earmarked for Israel. i Also authorizes the use of additional pt. I funds for this program. 12 Plus $11,000,000 in Egyptian pounds. a Plus the use of $2,775,000 of pt. I funds. 13 Plus $1 ,000,000 in Egyptian pounds. 71 n Egyptian poun ds. PUBLIC LAW 480 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INTEREST RATE ON PUBLIC LAW 480 LOANS 30, 1975 and removed the 10 % limitation on The Senate bill contained a provision The Sena.te bill exempted loans made pur the transfer of economic assistance funds to which expressed the sense of Congress that suant to Secition 106(a.) of the Agricultural m u ltilateral organizations. administrative expenses of operating the Trade Development and Assistance Act of The House amendment did not contain a P .L. 480 Food-for-Peace program not be re 1954 from an increase in interest rates pro comparable provision. duced in any general reduction of foreign po.sed elsewhere in the Senate bill for bi The House receded with an amendment assistance. lateral loans funded under the Foreign As which changed the language of the Senate The House amendment did not contain sistance Aot. bill so as to request the President to reduce a comparable provision. The House amendment did noit contain a. the number and amounts of bilateral loans The House receded. comparable provision. with the objective of reducing such loans to The Senate receded. the level of $100 million by June 30, 1975. USE OF RECEIPTS FROM DOLLAR LOANS The amendment also deleted the Senate The Senate bill placed a $200 million limi Repeal of carryover of unappropriated language which applied bilateral loan cri tation on the use, in fl.seal year 1972, of dollar authorizations for development loans teria to economic development funds trans receipts from loans ma.de under the Mutual The Senate bill amended Seotion 202(a) ferred to multilateral organizations. Security Act of 1954 and under Part I of of the Act by striking the proviso which INDUS BASIN GRANTS AUTHORIZATION the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. authorizes appropriation of a.mounts author The House amendment authorized the use, ized for development loans for prior fl.seal The House amendment authorized appro in fiscal years 1972 and 1973, of dollar receipts years during a specified period, but which priation of $5 million for FY 1972 and $10 from loans made under Part I of the Foreign remain unappropriated. million for FY 1973. The Senate bill authorized appropriation Assistance Act of 1961 under the Mutual se The House amendment did not contain a curity Act of 1954 and under predecessor for of $15 million for FY 1972 only. comparable provision. The House receded with an amendment eign assistance legislation. The Senate receded. The Senate receded with an amendment authorizing $15 million for each of the striking that portion of the House language Prohibition against development loans for fl.seal years 1972 and 1973. which would have authorized the use of dol South Korean fishing industry American schools and hospitals lar receipts from loans made under pre-1954 The Senaite bill introduced an amendment The Senate bill provided an authorization foreign assistance legislation. to the development loan authority which of $15,000,000 for this program for fiscal would prohibit any loan to South Korea. in year 1972. Concessional interest rates connection with construction a.nd operation The Senate bill required A.I.D. develop The House amendment authorized $30,- of commercial fishing vessels, fish prooess 000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1972 and ment loans (other than Alliance loans) to ing or the marketing of fish products. carry a. rate of interest no less than the cur 1973. The House amendment did not con1iain a. The Senate receded. rent interest rate paid by the United States comparable provision. on its outstanding obligations of comparable The Senaite receded. EXCESS EGYPTIAN POUNDS FOR SUEZ maturity. CANAL REOPENING The House amendment did not contain a Phase-out of bilateral lending programs The House amendment _provided an au comparable provision. The Senate bill required phase-out of the thorization for the appropriation of such The senate receded. bilateral loan program not later than June amounts of excess Egyptian pounds as are December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47665 now owned by the United States for assist pend assistance whenever he determines that Limitations on availability of funds for ance in reopening the Suez Canal. a country has failed to take appropriate steps military operations The Senate bill was the same except that to prevent the illicit drug trade. The Senate bill contained a provision the appropriation of excess Egyptian pounds The Senate receded. which prohibited the provision of funds for authorized is limited to the equivalent of REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC LAW 480 SEcrION the purpose of financing any military opera $10,000,000. 104(C) AGREEMENTS tions by foreign forces in Laos, North Viet The House receded. The Senate bill eliminated the requirement nam, or Thailand unless Congress has specifi HOUSING GUARANTY AUTHORITY currently contained in section 505(e) of the cally authorized or specifically authorizes The House amendment increases present Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the m.aking of funds available for such pur worldwide housing guaranty issuing author that military assistance recipients enter into pose and designates the area where military ity from the present ceiling of $130,000,000 to agreements permitting the use for security operations financed by such funds may be a new celling of $230,000,000, an increase of assistance purposes of foreign currencies ac undertaken. $100,000,000. cruing to the U.S. from PL 480 sales. The House amendment did not contain a The Senate bill increased the ceiling to The House amendment contained no com comparable provision. The Senate receded. $180,000,000, an increase of $50,000,000. parable provision. Military assistance authorization for The committee of conference agreed to in The House receded. Thailand crease the celling to $2,500,000, an increase of $75,000,000. MILITARY ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION The Senate bill contained a provision which The Senate bill authorized military assist would require the transfer of authorizations Exemption for OPIC programs ance of $452 million for fiscal year 1972. for military assistance programs for Thailand The Senate bill added a provision which The House amendment provided an au from the Department of Defense to the For would except OPIC programs from prohibi thorization of $705 mlll1on for each of the eign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. tions against assistance contained in the fiscal years 1972 and 1973. The House amendment did not contain a Foreign Assistance Act or any other law ap The Committee of Conference agreed to a comparable provision. plying to any country whenever the President $500 million authorization for fiscal year The House accepted the Senate provisions determines that the operation of the OPIC 1972 only. with the understanding that assistance pro program in such country is important to the grammed for Thailand prior to the date speci national interest. MAP TRAINING RESTRICTION fied in Section 513 and which is in the The House amendment did not contain a The House amendment repealed Section "pipeline" at that time may be provided comparable provision. 510 of the Foreign Assistnnce Act, which lim regardless of when the Defense articles are The committee of Conference agreed that its the number of foreign military students actually delivered or the Defense services the new authority provided in the proposed to be trained in the Untied States in any fis actually renderd. bill will be limited to authorize OPIC opera cal year to the mnnber of foreign students New section 514 on "special foreign country tions in Yugoslavia and Rumania. brought to the United States under the Mu accounts" tual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act Change in definition of eligible investor for The Senate bill contained a provision OPIC programs of 1961 in the immediately preceding fiscal year. which required the establishment of special The Senate bill changed the definition of The Senate bill contained no comparable lforeign country accounts, in which any "eligible investor" to delete the provision provision. government receiving grant military .assist that the allowable less-than-5 % foreign ance would deposit an amount equal to 25% ownership of a U.S.-owned foreign corpora The House receded. The Committee of Con of the value of such assistance and allow ference agreed that the possibility of chang tion must be required by law in order for the United States Government to use such such corporation to be eligible for OPIC pro ing this limitation to some basis such as a amounts to pay all official costs of the United grams. man-month ratio rather than the present States Government payable in the currency The House amendment did not contain a man-for-man basis should be studied. of that country, including all costs relating comparable provision. :MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICAN to the financing of international and educa The House receded. COUNTRIES AND ORGANIZATION OF AMEJUCAN tional cultural exchange programs author Separate authorization for population STATES ized by existing legislation. This provision programs The Senate bill amends section 507 (a) of would not apply if the President determined the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as that the U.S. was able to pay all such costs The Senate bill earmarked a total of $125 without the deposit of such currency and million from any of the economic assistance amended, by establishing a ceiling of $10 million for the furnishing of defense articles without having to expend U.S. dollars to funds contained in Part I of the Foreign purchase such currency. It would also not Assistance Act for FY 1972. on a bilateral basis to Latin American coun tries, and $25 million for defense articles apply in any case in which military assist The House amendment authorized as a ance is given to a foreign country under an separate line item appropriation of $100 mil furnished on a cost-sharing basis to an inter American military force under the control agreement which allows the United St.ates lion in FY 1972 and $125 million in FY 1973. Government to operate a military or other The House receded with an amendment of the Organization of American States. The House amendment did not contain a similar base in that country in exchange for which makes the earmarking authority apply such assistance. The funds deposited in such to each of the fiscal years 1972 and 1973. comparable provision. The House receded. special accounts would be available for ex International narcotics control penditure without .additional appropriations. The Senate bill authorized the President Twenty-five percent reduction in personnel The House amendment did not contain a to furnish assistance to any foreign country assigned to military assistance advisory comparable provision. in order to encourage and enable that coun groups and missions The House accepted the Senate provi try to control or eliminate the production, The Senate bill contained a provision sion with an amendment which reduced the processing or distribution of drugs within which would require at lea.st a 25 % reduc percentage a.mount required to be deposited or across its boundaries; earmarked for drug tion in the personnel to United States mili to 10 percent and specifically excluded from control assistance $25,000,000 annually from tary assistance advisory groups, military the requirement military assistance pro funds provided under the Foreign Assistance missions and other U.S. organizations per vided to South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; Act of 1961, as amended; required an annual forming similar activities by September 30, and required deposits by South Korea to Presidential determination before furnishing 1972. be made only for military assistance pro any assistance to any country of whether The House amendment did not contain a vided under the authority of the Foreign that country has taken appropriate measures comparable provision. Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. to control the illicit drug trade; provided The House accepted the Senate provision TRANSFER OF SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE TO PART Il for the cessation of all assistance to any with an amendment reducing the mandatory OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT country determined not to have taken appro reductions to 15 percent and urging that priate measures and the seeking of interna The House amendment contained a provi every effort be made to meet the 25 percent sion which transferred supporting assistance tional economic sanctions against such coun goal. try; and provided Presidential waiver au from Part I, economic assistance, to Part II, thority based on a finding of overriding na CONSIDERATIONS IN FURNISHING MILITARY military assistance, and renamed the chapter tional interest with a requirement for full ASSISTANCE "Security Supporting Assistance." The Senate bill contained n-0 comparable reporting to the Congress on determinations The House amendment contained a pro provision. · and waivers. vision requiring tbat decisions to furnish The House amendment authorized the military assistance take into account wheth The Senate receded. President to conclude drug control agree er such assistance will: (1) contribute to a.n SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION ments with other countries a.nd to furnish arms race, (2) increase the possibility of out The House amendment authorized the ap assistance to any country or international break or escalation of conflict or (3) prej propriation of $800 million for Security Sup organization for drug control purposes; pro udice the development of bilateral or multi porting Assistance for each of the fiscal years vided for the use of any of the funds made lateral arms control arrangements. 1972 and 1973. available under the Foreign Assistance Act The Senate bill contained no comparable The Senate bill authorized the appropria of 1961, as amended, for drug control assist provision. tion of $566 million for Supporting As ance; and required the President to sus- The Senate receded. sistance, and provides an additional separate 47666 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE December 17, 1971 authorization of $85 million for Israel, for CARRYOVER OF UNAPPROPRIATED FISCAL trols over U.S.-:financed operations in Cam FY 1972. YEAR 1972 AUTHORIZATION bodia should be exercised. Therefore, it is The Committee of Conference agreed to an The House amendment provided that intended that U.S. expenditures in, to, or in authorization of $618 millton, $50 million of amounts authorized but not appropriated for behalf of Cambodia in the future will con which was earmarked to be available for FY 1972 may be carried over and appropri tinue to be subjected to limitations and ceil Israel only. ated in FY 1973. ings. It is expected that for fiscal year 1973 PROPOSED CHANGES TO SECTION 620 (e) The Senate bill did not contain a com and future years the Administration will provide Congress with a full and accurate The Senate bill required suspension of as parable provision. The House receded. ~,.stimate of the projected expenditures for sistance to a country which seizes property in all U.S.-financed operations in Cambodia, a manner heretofore prescribed by the Hick Limitations upon exercise of special authorities including the U.S.-paid portion of the cost enlooper amendment immediately upon such of South Vietnamese military operations so seizure and would permit resumption of as The Senate bill contained a provision that future authorizations and ceilings may sistance only when the President is satisfied which would prevent the President from be intelligently imposed. that such country has "discharged its obliga exercising the special authorities granted tions under international law ... including him under section 506(a), 610(a) or 614(a) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 33 (a) RELATING TO speedy compensation." of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as LATIN AMERICAN REGIONAL CEILINGS The House amendment did not contain a amended unless he gives the Congress ten The Senate bill established a $100 million comparable provision. days notice prior to the date he intends to annual ceiling on military assistance and The Senate receded. exercise these authorities. sales to Latin America. It repealed the Presi Prohibition on aid to countries failing to The House amendment did not contain a dent's authority to waive the regional ceil support prisoner of war convention comparable provision. ings established by section 33 of the Foreign Military Sales Act. It also eliminates the The Senate bill added a new subsection (v) The House .receded with an amendment which struck out the ten days but re President's authority to waive regional ceil to section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act ings. prohibiting assistance to any country which tained the requirement for advance notice. It was the understanding of the Committee The House amendment established a ceiling the President determines has failed to sup of $150 million on such sales and assistance port actively the provisions of the 1949 of Conference that, while not specifying the number of days, the advance notice should and amended the President's waiver author Geneva Convention Relative to the Treat ity so that regional ceilings may be exceeded ment of Prisoners of War. not just be immediately contemporaneous with the use of these authorities. by not more than 50% . The Committee of The House amendment did not contain a Conference agreed to accept the Senate ceil comparable provision. The Senate receded. Country-by-country allocations ing of $100 million and the House waiver Prohibition on assistance to Greece The Senate bill contained a provision authority allowing an amount up to 50 per The House amendment added a new sub which would require the President within cent of the approved ceiling when overriding section (v) to Section 620 of the Foreign As thirty days after foreign assistance funds requirements of the national security exist. have been appropriated to notify Congress sistance Act directing that no assistance be FOREIGN MILITARY CREDIT SALES furnished under the Foreign Assistance Act, of the amount and category of assistance which will be provided to every foreign The Senate bill contained a provision and no sales be made under the Foreign Mili which would authorize $400 million in new tary Sales Act, to Greece until the President country and international organization. Thereafter, the President would be restricted obligational authority for military credit finds that overriding requirements of the na sales for FY 1972 and would set the ceiling tional security of the United States justify from increasing by more than ten percent the amount of assistance to any country in any on military credits at $550 million for FY a waiver of this prohibition and promptly 1972, of which $300 million was to be avail reports such finding to the Congress in writ category set forth in such notification unless he should find the increase vital to the na able only for Israel. ing with reasons for such finding. The House The House amendment authorized $510 amendment further provided that in no event tional security and reported his decision to Congress at least ten days in advance of pro million for purposes of the Foreign Military shall the aggregate amount of assistance and Sales Act in each of the fiscal years 1972 ana sales made to Greece in any fiscal year exceed viding the funds. The provision would also prevent the use of Section 614(a) waiver au 1973. It also increased the aggregate ceiling the aggregate amount - expended for such on military credits from $340 million to $582 assistance and sales for the fiscal year 1971. thority to avoid the requirements of the section. million for ea.0h of t.he fiscal years 1972 and The Senate bill did not contain a compa 1973. rable provision. The House amendment contained no com parable provision. The House receded. The Senate receded. The Reuse racedad with an amendment EXTENS!ON OF PER!OD FOR REPA Yl'!l'..ENT OF Suspension of assistance to Pakistan which made the transfer provision applicable FOREIGN MILITARY CREDIT SALES The Senate bill included a provision sus only to military and related security assist The House amendment increased the maxi pending e.11 assistance to Pakistan relating to ~nce l'l.nd allowed the requirements to be mum. period of military credits from 10 to military services, all licenses with respect to waived when it was "in the security in 20 years. the transportation of arms, ammunitions, terests" of the U.S. rather than "vital" to The Senate bill contained no comparable and implements of war, as well as to eco those interests. provision. nomic assistance, other military assistance, New section 654 on "Presidential findings and The House receded. and sales of agricultural commodities. The determinations" CEILING ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES provision of humanitarian assistance and re The Senate bill contained a provision lated services was not affected. The Senate bill contained prov1s1ons The House amendment applied a ban which provided that no action could be taken which: provided that excess defense articles similar to that of the Senate bill, except for on any Presidential finding or determination furnished by any u .S. agency ( other than sales of defense services and military-related until such time as that finding or determi the Agency for International Development) nation has been reduced to writing and would be considered as having been furnished licenses. signed by the President. The House receded. under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The House version contained no compa- for military assistance; established a ceiling Coordinator for security assistance rable provision. of $150 million on the value of such excess The House amendment provides for a Se The House receded. defense articles; and exempted from the ceil curity Assistance Coordinator at Executive LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO CAMBODIA ing excess defense articles granted to South Level III in the Department of State. Vietnam prior to July 1, 1972, under author The Senate bill contained a provision The Senate bill contains no comparable which limited expenditure to, in, or for ity of laws other than Part II, military as provision. sistance, of the Foreign Assistance Act of Cambodia to $341 Inillion for fiscal year 1972 1961. The Senate receded. and imposed a. ceiling of 200 U.S. personnel USE OF PART I FUNDS FOR STATE DEPARTMENT and 50 third country nationals that could The House amendment established only a ADMINISTRATION COSTS RELATED TO FOREIGN be present at any one time in Cambodia. $220 million ceiling on the value of excess AID The House amendment contained no com defense articles that could be furnished dur parable provisions. ing fiscal year 1972. The House amendment adds to the For The House accepted the Senate provisions eign Assistance Act a new subsection 637 ( c) , The House accepted the Senate provisions with amendments which specifically excluded With an amendment which provided for a which authorizes the use of up to $2,755,000 ceiling of $185 million. in program funds for Administrative Ex from the computation related to the celling penses-including $155,000 for State Depart for fl.seal year 1972 the obligation or ex CONSIDERATIONS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY ment expenses-for each of the fl.seal years penditure of funds attributable to the oper CREDIT SALES 1972 and 1973, to cover the cost of the ation of the Armed Forces of the Republic The House amendment contained a pro January 1971 Federal pay raise during those of Vietnam in Cambodia and raised to 85 vision requiring that decisions to pro fiscal years. the ceiling on third country nationals that Vide foreign military credit sales take The Senate bill contained no comparable are permitted in Cambodia at any one time. into account whether such assistance provision. The Committee of Conference was in full will: ( 1) contribute to an arms race, The House receded. agreement that additional congressional con- (2) increase the possibility of outbreak December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47667 or escalation of confilct or (3) prejudice the extraordinary finding of clear detriment to Ing a final date for withdrawal, contingent development of bilateral or multilateral U.S. security. upon POW release, but not later than six arms control arrangements. Foreign assistance is defined as anything months after enactment. The President would The Senate bill contained no comparable provided by the U.S. Government by gift, also be requested to negotiate an immediate provision. loan, sale, credit sale, or gua,ranty to a for all Indochina cease-fire, and to negotiate an The Senate receded. eign country or international organimtion, agreement with North Vietnam for phased withdrawal of U.S. forces in exchange for REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED including any training, service, advice, prop erty, agricultural commodity, dollars or for phased releases of POWs. CO-PRODUCTION eign currencies. Value is to be determined as The House amendment contained no com The House amendment contained a provi of the time of transfer, but may not be less parable provision. sion which required the Secretary of State to than one-third of acquisition cost. The Senate receded. report in advance to the House and Senate The House amendment did not contain a proposed transactions relating to defense LIMITATIONS ON U.S. ACTIVITIES IN comparable provision. CAMBODIA articles which would be co-produced or li The House receded. censed outside the United States. The Senate bill ·amended section 7 (a) of The Sena.te bill contained no comparable Limitation on use of funds-impounded the Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1971 to provision. funds prohibit the provision of U.S. advisors to or The Senate receded. The Sen,a,te bill included a provision which for Cambodian military, paramilitary, police or other security or intelligence forces in Amendment to the Executive Schedule would prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds made available under the FAA and Cambodia. The House amendment amends Section the Foreign Military Sales Act until the The House amendment contained no com 5314 of Title 5, USC (Executive Schedule) to · Comptroller General certifies to the Congress parable provision. provide for an Under Secretary of State for that previously appropriated FY 1971 funds The House receded. Coordinating Security Assistance Programs for various domestic development activities RESTRICTION RELATING •.ro FOR!:IGN TROOPS AND at level Ill. have been released for obligation and ex DEFENSE ARTICLES The Senate bill has no comparable provi penditure. The provision would not apply to sion. funds withheld in accordance with legal re The Senate bill contained provisions which The Senate receded. quirements or to funds obligated or expended ( 1) expanded current prohibitions against prior to January 1, 1972. the payment of allowance to free world forces AUTHORIZATION FOR U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE in Vietnam greater than amounts paid Amer INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. icans to include any U.S. agency, not just the The House amendment increased the au Defense Department, and (2) expanded the thorization for annual appropriations from The House receded with an amendment which limits the release of funds requirement requirement for agreements concerning the $53,550 to $83,000--$38,000 for the U.S. con use and disposition of U.S. furnished defense tribution to the Interparliamentary Union to programs administered by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Housing articles to cover items furnished by all U.S. and $45,000 to cover expenses of the Ameri agencies. can group of the Interparliamentary Union. and Urban Development and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The The House amendment did not contain a The Senate bill authorized appropriation amendment also changes the release deadline comparable amendment. of $102,000--$57,000 as a contribution to the The House receded. Union and $45,000 for the expenses of the from January 1, 1972 to April 30, 1972. Annual authorizations for State Department Reduction in U.S. assessment rate paid American group. to U.N. The House receded. and USIA The Senate bill urged the President to im AUTHORIZATION FOR U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE The Senate bill contained a provision_ re quiring authorization for any subsequent ap plement that portion of the recommendations INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCES OF NATO in the Lodge Commission Report which pro The House amendment increased the propriation of funds for the Department of State and the United States Information poses that the U.S. assessed contribution to authorization for annual appropriations for the regular budget of the United Nations be U.S. participation in parliamentary confer Agency, and repealed the authorization for the Department of State working capital reduced to no more than 25 percent of the ences of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga cost assessed to all members of the organiza nization from $30,000 to $50,000, thereby in fund, with the objective of putting these authorizations on an annual basis. The pro tion for any single budget year. creasing the amount available for the House The House amendment did not contain a and Senate from $15,000 to $25,000 each. vision also required the State Department to keep the Senate Foreign Relations Committee comparable provision. The Senate bill did not contain a com The House receded. parable provision. and the House Foreign Affairs Committee The Senate receded. "fully and currently informed with respect Annual authorizations for all contributions to all activities and responsibilities within to the United Nations USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES BY CONGRESSIONAL the jurisdiction of these committees of all The Senate bill terminated the continuing COMMITTEES departments, agencies, and independent es authority provided in the UN Participation The Senate bill amended Section 502 (b) tablishments of the United States Govern Act of 1945 for the appropriation of funds of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, effective ment conducted outside the United States or for U.S. assessed contributions to the UN. March 1, 1972, by increasing U.S.-owned ex its territories or possessions." It also required It also provided that no appropriation shall cess foreign currency normally made avail that any such department, agency or inde be made for the payment of any amount able to members of Congressional commit pendent establishment furnish any informa to any activity of the United Nations, "un tees for foreign currency expenses incurred tion requested by either committee within less such payment has been previously au in carrying out the duties of the commit its jurisdiction. thorized by legislation hereinafter enacted tee. It would elimina.te the requirement for The House amendment did not contain a by the Congress." a. full, itemized report to the House Admin comparable provision. The House amendment did not contain a istra.tion and Senate Appropriation Commit The House receded with an amendment comparable provision. tee of expenses thus incurred and for the which substituted "periodic" for "annual" The Senate receded. publication of such reports. authorizations, deleted the reference to the THOMAS E. MORGAN, The House amendment did not contain a activities of "all departments, agencies, and CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, comparable provision. independent establishments of the United WAYNE L. HAYS, The Senate receded. States Government conducted outside the DANTE B. FASCELL, Annual foreign assistance report United States or its territories or possessions" WM. MAILLIARD, but retained the language of the Senate bill PETER H. B. FRELINGHUYSEN, The Senate bill added a new Section 653 requiring the Department of State to keep to the Foreign Assistance Act requiring an WM. S. BROOMFIELD, the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Managers on the Part of the House. annual report to the Congress within six Committee on Foreign Affairs fully and cur months of the end of each fiscal year, show rently informed "with respect to all activities J. W. FuLBRIGHT, ing (1) the value of all foreign assistance and responsibilities within the jurisdiction FRANK CHURCH, provided during the fiscal year, in total and of these committees." G.D.Am.EN, by category to each country or international JOHN SHERMAN COOPER, organization; (2) the amount and reason for TERMINATION OF U.S MILITARY OPERATIONS CLIFFORn P. CASE, each payment of foreign currency to the IN INDOCHINA Managers on the Part of the Senate. United States during the fiscal year by each The Senate bill contained a provision which country and international organization, would declare it to be the policy of the whether any portion was returned by the United States to terminate military opera COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK United States and, if so, how much and used tions in Indochina and withdraw all U.S. OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA for what purpose: (8) the value of all mili military forces no later than six months after TIVES-UNITED STATES OF AMER tary equipment exported under license, in the date of enactment, subject to the release ICA v. JOHN DOWDY, ET AL. total and to ea.ch country or international of American POWs held by the Government organization; and (4) other matters pertain of North Vietnam and its allies. The provi The SPEAKER laid before the House ing to U.S. foreign aid' programs. All the in sion would also urge and request the Presi the following communication from the rorma.tion is to be unclassified except on an dent to implement this policy by establish- Clerk of the House of Representatives: 47668 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE December 17, 1971 WASHINGTON, D.C., Resolved, That by the privileges of this Mr. GROSS. It awaits only the action December 16, 1971. House no evidence of a documentary charac of the House to adjourn, is that correct? The Honorable the SPEAKER, ter under the control and in the possession House of Representatives. of the House of Representatives can, by the Mr. BOGGS. It awaits the final action DEAR Sm: On this date, I have been served mandate of process of the ordinary courts of of the other body on the continuing ap with a. subpoena duces tecum tha.t wa.s issued justice, be taken from such control or pos propriations resolution, and whatever by the United States District Court for the session but by its permission; be it further variations there may be in that resolu District of Maryland. This subpoena is in Resolved, That when it appears by the order tion. connection with the case of the United States of the court or of the judge thereof, or any Mr. GROSS. So we are again awaiting of America v. John Dowdy, et al. legal officer charged with the administration the pleasure of the other body, some The subpoena. commands the Clerk of the of the orders of such court or judge, that times known as the House of Lords, on House to appear in the said United States documentary evidence in the possession and District Court for the District of Maryland, under the control of the House is needful for that piece of business, is that correct? Baltimore, Maryland on the 2oth day of De use in any court of justice or before any judge Mr. BOGGS. That is substantially cor cember, 1971 at 9 :30 o'clock A.M., and re or such legal officer, for the promotion of rect. However, I would not necessarily quests certain House records that are out justice, this House will take such action agree with the designation given by the lined in the subpoena itself, which is at thereon as will promote the ends of justice gentleman to the other body. tached hereto. consistently with the privileges and rights Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the The rules and practices of the House of of this House; be it further gentleman. Representatives indicate that no official of ~esolved, That W. Pat Jennings, Clerk of Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reserva the House m.ay, either voluntarily or in the House, or any officer or employee in his obedience to a subpoena duces tecum, pro office whom he may designate, be author tion of objection. duce such papers without the consent of the ized to appear at the place and before the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to House being first obtained. It is further indi court in the subpena duces tecum before the request of the gentleman from cated that he may not supply copies of cer• mentioned, but shall not take with him any Louisiana? ta.in of the documents and papers requested papers or documents on file in his office or There was no objection. without such consent. . under his control or in possession of the The Clerk read the Senate joint res The subpoena in question is herewith at House of Representatives; be it further olution, as follows: tached, a.nd the matter is presented for such Resolved, That when the said court deter action as the House in its wisdom may see mines upon the materiality and the rele S.J. RES. 186 fit to take. vancy of the papers and documents called Joint resolution to provide for the beginning Sincerely, for in the subpena duces tecum, then the of the second session of the Ninety-second W. PAT JENNINGS, said court, through any of its officers or Congress Clerk, House of Representatives. agents, be authorized to attend with all Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep proper parties to the proceeding and then resentatives of the United States of America The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read the always at any place under the orders and in Congress assembled, That the second reg subpena. control of this House, and take copies of ular session of the Ninety-second Congress The Clerk read as follows: those requested papers and documents shall begin at noon on Tuesday, January 18, U.S. District Court for the District of Mary which are in possession or control of the 1972. land, No. 70-0123-T (Criminal Docket) said Clerk; and the Clerk is authorized to supply certified copies of such documents or The SPEAKER. The question is on the papers in his possession or control that the engrossment and third reading of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. JOHN DOWDY, court has found to be material and relevant Senate joint resolution. ET AL. and which the court or other proper officer The Seriate joint resolution was or To Clerk, United States House of Repre thereof shall desire, so as, however, the pos dered to be read a third time, was read sentatives, Washington, D.C. session of said documents and papers by the the third time, and passed, and a motion SERVE ON: Paul Wohl, Esq., Counsel to said Clerk shall not be disturbed, or the to reconsider was laid on the table. the Clerk or any other representative of Mr. same shall not be removed from their place Wohl's office. of file or custody under the said Clerk; and You are hereby commanded to appear in be it further Resolved, That as a respectful answer to COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE the United States District Court for the Dis PRESIDENT trict of Maryland, at room 325, U.S. Post the subpena duces tecum a copy of these Office Building, Calvert and Fayette Streets resolutions be submitted to the said court. Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I offer a in the city of Baltimore on the 20th day of The resolution was agreed to. resolution (H. Res. 756) and ask for its December, 1971 at 9 :30 o'clock A.M. to testify immediate consideration. in the case of United States v. John Dowdy, A motion to reconsider was laid on the et a.I. a.nd bring with you a.ny expense vouch table. The Clerk read the resolution as ers pertaining to any travels of John Dowdy follows: for the months of August, and September, FIXING THE TIME OF ASSEMBLY H. REs. 756 1970. OF THE SECOND SESSION, 92D Resolved, Tha.t a. committee of two Mem This subpoena is issued upon application bers be appointed. by the House to join a of the United States, December 16, 1971. CONGRESS similar committee appointed by the Senate John G. Sakella.ris, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani to wait upon the President of the United Stephen H. sachs, Special Asst. U.S. Attorney, mous consent for the immediate con States and inform him that the two Houses 325 U.S. Post Office Bldg., Baltimore, Md. sideration of the Senate joint resolution have completed. their business of the session 21202. (S.J. Res. 186) to provide for the begin and are ready to adjourn, unless the Presi PAUL R. SCHLITZ, dent has some other communication to make Clerk: ning of the second session of the 92d to them. CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS, Congress. Deputy Clerk. The Clerk read the title of the Senate The resolution was agreed to. joint resolutiop. A motion to reconsider was laid on the Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, I offer a The SPEAKER. Is there objection to table. privileged resolution (H. Res. 755) and the request of the gentleman from The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints as ask for its immediate consideration. Louisiana? members on the part of the House of the The Clerk read the resolution as fol Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, reserving committee to notify the President, the lows: gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Boccs) H. RES. 755 the right to object-and I do not intend to object-I was at the point of asking and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Whereas in the case of the United States the gentleman earlier the legislative pro GERALD R. FORD). of America against John Dowdy, et al. ( crimi nal action numbered 70-0123) , pending in gram for next week, but if this is adopted I assume that it indicates the end of the the United States District Court for the Dis DEVALUATION OF THE DOLLAR trict of Maryland, a subpena duces tecum first session of the 92d Congress? was issued by the said Court and addressed Mr. BOGGS. Mr. Speaker, if the gen (Mr. BRINKLEY asked and was given to W. Pat .Jennings, Clerk of the House of tleman will yield, in reply to the gentle permission to address the House for 1 Representatives, directing him to appear as man from Iowa I might inform the minute and to revise and extend his re a witness before the said court at 9 :30 an marks.) temeridian on the 20th day of December, gentleman that the other body has al 1971, and to bring with him certain docu ready adopted the sine die adjournment Mr. BRINKLEY. Mr. Speaker, the ments in the possession and under the con resolution, and we hope to do so soon, so narcoticlike tranquility of Government trol of the House of Representatives: There there will be no further business next guaranteed existence has provided an fore be it week, nor until January 18. atmosphere of wide acceptability for a December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47669 devalued dollar. Of course, the official overall policy forged to meet the realities United States, now seems wholly alienated of 1971 on the subcontinent. It seems we from it. label is not tabbed Government-guar The hint that Mr. Nixon may not go to anteed existence; it is being called infla have reacted to a new set of circum Moscow unless Russia calls off its Indian tion which is, indeed, the last word of stances based on worn-out old premises. friends only adds more confusion to the back "cause and effect." Hence our almost total support for Pak and-fill U.S. war policy and misses the main What concerns me most is not the istan. point. present point of this Nation's journey It seems to me that our policy has That point, as we see it, is the herding of but rather our ultimate destination if we been wrong not just on the merits of India into the Soviet camp just as the mis continue to follow the road we are on. the case but on the basis of our own self cues of 1956 thrust Egypt into Russian arms. As the Economist of London has put it, "India Devaluation will become as common as interest. But now is not the time to de is now undisputedly the dominant power the raising of the national debt ceiling bate the rights or wrongs of that policy. south of the Himalayas. If the Indians come has become. The situation is rapidly deteriorating in to regard the Soviet Union as their principal East Pakistan. It is time for the United friend and supporter, and if Mr. Brezhnev States to act to prevent needless blood were able to make India the counterpiece of THE LATE JOHN L. DODSON shed in the wake of an apparent Indian his 'mutual security zone' in Asia, the west (Mr. FASCELL asked and was given victory. From the movements of U.S. would be without a policy for the whole permission to address the House for 1 naval vessels reported in the press this stretch of the world between Iran and Thai morning and from the apparent warning land." minute and to revise and extend his re All that, plus the present dilemma of the marks and include extraneous matter.) issued yesterday to Moscow at an anony Soviet Union's new bases in Egypt and Algeria Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, speaking mous White House briefing yesterday, it which have outflanked NATO on the south for Chairman HOLIFIELD of the Commit would appear that the President is con and threaten to open up the Inidian Ocean to tee on Government Operations, I have templating some kind of action on the Soviet hegemony. the sad duty to inform the House of the subcontinent. If he is, I hope he will take There are times when a great power must untimely passing this morning of John the Congress into his confidence and not choose up sides for reasons of national in L. Dodson, who has been a faithful mem await our adjournment to take any ac terest and international morality. tion with such possible profound impli There are other times when it is wise to ber of the staff of the committee. exercise the "cold neutrality of an impartial He previously served in the Clerk's cations. judge" in regional quarrels. office. He has worked for the House for Mr. Speaker, while I would not neces The now apparent mess of our Indian more than 17 years. John was one of the sarily be opposed to the use of U.S. policy, which can get even messier if cool friendliest people I have ever known and helicopters to prevent slaughter of the and calculating heads are not retained, shows he has been extremely helpful to all survivors and to save U.S. citizens from judgment which is as poor as it is puzzling. Members and members of the staff. danger, such a serious step should be Mr. Speaker, I feel a great personal taken only if- loss at his passing and extend my deepest First, it is essential for humanitarian TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE sympathy to his family. purposes; PETER W. RODINO Second, Congress is as fully consulted (Mr. PATTEN asked and was given as possible; and permission to address the House for 1 THE UNITED STATES AND THE Third, every attempt is made to gain minute, to revise and extend his remarks INDIA-PAKISTAN WAR the concurrence of the Indian Govern and include extraneous matter.) (Mr. FASCELL asked and was given ment in any humanitarian efforts we may Mr. PATTEN. Mr. Speaker, the House permission to extend his remarks at this make. recently paid tribute to our colleague, the point in the RECORD and to include ex I remain totally and unequivocally op Honorable PETER w. RODINO, JR., who was traneous matter.) posed to the use of any U.S. military at the 34th session of the Council of the Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, words are forces for other than totally defensive or Intergovernmental Committee for Eu inadequate to describe the war which humanitarian purposes until and unless ropean Migration held in Geneva, Swit continues between two of the world's Congress has been consulted. zerland from November 29 to December largest nations despite the surrender of If any action is contemplated, I hope 2. We felt honored that PETER RODINO Pakistan forces in the East. Every effort the President will avail himself of this was elected chairman of this world gath must be made to halt the fighting between opportunity to carry out his often ex ering which marked the 20th anniversary India and Pakistan as soon as possible. pressed desire to keep the Congress fully of ICEM. Where is the United States in all of advised on major world developments. There are millions of people who are this? I agree totally that we must avoid Mr. Speaker, this morning the Miami not in their home countries today be getting involved in the fighting. But while Herald published an editorial pertaining cause of wars and other reasons. Many we cannot decisively affect the course of to the most recent event in this tragic refugees living in my district escaped events we do retain great influence. To war which I am sure will be of interest to America during the various revolu date that influence has not been used as to my colleagues: tions, and many more would love to come it should have been used. From the be ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC FuMBLE LOSES UNITED to our free country. I would like to point ginning of the present crisis a year ago STATES GROUND IN INDIA out that in the past 9 years that I have the United States has turned a totally Why shouldn't U.S.S. Enterprise and its known him, PETER RODINO has been a deaf ear to the pleas of the people of flotilla from the 7th fleet be allowed to pro champion for these people. ICEM has East Pakistan who, having gone to the ceed to the Bay of Bengal and pick up helped to resettle over 1,800,000 people. polls in a free election, saw the results Americans who may be endangered by the They have men like PETE to thank for of that election overturned and a regime India-Pakistan war? making this possible. He was well quali of terror and oppression instituted. New Delhi is having cat fits over the car fied to be chairman at this 20th anniver President Khan has been a faithful rier's movement, which it suggests is a naval sary meeting. He is looked upon as a ally. For that we are grateful. And I am maneuver all of a piece with Washington's hostility. leading authority on refugee problems sure we will continue to honor our com It is nothing more, of course, than a pro because of his work with the House Judi mitments to Pakistan when they can be tective measure which responsible govern ciary Committee where he is now serv fulfilled but not in the context of the ments take in wartime. Yet unfortunately it ing as chairman of the Subcommittee on war. reflects a series of diplomatic fumbles which Immigration and Refugees. While it may be wrong that Indians always seem to wind up with the United PETER W. RODINO has his own style, resorted to arms to halt the flow of refu States latched to a loser. and you must be with him to learn about gees and perhaps to right old wrongs President Nixon made no secret of bis this. We all know that PETE does his under a cloak of humanitarianism, we distaste of the Indian move into Pakistan after Washington entreaties to stay put. What homework and runs a tight office. We are in the United States must ask ourselves proud to call him dean of the New Jersey what did this Nation do give India was said and what was agreed to or disagreed to to just as unfortunately remains something delegation, and I want to thank him for hope of a peaceful alternative? What did of a ~ecret. At any rate India, which is a func the good advice he has given us on many we really do to prevent this war? tioning democracy governed by the compa.ra a vote. PETE works hard for the people As in other areas of the world it ap tively middle-of-the-road Congress party and of his district whether it concerns hous pears that the United States had no real which long enjoyed close friendship with the ing, pollution, welfare, Federal aid, help 47670 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE December 17, 1971 for our older citizens, educational assist and listening to the millions of new The message passed on that historic ance, scholarships for the underprivi young voters. But these new young voters afternoon was not lost. Within a matter leged, aid to the armed services, benefits are entitled to a reasonably balanced of a few years, scientists and engineers for veterans, and many other programs presentation of points of view before throughout the world, encouraged by the that many of us feel the Federal Gov being asked to resolve on a course of ac success of EBR I, demonstrated the ernment should support. With all this, tion. Not only are they entitled to a bal versatility of the atom and showed that PETE has a tremendous sense of financial anced presentation, they will in the long useful power could be generated from responsibility. run insist on it, and they will not look systems quite different from EBR I. What I would not be honest if I did not men kindly on those who in a guise of non was lost to most of the world, however, tion how proud PETE is of his own back partisanship, by selective presentation of was the fact that although EBR I, was ground. Because of him, I often wish I opinion, seek to enlist them in a partisan the first nuclear reactor to produce could be Italian for 6 months every year. cause. usable amounts of electric power, it was He is often depressed, because he feels also two decades ahead of its time; for that in stories, movies, and so forth, the MORE GOOD ECO~NOMIC NEWS on that day, 20 years ago, the concept of Italians are discriminated against and "fuel-breeding" was also born. This con maligned. I know that if you go over to H.J. RES. 1005, AS PASSED BY THE SENATE As to titles I and H.R. 12067 As to titles I and H.R. 12067 II of H.R. 12067 (other) Total II of H.R. 12067 (other) Total H.J. Res . 1005, as amended by Senate__ _ $2, 390, 005, 000 $370, 922, 000 $2, 760, 927, 000 Comparisons of Senate·passed Resolu· H.J. Res. 1005, as passed House ____ .__ _ 2, 648, 255, 000 330, 906, 000 2, 979, 161, 000 tion with- H.R. 12067, the appropriation bill ______2, 672, 555, 000 330, 906, 000 3, 003, 461, 000 House·passed resolution ______-$258, 250, 000 +$40, 016, 000 -$218, 234, 000 Conference report, authorization bill__ __ 2, 752, 000, 000 NA NA Conference report, authorization bilL -361, 995, 000 NA NA Senate authorization ______. 2, 647, 000, 000 NA NA House-passed appropriation bill____ -282, 550, 000 +40, 016, 000 -242, 534, 000 House authorization ______.______3, 443, 350, 000 NA NA Budget estimates ______-1, 205, 213, 000 -376, 495, 000 -1, 581, 708, 000 Budget estimates ___ ·-··-----·---·--·- 3, 595, 218, 000 747, 417, 000 4, 342, 635, 000 1971 appropriations______-752, 680, 000 -298, 650, 000 -1, 051, 330, 000 1971 appropriations ______·----·-- 3, 142, 685, 000 669, 572, 000 3, 812, 257, 000 Notes: In addition, estimated receipts, reimbursements, recoveries and continuation of prior Also, Export·lmport Bank operations-use of bank resources-are authorized at the bud&et year unobligated balances continue available (approximately ($452,677,000 on annual basis.) and House approved rates. 47682 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE December 17, 1971 HJ. RES. 1005-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AVAILABILITIES AS PROVIDED IN SENATE-PASSED VERSION Receipts, Receipts, reimburse reimburse ments, ments, recoveries recoveries New and New and (obligational) unobligated Total (obligational) unobligated Total Item authority balances available Item authority balances available Title I-Foreign Assistance Act activities: Title II-Foreign military credit sales: Economic assistance: Foreign military credit sales______HOO, 000, 000 ------$100, 000, 000 , Worldwide, technical assistance .. ____ $150, 000, 000 $15, 272, 000 $165, 272, 000 Military credit sales to Israel______300, 000, 000 ------300, 000, 000 Alliance for Progress, technical assistance______75, 000, 000 4, 105, 000 79, 105, 000 Total, title II, Foreign military credit International organizations and pro- sales______400, 000, 000 ------400, 000, 000 grams______41, 000, 000 282, 000 41, 282, 000 Programs relating to population growth ______------______Total, titles I and 11______2, 390, 005, 000 $452, 677, 000 2, 842, 682, 000 American schools and hospitals 15,000,000 ------15,000,000 Title I I I-Foreign assistance (other): abroad ______------Peace Corps______72, 000, 000 ------72, 000, 000 Suez Canal (special foreign currency program) ______------______Limitation on administrative expenses. (24, 500, 000)______(24, 500, 000) Indus Basin Development Fund, :{~~~~n~~~~dr~f~::~·i~~~i~~u:~is~ates- 4, 216, 000 ------4, 216, 000 grants______5, 000, 000 ------5, 000, 000 _(Cu~an program)______139, 000, 000 ------139, 000, 000 Indus Basin Development Fund, M1~rabon and refugee assistance______5, 706, 000 ------5, 706, 000 loans______6, 000, 000 ------6, 000, 000 As1an ADevel_opment Bank (paid-in capital) ______United Nations Relief and Works 1nter- mencan Development Bank: Agency: Pair-in capi!a'------13, 240, 000 ------13, 240, 000 (Arab refugees) ______------______------______Cal able cap1taL______136, 760, 000 ------136, 760, 000 Special foreign currency pro- fund for Special Operations ______Contingenc g~~~d------30, ooo, ooo·----1, 300, ooo·----31, 300, ooo" 150 000 000 150 000 Refugee re~ef assistance (East Pakistan)_. 100, 000, 000 ______100, 000, 000 lntern~rob:~faJa~i~or°Reco-nstructioii -and- • • ------, ooo, Alliance for Progress, development loans __ 150, 000, 000 76, 693, 000 226, 693, 000 Development: Development loans .------250, 000, 000 280, 779, 000 530, 779, 000 Administrative expenses: t!i?;~recif~}f!L--~ ======::::::======A.I.D .•. ------45, 000, 000 2, 000, 000 47, 000, 000 State_.______4, 255, 000 25, 000 4, 280, 000 1 1nterna~~~t~1 ~e!~1~gment Association ______------______Subtotal, economic assistance______871, 255, 000 380, 456, 000 1, 251, 711, 000 1nternabona 1 Monetary fund (quota in- Military assistance: Military Assistance ___ 500, 000, 000 22, 500, 000 522, 500, 000 crease) ______------__ ------__ Security supporting assistance: Security supporting assistance ______t 600, 000, 000 49, 721, 000 649, 721, 000 Total, title Ill, foreign assistance (other>------370, 922, 000 ------370, 922, 000 Subtotal. ______------______1, 971, 255, 000 452, 677, 000 2, 423, 932, 000 Overseas Private Investment Corporation Title IV- Export-Import Bank of the United Overseas Private Investment Corporation, States: reserves.______18, 750, 000 ______18, 750, 000 Limitation on program activity ______(7, 323, 675, 000) ______(7, 323, 675, 000) Inter-American Social Development Insti Limitation on administrative expense~---- (8, 072, 000) ______(8,072,000) tute: Inter-American Social Development Institute (limitation on obligation) ______------______Total ,title IV, Export-Import Bank of the United States ______(?, 331, 747, 000) ______(7, 331, 747, 000) Total, title I, Foreign Assistance Act activities .. ------1, 990, 005, 000 452, 677, 000 2, 442, 682, 000 Grand total, titles I, II, and Ill, new budget (obligational) authority ______2, 760, 927, 000 452, 677, 000 3, 213, 604, 000 1 Includes $50,000,000 earmarked for Israel. Mr. FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker, further Mr. FINDLEY. I yield to the gentle body before adjournment; the pending reserving the right to object, the $50 man. resolution provides a temporary substi million in supporting assistance author Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, is that not tute for that bill. ized for Israel could not pos.sibly be used a sort of sleight-of-hand operation if Counting all bills and resolutions, we for the procurement of military aircraft; they get $50 million they can use other have dealt with a total of 27 measures; am I correct in that? money they may have for the purchase namely, 14 regular bills for fiscal year Mr. MAHON. It would not be avail of aircraft? 1972; four emergency and supplemental able for use for military aircraft. Mili Mr. FINDLEY. One might so conclude. appropriation measures relating to fiscal tary aircraft purchases would be charge Mr. GROSS. Yes; I would think so. I year 1972; five continuing resolutions; able to the $300 million figure for mili thank the gentleman. and four bills and supplemental appro tary sales. priation measures relating· to fiscal year RESUME OF THE APPROPRIATIONS MEASURES 1971. Mr. FINDLEY. That is military credit OF THE SESSION sales. MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO FISCAL YEAR 1972 Mr. MAHON. Yes; military credit Mr. MAHON. Mr. Speaker, I think it Mr. Speaker, with respect to the ap sales. would be appropriate, in briefest sum propriation bills dealing with budget re As I pointed out on the floor recently, mary, to give the House a capsule view quests for the current fiscal year 1972, the obligations so far this fiscal year for of the appropriations business of the Congress has concluded action on 13 military credit sales for all governments, session, since the pending resolution is regular annual bills, three special reso including Israel-from July 1 through the last appropriation measure to be lutions dealing with emergency public October-amounted to only $30 million. processed at this session. Under leave to jobs, summer school feeding programs Mr. FINDLEY. Very clearly, the $50 extend, I include explanatory remarks for children, and Federal unemployment million supporting assistance could not and tables. benefits, and the usual session-end sup be used to provide without cost to the With the passage of the pending con plemental bill. Only the foreign assist Government of Israel military aircraft. tinuing resolution, the House will have ance appropriation bill remains unfin- Mr. MAHON. The gentleman, I be disposed of all the appropriation meas ished. lieve, is correct. ures of the session, including the foreign In brief, in respect to fiscal year 1972, Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, will the assistance appropriation bill which, how the enacted figures are as follows-with gentleman yield? ever, will not be acted upon by the other comparisons: December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 47683 FISCAL YEAR 1972 APPROPRIATION BILLS In billions-New budget authority Increase(+) or decrease(-) Fiscal year 1971 amounts 1972 budget 1972 enacted Fiscal year 1971 Budget 1972 17 measures (not counting Foreign assistance>------$141.8 $154. 4 $153. 7 +$11. 9 -$0. 7 Foreign assistance bilL------3.8 4. 3 12. 7 -1.1------1.6 Total, fiscal year 1972 _____ ------______------__ _ 145. 6 158. 7 156. 4 +10.s -2.3 1 Interim annual rate (of new funds only) for period Dec. 9-Feb. 22 under latest continuing resolution. The exact figure is $2,760,927,000 (excluding some $452,000,000 of estimated receipts, re· coveries, reimbursements, and carryover unobligated balances). The net overall decrease, as shown, is bills above the budget, we made sharp congressional actions-and inactions $2.3 billion. This is necessarily tentative cuts in others, especially in foreign as on budget proposals in certain legislative insofar as the foreign assistance appro sistance, and defense. The overall House bills significantly affect the budget and priation bill is concerned, but probably cut was $4 billion. Let me cite the totals fiscal picture-as to obligating author is not too wide of what the final figures in respect to the fiscal year 1972 appro ity, as to expenditures, and of course as will be. priation measures: to revenues. These actions are reported However, taking into account the net on frequently in the so-called budget decrease of $600 million from, first, the In billions scorekeeping reports of the Joint Com $1 billion in the budget as a proposed mittee on Reduction of Federal Expend Net re supplemental for special revenue sharing Budget House duction itures. for one-half year funding in certain It is a bit early to say precisely what housing and urban development pro 17 measures (not counting the final scorekeeping report for the ses grams where we, in the Appropriation foreign aid)______$151. 7 $149. O -$2. 7 sion will show, but probably in all its ac Act, made full-year provision for present Foreign aid______4. 3 3. O -1. 3 tions- programs, and second, the $400 million Totals, House, fiscal First. Congress will show a substantial not included in the education appropria year 1972______156. C 152. O -4. 0 net reduction in relation to the Executive tion bill, but requested in the budget- recommendations in respect to new and accounted for as a budget item in the FISCAL YEAR 1972 BILLS IN THE SENATE budget obligational authority. bill-for purchase of student loans from The Senate, in addition to considering Second. Congressional actions in their colleges and universities contingent upon the same budget requests as the House, impact on the spending budgetary rec legislative authority not yet enacted, the also considered later supplements and ommendations of the Executive may well net overall decrease would be $600 mil amendments and certain regular budget be about a standoff. lion more, or $2.9 billion from the overall items deferred by the House for lac~ of Third. In respect to revenue proposals budget totals. Legislation for the $1 bil legislative authorization-notably health by the Executive, congressional actions lion item and for the $400 million item manpower programs and the economic and inactions may vary to some extent, has not been enacted, but substitute pro opportunity program. But even allowing but in the overall, the figures will prob visions were made in the appropria~ion for this factor, the other body raised ably not be too far apart. bills for on-going programs to which the appropriations in a number of sig HIGHER APPROPRIATIONS, BIGGER SPENDING, they relate. nificant amounts in relation to the These figures refer to new budget obli RISING DEFICITS House bills and budget requests. The Mr. Speaker, every year the authori gational authority-appropriations, for overall picture as to Senate actions on all practical purposes-not budget ex the fiscal year 1972 bills is as follows: zation totals exceed the year before. Con penditures. The President's original ap gress continues to authorize and appro propriations budget-which has of course priate beyond the revenues in hand or in been supplemented and amended from In billions sight. Budget deficits and rising debt to time to time-was about a quarter of a Net meet the shortfalls are the inevitable re trillion dollars. His original spending Budget Senate increase sult. Presidential budgets continue to be budget was about $229 billion, which has submitted on a deficit basis. 17 measures for fiscal year been revised upward by the adminis 1972 ______$154. 4 $156. 5 +$2.1 In the 18 appropriation measures re tration to about $232 billion. The ex Foreign aid______4.3 2. 7 -1.6 lating to fiscal year 1972-counting for eign assistance in the tentative form as penditure budget of course, in addition Total , Senate, fiscai to expenditures from new budget au year1972______158.7 159.2 +o.5 it passed today-the appropriations ex thority, include billions of dollars of ceed the fiscal year 1971 level by nearly $11 billion. expenditures from carryover balances of The Senate approved nine of the ap appropriations made in previous years, propriation bills at amounts above the On a Federal funds basis, the deficit in and also expenditures from certain so budget; seven in amounts below the fiscal 1970 was $13.1 billion. called permanent appropriations, such budget; and two at the budget amounts. The Federal funds budget deficit for as interest on the public debt and a num fiscal 1971-last year-was $29.9 billion. ber of trust funds which Congress is not FISCAL YEAR 1971 APPROPRIATION MEASURES AT THIS SESSION In September, the Federal funds deficit required to act upon at each session. was officially calculated to be about $33 I should note further in respect to the Mr. Speaker, at every session we deal billion for the current fiscal year 1972. I appropriations budget that while the with supplemental appropriations relat would estimate it may range between $35 original total request was about one ing principally to 2 fiscal years-in this billion and $40 billion. f ourth of a trillion dollars, about $80 session, fiscal years 1971 and 1972. The fiscal year 1973 budget will be sub billion-figured on a net basis-does not We had four such supplemental meas mitted early in the next session. I believe require annual action by Congress. These ures this session dealing with fiscal year it entirely safe to say that for the 4 fiscal are the so-called permanent appropria 1971. They .involved about $8.9 billion. years, 1970-73, the Federal funds deficit tions, encompassing most all the social Congress reduced them by about $910 will probably exceed $100 billion. trust funds and such Federal funds items million. Mr. Speaker, I include two tables on as interest on the public debt. COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET SCOREKEEPING the appropriation measures for fiscal FISCAL YEAR 1972 BILLS IN THE HOUSE While most of the spending side of the year 1972 showing further details in sup Ivir. Speaker, in the appropriation bills budget on which Congress annually acts port of some of the total figures I have of the House, while we increased some is handled in the appropriation bills, cited: 47684 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE December 17, 1971 NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY IN THE APPROPRIATION BILLS, 1972, AS OF DEC. 17, 1971 [Note.-As to fiscal year 1972 amounts only) Budget requests Change(+ ) Budget requests Change(+ ) Bill considered Approved or(-) Bill consid ered Approved or(-) IN THE HOUSE 11. Military construction ______$2, 129, 805, 000 $2, 002, 312, 000 -$127, 493, 000 12. Defense ______73, 543, 829, 000 70, 849, 113, 000 -2, 694, 716, 000 1. Education ______$5, 068, 343, 000 $4, 800, 088, 000 I - $268, 255, 000 13. District of Columbia (Federal 2. Legislative ______455, 744, 595 449, 899, 605 -5, 844, 990 funds)______289, 197, 000 285, 597, 000 -3, 600, 000 3. Agriculture-Environmental and 14. Foreign assistance______4, 342, 635, 000 a 2, 760, 927, 000 e -1, 581 , 708, 000 Consumer Protection ______12, 104, 813, 850 2 12, 423, 896, 050 2 + 319, 082, 200 15. Emergency employment assist- 4. State-Justice-Commerce- ance (H.J. Res. 833)______1, 000, 000, 000 4 204 997 3, 684, 183, 000 3 -520, 814, 000 1, 000, 000, 000 ------5. Tr!~~~~-1ostaiservice~ciin-e-rar - ' ' ' ooo 16. Summer feeding programs for children (H.J . Res. 744) ______17, 000, 000 +11, 000, 000 Government_ __------4, 780, 576, 000 4, 487, 676, 190 -292, 899, 810 17. Federal unemployment benefits 6. Interior______2, 164, 569, 035 2, 159, 508, 035 -5, 061 , 000 and allowances (H.J. Res. 7. HUD-Space-Science-Veterans_____ 17, 457, 017, 000 2 18, 115, 203, 000 2 + 658, 186, 000 915)______270, 500, 000 8. Transportation______2, 833, 229, 997 • 2, 559, 048, 997 • ~ -274, 181, 000 18. Supplemental , 1972 ______3, 254, 924, 371 270, 500, 000 ------Advance 1973 appropriation ____ (174, 321, 000) (174, 321, 000) __ __------. _.. -- . 3, 998, 045, 371 +743, 121, 000 9. Labor-HEW______19, 942, 996, 000 20, 361, 247, 000 + 418, 251 , 000 10. Public Works-AEC ______4, 616, 082, 000 4, 576, 173, 000 -39, 909, 000 Total, bills cleared Senate ______158, 727, 594, 860 1 159, 248, 648, 892 7 +521, 054, 032 11. Military construction ______2, 129, 805, 000 2, 012, 446, 000 -117, 359, 000 ENACTED 12. Defense ______73, 543, 829, 000 71 , 048, 013, 000 -2, 495, 816, 000 13. District of Columbia (Federal 1. Education ______5, 153, 186. 000 funds)______289, .197, 000 268, 597, 000 -20, 600, 000 5, 146, 311, 000 I -6 875 000 2. Legislative ______535, 349, 607 529, 309, 749 -6:039: 858 14. Foreign assistance ___ __ ------4, 342, 635, 000 e 2, 979, 161, 000 e -1, 363, 474, 000 "3. Treasury-Postal Service-General 15. Emergency employment 1, 000, 000, 000 ______. ____ Government______4, 809, 216, 000 4, 528, 986, 690 -280, 229, 310 assistance (H.J. Res. 833)______1, 000, 000, 000 4. Agriculture-Environmental and 16. Summer feeding programs for Consumer Protection ______12, 104, 813, 850 2 13, 276, 900, 050 3 + 1. 172, 086, 200 children (H .J. Res. 744)------17, 000, 000 + 11. 000, 000 5. State-Justice-Commerce-Judi- 17. Federal unemployment benefits cia ry ______4, 216, 802, 000 and allowances (H.J Res. 915)__ 270, 500, 000 270, 500, 000 ------6. Interior______4, 067, 116, 000 -149, 686, 000 18. Supplemental, 1972______769, 341, 154 786, 282, 654 +16, 941, 500 2, 194, 594, 035 2, 223, 980, 035 +29, 386, 000 7. HUD-Space-Science-Veterans ____ _ 17, 457, 017, 000 2 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8. Transportation______18, 339, 738, 000 +882, 721, 000 Total, House bills. ______155, 973, 675, 631 7151, 998, 922, 531 1 -3, 974, 753, 100 2, 686, 006, 997 • 2, 730, 989, 997 • +44, 983, 000 Advance 1973 appropriation __ __ (174, 321, 000) (174, 321, 000) ______9. Labor-HEW ______IN THE SENATE 20, 123, 637, 000 20, 704, 662, 000 + 581, 025, 000 10. Public Works-AEC ______4, 616, 082, 000 4, 675, 125, 000 +59, 043, 000 11. Military construction ______2, 129, 805, 000 1. Education ______. ____ . __ _ 5, 153, 186, 000 5, 615, 918, 000 I + 462, 732, 000 2, 037, 097, 000 -92, 708, 000 2. Legislative ____ ------______12. Defense ___ ------______73, 543, 829, 000 70, 518, 463, 000 -3, 025, 366, 000 535, 349, 6C7 532, 297, 749 -3, 051, 858 13. District of Columbia (Federal 3. Treasury-Postal Service- funds)______289, 197, 000 General Government______4, 809, 216, 000 4, 752, 789, 690 -56, 426, 310 272, 597, 000 -16, 600, 000 14. Foreign assistance______4, 342, 635, 000 I 2, 760, 927, 000 a -1, 581, 708, 000 4. Agriculture-Environmental and 15. Emergency employment assist- Consumer Protection ______12, 104, 813, 850 213, 621 , 677, 050 2 + 1. 516, 863, 200 5. Interior______2, 194, 594, 035 2, 226, 023, 035 + 31, 429, 000 ance (H.J. Res. 833)______1, 000, 000, 000 1, 000, 000, 000 ------6. State-Justice-Commerce- Judiciary ______. ___ _ 16. Su~w:;e~ec~'.'l~ 17, 000, 000 +11. 000, 000 4, 216, 802, 000 4, 098, 083, 000 -118, 719, 000 17. Federal unemploymentG!~~,:~t~~ benefits------7. HUD-Space-Science-Veterans ____ _ 17, 457, 017, 000 : 18, 698, 518, 000 2 + 1, 241, 501, 000 8. Transportation ______2, 686, 006, 997 22, 784, 608, 997 • + 98, 602, 000 and allowances (H.J. Res. 915)__ 270, 500, 000 270, 500, 000 ------Advance 1973 appropriation ___ _ (174, 321, 000) (174, 321, 000) ______18. Supplemental , 1972______3, 254, 924, 371 3, 406, 385, 371 +151, 461, 000 9. Labor-HEW ______20, 123, 637, 000 21 , 018, 317, 000 +894, 680, 000 10. Public Works-AEC ______4, 616, 082, 000 4, 716, 922, 000 + 100, 840, 000 Total, bills enacted ______158, 727,594, 860 7156, 506,087, 892 7-2,221,506,968 I As passed by both House and Senate, the education appropriation bill did not inclu~e $~0_0, - a $352,715,000 of this figure is apparent, not real, because all maritime programs and 1 judiciary 000 000 requested in the budget for purchase of student loan notes from co\leges and un1vers1t1es, item were struck by floor points of order. coniingent upon legislative authority not yet enacted. If !h~ $400,000 ,00~ 1s excluded from all of • House bill does not include $248,000,000 floor addition to "Federal payment to airport and the figures shown, the amount in the House approved b1ll 1s in effect a net increase of $131,745,0~0 airway trust fund" since, technically, it is not new budget authority until appropriated out ot the over the budget requests considered by the House; the Senate approved bill on the same basis trust fund. Senate bill adds another f219 ,800,000 to this "Federal payment" account. Confereace $862,732,000 over the budget requests considered by thf: Senate; and the enacted bill on the report adds $239,000,000 to the budget for this "Federal payment." same basis is $393,125,000 over the budget requests considered. 6 Includes $235, 000, 000 related to prior decision to terminate the SST. 2 There was H 000 000 000 in the budget as a proposed supplemental for special revenue e Interim annual rate for period Dec. 9, 1971- Feb. 22, 1972, based on continuing resolution sharing or ~-year funding in certain housing and urban development programs. Taking into (H.J. Res. 1005). Amounts subject to final determination when H.R. 12067, the Foreign Assistance account' that $850,000,000 of that amount was for the HUD-Spaci:-S~ience-Veterans bill, the and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 1972 is enacted. House bill is $191 814 000 below the budget requests; the Senate bill 1s $391,501,000 above the 1 Considering footnotes 1 and 2 ($400,000,000 for the purchase of student loan notes from colleges requests· and the 'enacted figure is $32 721 000 above the requests. Taking into account the re and universities and $1,000,000,000 tor the proposed supplemental for special revenue sharing), maining $150 000 000 of the proposed supplemental which was for the Agriculture-Environmental the House bills are $4,574,753,100 below t~e budget requests; the Senate bills are $78,945,968 and Consumer Protection bill, the House bill is $169,082,200 above the _budget requests; the Senate below the requests; and the enacted figure 1s $2,821,506,968 below the requests. bill is $1 ,366,863,200 above the requests; and the enacted figure 1s $1,022,086,200 above the Prepared Dec. 17, 1971, in the House Committee on Appropriations. requests. APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 1972 APPROPRIATION MEASURES , AS OF DEC. 17, 1971 [Note.- Fiscal year 1972 new budget (obligational) au thority only j Over or under Over or under Over or under fiscal year 1972 Over or under fiscal year 1972 Bill Total approved fiscal year 1971 budget requests Bill Total approved fiscal year 1971 budget requests 1. Education ______$5, 146, 311, 000 +$563, 104, 500 I -$6, 875, 000 Net adjustment of $600,000,000 to the 2. Legislative______529, 309, 749 +86, 405, 430 -6, 039, 858 1 3. Treasury-Postal Service-General tnda,ri:~rmt: ~t~~~i:nt ;~~h Government______4, 528, 986, 690 -1, 038, 472, 210 -280, 229, 310 should be excluded from fiscal 4. Agriculture-Environmental and 0 Consumer Protection______13, 276, 900, 050 +3, 727, 992, 500 I + l, 172, 086, 200 6~g ~oW~! ~~~~;:~ r;~~;-;1~!~- 5. State-Justice-Commerce- uon appropriation bill but re Judiciary ______4, 067, 116, 000 +243, 763, 700 -149, 686, 000 quested in the budget for purchase 6. Interior______2, 223, 980, 035 +189, 759, 135 +29, 386, 000 of student loan notes from colleges 7. HUD-Space-Science-Veterans___ __ 18, 339, 738, 000 +l, 342, 850, 000 I +882, 721, 000 and universities, contingent upon 8. Transportation ______2, 730, 989, 997 -253, 630, 608 +44, 983, 000 legislative authority not yet en Advance 1973 appropriation ___ _ (174, 321, 000) (+174, 321, 000) __ ------acted , and (2) an amount which 9. Labor-HEW ____ ------20, 704, 662, 000 +3. 149, 983, 500 +581, 025, 000 should be included in fiscal year 10. Publicworks-AEC______4, 675, 125, 000 +210, 140, 000 +59, 043, 000 1972 budget requests-$1,000,000,- 11. Military construction ______2, 037, 097, 000 +333, 023, 000 - ' 2, 708, 000 000 which was a proposed supple 12. Defense ______70, 518, 463, 000 +937, 761, 750 -3, 025, 366, 000 mental for special revenue sharing 13. District of Columbia (Federal which was to make up for only ~ funds>------272, 597, 000 + 137, 334, 000 -16, 600, 000 year funding requested in the 14. Foreign assistance ______2 2, 760, 927, 000 -1, 051, 330, 000 -1, 581, 708, 000 budget for certain housing and 15 urban development programs but · E"!~~gee(~~/W!~m)~~~~~~s_t:__ _ 1, 000, 000, 000 +1. 000, 000, 000 ------for which Congress revenue shar 16 ing not having been adopted, · Su~wdeie~e(~'.J~rf::llfm~-f-o:___ _ 17, 000, 000 +17, 000, 000 +17, 000, 000 funded on a regular 12-month 17. Federal unemployment benefits basis) ______. ______. ______• ______. ___ • ___ • __ -600, 000, 000 and allowances (H.J. Res. 915) _ 270, 500, 000 +270, 500, 000 ------18. Supplemental, 1972 ______3_:,_4_06....:'_3_85....:'_3_71__ +_1_._0_36_,_78_0_, _37_1__ +_15_1_, 4_6_1._0_00 Net total , 18 measures ______156, 506, 087, 892 +10, 902, 965, 068 -2, 821, 506, 968 Gross subtotal 18 measures ____ 156, 506, 087, 892 +10, 902, 965, 068 -2, 221 , 506, 968 t These amounts are the ones affected by the net adjustment of $600,000,000 detailed near the (H.J. Res. 1005). Amount subject to final determination when H.R. 12067, the Foreign Assistance 1 and Related Programs Appropriation Act , 1972 is enacted. enf l~i:~:;/!~~ual rate for period Dec. 9, 1971- feb. 22, 1972, based on continuing resolution Prepared Dec. 17, 1971, in the House Committee on Appropriations. December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47685 dragged by while these funds went unal that meeting. I urge upon you in the strong The SPEAKER. Is there objection to est terms the necessity that we meet and re the request of the gentleman from Texas? located. solve this situation. We owe no lesser obli There was no objection. On October 4, I wrote to Secretary of gation to the children of this country. The Senate amendment was concurred Health, Education, and Welfare Elliot With best regards, in. Richardson expressing my deep concern Sincerely, A motion to reconsider was laid on the that these funds had not been released /SI WILLIAM F. RYAN, table. and urging him immediately to make Member of Congress. these funds available. On December 7, I received a response THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, GENERAL LEAVE EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, from the Secretary informing me that: Washington, D.C., December 7, 1971. Mr. MAHON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan The full $7.5 million appropriated by Con Hon. WILLIAM F. RYAN, imous consent in connection with my re gress for fl.seal year 1972 for lead-based paint House of Representatives, marks to provide certain tables in the poisoning prevention is now available for ob Washington, D.C. RECORD and certain explanatory material ligation, pending completion of necessary DEAR MR. RYAN: This is in response to your in regard to the action which has just regulations for implementation of Titles I letter Of October 4 concerning funding of and II of the Act. We will attempt to get these the Lead-Based Paint P()isoning Prevention been taken. regulations out as quickly as possible. Act. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mc The full $7.5 million appropriated by Con FALL). Is there objection to the request Although long overdue, the release of gress for fl.seal year 1972 lead-based painrt of the gentleman from Texas? this money will be a step toward facing poisoning prevention is now available for There was no objection. the problem of childhood lead poisoning. obligation, pending completion Of necessary Mr. MAHON. Mr. Speaker I ask unani Now it is the obligation of the Congress regulations for implementation of Titles I mous consent that all Members may have and the administration to insure that a and II Of the Act. We will attempt to get much higher-and more adequate-level these regulations out as quickly as possible. 5 legislative days to revise and extend With kindest regards, their remarks. of funding is provided for fiscal year 1973. Sincerely, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there At this point I include in the RECORD ELLIOT RICHARDSON, objection to the request of the gentleman my correspondence with Secretary Rich Secretary. from Texas? ardson and the article by Bob Woodward which appeared in the December 1 7 [From the Washington (D.C.) Post, Dec. 17, There was no objection. Washington Post regarding lead poison 1971] ing in the District of Columbia. LEAD HAZARD FOUND IN 33 PERCENT OF CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, CHILDREN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, (By Bob Woodward) (Mr. RYAN asked and was given per Washington, D.O., October 4, 1971. Dangerous levels of lead have been found mission to extend his remarks at this Hon. ELLIOT RICHARDSON' in the blood of 1 out of 3 Washington inner point in the RECORD and to include ex Secretary, Department of Health, Education, city children tested in the last six months traneous matter.) and Welfare, Washington, D.C. about three times more than found in initial Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, the problem DEAR SECRETARY RICHARDSON: As you know, tests last May. of lead-based paint poisoning has reached the Congress has appropriated $7.5 million to Dudley Anderson, chief of the D.C. acci epidemic proportions in most of our Na fund the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Pre dent prevention division, said yesterday that tion's cities. This tragic fact is all too well vention Act, P.L. 91-695, by passage of the the situation is "very critical , •. the inner evidenced by a report in this morning's Labor-H.E.W. Appropriations bill for fl.seal city is literally a lead mine." year 1972. The President signed this bill In these tests for the six months from December 17-Washington Post that into law as Public Law 92-80. May to November, 592 Of the 1,821 D.C. chil dangerous levels of lead have been found Since the President's signing of the bill on dren tested (33 per cent) had dangerous in the blood of one out of every three August 10, I have been waiting to see what levels of lead compared with 10 per cent of Washington inner-city children tested in action is taken to expend these funds. To my the children tested in May only, Anderson the last 6 months. extreme distress, it has been brought to my said. Estimates of the number of youngsters attention that the Office of Management and By comparison, this 33 per cent rate is Budget has not in fact released these funds significantly higher than the 10 to 25 per across the country who are afflicted with cent that the Department of Health, Edu excess lead levels run higher than 400,000. to your Department--more specifically, to the implementing agency, the Bureau of Com cation and Welfare reported wa;S found dur As a result of childhood lead poisoning, munity Environmental Management. It is ing 1970 in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Min 200 young children die each year. And an further my understanding that 1f and when neapolis inner city children. other 800 must be institutionalized for these funds are released, they will not be Lead poisoning generally affects children the remainder of their lives. available for grant making until the last between the ages of 1 and 6 who eat flakes Yet, it is possible to eradicate this quarter of fl.seal year 1972 (April-June, 1972), of lead-based paint or chew on woodwork or dread menace from the face of America. and not available for expenditure until fl.seal window sills coated With such paint. Childhood lead poisoning is a kind of pol year 1973 (July 1, 1972-June 30, 1973). Fi Before World War II, lead paint was widely nally, it is my understanding that the full used for the interiors of the downtown lution, a manmade disease-a needless $7.5 million may not be released. dwellings of the wealthy, which over the cause of mental retardation and death. This is unacceptable. Firstly, it clearly years, have become inner city residences. Therefore, 2 % years ago, I introduced flouts Congress' will that these funds be pro However, Anderson said the 15 health three bills which shared a common aim vided now. Secondly, as you may know, the clinics throughout Washington found haz the mounting of a Federal assault on incidence of childhood lead poisoning, which ardous lead levels in 307 of 1,255 children lead-based paint poisoning. Subsequent these funds would fight, rises in the summer tested (25 per cent) during the last six months. Unless the local communities which months. This indicates the problem ls not ly, the distinguished Senator from Mas confined to the inner city, he said. sachusetts (Senator KENNEDY) intro have applied for grants receive them suffi ciently in advance of next summer, they will When untreated, lead poisoning can cause duced companion legislation in the be unable to deal at all with this increase, permanent mental retardation or even death other body. On January 13, 1971, our let alone the normal monthly toll of this Of the victim. Small portions of the sweet legislation was signed into law as the devastating, yet preventable, disease. Finally, tastlng lead paint flakes about the size of a Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention I simply will not accept as excuse for not re thumbnail can cause acute lead poisoning if questing funds for fl.seal year 1973 the excuse eaten daily over a period of months or even Act of 1971 (Public Law 91-695). weeks. Teething babies or hungry children On August 10, the President signed the that may well be offered that in fact funds are out in the communities in that fl.seal are most prone to chew on woodwork or eat Labor-HEW appropriations bill for fiscal paint chips. year 1972 which funded this law, provid year, in light of the particular restriction that will be imposed limiting expenditures to The dangerous levels of lead found in 592 of the inner city children were above the ing $7 .5 million to combat this deadly post-June 30, 1972. Finally, even the $7.5 level of 40 micrograms of lead per 100 milli disease. million appropriated is far, far too little. To Although this amount is woefully be liters of blood. At least 21 of the cases were cut back on that meager amount is totally acute and required immediate treatment, low the $30 million which was authorized without justification. Anderson said. by the Ryan-Kennedy bill, it was ur As you know, my office has been attempt This treatment, or "deleading," consists gently needed by local communities to ing to arrange a personal meeting for my of injections in each hip for a week with a mount programs to fight lead-based paint self with you since Thursday, September 23. chemical that induces the lead to pass out poisoning. Yet despite this, months Thus far, we have not been able to secure of the body. 47686 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE December 17, 1971 The testing of the inner city children is this provision is especially damaging to military installations in 363 of 435 con being financed by a $200,000 Model Cities Commission grant expected to run out in the small country radio and television gressional districts, and in nearly every April. After that, Anderson said, he has been stations that operate on a narrow profit State in the Union. told the program will not be refunded and margin. One has only to look at Seattle, Wash., must "go defunct." If you go back to the colloquy during Orange County, Calif., or Cape Kennedy, There are about 11,000 children in the test the time that this provision was being Fla., to see the extensive effect of cut age group of 1 to 6 in the D.C. model cities debated, you will find that there has backs on local economies. This situation area, a 2.3-square-mile crescent north of been much said about this provision be comes about through reductions in de Massachusetts Avenue that includes the ing an incumbent's provision. I daresay n eighborhoods of Shaw, Stanton Park, and fense and aerospace dating back to Trinidad. that is quite an understatement. No one 1968--defense procurement will have "We have children poisoned by lead every will dispute the impact of broadcasting, fallen from $45.5 billion to $35.3 billion day," Anderson said. but yet I find it hard to support this item from fiscal year 1968 to fiscal year 1972. For example, Dr. Bonnie J. Peacock of because it tends to freeze in the incum In March of this year a Government Children's Hospital said yesterday that she bent and give him a bargain rate which sponsored survey estimated that 200,000 has a case in which a two-year-old has been he does not really deserve. - engineers and scientists would be out of treated for lead poisoning six times this While I support the thrust of the leg year. work by the end of the year-an esti "The mother says she can't keep her child islation as a whole, I could not let this mate 6orne out by reality. away from the lead paint," Dr. Peacock said. opportunity pass without taking the In my view, we must begin to take Under city law, a dwelling is supposed to chance to point out this rank discrimi action now to convert those economic be completely deleaded within 10 days after nation. resources and those skilled personnel in a child living there is found to have lead Members ought to b.e aware of the in our defense and aerospace industries to poisoning. equity when the conference report comes civilian capacities. Surely there are Carroll A. Swanson, the chief administrator to the House for final consideration next enough urgent domestic needs; mass for the city housing inspections, said yes month. terday that the Northwest apartment in transportation and communications, which the two-year-old lives has been de housing, pollution abatement and con leaded. "It's a puzzle to us. We can't find FUNDING PRIORITIES trol, new health delivery methods-the where the child gets it," Swanson said. list is almost endless. But Anderson pointed out that city stand The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under This conversion cannot be accom ards only require the removal of paint with a previous order of the House, the gentle plished overnight. Because of its almost 1 per cent or higher lead content, even if the man from Michigan (Mr. EscH) is recog total reliance on the Federal Govern paint has caused lead poisoning. "The 1 per nized for 15 minutes. cent figure is not realistic," Anderson said. ment for contracts and financing, the Last month the American Academy of Mr. ESCH. Mr. Speaker, in recent years defense-aerospace industry has forgotten Pediatrics ca.lied upon the Food and Drug one of my primary interests has been to how to compete in a normal market. It Administration to reduce the permissible bring about a speedy end to our involve has become used to extremely long lead lead content of paints to .06 per cent from ment in Vietnam. Along those lines, and times, has depended heavily on the Fed the federal standard, which was recently low in light of the demands we face domes eral Government for capitalization ered from 1 per cent to .5 per cent. tically, another major concern I have had through advances on contracts and/or However, other city health officials point has been the amount this country has lease of Government-built plants and out the expense of deleading apartments and spent on defense and the percentage of houses. To be effective, the lead paint must equipment-and in projects such as the be burnt off or _completely covered with the national budget that we devote to it. Apollo program, which has concentrated plasterboard. · This costs from $300 to $900 THE FACTS on high performance standards almost per room, city officials estimate. I was among the first Members of the regardless of cost. The industry has very House to strongly support the end to U.S. little sales ability in the normal con .. participation in the Vietnam war. I voted sumer market and is heavily weighted REPORT ON CAMPAIGN REFORM against our participation in the Laos and with managerial and technical workers. BILL Cambodia operations. I have supported POSSmLE SOLUTIONS (Mr. NELSEN asked and was given every one of the numerous end-the-war All of this paints a pretty grim picture permission to address the House for 1 amendments which have come before the of our ability to make a successful con minute and to revise and extend his re House. During my first term in Congress, version to the peacetime society for marks and include extraneous matter.) I joined with less than 50 other Members which we have been longing. I am, how Mr. NELSEN. Mr. Speaker, I would in voting to cut back the defense budget ever, not wholly pessimistic. There are a recommend to the Members of the House by an overall 5 percent, and I have ac number of important approaches being that they carefully study the conference tively supported and voted for literally considered by the Congress and the ad report on the campaign spending reform hundreds of amendments to trim defense ministration which could have a slgnifi bill, s. 382, which has been adopted by budgets since that time. I have opposed ca effect both in alleviating the present the Senate and which is to be considered the ABM and MIRV. employment crisis caused by defense and by the House shortly after the second Shifting our priorities, however, is space reductions and in reinvigorating session begins on January 18. much more involved than merely voting the innovativeness of American industry The legislation in question, as it passed to cut back on defense expenditures. If to deal with the numerous important tr_e House, required that a broadcaster my own efforts, and those of my col peacetime priorities. Some of these are charge a Federal political candidate a leagues in this are to be effective, we must embodied in bills and programs, others comparable rate for his political time as concern ourselves with the equally im are still in the discussion stage but they opposed to the lowest unit rate which is portant, if somewhat unglamorous sub all could have significant effect. required by the conference bill. I want to ject of economic conversion. We must First, there are a number of manpower point out that this lowest unit rate pro concern ourselves with lessening ·the ex proposals, including programs designed vision applies only to broadcasters and tensive pressure in our society for con to provide specific retraining for sci not to any other business utilized in a tinued spending for armaments. Of entists and engineers; programs which political campaign. It is discriminatory course, much of this pressure is economic would provide loans to unemployed sci and entirely unfair. in nature. entists and engineers not only for their It singles out the broadcast industry The aerospace-defense industry holds retraining but for their living expenses, alone to provide bargain basement rates a huge stake in our Nation's economy. maintaining house payments, and so for politicians, totally ignoring the fact Together it employs a large percentage forth; the Emergency Employment Act that other advertisers are often far more of the U.S. labor force-2.8 million men of 1971 which established a system of entitled to a better rate because of the in uniform, 1.14 million civilian Pentagon public service jobs for the unemployed; year-round volume or frequency of their workers, some 1.6 million workers em the administration's manpower revenue advertising. Therefore, it is also discrim ployed directly on military procurement sharing program and my own Manpower inatory to many thousands of businesses and research and development in the pri Training Act. and enterprises in no way related to po vate sector, and some 1. 7 million workers As ranking member of the Manpower litical candidates or campaigns. Finally, in the aerospace industry. There are large Subcommittee of the Committee on Edu- December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47687 ation and Labor, I am vitally interested This might take place through an ex pollution by 1980. But we will never reach in such legislation and strongly feel that pansion of the present system within those desirable goals unless we build a early action should be undertaken. In NASA or through revival of the Depart strong economy that can function eff ec addition, I am a member of the Science ment of Commerce State technical serv tively on a peacetime basis. and Astronautics Committee and have ices program. Fourth, we could make a national com strongly urged our chairman to take ac TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA tion shortly after the start of the new mitment, similar to our goal of landing year on the conversion proposals which a man on the moon by the end of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under are designed to deal with the special decade, to solving one or two of our most a previous order of the House, the gentle problems facing scientists. important domestic problems. Such a man from Ohio (Mr. MILLER), is recog These manpower training proposals commitment would have to involve an nized for 5 minutes. are certainly necessary and will be almost open-ended :financial resource- Mr. MILLER of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, helpful in alleviating the problems, but as did our space effort--and be amena today we should take note of America's they are far from a solution to the crisis ble to scientific solution. Water and/or great accomplishments and in so doing itself. Retraining alone will not create air pollution abatement would be ideal renew our faith and confidence in our new jobs. choices for such an effort. selves as individuals and as a Nation. A second series of proposals for ex It is important to point out that this American history is full of explorers. panded research and development fund kind of attention cannot be given to all The first woman pilot to ever circle the ing would create considerable numbers the difficult problems facing our Nation. globe was an American. Mrs. Jerrie of new jobs both through the actual re If such an undertaking is to be effective, Mock took 29 days, 11 hours to travel search and through the application of it cannot be fractionalized by urging around the world in March and April, new discoveries to the economy as a other projects on it. If the hard-headed 1964, according to the World Almanac. whole. There is broad agreement that decision is made to make pollution con Mrs. Mock's flight originated and ended the Federal Government must greatly trol our priority, for instance, we must in Columbus, Ohio. expand its R. & D. funding. A recent recognize that we cannot at the same symposium of the Members of Congress time solve all our problems of health, housing, transportation, and crime. All PAPER MADE FROM PAPER MADE for peace through law recommended in FROM PAPER creasing Federal R. & D. support by $500 of those issues can and should continue million annually through existing Fed to receive a good deal of attention, but The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a eral agencies, such as the Atomic Energy they cannot all receive the kind of open previous order of the House, the gentle Commission the National Institutes of ended commitment we are talking about man from New York (Mr. KEMP) is rec Health and the National Science Foun at the same time. ognized for 15 minutes. dation. Additionally, there have been All of these proposals are useful and Mr. KEMP. Mr. Speaker, last February proposals to create a new R. & D. fund important. However, they all retain the President Nixon emphasized the ecologi ing agency, the National Applied Sci problem that their efforts are aimed at cal importance of recycling in his Envi ences Administration, to absorb the only a very specific portion of the overall ronmental Control Message to Congress. present NASA organization and func economic problem of conversion. If we He stated: tions and to expand our applied are to meet these goals we must have As we look toward the long-range future research. overall direction and planning. to 1980, 2000 and beyond-recycling of mate Expansion of private R. & D. is, of For that reason 49 Members of the rials will become increasingly necessary not course, essential as well, but will be un House and 25 Members of the Senate only for waste disposal but also to conserve likely without some Gove1nment incen joined with me 3 years ago in intro resources. tive since it involves both high expendi ducing legislation to establish a National The city of Buffalo and the county of tures and high risks. This incentive Economic Conversion Commission to co Erie, as well as many businessmen and could come through tax benefits, direct ordinate and plan conversion efforts. other citizens of my district in New York support, expanded patent protection, Passage of this legislation is even more State, have been actively engaged in and so forth. urgent today. Our economy cannot right paper conserving recycling projects. Third, specific Government action can itself without a thoughtful and intensive planning. Buffalo is moving ahead in paper re be taken to provide direct assistance in cycling and while official legislation with..: conversion problems. In 1962 the Defense Such a Commission can give overall in Erie County has not been passed, their Department established a base closure direction in the immediate crisis--but at purchasing department has been experi committee to assist communities where the same time it would take a long-range menting with various types of recycled military bases were being closed to at look at future economic problems which paper on their duplicating machines, for tract industry to that area and to make our Nation will face. It is clear, for in use of the facilities of the closed base. stance, that there will be a time in the in-plant printing and as interdepart The mission on this Interagency Com not-too-distant future when our water mental stationery, prefacing a resolution mittee on Economic Adjustment has pollution control programs will force under consideration by the County En major changes in manufacturing proc vironmental Control Committee recom been greatly expanded by Secretary mending the county use of recycled Laird to include assistance to areas such esses. When that happens, there are cer paper. as Seattle, particularly hard hit by con tain to be a number of companies which tract cutbacks. This is a major step in simply cannot afford to make the change I also would like to point out an inno the right direction, but the program has over to more modern and more ecologi vative action taken by New York State. still not received the attention or fund cally sound methods. They will therefore The New York GSA offices just released a ing which its vital mission deserves. drop out of the marketplace--leaving booklet entitled Printing and Purchasing NASA has an extremely successful pro closed facilities and men without jobs. Guidelines. A cover letter from George gram of technical assistance which pro However, if adequate planning and at A. Brewer, Director of Standards and vides very specific scientific advice to tention is given to the economic effects Purchases, stated that: firms attempting to make use of space of decisions, an economic disaster can This booklet is printed on recycled paper science discoveries in their own domes be prevented. The Economic Conversion in response to the current need for leader ship by government users of paper to use re tic products. The technology dissemina Commission would provide just such cycled paper wherever practicable. tion centers can, for instance, identify foresight and meet the problem with a new allys, transisters, and so forth, solution before it develops into a critical New York State bids say they will give which overcome development problems one. preference to recycled paper. a company has been having. A program Discussions of the economic effects of Mrs. Edmund J. Fitzgerald, who is of this nature should be expanded so our governmental decisions are not par chairman of the Paper Task Force of that the scientific advisers have readily ticularly enticing. It is far more dramatic Housewives to End Pollution, has pro available all Federal R. & D. information for instance to call for an immediate end vided me with excellent research mater which might be useful 1;o private firms to the war, a cut in the defense budget of ials concerning paper recycling pro working on specific technical problems. $20 billion, or an end to water and air grams. The current project of the Paper ~7688 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE December 17, 1971 Task Force of HEP has been a catalog of It ls no wonder that over half of our urban equipment and develop new techniques to recycled home and office stationery avail solid waste ls paper and paperboard products. process waste pa.per fibers. This will involve able. The catalog has been assembled in Add to that the fact that by 1980 our popula cooperation and support of the recycling conjunction with Robert Dauer's Erie tion estimate ls 235 million people, and sud concept by industry, the consumer, and gov and Niagara Counties Regional Planning denly the magnitude of the refuse disposal ernment. Industry must eliminate specifica problem facing most cities comes into harsh tions which discriminate against recycled Board Solid Waste Management Com focus. According to last November's Solid fibers, the consumer must demand products mittee. Waste Report, time ls running out in several made of recycled fibers, and government must I believe this catalog is unique in the major cities as far as dumping their waste take the lead by actually switching from Nation as it contains 25 samples repre into landfill areas is concerned: Philadelphia. products that use only virgin fibers to those senting 11 papermills throughout the has 1.8 years to go, Atlanta has 1.5 years to go, usin g recycled fibres or a combination of country. Because there is a need for such Cleveland has 1.0 years to go, Chicago has O both. Government's lead must extend to sup a compilation of papers under one cover, years to go. port in the four following areas: 1) exten d There are no longer any landfill areas depletion allowan ces to assist not only the the HEP paper task force has already Within the Buffalo city limits, meaning the natural resource industries but also the sec received many requests and anticipate city's garbage is being ta.ken to county land ondary materials industries, 2) revise freight widespread distribution of the 5,000 fill sites, cutting down on space available to rates that currently favor virgin materials copies. The catalog offers prospective other towns in Erie County. Some landfills in (scrap paper and tin cans are more costly to buyers the opportunity to see, touch, and the southwestern section of the county al ship than logs and iron ore), 3) employ tax experiment with paper made from waste ready have been closed down by the Health incentives or other financial assistance to paper and hopefully this will create an Department due to their critical conditions. mills having to update pollution abatement impetus for uncommitted companies and Incineration of solid waste is practiced, but equipment or install de-Inking ma.chines, a.t a. cost of $10 per ton in Buffalo compared a.nd 4) encourage the elimination of con municipalities to take the first step to to $1.85 per ton for disposal by landfill. It taminants such as adhesives used in paper ward demonstrating their public concern costs over $2 million annually to collect and making that complicate successful recycling within the community. dispose of paper a.lone in the metro Buffalo of all waste paper. Copies of this unusual catalog can be area.. Gradually, city officials a.re turning to The problem of collection and sorting will ordered from Katie DiPirro, 17 Blackmon recycling a.s a solution to their refuse deluge. be solved by a. combination of awareness and Recycled fibers a.re ma.inly those obtained education of the public a.s to what papers Drive, Grand Island, N.Y. 14072. Fifty through the effective utilization of post-con cents should be included to cover postage can be recycled and what cannot, and by de sumer fibrous wastes. Post-consumer wastes velopment of improved methods by waste and handling. a.re those goods that have outlived their eco paper dealers and suppliers. Mr. Speaker, I know that many Repre nomic usefulness to the consumer and have The three major grades of waste paper are sentatives have a deep interest in re been discarded. This description excludes news, corrugated containers and mixed pa cycled paper and use it in their offices pa.per mill broke and reWinder trim, the re pers. News is reclaimed from printers, news whenever possible. I wish that the cata cycling of which ls a. standard pa.rt of the dealers and distributors, household and in log, Paper Made From Paper Made From papermaking process. It is important to stitutions. This grade forms the basis for the understand this difference and question what Boy Scout, school and church paper drives. Paper, could be included in the RECORD comprises the raw material of a. product in its original form. Since this is not Also, both the Courier and the News sell claimed to be of "recycled fibers" by the their overruns and other waste paper gen practical, I hope that the description of producer. erated in normal operations to local scrap each type of paper and its source will We have a. misleading situation in dis dealers. As yet, the only place that will pick prove helpful. cussing the usage of secondary fibers in the up newspapers from the home is the Salva Mr. Speaker, I include the following at U.S., for although it has inc:reased on an tion Army, 875-2533. Papers must be tied or this time for the attention of my col- average of 160,000 tons per year in the last bundled in grocery bags, marked for pick up, leagues: . 10 years, in the same period, total pa.per and contain nothing but newspapers. This and paperboard manufactured increased by ls because most of the Salvation Army's Recycled Paper, an article by Mrs. approximately 2 million tons yearly. Thus, Edmund J. Fitzgerald, which appeared newspapei-s go to Garden State Paper Co. in although recycling volume increased, the New Jersey to be de-inked and ma.de into in the August 15, 1971, issue of Echo percentage of secondary fiber used has de new newsprint. Magazines, junk mail or Issues, an environmental newsletter pub creased. Of the almost 60 million tons of cereal boxes introduce clays and resins into lished by the Environmental Clearing pa.per consumed in the U.S. last year, only the process, contaminating the new product. House Organization of the Buffalo Mu 20 % was recycled, compared to a. high of Some other salvage dealers who take news seum of Science; the opening remarks to 35 % during World War II. West Germany papers, corrugated boxes, magazines, and the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce En and Japan recycle almost ha.If of their wood mixed waste (junk mail, cereal and detergent fiber volume while France reclaims 42 % , boxes and other household paper) are: vironmental Activities Council meeting Austria 40% and England 35%. during the presentation of the HEP Frontier Scrap Service, 2 Mechanic St. Tono While 10 to 11 million of that 60 million wa.nda., 692-3448; Military Waste Paper & paper task force catalog; and the de tons of paper consumed finds its way into Metal Co., 427 Hertel Ave., 875-2112: Niagara. scriptive catalog itself, Paper Made From books or magazines, housing insulation, wall Salvage Co., 1433 Niagara., 882-1090, A & L Paper Made From Paper: board and contaminated tissue and toweling Salvage Co., 397 Sycamore, 852-8491; Reliable RECYCLED PAPER (therefore ma.king it non-recyclable), we Waste Material Inc., 1 Watson, 856-8622; know that 38 to 40 million tons which could (By Mrs. Edmund J. Fitzgerald) Royal Waste Material Co., 21 Grey, 856-9684; be utilized, is not. It ls either being burned Lackawanna. Junk Co., 67 11th St., La.ck., We lie on it, we wrap up in it, we eat cereal in open dumps, taken to those 'sanitary' 822-3263: Empire Waste Products, 55 Skillen, out of it, we ta.ck things on it, we ship things landfills ("PHD"-plling it higher and deep 875-2629. in it, we pa.ck eggs in it, we make stage sets er), or incinerated. There's that ironic figure The going rate (it fluctuates daily accord out of it, we Wipe hands on it, and we even that could be mentioned now: it costs twice ing to supply and d~ma.nd) is 35c per 100 write on it! What ls "it"? why, recycled pa.per, as much to dispose ($8 million) of the New pounds ($7 per ton) for newspapers and 25c of course! Otherwise known a.s conta.iner York Times annually as to publish it ($4 per 100 pounds for mixed waste. Most of boa.rd, boxboa.rd, molded pulp board, corru million.) these dealers will spot trailers for pa.per gated medium, recycled pa.per stationery, Basically, then, we can cite five reasons to drives providing the guaranteed pickup will "ecology paper " and regular old tissue and increase the use of recycled fibers: 1) to be five to ten tons. Because of a depressed toweling. reduce solid waste, 2) to reduce air pollution market, large scale city-wide collection of Recycling of pa.per is simply ta.king waste caused by incineration and open dump burn newspapers would further drive down the paper that has served its original purpose, de ing, 3) to reduce garbage disposal costs to price. inking it if necessary, then beating it into a the taxpayer, 4) to conserve natural resources St. John's Lutheran Church at 6540 Main pulp to be made into pa.per (usually one (anticipated population increases will place Street in Williamsville has a. permanent col grade lower because of the breakdown of additional pressure on forests and inc:rea.sed lection depot at their white brick garage be fibers). competition for timber, requiring greater hind the church during the hours of 9-3 Where does the United States stand now in forest management) and of course 6) 1t Tuesday thru Friday and 9-12 on Saturdays. terms of paper and paperboard consumption? would be a positive visible response to a high The Senior Luther League, their young peo Overkill would best describe it! The average public interest in the general concept of re ple's group, main.ta.ins the depot and loads annual consumption is over 500 pounds, one cycling. the salvage dea.le-r's trucks every two to three quarter of a. ton, for every man, woman and The two main problems cited in recycling weeks. child, the highest in the world. The per waste paper are economics and collection and The paper collected by the salvage dealers capita consumption of paper and board in the sorting. The economics revolves around cre goes to paper mills for recycling either di· next five countries ls 200 to 300 pounds less. ating a. demand for the use of recycled fibers rectly or through the three Buffalo paper Per capita consumption in the entire world, in paper and pa.per products and allowing brokers: Buffa.lo Paper Stock Co., Inc. (825- exclusive of the U.S., averages 50 pounds! for increased costs by mills that must update 8100), Max Brock Co., Inc., (852-6662) and December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47689 Great Lakes Paper Fibres Corp. (854-3232). There are corrugating mills that for years waste ( coffee cups, paper clips, etc.) Buffalo The paper brokers sort the paper by hand as have made "bogus" medium (the wiggly Paper Stock and Frontier Scrap Service will to color and grade, shred it into fine, square part) and "jute" liner (the board enclosing aid those interested in developing this sys pieces, and bale it for shipment to national the medium) of up to 100% recycled fibres tem. HEP is also setting up guidelines. Ameri and international mills. and are successfully competing with corru can T & T is currently experimenting with Because of the high freight rates, much of gated cases of virgin fibres. This means these this system in New York City, and we await the waste paper stays right within 50 miles cartons meet burst strength, tearing resist word of their results. of Buffalo and is used by companies such as ance, density, and flexural rigidity standards HEP's final endeavor in creating that de the Upson Company in Lockport which makes set up by the ICC. Concurrently, supermar mand for the use of waste paper and al£o bedboards, posterboards, parade floats, stage kets and other stores receiving products in allowing more people actively to participate, and TV sets, chair and visor linings, phono corrugated shipping cases need to be encour is the selling of Christmas cards printed on graph speaker gaskets and car door insula aged to bale and compact their cartons (for Bergstrom's 100 % recycled paper. Twenty tion. Sixty percent of their board goes into $10-$13/ton locally) instead of incinerating one designs are a vaila'Jle and can be ordered mobile home and other building products or dumping them. through September by calling card chairman, such as wallboard, roof coping, soffits and Al though increased use of secondary in Mrs. Robert Stull (837-8323). panel board. Currently, Upson uses 600 to packaging and corrugated will consume the In addiiton to broadening the acceptance 700 tons of waste news paper weekly. greatest amount of salvaged waste paper, of products currently being made from re Another local company using 100 % waste switching to office paper and stationery made cycled fibres, not only do we need research to paper in its product is a subsidiary of the of recycled fibres will be effective also in determine ways to include more secondary Upson Co., Beaver Board Co., Inc. in Tona creating a demand. Stationery can be made fibres in products not made wholly or largely wanda. They recycle 500 to 600 tons of news of de-inked or unde-inked fibres and for the from virgin fibres, but we need additional re print and mixed waste weekly to make a com most part is comparable in performance, search to develop new products 11.Ild uses for bination boxboard that is shipped to local opacity, stiffness and appearance to virgin these fibres. Studies are being conducted to box companies for conversion to boxes des fibre paper. use waste paper for cattle feed, road beds tined to hold everything from Kodak film to Recycled stationary can be made of two and, in St. Louis, for heat recovery and for dresses, cakes, and potato chips. The waxed major classifications of waste paper: manu power generation in San Francisco. lining ls what protects the food from the facturing waste and post consumer waste. These solutions will alleviate part of the waste paper product, although the heat proc Because manufacturing waste is generated in solid waste disposal crisis. The other part ess used in drying the board is so intense it the process of making paper and is usually re will be solved by the proper utilization of is improbable that bacteria would survive. cycled back into paper production, it should secondary paper stock, and the key question Boundary Paper Mills, Inc. of N. Tona not be reflected in the percentages of recycled is, when new mills are built with completely wanda is a third paperboard mill making its fibres in stationery. modern equipment, will they be primary mills product of 100 % waste paper such as news Post consumer waste, that resulting from or secondary mills? Cost figures from the print, printers mix or old corrugated boxes. the normal use and disposal of all sorts of Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Boundary specializes in roll stock for tubes paper products, is the preferable material Industry (TAPP!) conclude that the profit used in calendars, tissue and toweling, and from which to create recycled fibres. Ideally, margin for mills using secondary fibers runs for protective covering of auto parts such as the purpose of purchasing this type of paper $35 to $40 a ton higher than for those using bumpers, hoods or headlights. Their mill uses is aimed at reducing our vast amount of post virgin pulp. about 350 tons of waste paper weekly. consumer waste so the highest percentage of Therefore, the course is clear: we as con In Lockport the Flintkote Co. makes roof recycled fibers should be specified. The Fed sumers must increase our demand for prod ing felt of recycled fibers, using about 60 tons eral Government recently changed 14 of their ucts of reclaimed fibers, and the mill capable per week. United States Gypsum Co. uses specifications, and many ecology-minded or considering the use of secondary fibres about 375 tons of newsprint weekly at their companies printed their annual reports on can not possibly ignore the challenge. For paper mill in Oakfield when they make liner recycled paper. as Bjorn 0. Lehto concluded in addressing a paper to enclose wallboard, lath, sheathing The City of Buffalo just received its first TAPP! conference this February: "Now that and other gypsum products. National purchase of recycled paper (the bids were the government is committed to increased Gypsum's Milton, Pa. paper mill likewise lower for the paper suppliers of secondary recycling and has made federal funds avail makes liner paper and container board from than the same order of virgin) , and Erie able, it is up to all of us, as members of newsprint and wastepaper shipped from Buf County is studying a. resolution mandating management teams, to recognize the oppor falo. Obviously, improvements in the current the revision of their specifications for all tunity that exists, to take hold of it, and economic situation will lead to a lowering paper purchases to favor secondary. This make a 'go' of! Or someone else certainly of interest rates, subsequent housing starts would include tissue and toweling, which can will!" and increased business for these mills, mean be made of 100 % recycled fibres. ing an increased demand for used newsprint. In Buffa.lo, Alling & Cory (852-7200), OPENING REMARKS TO CHAMBER OF COM Since none of the aforementioned mills de Franklin-Cowan Paper Co. (854-5954), Hubbs MERCE ENvmONMENTAL ACTIVITIES COUN ink the waste paper before repulping it to & Howe Co. (895-7900), and Bickford CIL MEETING DURING HEP "PAPER MADE make the paperboard products, pollution in Paper Co., Inc. (856-4634) carry a complete FROM PAPER" CATALOG PRESENTATION volved in these processes is relatively little, line of recycled business paper. Most paper HOUSEWIVES To END POLLUTION, particularly compared to mills making board is available also through local printers. HEP Buffalo, N.Y., December 1, 1971. of virgin fibres where there is much waste and the Erie-Niagara Regional Planning Thank you all very much for taking time and effluent. Board are putting together a. catalogue of out of your busy schedules to show an in We have been advised that the real impact available recycle paper and business sta terest and come today. I wish to thank the lies in creating a demand for more second tionery which should be ready in September. "without whoms" for all their help on the ary fibres in corrugated shipping cases. HEP Many of the stationery mills making re catalogue: Barry Yagnesak, the Alling & has launched a campaign, asking people to cycled paper have closed systems, meaning Cory Co., Charles Plant, Franklin-Cowan, write to big manufacturers of consumer clay and fiber particles are recaptured, wa Lou Corrigan of the Planning Board, Mag products, requesting that they change their ter is re-used, and often these mills are tied gie Butler, catalogue chairman, and Nancy specifications to favor higher percentages of in with local cities' sewer systems. Such is Culmone, our artist who designed the cover recycled materials in their cartons. We also the case with Garden State Paper Company, and also our HEP logo. have asked them to display a newly developed the only company in the United States mak Our Congressman, Jack Kemp, regrets revolving arrows symbol to enable consumers ing newsprint from de-inked used newspa that he will be unable to attend today, but to distinguish the recycled paper cartons. pers. Currently, they have three mills across sends his best wishes to all of you here. This symbol is available from the National the country, closest to the urban areas that Delaware Common Councilman William Association of Secondary Material Industries, generate their raw material. They operate Hoyt introduced a resolution before the Inc. (NASMI) providing the product meets at capacity, producing 3% of the nation's Council yesterday commending HEP and the certain criteria. newsprint at $7 less a. ton than virgin pulp Solid Waste Management Committee of the Letters or personal calls to local manufac paper. The Courier and News purchase all of Erie and Niagara Counties Regional Plan turers would be effective also. Responses from their virgin pulp newsprint from Canada, but ning Board for their efforts in putting this the contacted manufacturers vary, but main should our pressures change their ideas, they catalogue together, and resolved that the ly they cite "technical problems" and avail will join the trend and demand recycled Council urge that all individuals who are ability of these cartons. However, Quaker newsprint, hopefully encouraging Garden in a position to influence the purchase of Oats and Standard Brands inform us they State to open another mill. Perhaps a virgin paper to obtain a copy of "Paper Made From satisfactorily use shipping cases containing mill, such as the Ontario Paper Co, in Thor Paper" and follow its recommendation re recycled fibres, so this is a start, and armed old, might consider installing a de-inking garding the purchase of recycled paper. with statements from them, we hope to move machine, thus using all of Buffalo and West I call to your attention items I have greater mountains. Local corrugated fabri- ern New York's used news. placed on the table. They are printed on cating plants, that is, plants who receive the To complete the waste paper recycling cir paper of recycled fibres and represent local board from their mills in other sections of cle, HEP also is encouraging the "two waste and nationwide companies and municipali the U.S. and convert it into cartons, inform basket system", where offices and schools sep ties. Please examine them at your leisure us they will make cartons to whatever speci arate the recyclable, high grade waste paper to learn of the many different ways recycled fications the customer demands. (at $25 to $30 a ton) from the contaminated paper can be used. 47690 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE December 17, 1971 Also I would like to point out a few things ticle: "Far from accepting the current view the consumer symbol, recycled paper fibers being done with recycled paper, beginning that environmentalists a.re those harboring shall be those reclaimed from solid waste, with the City of Buffalo and the County wildly unrealistic expectations from our econ (post-consumer sources} or industrial was.te of Erie, both ·of whom have taken the lead omy, we may have to countenance the oppo collected as a result of a manufacturing proc in the community by ordering recycled pa.p site view-that businessmen, in fact, aided ess, but shall not include those materials gen er, joining the Planning Board who first be and abetted by traditionally economic the erated from and reused within a plant as ban the local movement in March. The City ories of unlimited growth, may be the ones part of its own manufacturin g (closed cycle) received their first order in Augus·t and the whose expectation trajectory has soared out process. County has been studying it, through buyer of line with the reality curve of the earth's "Participating companies pledge them Vito Rinaldo, and has purchased recycled available resources." selves to fulfilling the objective of this pro paper for experimentation on their dupfi We are relying on civic-minded individ gram, aimed a.t maximizing the utilization of cating and mimeo machines and inplant uals and groups to step forward and aid us all types of recyclable solid waste, with special printing. We recommend that you follow in the distribution of this catalogue, for truly emphasis on the post-consumer waste mate this example: try out different types of thls it is a. unique contribution to the solution rials which represent the most significant paper to see how it behaves on your various of the solid waste problem, and should be solid waste problem and greatest source of machines, how it looks made up into ad shared with all who are interested in its potent ial new raw materials." vertising brochures, how it feels and looks concept. when used for your own particular paper Thank you. PRODUCT CLASSIFICATIONS needs. Mrs. EDMUND J. FITZGERALD, Printing, stationery, envelope and related Other things being done on recycled Chairman, :aper Task Force. office grade products: minimum 25 % recycled paper: fiber content. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. is printing To THE CITIZENS OF ERIE AND NIAGARA Boxboard and othe!" paperboard products: their 24-page monthly employee newsletter COUNTIES minimum 90 % recycled fiber content (com on Newton Falls' recycled paper; it goes to LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The job of im bination board) with no less than half of the 10,000 employees. Also looking for a source proving our environment requires patience. raw materials originating from post-con of paper for their bill stuffers. Patience to isolate each problem and pa sumer sources. Marine Midland Bank printing their "Ma tience to find real solutions. The job be WRrrING PAPERS riners Log" employee newsletter on recycled longs to ea.ch of us, to the community, and This sheet is Kimberly-Clark's Energy In paper, as is Union Carbide. to the government. dex Bristol basis 110 lb., which contains a Curtice-Burns, Pro-Fae food cooperative Solid waste disposal is a problem that de minimum of 50 % post consumer waste. and the S. M. Flickinger Co. printed their mands action. There a.re many proposed so Energy Index Bristol is durable and strong, annual reports on recycled paper. lutions, but, recycling appeals most to our guaranteed to withstand repeated handling The state of Rhode Island is beginning to pride in American know-how and business use recycled paper in their office operations. without splitting or peeling. It ls stiff enough efficiency. to stand in a file, yet flexible enough for use The state of California passed legislation The pa.per-made-from-pa.per catalog was requiring minimum of 10 to 50 % secondary on office machines. Energy Index Bristol ls prepared by its sponsors to help you im available in 7 colors and white In 90 lb., 110 fibres where feasible and establishing a plan prove your environment. We urge your sup to recycle waste in state agencies and office lb., 140 lb. weights. port for this program through the demand Recommended and Distributed by: Frank buildings. and purchase of recycled paper. The GSA offices in Cryst al City, Washing lin-Cowan Paper Company, 210 Ellicott B. J. TuTUSKA, Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14203, Phone:' 854-5954. ton, are taking the lead by expanding their Erie County Executive. use of recycled fibres in loose-leaf binder, Manufacturers Name: J. PAUL HEWITT, Bergstrom Paper Company, Neenah, Wiscon- writing pad, paper towels, shorthand machine Niagara County Legislative Chairman. paper and bathroom tissue. Al&o successfully sin 5496 implementing the two-wastebasket system. · PAPER MADE FROM PAPER Grade Name: Recycle/ 100 Bond. New York telephone recycling phone books, (Sponsored by Housewives To End Pollution, Specifications: Nov. in Westchester Co., Dec. in Albany; us Buffalo, N.Y., and Erie and Niagara. Coun Type: Writing paper (also available in ing 30% recycled fibres in Nassau Co. yellow ties Regional Planning Board) offset grade) ; pages. There is a need to clean up our environ Process: Offset; We a.re not so naive as to think this is the ment and make less demf',nd on our natural Color: Ecological white; solution to the problem, but this is the small resources, and we believe that recycling is of Finish: Regular; first step a company can take to commit it prime importance in this need. Acceptance Packed: Various; self-then get into corruga';ed and recycling and support of this concept is essential to its Basic Size: 17x22-20/ 500 and 17x22-22 & of high grade waste; Gola and C-B Blue Boy success, and to that end this booklet was 24/ 500; Brand Foods are examples of local companies created. It provides the opportunity to see, Per cent of Post Consumer Waste: 100% using corrugated boxes of more than 50% touch and experiment with paper made from reclaimed waste paper; recycled fibres, and experiencing no difficul waste paper; also to discover that recycled Mill Stock Sizes: 81f2xll- 81hx14-17x22-17x ties. The S. M. Flickinger Co. is helping to fibers can be attractive, take printing well, 28- 34x22-34x28. conduct experiments with the performance provide superior opacity and can be water Grade description: A truly, ecological paper of these cases in their warehouses. marked. Prices are competitive, and contin ma.de from 100 % waste paper, where practi We realize that of all the almost 10 million gent on the amount ordered. The higher the cally all the inks, clays, resins and fibers are tons of paper that is recycled, only about 15 % recycled content, the greater your contribu recycled. is de-inked, high grade pulp substitutes tion will be to resolving the environmental Local suppliers: Alllng & Cory Company, 36 which go into the manufacture of the sta problem. North Division Street, Buffalo, New York tionery in this brochure. About 85 % goes This introduction to recycled paper pro 14205. into the manufact ure of boxboard, corru vides a positive and realistic way to demon Renovation bond gated and construction board. So we ask you strate public concern within the community. Specifications: to think beyond this booklet, this initial Please create the market by demanding re committal, to the bigger step of changing Type: Writing paper; cycled products. Then complete the cycle by Process: Offset (also a mimeo available); specifications to require more recycled fibres recycling your high-grade and corrugated in shipping cases. And if you find the prices Color: White; waste. Finisb.: Regular ( and mimeo) ; of this paper high, go one step further and ACKNOWLEDGMENT think of providing the raw material that Packed: Various; makes up this paper-the ledger, tab card To compile a catalog such as this would not Basic size: 17x22-16/ 500; 17x22-20/ 500; and letterheads, the high grade waste you're have been possible without the cooperation of Per cent of post consumer waste: 100% probably incinerating and landfilling now numerous corporations and individuals. We deinked reclaimed waste paper; consider recycling it and thus lowering the are indebted to all wh3 gave us assistance. Mill stock sizes:81f2xll-81f2xl4. price of the product, and then you'll be com We especially are appreciative of the counsel Grade description: A standard white grade pleting the cycle we began when we launched provided by the staff vf Alling and Cory and made with 100% recycled deinked fibers. into this project nine months ago-creating Franklin-Cowan Paper Company, both of Available in the leading office sizes. Other the demand. Buffalo. Attention should be given to the sizes readily available. The plea is well-summarized in the cata fact the Riverside Paper Company's "Ecology Local suppliers: Alling & Cory Company, 36 logue's introduction: (read intor) Bond" is available at Alling and Cory as well North Division Street, Buffalo, New York Paper mills using secondary fibres rather as Hubbs and Howe. 14206. than pulp as raw material can operate at a The National Association of Secondary Ma Kimberly-Clark Corporation terial Industries, Inc. (NASMI) has given us $40/ton profit margin, so lets create new Renu Bond (100% re-cycled fiber) industry and new jobs while hacking a way permission to display their trademark con at that $4.5 billion solid waste headache. sumers symbol, "Contains Recycled Mate Colors: White only. Let us prove wrong Mrs. Hazel Henderson, a rials" on our book~et. In their requirements Basic weight: 20# only. director of the Council on Economic Prior for using the symbol, NASMI states: Finish: Bond. ities, who said in an Oct. 22 N.Y. Times ar- "For the purpose of qualifying for use of Mlll stocked sizes: 81f2xll 81f2x14 23x35. December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47691 Process: Spirit or Gelatin Process; Grade description: Renu bond is manufac fiber" watermark to lend dignity to the prod uct and identify the users as concerned peo Colors: White, Buff, Canary, Goldenrod, tured from 100% re-cycled fiber. Its "all pur Salmon, Pink, Blue, Green; pose" finish makes it suitable for many re ple who are actively participating in the ecology movement. Finish: Smooth; production methods including mimeo, dupli Packed: Ream Sealed in Cartons; cator and xerographic. Local suppliers: The Bickford Paper Co., Inc., 189 Van Rensselaer St., Buffalo, N.Y. Basic Size: l 7x22-500 in 16 & 20 lb.; Area suppliers: Franklin Cowan Paper Co., Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: Mini Genesee Valley Paper Co., Inc. 14210. (716) 856-4364. Manufacturer's name: mum of 25 %; KC-100 (100% re-cycled fiber Genuine Mill Stock Sizes: 8¥:zxll, 8Vzxl4, 17x22, Watermark) Hennepin Paper Company, New York, N.Y. 17x28, 19x24, 22x34, 24x38, 28x34 (most sizes Color: White only. Fiber-Tone in white only). Basis Weight: 20# only. Specifications: Grade description: Energy Duplicator is Finish: Bond. Type: General Office; an economical utility #4 Sulphite specially Mill Stocked Sizes: 8¥:zxll, 8 Vzxl4, 23x35. Process: Mimeo, offset; manufactured for spirit and liquid duplica Grade Description: KC-100 is a. water- Color: White and five standard colors; tors. The level-smooth surfa<:e permits closer marked 100% re-cycled fiber bond. Its smooth Finish: Regular, smooth, egg shell; contact between the paper and the master. level surface will provide excellent results for Package: Sheets and Rolls; Copies are sharp and clean. all printing applications as well as mimeo, Basic Weights: 25x38-40/500 to 90/500; Local suppliers: Franklin-Cowan Paper duplicator and xerographic reproduction. Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: 35 %- Company, 210 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, New Area. Suppliers: Franklin-Cowan Paper Co., recycled paper. York 14203. Genesee Valley Paper Co., Inc. Grade description: A general purpose paper, Kimberly-Clark Corporatior,, including school arts and crafts; suitable for Hubbs & Howell Company, Inc. Energy Xerographic Copy several printing processes. Line is purchase (Paper Distributors for Riverside Paper able in standard and custom colors. Specifications: Company products.) Selling agents: Sold directly from above Type: Xerographic Copy Paper; Ecology Bond office to end user. Process: Electrostatic; Colors: White, Canary, Goldenrod, Salmon, Specifications: A. B. Dick Company; Gestetner Inc. Type: Bond-Offset available lOM lbs. Courtesy of Manhattan Printing. Pink, Blue, Green, Buff; Manufacturer's name: Finish: Smooth; minimum; Packed: Ream Wrapped In Junior Cartons; Process: Virtually all copier methods; Gates Paper Company, Kalamazoo, Mich. Basic Size: l 7x22-20/500; Color: White-Blue-Green-Tan-Grey; "Reco" Re-cycled Fiber Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: Mini Finish: Bond; Specification: mum of 30% ; Packed: Cartons; Mill Stock Sizes: 8¥:zxll, 8Vzxl3, 8Vzxl4 Basic Size: l 7x22-40M Basis 20 percent of Type: Mimeo; Process: Mimeograph; 11'' rolls. manufacturers waste 100% reclaimed; Grade description: Energy Xerographic Mill stock sizes·: 8¥:zxll, 8Vzxl4, 17x22, Color: White; Sub. wt. 16 and 20 lb.; Copy is manufactured with special attention 22x34. Packed: 10 reams per carton; to all characteristics necessary for goOd xero Grade description: This is the only sheet, Basic Size: 1 7x22; graphic reproduction. Its strength, uniform CUrl'ently made, from 100% reclaimed manu Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: Varies sur!a-ce smoothness and careful attention to facturers waste. The logistics towards up to 100%; trimming, wrapping and packaging make achievement of post consumer waste are Mill Stock Sizes: 8¥:zxll and 8Vzxl4. Energy Xerographic Copy papers a first being analyzed and evaluated. Grade description: Reco papers-are avail choice. 2200 Harlem Road, Buffalo, New York able in Mimeograph, Duplicator, Offset, Bond Local suppliers: Franklin-Cowan Paper 14225. and Xerographic Offset grades. · Company, 210 Ellicott St reet, Buffalo, New Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Reco recycled papers are available in a York 14203. Energy Mimeo Bond distinctive natural white color. Manufacturers Name: Specifications: All Reco papers have a special "recycled Newton Falls Paper Mill, Inc., Newton Falls, Type: Writing Paper; fiber" watermark to lend dignity to the prod New York 13666 uct and identify the users as concerned peo Process: Mimeograph; N. F. Envelope Colors: White, Buff, Canary, Goldenrod, ple who are actively participating in the Green, Blue, Pink; ecology movement. Specifications: Finish: Wove; Local suppliers: The Bickford Paper Co., Type: Envelope Paper; Packed: Ream Wrapped in Cartons; Inc., 189 Van Rensselaer St., Buffalo, N.Y. Process: Converting; Basic Size: l 7x22-500 in 16, 20 & 24 lb.; 14210, (716) 856-4364. Color: White; Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: Mini Manufacturer's Name: Finish: Wove-Vellum; Packed: Skids-Rolls; mum of25%; Gates Paper Company Basic Size: 17x22-Sub 20-24-28; Mill Stock Sizes: 8 Vz xll, 8 Vz xl 4, 1 7x22, Kalamazoo, Mich. Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: 30% 17x28, 17Vzx22Vz, 22x34, 28x34. "RECO" recycled fiber Grade description: Energy Mimeo Bond is recycled deinked fibre; an economical No. 4 Sulphite specially manu Specifications: Mill Stock Sizes: Making orders, only. factured to prevent feathering and strike Type: Duplicator; Grade desCTiption: High grade envelope through. Clean and dust free, Energy Mimeo Process: Spirit duplicator; stock for conversion into quality envelopes. Bond assures you of crisp, sharp copies every Color: White; Local suppliers: Direct from Mill in truck· load quantities 10 M lbs. of an item. time. Sub. Wt.: 16 and 20 lb.; Local suppliers: Franklin-Cowan Paper Packed: 10 reams per carton; Courtesy of Manhattan Printing. Company, 210 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, New Basic Size: 17x22; BOOK PAPERS York 14203. Per Cent of Post Consumer Wastes: This sheet is Kimberly-Clark's Energy In Manufacturer's Name: varies-up to 100 % ; dex Bristol basis 110 lb., which contains a. Mill Stock Sizes: 8¥:zxll and 8Vzxl4. Gates Paper Company, Kalamazoo, Mich. minimum of 50 % post consumer waste. Grade description: Energy Index Bristol is durable and strong, "Reco" Re-cycled Fiber Reco papers are available in Mimeograph, guaranteed to withstand repeated handling Specifications: Duplicator, Offset, Bond and Xerographic without splitting or peeling. It is stiff Type: Bond; Offset grades. enough to stand in a file, yet flexible enough Process: Letterpress, offset; Reco recycled papers are available in a for use on office machines. Energy Index Color: White; distinctive natural white color. Bristol is available in 7 colors and white in Sub. Wt.: 16 and 20 lb.; All Reco papers have a special "recycled 90 lb., 110 lb., 140 lb. weights. Packed: 10 rea.m.s per carton; fiber" watermark to lend dignity to the Recommended and distributed by: Frank Basic Size: 17x22; product and identify the users as concerned lin-Cowan Paper Company, 210 Ellicott Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: Varies- people who are actively participating in the Street, Buffalo, N.Y. up to 100%; ecology movement. Simpson Lee Paper Company, Mill Stock Sizes: 8¥:zxll and 8Vzx14. Local suppliers: The Bickford Paper Co., Grade description: Vicksburg, Mich. Inc., 189 Van Rensselaer St., Buffalo, N.Y. Simpson Lee 100 % Recycled Text and Cover Reco papers are available in Mimeogrpah, 14210, (716) 856-4364. Duplicator, Offset, Bond and Xerographic Specifications: Offset grades. Kimberly-Clark Corporation Type: Book Paper-Text and Cover Grade. Reco recycled papers are available in a dis Energy Duplicator Process: Offset and Letterpress. tinctive natural white color. Specifications: Color: White and Ivory. All Reco papers have a special "recycled Type: Writing Paper; Finish: La.id. 47692 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE December 17, 1971 Packed: Cartons. nancial printing and various types of com made with 50% recycled, deinked fibers, suit Basic Weights: Text bs. 60# and 70#/ mercial work.. able for commercial printing, 1 to 4 colors. Cover bs. 65 #. Local suppliers: Alling & Cory Company, Selling agents: Sold directly from the mill Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: 100%. 36 North Division Street, Buffalo, New York to end user by mill representatives. Mill Stock Sizes: Text~ 23 x 35; 25 x 38; 14205. Courtesy of Manhattan Printing. 35 x 45; Cover: 35 x 23; 26 x 40. Thor Offset II Manufacturers Name: Grade description: A laid textured sheet, Specifications: used for quality printing jobs, newsletters, Newton Falls Paper Mill, Inc., Newton Falls, Type: Book paper; New York 13666 c::,llege booklets, folders, and brochures. The Process: Offset; cover stock may be used for post cards, self Color: White; St. Lawrence Offset Enamel mailers, etc. Finish: Regular; Specifications: Local suppliers: Packed: Varies; Type: Coated Printing Paper; Albany: Hudson Valley Paper Company. Basic Size: 25x38/500; stocked in 35, 40, Process: Offset-Letterpress-Web; Buffalo: Franklin Cowan Paper Company. 50 & 60 # weights. Other weights frequently Color: White; Jamestown: Millcraft Paper Company. made; Finish: Gloss-Dull; New York City: Milton Paper Company. Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: 60- 65 % Packed: Skids-Rolls; Rochester: Genesee Valley Paper Com- recycled fibers; Basic Size: 25x38-60 lb.-120; pany. Mill stock Sizes: 25x35J25x38-35x45. Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: 25 % Manufacturers Name: _Grade description: a high brightness, high recycled deinked fibre; French Paper Company, Niles, Mich. opacity grade for use in advertising, finan Mill Stock Sizes: None. cial and other commercial printing. Grade description: High grade, bright Once Again Text Local suppliers: Alling & Cory Company, white enamel for an Commercial Printing. Specifications: 36 North Division Street, Buffalo, New York Both gloss and dull, sheet fed and web. Type: Offset--Text Paper; 14205. Local suppliers: Direct from Mill in truck Colors: Encore White, Reprise Green, Echo Kimberly-Clark Corporation load quantities, 10 M lbs. of an item. Also Gold, Boomerang Brown, Reprieve Rose, Re available through W. H. Smith Paper Cor cur Clay, Replay Blue; Metro Offset (Minimum 60% re-cycled poration, P. 0. Box 1290, Albany, New York Finish: Vellum; fiber) 12201; or Cross Siclare/New York, Inc., 207 Packed: Cartons; Colors: White only Thompson Street, New York, New York 10012. Basis Size: 25x38-Basis 70#; 20x26- Basis Weights: 45#, 50#, 60#, 70#, 80#. Courtesy of Manhattan Printing. Basis 65# Cover; Finishes: Smooth-Vellum-Venetian- Mill Stock Sizes: 23x35--25x38-35x45- Calfskin-Ripple. PRINTYNG BRYSTOLS Basls 70# Text 38x25--65# Cover. Mill Stock Sizes: 87'2x-11-llx17-177'2x This sheet is Kimberly-Clark's Energy In Grade Description: 22¥,i-19x25-23x29-23x35--35x38-35x45- dex Bristol basis 110 lb., which contains a Made from 100% recycled fibers: 38x50. minimum o! 50 % post consumer waste. Paper Plate Manufacturers waste Grade Description: Metro Offset ls a low Energy Index Bristol is durable and strong, Envelope manufacturers waste cost uncoated offset manufactured with spe guaranteed to withstand repeated handling Printed forms manufacturers waste cial attention to uniformity. Catalogs, in without splitting or peeling. It ls stiff enough Used tab cards (Post consumer} serts, direct mail, folders, brochures are rec to stand in a file, yet :flexible enough for use •sludge-otherwise used for landfill ommended uses for Metro Offset. on office machines. Energy Index Bristol is *Minimum of 15 % of furnish-used in Area Suppliers: Franklin-Cowan Paper Co., available in 7 colors and white in 90 lb., 110 six colors only, not white. Genesee Valley Paper Co., In~. lb., 140 lb. weights. Availability of waste fibers ls unpredict Recommended and Distributed by: Frank able. French Paper Company uses only above Tileston & Hollingsworth Company lin-Cowan Paper Company, 210 Ellicott non-virgin fibers. (Subsidiary of Diamond International Cor Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14203, Phone: 854--5954. Local suppliers: Alling and Cory, 136 portation, 211 Congress Street, Boston, Mass. North Division Street, Buffalo, New York; 02110.) Kimberly-Clark Corporation Hubbs and Howe, 2200 Harlem Road, Buffalo, T & H Ecology Offset Energy Vellum Bristol (Minimum 65% re New York. Specifications: cycled fiber) Ivory Ba.sis Weight 67# Manufacturers Name: Type: Offset; Process: Offset; Color: White; Colors: Available in White, Blue, Gold, Bergstrom Paper Company, Neenah, Wis. Finish: Regular; Packed: Cartons; Basic Grey, Green, Ivory, Pink, Tangerine, Yellow, Size: 25x38-100M Basis 50; Percent of Post Lime, Sky Blue. Recycle/100 Offset Consumer Waste: Minimum of 60%; Basis Weights: 57#, 67#, 80#, 100#. Specifications: Mill Stock Sizes: 8¥,ixll-23x35-25x38. Finishes: Vellum-Venetion-Ca.l.fskin Type: Book paper; Manufacturer's Name: Ripple. Process: Offset; Fitchburg Paper Company Mill Stocked Sizes: 8¥,ixll-22¥.zx28¥,i; Color: Ecological white; 23x35-26x40; 35x46. Finish: Regular; (Division of Litton Industries, P.O. Box 503, Grade Description: Energy Vellum Bristol Packed: Varies; Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420.) is designed to meet all modern sheet !ed press Basic Size: 25x38-500; Stocked in 50, 60, Fibrecycle requirements. 70 & 80 #; Also made in other weights; Specifications: Typical uses: die-cut brochures, greeting Per Cent of Consumer Waste: 100% re cards, menus, price tags, magazine inserts, claimed waste paper; Type: Offset; Process: Offset; covers, post cards, announcements, programs, Mill Stock Sizes: 17¥,ix22¥,z-23x35- etc. 25x38-35x45--23x29. Color: White (Colors available}; Finish: Regular, smooth, embossed; Area Suppliers: Franklin-Cowan Paper Co., Grade description: A truly ecological pa Genesee Valley Paper Co., Inc. per made from 100 % waste paper, where vir Packed: Large skids or rolls; Basis Weights: 25x38-50/500 to 25x38- All Kimberly-Clark sulphite papers manu tually all the inks, clays, resins and fibers factured at the Moraine Mill, West Carroll are recycled. 150/500; Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: 50% ton, Ohio contain re-cycled fiber ranging Local suppliers: Alling & Cory Company, 36 from a minimum of 25% to 100%. North Division Street, Buffalo, New York Deinked Reclaimed Waste Paper. 14205. Grade description: Standard white grade Energy Index Bristol Reference Opaque made with 50% recycled, deinked fibers, suit able for commercial printing, 1 to 4 colors. Specifications: Type: Printing Bristol; Specifications: Selling agents: Sold directly from the mill Type: Book paper; Process: Letterpress, Offset, Duplicator; to end use by mill representatives. Colors: White, Canary, Salmon, Green, Process: Offset; Courtesy of Manhattan Printing. Color: White; Buff, Cherry, Blue; Finish: Regular ( also vellum frequently Fibrecycle Finish: Smooth; made); Specifications: Packed: Cartons; Packed: Varies; Type: Book; Basic Size: 26Yz x 30%-90/500, 110/ 500, Basic Size: 25x38-500; Stocked in 35, 40, Process: Offset; 140/500; 4.5 & 50 # basic weights. Other weights fre Color: White ( Colors available); Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: Mini quently made; Finish: Regular, smooth, embossed; mum of 25%; Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: 6Q-65 % Packed: Large skids or rolls; Mill Stock Sizes: 8Yz x 11, 25Yz x 30Yz , recycled deinked fibers; Basis Weights: 25x38-80/ 500 to 25x38- 20¥,i x 23%·, 22¥.z x 28%, 22¥,i x 35. Mill Stock Sizes: 23x29-25x35-25x38- 150/500; Grade description: Energy Index is dur 35x45. Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: 60% able and strong to withstand repeated han Grade description: a high opacity grade, Deinked Reclaimed Waste Paper. dling. It ls stiff enough to stand in a file, widely used in book publishing, catalogs, ft- Grade description: Standard white grade yet :flexible enough for use on office machines. December 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 47693 Write, erase and rewrite-Energy Index re no reason whatever to assume that mere extend their remarks and include extra tains its smooth, uniform surface under devaluation, even if accompanied by neous matter:) harsh abrasion. some temporary trade concessions, Mr. GONZALEZ, for 10 minutes, today. Local suppliers: Franklin-Cowan Paper would solve our long-term problems and Mr. KASTENMEIER, for 20 minutes, to Company, 210 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, New woes. There is nothing in sight now that day. York 14203. Manufacturer's Name: indicates anything like the action re quired to solve the fundamental difficul ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT Fitchburg Paper Company ties of the world monetary system, is RESOLUTION SIGNED Division of Litton Industries, P .0. Box 503, being taken today or even being contem Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420. Mr. HAYS, from the Committee on plated. If we believe that devaluation House Administration, reported that that Fibrecycle alone will solve our ills, we only have to Specifications: committee had examined and found truly wait a few months or years to see an enrolled a bill and joi!lt resolution of Type: Card; other crisis and another devaluation. It Process: Offset; the House of the following titles, which Color: White (Colors available); could be that we are entering a stage of were thereupon signed by the Speaker: competitive devaluations, or competitive Finish: Regular, Smooth, Embossed; H.R. 10604. An act to amend title II of Packed: Large skids or rolls; currency shifts, wherein no one wins and the Social Security Act to permit the pay Basis Weights: 25 x 38-125/500 to 26 x everyone loses-unless the world of fi ment of the lump-sum death payment to 38-150/500; nancial community takes decisive action pay the burial and memorial services ex Per Cent of Post Consumer Waste: 50% to heal the fundamental difficulties that penses and related expenses for an insured Deinked Reclaimed Waste Paper. led us into the present sad state. individual whose body is unavailable for Grade description: Standard white grade It is possible that devaluation of the burial; and made with 50% recycled, deinked fibers, suit H.J. Res. 1005. Joint resolution making able for commercial printing, 1 to 4 colors. dollar this weekend or in the near future would settle our immediate problems. further continuing appropriations for the Selling Agents: Sold directly from the mill ~seal year 1972, and for other purposes. to end user by mill representatives. The real issue however, is how to pre vent recurring crises in the future--how to make Bretton Woods institutions DEVALUATION OF THE DOLLAR SENATE ENROLLED JOINT work, how to perfect them-or indeed, RESOLUTION SIGNED The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a whether to cast them away. previous order of the House, the gentle I hope to examine these larger issues The SPEAKER announced his signa man from Texas (Mr. GONZALEZ) is rec in the Subcommittee on International ture to an enrolled joint resolution of ognized for 10 minutes. Finance. I believe that we should not the Senate of the following title: Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, the allow ourselves to lose sight of the larger S.J. Res. 186. Joint resolution to provide United States and other nations in the issues, as we are asked to act on specific for the beginning of the second session of the group of 10 are meeting here in Washing measures. We should not pretend, or al 92d Congress. ton today to discuss the devaluation of low ourselves to be deluded into think the dollar. Most observers believe that ing, that changing the price of gold, or devaluation was promised by President demonetizing gold, or whatever a speci BILLS PRESENTED TO THE Nixon in his recent meeting with Mr. fic action may be, constitutes the whole PRESIDENT Pompidou in the Azores, and indeed there of the problem. Mr. HAYS, from the Committee on is already much speculation about the There are sober observers who believe House Administration, reported that amount of devaluation. Investors and that an immediate currency realinement that committee did on this day present speculators are rushing to cash in on is not in the best interests of our coun to the President, for his approval, bills of what they believe to be an imminent an try or the free world. Once currency re the House of the following titles: nouncement. alinement takes place there will be im H.R. 3304. A bill to amend the Fishermen's It may well be that there will be a de mense changes in the political climate, Protective Act of 1967 to enhance the effec valuation of the dollar, as part of a gen changes which will take the pressure off tiveness of international fishery conserva eral announcement of new currency for fundamental reform. Immediate ac tion programs; parities. This would presumably pave the tion is a good political move, in that it H.R. 5419. A bill for the relief of Corbie F. way for some kind of settlement of the in shows the world that something is being Cochran; ternational trade impasse, with what the done--even if it is wrong. H.R. 6065. A bill to amend section 903(c) These are fateful days, and fateful (2) of the Social Security Act, and for other United States hopes to be more favor purposes; able trading terms. Secretary Connally events are taking place, little noticed ex H.R. 10367. A bill to provide for the settle has said that the United States needs a cept by the financial community, and by ment of certain land claims of Alaska Na $13 billion change in its current balance the speculators in Rome, in London, in tives, and for other purposes; of payments, and that this is our goal. Paris, in other capitals of the world, and H.R. 11731. A bill making appropriations for Those hailing the supposed devaluation in our own Treasury. The International the Department of Defense for the fiscal year of the dollar believe that the stage is now Monetary Fund, and the system its rep ending June 30, 1972, and for other purposes; resents, need overhaul, but may only be and set for a settlement of the crisis that H.R. 11932. A bill making appropriations for struck the world of international trade getting a patchup. If that is so, the solu the government of the District of Columbia and finance on August 15, when the tion of today will only be the seeds of and other activities chargeable in whole or in President suspended the convertibility of tomorrow's trouble. part against the revenues of said District for the dollar into gold, set up the import the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for surcharge, froze wages and prices, and other purposes. asked for new tax incentives and fis SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED cal powers, and new police powers, to By unanimous consent, permission to deal with the domestic economic crisis. address the House, following the legisla BEST WISHES FOR 1972 But I believe the crisis is far from over, tive program and any special orders (Mr. GERALD R. FORD asked and was and that far from settling events, de heretofore entered, was granted to: given permission to address the House for valuation of the dollar at this time would (The following Members
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES-Friday, December 17, 1971 the House Met at 12 O'clock Noon
