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1956 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE 13285
ending June 30, 1957, and for other pur-
poses.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill
is open to further amendment.
Mr. MUNDT. Mr. President, I offer an
amendment on page 10, line 5, to strike
out the provision reading "That $25,000
of this amount shall be available only
upon the enactment into law of House
Joint Resolution 576, 84th Congress."
The amount appropriated is', for the
Alexander Hamilton Bicentenial Com-
mission.
The House did not pass House Joint
Resolution 576 until July 23. For that
reason, as Chairman of the Commission
of which the senatorial Members, are the
Senator from Virginia [Mr. BYRD], the
Senator from Missouri [Mr. HENNINGS],
the Senator from New York [Mr. IvEs],
and myself, I offer the amendment. I
have discussed it with the minority and
majority leaders and with the chairman
of the Appropriations Committee and
other Senators.
I ask that the authorizing language
of House Joint Resolution 576 be inserted
in lieu of the language on lines 5 through
7 on page 10.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
amendment will be stated.
The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. On page 10,
,line. 5, after the word "Provided", it is
proposed to strike out "That $25,000 of
this amount shall be available only upon
the enactment into law of House Joint
Resolution 576, 84th Congress" and in-
sert in lieu thereof:
That section 7 of the joint resolution en-
titled "Joint resolution to establish a'com-
mission for the celebration of the 200th
anniversary of the birth of Alexander Hamil
ton," approved August 20, 1954, is amended
to read as follows:
"SEC. 7. There are hereby authorized to be
appropriated such sums, not to exceed
$25,000, in addition to the sum of $175,000
heretofore authorized to be appropriated, as
the Congress may determine to be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this joint
resolution."
The PRESIDING OFFICER, The
question is on agreeing to the amend-
ment of the Senator from South Dakota
[Mr. MUNDT].
The amendment was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill
is open to further amendment.
Mr. HUMPHREY of Minnesota. Mr.
President, I do not wish to offer an
amendment. I merely ask unanimous
consent to have printed at this point in
the RECORD a letter which I addressed to
the chairman of the Appropriations
Committee relating to the Upper Harbor
project. I am pleased that that appro-
priation has been made available. I also
ask unanimous consent to have printed
in the RECORD a statement I have pre-
pared on the Davis-Bacon provisions.
There being no objection, the letter
and statement were ordered to be printed
in the RECORD, as follows:
JUNE 28, 1956.
The Honorable CARL HAYDEN,
Chairman, committee on Appropria.
tions, United States Senate, Wash-
ington, D. C.
DEAR SENATOR: I should like to call to
your attention the fact that the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors on June
19, 1956, recommended that the authorized
project on the Mississippi River at St. An-
thony Falls, Minneapolis, Minn? be com-
pleted substantially as authorized. Original
authorization was on August 26, 1937.
You may recall that the engineers had
been requested to.review the project by ac-
tion of the House Committee on Public Works
in August 1954.
The action of the Board of Engineers was
taken on the report of the district engineer
dated April 15, 1955, recommending com-
pletion of the extension at St. Anthony
Falls.
In discussions with the Army engineers,
I am told that if the engineers were asked
to indicate the amount of funds which would
permit full resumption of work on this au-
thorized project during the coming fiscal
year, they would specify that the sum of
$400,000 could be utilized. This would per-
mit completion of the lower lock and dam,
which is 82 percent complete, and com-
mencement of work on the upper lock and
dam.
Because of the pending decision of the
Board of Engineers, the engineers had not
initiated a budget request for the St. An-
thony Falls extension for the fiscal 1957
budget,
Now that the decision of the engineers
has been made, and the Congress will be
given a favorable recommendation to com-
plete the project, I wish to request the
Committee on Appropriations to consider the
appropriation of the sum of $400,000 to be
added to the supplemental appropriation
on which the committee is now conducting
hearings.
This harbor and channel improvement at
St. Anthony Falls will be of ignmense value
to the entire Upper Midwest, and not only
to the city of Minneapolis. The project
has been exhaustively reviewed and its com-
pletion favorably recommended. Since 1948,
work has gone steadily forward on this-mag=
nificent engineering task. It would be a
tragic loss to be forced to suspend. con-
struction for an entire year.
That is why, Mr. Chairman, I urge that
funds be appropriated to permit uninter-
rupted progress toward the development of
the upper harbor at St. Anthony Falls.
Kindest personal regards.
Sincerely yours, -
HUBERT H. HUMPHREY.
STATEMENT. BY SENATOR HUMPHREY
I am pleased to note that the Appropria.
tions Committee has provided $300,000 for
carrying out the labor-standards provisions
of the Federal-Aid Highway Act enacted a
few weeks ago. You will recall that the act
was intended to assure that employees build-
,ing the Interstate System will be paid not
less than prevailing-wage rates in accord-
ance with the Davis-Bacon Act. The High-
way Act imposes the duty on the Secretary
of Labor to determine the prevailing-wage
rates in the immediate locality of each proj-
ect, after consulting with the highway de-
partment of the State involved and giving
due regard to . the information obtained
from it.
These responsibilities of the Secretary of
Labor will add a tremendous burden on the
Office of the Solicitor of Labor. The Solicitor
recently testified before the Senate Appro-
priations Committee that the Highway Act
may increase the wage determination work-
load of hieDepartment by approximately
12,000 determinations per year. This is
based on estimates by the Bureau of Public
Roads, Department of Commerce, on the
number of contracts that will be made each
year under the program.
The Solicitor of Labor explained that the
Workload and cost for each determination
under. the Highway Act will be substantially
greater than for other Davis-Bacon deter-
minations. This additional cost per deter-
mination is caused by several factors, For
- one thing, the greater bulk of the new high-
way construction will be in rural areas where
complete or accurate wage-rate information
cannot be obtained from the present sources.
Many on-the-spot wage surveys will have
to be conducted under the new program.
In contrast, most of the present wage de-
terminations are for building and heavy
construction projects located in urban areas
where information is readily available.
Secondly, the requirement for the Secretary
of Labor to consult with the appropriate
State highway department before making
each highway determination means that he
must maintain constant liaison with the 48
State highway departments. This costs
money. Thirdly, the Department of Labor
will have to increase its subscriptions to the
private reporting services which furnish in-
formation on contract awards.
Clearly the Secretary of Labor will need
additional funds for making wage deter-
minations under the Highway Act. He will
also require extra funds for coordinating
enforcement under the act, necessary to
insure compliance with the labor-standards
provisions of the act.
The sum of $300,000 is less than the
amount requested by President Eisenhower
in his communication of July 11 to the Pres-
ident of the Senate with respect to sup-
plemental appropriations for fiscal 1957. It.
will, however, provide a minimum budget
for the enforcement program. I'm sure if
more funds are needed, the Congress will
respond favorably,.
Lest there be any question regarding the
authority of the Secretary of Labor to co-
ordinate enforcement of the labor standards
provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act, I
think that an examination of what Congress
did in enacting the Highway Act clearly
shows that both Houses intended to give the
Secretary of Labor this responsibility.
Section 115 (at of the act requires that em-
ployees working on the Interstate System
shall lie paid not less than prevailing wage
rates in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act.
And the Secretary of Labor is given the over-
riding authority, under Reorganization Plan
No. 14 of 1950, "to assure coordination of ad-
ministration and consistency of the labor
standards provisions" of the Davis-Bacon
Act and related statutes.
It will be recalled that section 115 (a) was
added on the floor of the Senate by the
Chavez amendment, with the junior Senator
from. Oregon, among others, as cosponsor.
The senior Senator from New Mexico pointed
out that the language of his amendment was
identical with the labor standard provision
inserted in the highway bill by the House
Public Works Committee and passed by the
House. The provision was not in the bill
when reported out by the Senate committee
but was reinserted here by enactment of the
Chavez amendment, During the debate on
the amendment, the junior Senator from
Oregon had printed in the RECORD the por-
tion of the House committee report explain-
ing the meaning and operation of the sec-
tion. The House report stated, "In. discharg-
ing his responsibilities, the Secretary of La-
bor will have, with respect to the labor stand-
ards specified in the bill, the authority and
functions set forth in reorganization plan
of 1950" and under the Davis-Bacon Act, as
amended.
So when this Chamber voted to include the
House labor standards provision in the bill, it
was fully aware that the Secretary of Labor
was being given the responsibility of coordi-
nating enforcement of the provision, as pro-
vided-in Reorganization Plan No. 14. The sen-
ior Senator from California, in opposing the
Chavez amendment, correctly pointed out to
the Senate that: - "Inclusion of the Davis-
Bacon Act in the highway bill would also re-
sult in placing enforcement functions in the
Federal Government as provided under Re-
organization Plan No. 14, 1950. This would
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mean that the Federal Department of Labor
would have authority to conduct compliance
inspections" on work conducted under the
program. The senior Senator from Florida
also referred to the responsibility of the Sec-
retary of Labor if the amendment were
adopted.
Nothing can be clearer than that the state-
ment of the House committee is controlling
with respect to the application of Reorgani-
zation Plan No. 14. The Senate accepted the
provision exactly as reported out by the
House committee. As the junior Senator
from Tennessee explained with respect to the
bill reported out of conference: "This partic-
ular section was not before the conference
committee, because it was approved in iden-
tical language in both the Senate version of
the bill and the House version of the bill."
The Secretary of Commerce is responsible,
as stated by the managers on the part of the
House In connection with the conference re-
port, "to insure that the Davis-Bacon Act is
applied to Interstate System projects." His
enforcement responsibility under the High-
way Act is comparable to that vested in each
Federal contracting agency under the Davis-
Bacon Act. But It Is equally clear that the
Secretary of Labor has the overall responsi-
bility of coordinating enforcement under
the Highway Act, as he has with respect to
Davis-Bacon projects.
There is no Inconsistency between the en-
forcement responsibilities of the Secretary
of Commerce and the coordinating functions
of the Secretary of Labor under the Highway
Act. During the 6 years since adoption of
Reorganization Plan No. 14, the functions
performed by the agencies having the pri-
mary enforcement responsibility and those of
the Secretary of Labor have been mutually
complementary in producing effective en-
forcement of the labor standards provisions.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill
Is open to further amendment.
If there be no further amendment to
be proposed, the question is on the en-
grossment of the amendments and the
third reading of the bill.
The amendments were ordered to be
engrossed, and the bill be read a third
time.
The bill was read the third time, and
passed.
Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. President, I move
that the Senate insist upon its amend-
ments, request a conference thereon with
the House of Representatives, and that
the Chair appoint the conferees on the
part of the Senate.
The motion was agreed to; and the
Presiding Officer (Mr. BIBLE in the chair)
appointed Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr.
CHAVEZ, Mr. ? ELLENDER, Mr. HILL, Mr.
BRIDGES, Mr. SALTONSTALL, Mr. YOUNG,
and Mr. KNOWLAND the conferees on the
part of the Senate.
Mr. HAYDEN. Mr. President, I fur-
ther ask unanimous consent that the
clerk be given authority to change the
section numbers; if necessary.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
objection? Without objection, It is so
ordered.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION
BILL, 1957-CONFERENCE REPORT
Mr. HAYDEN. Mr. President, I submit
a report of the committee of conference
on the disagreeing votes of the 2 Houses
on the amendments of the Senate to the
bill (H. It. 12138) making supplemental
appropriations for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.
I ask unanimous consent for the present
consideration of the report.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The re-
port will be read for the information of
the Senate.
The legislative clerk read the report.
(For conference report, see House pro-
ceedings of July 21, 1956, pp. 12630-12631,
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.)
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
objection to the present consideration of
the report?
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the report.
Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Mr.
President, I desire to ask the distin-
guished Senator from Arizona, the
chairman of the committee, whether the
conference report includes agreement by
the House of Representatives to the pro-
vision for the Advisory Committee on
Weather Control, which provision was
inserted In the bill by the Senate.
Mr. HAYDEN. Yes, that was agreed
to.
Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Mr.
President, this item was not included in
the bill at the time when It was passed
by the House of Representatives, because
at that time the President had not
signed the bill extending the life of the
Advisory Committee on Weather Con-
trol.
I recognize the lateness of the hour,
and I shall not detain the Senate; but
I wish to say that when history is
written, I think the work of the Advi-
sory Committee on Weather Control and
the value of the experiments on modi-
cation of cloud, will be considered among
the most Important results from the
tasks authorized by this Congress.
I may say that I have before me a
paper by Capt. Howard T. Orville, chair-
man of the Committee, presented by him
at a conference on weather control, held
just a few days ago in the State of South
Dakota, by invitation of Gov. Joe Foss,
I ask unanimous consent that the state-
ment by the cnairman of the Advisory
Committee be inserted at this point in
the RECORD.
There being no objection, the state-
ment was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WEATHER CONTROL
(By Capt. Howari T. Orville. chairman, Frier
instrument c:ivision, Bendix Aviation
Corp. )
Gentlemen, It Is Indeed a pleasure for the
task force of the Advisory Committee on
Weather Contro to meet with the distin-
guished gentlemen from South Dakota
headed by His Excellency. Gov. Joe Foss.
We sincerely ho'e when this day is over you
will all have a better understanding of what
is meant by cloud seeding experiments and
you will have a deeper appreciation of the
capabilities and limitations of present cloud
seeding techniques and even more Important
the great difficulties in determining exactly
what effects have been obtain] when cloud
seeding experiments are carried out.
You will note that I have used the term
"experiments" Ir connection with the cloud
seeding. The use of this term is Intentional
to emphasize the fact that there is still much
to be learned about cloud seeding and how
to determine Whit results, if any, have been
obtained when cloud seeding experiments
are conducted over an area.
If may seem strange to some of you that
even though the present techniques of creat-
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ing precipitation artificially were first dis-
covered almost 10 years ago there are still
many questions remaining t6 be answered
and because so many of the answers are un.
known the whole question of weather modi-
fication using present scientific techniques is
still controversial. There are many today
who feel that cloud seeding can completely
modify the weather and that the day of abso-
lute weather control is on the horizon.
There are many more, and probably most of
us here today are in this classification, who
take the more conservative view that cloud
seeding experiments can and do produce in-
creases in preclptatton of varying amounts
under favorable weather conditions. Then,
of course, there is the third group who are
positively skeptics and will never accept the
view that cloud seeding has any effect on the
weather until they have observed repeated
positive demonstrations almost with mathe-
matical certainty.
Because of the widely different opinions as
to the effectiveness of cloud seeding and
because of the tremendous economic im-
portance of any methods of increasing pre-
cipitation in the western drought States.
Congress became interested in weather modi-
fication as early as 1948. However, it was
not until 1953 that through the efforts of
your distinguished Senator FRANCIS CASE,
assisted by Senators CLINTON ANDERSON, of
New Mexico, and WARREN MAGNUSON, Of
Washington, that a bill was finally passed
and signed Into law creating the Advisory
Committee on Weather Control. This bill
was signed by President Eisenhower on Au-
gust 13, 1953, and created an 11-man com-
mittee to study and evaluate public and
private experiments in weather modification.
It is now known as Public Law 256 (67 Stat,
559). Its members consist of 5 members
from private life of recognized standing in
the fields of science, agrtculture, and busi-
ness, and 6 members from interested Gov-
ernment departments. The members from
private life were appointed by President
Eisenhower on December 9, 1953, and con-
firmed by the Senate on January 25, 1954.
This 11-man Committee held its first meet-
ing on December 18, 1953. At this first
meeting the Committee adopted four guiding
principles to ensure that its evaluation
would be impartial in all respects. These
principles are:
"First, the Committee will base Its conclu-
sions on facts obtained and interpreted, and
not any preconceived notions. Experiments
to date have suggested that weather control
may eventually provide benefits to agricul-
ture, industry, and Government. Without
such a hint of substantial benefits, the Con-
gress would most likely not have created
this Committee. However, the Committee
will not proceed under the assumption that
weather control, Including rainmaking, does
'work' or does not 'work.' It will aim to
examine all the evidence with scholarly care
and scientific impartiality.
"Second, the Committee recognizes the
need for additional basic research dealing
with processes related to rain, snow, and
cloud phenomena. There is also a need to
develop ways and means of providing meth-
ods for reliable evaluation of weather-control
activities. The Committee will encourage
such research in Industry at our universities
and throughout Government.
"Third, the Committee will welcome, and
will solicit, the information possessed by and
the opinions held by all individuals and
groups having an interest in the field of
weather control. It will carefully consider
all facts and opinions pertinent to Its study.
"Fourth, the Committee will not act in
any way prejudicial to responsible indi-
viduals and concerns attempting to modify
the weather."
Since that time the Committee has-
1. Held a total of 12 meetings.
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2. Made numerous field trips to observe
cloud-seeding operations.
3. Received and analyzed several hundred
reports from private meteorologists, commer-
cial cloud-seeding companies, and corpora-
tions.
4. Obtained complete information on Gov=
ernment-sponsored projects.-
5. Consulted with or sought the advice of
most of the leading scientists in the world
who are familiar with one phase or another
in the field of weather modification.
6. Developed an evaluation program cono
sisting of two principal phases, a statistical
one and a study of the physical process. You
will hear much more of this program this
afternoon from Capt. F. A. Berry, our chief
scientific adviser.'
The Committee was severely handicapped
in its operations prior to July 1, 1954, due
to lack of funds. A very modest budget was
granted by Congress on July 1 and this per-
mitted setting up a staff headquarters in
Washington, D. C. As most of you know, the
first executive secretary was Charles Gard-
ner, Jr., a native son from Miller, S. Dak.
Also you will be interested in knowing that
our administrative assistant, Miss Rosalea
Munkvold, is also a native of South Dakota.
Since this was a temporary Committee, due
to go out of existence on June 30, 1956, ex-
treme difficulty was encountered in obtaining
a competent technical staff. In fact, the
only way in which this was possible was be-
cause Public Law 256 permitted the Com-
mittee to obtain personnel from other Gov.
ernment agencies on a reimbursable, basis.
The Committee obtained its chief scientific
advisor, Capt. F. A. Berry, from the Navy,
its chief climatologist, H. Thom, from the
United States Weather -Bureau, as well as
several other members of the technical staff,
and then the Department of Agriculture and
Meteorological Survey assisted in furnishing
several persons who were willing to come
with the Committee for about 2 years.
The Committee ? is primarily concerned
with three aspects of weather modification
or cloud seeding as conducted by the com-
mercial cloud-seeding companies.
1. The technical aspects. How effective is
cloud seeding? Does it increase or decrease
rainfall or is there no effect?
2. If the answers to (1) above are in the
affirmative and there is a positive effect then
what economic benefits may be expected
from cloud seeding? Dean Eberle, our vice
chairman, headed a group of economists and
businessmen that has already made a study
of the benefits to be obtained if a 10 percent
increase in rainfall is, produced.
3. If the answers to (1) and (2) are in
the affirmative then the Committee has been
directed to report to the President imme-
diately on the advisability of the Federal
Government regulating by means of licenses
or otherwise, those who carry out weather
modification activities.
Up to the present time the Committee has
found partial answers to (1) and (2) above,
but sees no reason to recommend Federal
regulation at this time. It has found:
(a) That supercooled stratified clouds can
be dissipated by aircraft seeding with dry ice
or silver iodide.
(b) Water seeding of warm cumulus clouds
will initiate precipitation under favorable
temperature and moisture conditions.
(c) Dry ice and silver iodide seeding of
cumulus clouds over 5,000 feet above the
freezing line and temperature at top -10? C,
will induce precipitation.
(d) Ground generator silver iodide seeding
in the three Pacific Coast States has produced
average increases in precipitation of 9 percent
to 17 percent from late winter and early
spring storms. These results cannot be re-
ferred to other areas or other seasons of the
year. The Committee hopes-to find answers
to flatland seeding and interior mountain
areas during the neat 2 years that Congress
has just granted.
(e) Intensify study of hail storm suppres-
sion and the possibility of inhibiting light-
ning fires seems well justified. Captain Berry
may mention this in his discussion of project
Skyflre this afternoon.
In its study the Committee is paying par-
ticular attention to any research leading to
the discovery of new types of nucleating
agents and new methods of dispersing these
agents.
In closing I would like to quote from a
report by Assistant Secretary Aandahl, of the
Department of Interior, when he sums up the
relation between cloud seeding and irriga-
tion:
"While-the studies to date offer hopes of
some eventual increase of water supply, there
is, within the present scope of scientific
knowledge, little likelihood that artificially
induced precipitation can ever substitute for
irrigation in most of the areas now requiring
irrigation. Precipitation cannot be caused
when there is insufficient moisture vapor in
the air. Furthermore, as far as is known
now, other factors such as temperature must
be favorable. Thus, it may not always be
possible to cause rain when needed for the
crops. There are also times when rainfall,
while needed for some crops, may bring dam-
age or even ruin to others,. Air movements
are sufficiently erratic that it would be im.
practical, if not completely impossible, to
deposit rainfall on certain localized plots.
Even if the techniques develop to their maxi-
mum anticipated potential of effectiveness,
the total annual rainfall in most and areas
will probably still be a fraction of that re-
quired for crops, and much of It will be at
times when it cannot be fully used. Reser-
voirs will still be required to conserve water
for use when needed, and canals and related
works will still be needed to convey the water
to the exact spot of use."
Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Mr.
President, I also ask unanimous consent
to have printed in the RECORD at this
point an account from the Sioux Falls
Daily Argus-Leader for July 19, 1956,
dealing with experiments in cloud seed-
ing by the use of jet planes, as carried on
by the South Dakota Air National Guard;
and also an editorial from the same
newspaper, commenting upon the results
obtained.
There being no objection, the article
and editorial were ordered to be printed
in the RECORD, as follows:
CLOUD SEEDING IS HELD SUCCESSFUL
PIERRE, July 19.-South Dakota has suc-
cessfully pioneered in cloud seeding experi-
ments by jet plane, it was reported to a
State weather modification conference here.
Clouds were seeded for the first time by a
specially equipped jet plane and produced
excellent results, Chief Howard Wells, United
States Navy representative on the National
Advisory Committee on Weather Control,
told the conference.
The plane, carrying a converted jato tube
(jet assist takeoff) with 60 pounds of dry
ice on each flight, successfully seeded the
coulds In the southeastern part of the State
on 6 days.
Wells said arrangements for the experi-
ments were made in Washington 2 weeks ago
in conference with Senator Francis Case,
Gov. Joe Foss, and Lt. Col. D. L. (Duke)
Corning. One of the Air Guard planes of the
175th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Sioux
Falls was specially equipped for the experi-
ments on July 6.
TRACKED DOWN BY RADAR
"The experiments were carried out in co-
operation with tire. United States Weather
Bureau station at Sioux Falls which tracked
the seeding operations by radar," Wells dis.
closed.
"We made one run in a C-47, but the icing
level in this country is high (12,000-14,000
-feet) and it took too long to reach that
altitude."
Wells said M.Sgt. Bob Perkins, Air Guard
mechanic, designed a trapdoor arrangement
for a jato tube and placed screen mesh at
one end. The tube, loaded with dry ice, was
attached to the belly of a T-33 jet trainer.
The pilot tripped the trapdoor from his
pressurized cockpit, rushing air through the
tube and supercooling it while the screen
prevented chunks of ice from escaping.
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES AN HOUR
The super-cooled air was spread over the
tops of storm clouds at altitudes ranging
from 6,500 to 39,000 feet while the jet plane
was traveling about 350 miles per hour.
Except for one trip aver the West River and
near Pickstown, all flights were flown over
the East River area.
Most of them were flown near Sioux Falls
to permit ground as well as air observation.
Wells said every cloud seeded produced
rains, many of them minutes after the
plane had made its run over the tops. The
ground observers kept in radio contact with
the pilot and learned that the clouds rose
quickly after seeding. One pilot reported
that the top of a cloud he had seeded rose
2,500 feet within 3 minutes.
Flights were made July 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, and
17 and Wells gave instructions to the pilots
on days when cloud formations were not
right for seeding and when there were
severe thunderstorms in the area.
THREE INCH FA~L
"There was a complete changeover in the
formation of the clouds after seeding and
rain fell from them soon after each run,"
Wells said. "On one flight, three clouds 20
miles apart were seeded and one of them
dropped three inches of rain in the Sioux
City region."
Colonel Corning, Maj. John Schilt and
Capt. Justin Berger took turns piloting the
plane on the experimental flights. A chase
plane went along on each flight to observe
the effect of the seeding.
Colonel Corning described flying through
one of the clouds after seeding and said,
"Something was churning in there and I
flew out of it fast."
"There were a lot of skeptics among my
boys at first," Corning added. "But they
joined me in believing there's something to
it now."
Wells said the dry Ice disappeared at the
rate of about one pound for every 4 miles,
while normal cloud seeding with dry ice re-
quires from 3 to 20 pounds every 4 miles.
He added, "There Is an abundance of
moisture in the clouds out here."
FOSS OPENS EVENT
Governor Foss opened the weather modi-
fication conference by stating that rain in-
crease programs should be encouraged in an
effort to provide more stable rainfall for this
agricultural State. He said arrangements
have been made to conduct further experi-
ments by the State.
"We're going to try out some new ideas,"
Foss said. "I realize that these programs are
still pretty much of a gamble. However, rain
increase research has been improving the
odds."
Two other members of the advisory com-
mittee on weather control, Chairman Howard
T. Orville, New York, and Dean A. M. Eberle
of South Dakota State College, also addressed
the conference. Orville described rain in-
crease projects on the West Coast and Eberle
traced the progress of rain programs in this
State.
Other speakers were Charles Gardner,
formely of Miller, S. Dak., and Jack Disanto,
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JETS ExcEL As RArr PRODUCERS
The experiments with the "?seeding" of
rain clouds by jet airplanes In the Bloux
Falls territory are an Interesting develop-
ment in this new field of scientific explora-
tion.
According to the reports, the jets have
made several tests under a program sug-
gested by Gov. Joe Foss and Senator FRANCIS
CASE. Dry ice was sprayed on the clouds
and precipitation resulted.
One pilot said the reaction was noticeable
when he dropped the ice on a cloud. He
cited an Instance where -a cloud he had
seeded rose 2,500 feet immediately after-
ward-an apparent result of the lightening
of Its weight due to the precipitation of
some of the moisture It was carrying.
Each run produced results, the report said.
The jets traveled through and above the
clouds at about 350 miles an hour,
Col. Duke Corning said odd things took
place after the seeding. "Something was
churning In there," he exnlaincd in describ-
ing one incident, "and I flew out of it fast."
Then he added: "There were a lot of skep-
tics among my pilots at first but they join
me in believing there's something to it now."
The experiments provided reason to be-
lieve that the jets achieved results better
and faster than other types of airplanes.
All of this points up to another Interesting
chapter in the program of weather control.
The experiments may have been the occasion
for a rather peculiar and somewhat erratic
rain pattern in the Sioux Falls area during
July-many rains that struck limited areas
and bypassed others.
Obviously it to wrong to classify today's
rainmaking with the fakes of some 50 and 60
years ago, The earlier attempts were un-
scientific and often misrepresented. But
these of today are something else. Rain can
be produced, the tests have demonstrated,
when conditions are right.
But there are countless problems that may
develop. In fact, some already have de-
veloped. There may be a battle among areas
In respect to the right to seed moisture-
bearing clouds. There may be questions
about hall resulting from the activity.
There may be Instances when the rain falls
in areas where It Isn't desired. There may
be cases of excessive rainfall. In any event,
all of It is extremely interesting and in a
few more years we may know much more
about it.
Mr. CASE of -South Dakota. Mr.
President, I may say to the Senate that
the use of jet planes for cloud seeding-
the dropping of dry ice in cumulus
clouds-is a new thing. The jet plane
has made it possible to get on top of
and higher clouds, and to do so with
some remarkable results. On six trials
between July 5 and July 17, as I recall.
success was obtained in each instance.
In view of the fact that the Congress is
so repeatedly called upon to bring relief
in one form or another to drought-
stricken areas, the significance of this
matter is not to be underestimated.
Therefore. I have included in the REC-
ORD the article and the editorial from
the Sioux Falls Daily Argus-Leader.
I also ask unanimous consent to have
printed at this, point in the RECORD a re-
port by Mr. Howard J. Wells, an expert
of the Advisory Committee on Weather
Control, who was sent to South Dakota
as an observer during the conduct of
these trials. In the report he details the
incidents and the circumstances under
which the seeding was carried on, and
the results which were obtained. I am
sure they will be of interest to every
Member of the Senate. I think they
have great significance for the country
as a whole.
There being no objection, the report
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
REPORT OF 110WARD t. WELLS, ADvisoay COM-
MrrrEE ON WEAT1IIS CONTROL, Sioux FALLS,
S. DAK.
Thursday July 5. 1956: Dean Aberle picked
tip at the Carpenter Hotel, and we proceeded
to the Air National Guard Terminal at the
Sioux Falls Airport. I was Introduced to
Lt. Col. Duane L. Corning and staff, and we
inspected the available aircraft for the proj-
ect. One C-47, one B-25 in overhaul and
3 T-33 Jets were found suitable for conduct-
ing the project. During the afternoon, a
metal chute was made for the C-47. Dean
Eberle and I established a source of dry ice
at 4 cents a pound. We went to the United
States Weather Bureau and met Mr. Clark,
officer in charge. Eherything is working fine,
and all personnel are very Interested and co-
operative. We gave a cold box demonstra-
tion In Colonel Corning's office during the
afternoon.
Friday. July 6, 15.56: We briefed Colonel
Corning for first, seeding run In the C-47.
About 30 pounds of Ice remaining from
Thursday's demonstration was used. The
top of the cumulus clouds was about 14,000
feet. Good results both by observation and
radar were observed. This was a single drop
method, and It was a wonderful experience
for the crew. Also the colonel saw the re-
sults, which is an important part of the
operation.
Saturday, July 7, 1956: After looking over
the weather at the Weather Bureau, it was
decided not to seed due to severe thunder-
storms throughout the area. The remainder
of the day was epp'i~nt devising a suitable
dispenser which c&iid be used on Jet air-
craft. The result was using a Jato bottle
and tripping mechanism control from the
inside of the aircraft.
Sunday. July 6, 1950: This was a very good
seeding day. The T-33 equipped with dis-
penser proceeded or, discussed flight plane.
It was decided to seed perpenicular to the
wind and 40 miles away from the station on
a bearing of 310 deiTees. This would bring
the seeding area over the station in about
1 hour. A chase plane accompanied the
seeding plane to watch the dispenser In
operation.
The seeding was conducted on top of
clouds working back and forth along a 20-
inite line. Completmi change over was noted
In about 30 minutes. The thunderstorms
which formed at the end of the run were, or
could have been, mused by seeding as the
plane turned arount at each end of the run.
If this is true, then we are underseeding ex-
cept at turning poi:sts.
The dispenser used 00 pounds of dry Ice
in 50 minutes, or about 1 pound per every
4 miles. Again the pilots could see very
good results and were amazed at the growth.
A second run was made In the afternoon, but
the clouds were not forming due to sub-
sidence In the atmosphere. There were no
results to speak of.
Monday, July 9, 1956: This was a fair seed-
ing day. The T-33 aloft proceeded at 27,000
feet. Clouds were visible at the station, and
all available flying personnel were standing
by to observe the results. We were In contact
with the plane throigh radio, and the pilot
gave word when tho dispenser was opened.
The target cloud was 60 miles distant from
the station. Rain was observed to fall from
the base of the clot.d in about 30 minutes.
The top of the cloud, in accordance with the
pilot's report, rose at the rate of 2.500 feet In
about 2 minutes. Everyone was very im-
pressed.
Tuesday, July 10, 1956: The bottle was
modified to give greater output. The T-33
was out and hit the top of three clouds about
20 miles apart. One of these clouds gave 3
Inches of rain to Sioux City. The other two
were-observed to give rain, but how much was
unknown.
Wednesday, July 11, 1956. and Thursday,
July 12, 1956: There was high pressure over
the area. The time was usd to instruct pilots
and men in methods of seeding.
Friday. July 13, 1956: The forecast proved
a failure and spent the day in working with
pilots in a simple method of when to work
and when not to.
Saturday. July 14. 1956: Again, we decided
not to seed because of severe thunderstorm
and tornado warnings.
Sunday, July 15, 1956: A weak front was
crossing the State southwest to northeast
with thunderstorms reported north of sta-
tion. We decided to conduct operation trying
to slow down thunderstorms. Good results
at station with 0.20 of light to moderate rain
failing.
Monday, July 16, 1956: Air over the station
was too dry to operate, but a moist zone was
expected to move down from the north. At
1330 first top of cumulus clouds could be seen
to the northwest and west. The flight de-
parted-from the area and reported moderate
thunderstorms through the north half of the
State. Captain Berger decided to seed only
clouds that were not raining. One cloud was
seeded, and as the plane descended to observe
base, rain commenced to fall approximately
15 to 20 minutes after seeding.
Tuesday, July 17, 1956: Weak front south
and southwest to north northeast through
eastern half of the State with thundershow-
ers In progress by 0900. The flight went to
the extreme south end of the State and seed-
ed again along the clear air side of the front.
During the afternoon, a flight departed to
conduct seeding operations over the airport.
The cloud base was 8,500 feet and the tops
9,000 to 12.000 feet. Seeded clouds were ob-
served to form and reach 19,000 to 20,000 feet.
This bank moved southeast and light rain
showers were falling from the base of the
cloud by 1700.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the conference
report.
Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina.
Mr. President, this is the conference re-
port on the first supplemental appropri-
ation bill, is it not?
The PRESIDING OFFICER. That
is correct.
Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina.
Mr. President, I wish to thank the con-
ferees for keeping in the bill the item
of $35,000 for the building of an elevator
at Anderson, S. C.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the conference
report.
The report was agreed to.
Mr. HAYDEN. Mr. President, I ask
that the message from the House of Rep-
resentatives announcing the action of
the House on certain amendments of the
Senate be laid before the Senate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be-
fore the Senate a message from the
House of Representatives announcing its
action on certain amendments of the
Senate to House bill 12138, which was
read as follows:
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U. S.,.
July 23, 1956.
Resolved. That the House recede from its
disagreement to the amendments of the
Senate numbered 16, 26. 34, 38, 45, 58, 59,
60, and 61 to the bill (H. R. 12138) entitled
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"An act making supplemental appropriations
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and
for other purposes", and concur therein.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U. S.,
July 23, 1956.
Resolved, That the House recede from its
disagreement to the amendment of Senate
No. 4 to the bill (H. R. 12138) entitled "An
act making supplemental appropriations for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for
other purposes", and concur therein with an
amendment, as follows: In lieu of the sum
of $18,915,000 proposed, insert "$16,250,000."
That the House recede from its disagree-
ment to the amendment of the Senate No. 22,
and concur therein with an amendment, as
follows: In lieu of the matter proposed by
said amendment insert:
"SEC. 310. Not exceeding $5 million of the
funds available to the Department of De-
fense for military construction may be used
for capital expenditures other than for
amortization of outstanding mortgages on
any housing project constructed under title
VIII of the National Housing Act as in ef-
fect prior to the Housing amendments of
1955, in accordance with applicable pro-
visions as may be authorized by law during
the 2d session of the 84th Congress: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Defense or his
designee, in acquiring such housing projects,
may make purchases subject to any existing
mortgage or assume such mortgage."
That the House recede from its disagree-
ment to the amendment of the Senate No. 27,
and concur therein with an amendment, as
follows: In lieu of the matter proposed by
said amendment insert:
"REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT, AND EQUIPMENT OF
FEDERALLY OWNED BUILDINGS OUTSIDE THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
"For anadditional amount for 'repair, im-
provement, and equipment of federally
owned buildings outside the District of Co-
lumbia', not to exceed $35,000, to remain
available until expended."
That the House recede from its disagree-
ment to the amendment of the Senate No.
33, and concur therein with an amendment,
as follows: After the word "expended", in-
sert: ": Provided, That nd part of this ap-
propriation shall be used for the acquisition
of any land without the approval of the local
government concerned.
That the House recede from its disagree-
ment to the amendment of the Senate No.
36, and concur therein with an amendment,
as- follows: In line 5 of the amendment,
delete the words "assisting the Territory
in."
Mr. HAYDEN. Mr. President, I move
that the Senate concur in the amend-
ments of the House to the amendments
of the Senate Nos. 4, 22, 27, 33, and 36.
Mr. THYE. Mr. President, amend-
ment No. 33 has been mentioned. The
only reason I rise is to explain that to-
day I have received a considerable num-
ber of telephone calls because certain
language relative to amendment No. 33
denies the right to expend any of these
funds until agreement is obtained from
the local units of the Government.
Many persons fear that that provision
13289
will restrict the use of the funds entirely,
because concurrence will not be obtained
from the local units of Government.
I wish to make this explanation be-
cause some persons have accused me of
being the author of the amendment. It
is a House provision. In the conference
we were. unable to get the House to agree
to amendment No. 33 unless that lan-
guage was made a part of the legisla-
tive enactment. I wish the RECORD to
show that I am not the author of the
amendment, and that the Senate con-
ferees were unable to obtain concurfrence.
Mr. HAYDEN. Mr. President, the
Senator from Minnesota has. correctly
stated the situation.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the motion of
the Senator from 'Arizona.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. HAYDEN. Mr. President, I ask
unanimous consent to have printed at
this point in the RECORD, as a part of
my remarks, a summary of the bill,
showing for each appropriation title the
amount of the budget estimate, the
amount provided by the House of Rep-
resentatives, the amount provided by
the Senate, and the amount appro-
priated under the conference report.
There being no abjection, the sum-
mary was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
The supplemental appropriation bill, 1957 (II. R. 12138)
CHAPTER I
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE I
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCII SERVICE
Salaries and expenses-plant and pest control ---------------------------------------------------------------
Salaries disease paboratorylfacili and s-- ------ l--------------------------------------------`--_---------?---
COMMODITY STABILIZATION SERVICE
Administrative expenses-Sugar Act program a--.R-----------------------------?--------.....-...........
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION
Subscription to capital stock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total,chapter I -----------------------------------------------?---- ------------?---.--------------
CHAPTER II
DEPARTMENT,-OF COMMERCE
CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION
Land acquisition, additional Washington Airport -----------------------------------------------------------
,COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY
Budget
estimate
---------------
$2,600,000
18,915,000
13, 000, 000
34, 415, 000
Salaries and expenses ------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Salaries and expenses -------------------------------??-----------??.......------------------------------
BUREAU OF FOREIGN COMMERCE
Export control--- --- -------------------------------------- --------------------
BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS
Jones Point Bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total, Department of Commerce ----------- ---?^?..-------------------------------- --------------
RELATED AGENCIES
Advisory Committee on Weather Control------------------------------------------------------------------
Total, Chapter II---.-.-.---------------??------------------------------------ .-.-------
House
Senate
Conference
allowance
allowance
allowance
Language
$2,500,000
------$2,500,000
---------------
18,015,000
1f,, 250, 000
13,000,000
13, 000, 000
13,000,000
31,750, 000
75, 000
76,000
75,000
3,000, 000
3,000,000
3,000,000
14, 325, 000
14,325,000
14,325,000
1.7, 402, 429
300, 000
"17,402,429
17,702,429
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('onstruction------- _- ----------------------?--
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-MILITARY FUNCTIONS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Operation and maintenance--------------?-------------?---??--_.._-?---?----._..._..._--------?-------
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
Operation and maintenance -----------------------------'-----------?__---------?---?--------_.__?----
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-- MIH.ITARY CONSTR L?CTION
Loran stationS--------- ------ INTEI:SRRVI(E ACSIVITIEs
___________________________________________.-...____._....__.._.______._._____.
Military construction, .4rmy........... DEPARTMENT OF TILE ARMY
o -fun",- -------------.
Reduction In approprlatfon-Army stack funJ--------??-_-_-___-__--------------------?-----_--..____.
Military construction, Navy ........... I'KPA P TM ENT OF TIlE - N-A - VY
-
DY.PARTMENT OF TIlE AIR FOI:CE
Military construction, Air Force.
Total, Department of Defense ----------------------------------
Total, chapter III-----?------?-------------------------------?---------------?--------------?----
('I1AI'TF.R IV
I',.Rt117N UPERATIO`IS
T)EPARTMENT OF Tilt ARMY--CIVII. FUNCTIONS
Government and relief In occupied areas.. -
FXI1)RT-IMVORT RANK
. Administrative expenses....... Total, chapterIV?-------------?--------.-----?-
('IIAI'TEIt V
(GENERAI. GOVERNMENT MATTERS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF Tilt PRX,113SX?
RUMMY
Salaries and expenses -------------------- n ('REA17 Or TILE R
-----------------------------------------------------------
INDEPENDENT Or tics
COMMISSION ON COVZRNMENT YE(I'RITT
Salaries and expenses - ------- -- --- ?----
PRESIDENT'S AO VIRORY COM MiRYION ON PRESIDENTIAL. OFFICE SPACE
Salaries and expenses
Total, chapter V------------------------- -------------??-------------------- ---------------------
('IIAPTER V[
INDEPENDENT Orrrces
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CDMMLsaloM
Salaries and expenses----------' ----------------------------------------.------
OSNER.AI. SERYICRe ADMINISTRATION
Operating expenses, Public Buildings Service, 19571----------------- ------------- --------?-_--_-!-_ _ _ ? -_ -
Operating expenses, Public Buildings Service. [957---------------------------------------------- .._-.
Repair, improvement, and equipment of Federally owned buildings outside the District of Columbia._____
Acquisition of land, District of Columbia ------------------------------------------------------ _-_----?---
Additional court facilities ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- .._.
United States Post Office and Courthouse, Nome, Alaska_ __.--?.-.?-----------------------------------
Expenses, general supply fund---------------------
General supply fund --------------------------?-----------??----------?----------...?-_--_---------?_-_?
Acquisition of tin--------------------------------------------------- -----------------??------------._-?_?
Total, General Services Administration------------------------------------------------- ............
11008005 AND HOME FINANCE AOEXCY
Public housing Administration
Annual contributions, 1050-------------?-----??-?-------------------------?-?'....-....-.-..._.--.........
NATIONAL ADYBORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONA('TIC8
$ularles and expenscs----------------------------------------?---------.._._-_----------......------....._.-
NATIONAL RCIS:NCE rOl'NDATION
Synthetic rubber research and development ................................................................
Total, chapter VI............................... .....................................................
Awl. AW
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Budget
e,Iimate
(1, 6711, (100)
2, Will. 000
House
allowance
1{193,(x10,1100)
(357,000,000)
Senate
allowance
84.360,170
18, 620, 130
(202, 000, 000)
Language
1,0741.1101)
1, 4.011.000
3, 000
---
300 000
(1)
20n.000
4011, 000
9, (5MI 000
9.600.000
24, 500.000
1.300.000
759, 000
1, 4.50, 000
3, 550,1100
----------------
I 50, 000
(rI
200, 1)00
210, 000
8,000,000
----------------
1,450,000
3,550,1100
50,000
300, 000
,1)
200.000
400, 000
8, 000, 000
8,700.000
22,050,000
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allowance
(2(2, 000, 000)
Language
1,450,000
3,550, 000
35, 000
250,000
0)
200,000
300,000
8,000,000
8,000,000
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Department or agency
(1)
Budget
estimate
Conference
allowance
CHAPTER VII
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Office of oil and gas -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$100,000
$100,000
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Construction -------------------------------------------------------- ....-----?--------..............-?--
100,600
100,000
VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION
Revolving fund --------------- --_---^.--..-_--.-----------??--------------------...-.-.....-.-..---------
125,000
125,000
125,000
Total, Department of the Interior ._?_...._.^ ........................................................ii
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
Acquisition of land, Superior National Forest, Minnesota --------------------------------------------------
INDEPENDENT OFFICES
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AUDITORIUM COMMISSION
150,000
150, 000
Salaries and expenses------------------------------- ------------------------------------ National Monuments Commission, salaries and expenses ---------------------------------------------------
---------------
25, 000
Total, chaptor VII -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
475,000
CHAPTER VIII
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF TIIE SOLICITOR
Salaries and expenses .......................................................................................
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF TILE PRESIDENT
President's Committee on Education Beyond the High School---------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
PUBLIC EEALTE SERVICE
Assistance to States, general:
-
1956
---------------- ---_...._._.?_...__._.__.__?__.-._._.-
to (11, 000)
11,000
11,000
11, 000
----------------------------------
-----------
1057---------- --------------------------------------------------?...____....-.?...'..
00, 000
90,000
90,000
90,000
Venereal disease:
??-..?_---.---------...._._...---.....
1956
---_
-
to- (9, 900)
----- -------------- --------------------------------
-
-
1957_ _ ?? ?---------------------------?.----?-----'-___.__ ___-----------
56,000
Tuberculosis:
1956
------------------------------------------------------------------------__--------__-
-
-
10 (6, 600)
---------
---
-
1957- - ---- --------- ------------- ------------- _ -- _ -- _---------------------------- ------------ - -----------
35,000
Communicable diseases:
-
-
1956
----------------------------------------------_--------_
-
?
16 (10, 800)
---
-----------------
-----------------
_--
--
1957
------------ ......__...__...._.__...__?__-___.___._
640,000
540, 000
Hospitals ____and__medical________ car___e_: -----------------------------
1056
--------------------------------- ------------------
--
10 (268, 500)
268,500
268,500
268, 500
'
-' ?'-"-?-----------------------------------
-
1957------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------
1,225,000
1,225,000
1,226, 000
1
,225,000
Foreign Quarantine Service:
1956
-----------__--------------------------------------------------------------------
10 (8, 000)
-------------------
1957----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
70, 000
Indian health activities:
1956
---------_-__---------------------____---------------------------------
-
10 (25, 700)
----------------
----------------
------------------------_--
-
------------------------------------------------------------------
-
1057
650,000
650,000
650, WO
-- ---------------------------
---
activities
1956
-------------------------- ----?----------------
Microbiolo
Io (8,800)
----------------
----------------
--------------------------------
,
gy
Territory of Alaska--------------------------------------
Disease and sanitation investigations and control
25,000
25,000
25,000
,
------------------------------------------------
Territory of Alaska-
me ntal health facilities
Construction
500, 000
--------------
----------------
----------------
-
,
,
Salaries and expenses---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
800,000
720, 000
720,000
720,000
REDUCTIONS IN APPROPRIATIONS
-------------------------------------------------------------
Grantsto States for poliomyelitis vaccination-
(4, 000, 000)
(4, 000, 000)
(4 000,000)
L
-
Grants for hospital construction ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------
Language
Language
anguage
Total, Dopartment of Health, Education, and Welfare-----------------------------------------------
3, 064, 500
3,689, 500
Total, chapter VIII ............. ----.................................................................
3, 664, 500
3,080,500
CHAPTER IX
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Extension and remodeling; State Department Building-----------------------------------------------------
55, 000, 000
44, 920, 000
44, 920,000
44, 020, 000
International Fisheries Commission
-
--
--------------------------------------------
-
-
----------------------- Commission
620,000
620, 000
620,000
620, 000
----------------------
-
--
----------------------
--
--
Vatican City claims -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
964,200
064, 200
064, 200
064, 200
Total, Department of State---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tim JUDICIARY
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL SERVICES
1956-----------------------------------_--_-__-_______-_------------------
Foes of jurors and commissioners
1 1 ( 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 )
11 000)
,
Administrative Office of the United States Courts----------------------------------------------------------
113,500
---_
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
Acquisition and construction of radio facilities--------------------------------------------------------------
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
President's special international program-------------------------------------------------------------------
Total, chapter IX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
House
allowance
61,191, 600
Senate
allowance
7,100, 000
53,604, 200
5,900, 000
62, 404, 200
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The supplemental appropriation bill, 1957 (11. R. 12138)-Continued
CHAPTER X
TRiARuity DEPARTMENT
Rux"A" or ACCOuNTS
Salaries and expenses .......................................................................................
Diviffloi,; or DrsPVRqrm&xT
Salaries and expenses ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTIERNAL RXVR%'klg RZRVICR
Salaries and expenses .......................................................................................
BUREAU OF TIIZ%f."
Salaries and exrien.wi -------------- ...... -- -------------- -
Striking of gold medal for Gustaf E. LamiWiC_ - ----------------
r0A-RT 011ARD
Retired pay ................................................................................................
FEDERAL FACHITIZA CORPORATION
Administrative expenses limitation increase ----------------------------------------------------------------
Total, chapter X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHAPTER XI
D13TKICT OF CULUMBIA
Federal payment ---------------------------------------------- ............................................
OIYRATI%G EXPENSES
Department of general administration ---------------------------------------------------- * -----------------
() trice of corporation counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
R eyula LOT y agencies -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Department of occupations and PT&CM10M ---------------------------------------- -----------------------
Public schools ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public schools (IVA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Metropolitan police ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Courts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------
I)e[)artmenL of Public Health _' --- ---- -- - -----------------------------------------------------------
I)apartment of Public Health (tki&j ..... - --------------------- - ------------------------------------------
I)epill'tMent of Public Welfare - ----------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
I)opart mentor vehicles and traffic ------------------------------------------ -------------------_---_-----
~cattonal Guard --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ilersonal servioM wage-scale employees-.. ------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Public building construction, 1057 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public building constniction, 19M _-------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
Department of Highways -------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Departmen t of Sanitary Engineering .......................................................................
Total capital outlay ..................................................................................
Settlement of claims and suits .............................................................................
Judgments. ---------------------------------------------------- m ----------------------- .................
Audited claims ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total, Federal funds (eb. XI) ................................................................. . .....
Total, D [strict or Columbia unds ......................... ----------------- ....................
CHAPTER XII
SXNA71E.
For payment to lane R. Barkley, widow of Alben IV. Barkley, late 3 Senator from the State of Kentucky_
"ONTtNoZliT ZXPK'.q3Z3 OF TIM AENATZ
MIscellaneous items, ID.93 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, 1957 ------------------------------------------------------------
HOUSE OF REPRIARNTATIVK1
Gratuity payment to beneficiary of deceased Member ------------------------------------------------------
CO'ITINGZNT RXI's"'SKS or Tug ]IOUSE
.Nl icellaneous items (1956) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GOVERNMItNT PRINTING 0rYIC9
Revolving und -_------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Total, chapter XII -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHAPTER XIII
(-Iaims. audited claims, and judgment-, see. 1301 -------- --------------------------------------------------
Claffliz for damages, audited claims, and judgments, sec. 1302__ -----------------_----------- ..........
I 'tiTnates of S2.500,000 consisting or $675,000 for erwileatlon of Mediterranean
fruirily and U25,000 for control of burrowing nernatude, contained In If. Doc. 403,
's
F
and $I,SW,000 for Mediterranean frultily contained in 11, Doc. 407 (of which $1,250,000
inade available during balance of 1956) Included In Agriculture Appropriation Act,
1957 (Public Law b54).
' Provides incress-c In limitation forother than payments to producersas authorized
In If. it. -10.30. now Public Law 543.
~ Language making funds available to oommemorate ilia 150th anniversary of the
establishment or the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
, To be derived by trutisfer front the "Arlity stock rund."
Budest
estizoate
sliz 000
275.000
1, 130, ODO
Houqe
.flawance
$SZ 001D
175, ODD
750. ODO
allowance
$82, ODO
175,000
75% 000
3, 5M
350
----------------
1, 912. "000) 1. 435, 950
(332.000) (300,000) (308, W
------------ (3, (100) (3. W
(21 8DO) (21,800) (21,800)
(3: 200) ---------------- (3, 2000)
0 5.5. (M) 55,000) (155.00())
(1.55.000) 855, ODD) (155,0()0)
(831. 2000) (695,000) (831,200)
(424. (M) (379,250) (39%850)
(W) (121,290) (261,790)
(75, (75,000)
M))l (110,0111 (410,000)
-------------- ----------------
(7 500 (11. 4160)
C943:02021 (943:000)) (943. 000)
(3,740,9751
(8, gig, 5W)
(343.000)
(149.000)
(5~ IV7. 000)
(7,427, 9")
(33.5% 000)
(14% 000)
(5. 000.000)
OC 4N. 5W)
(22,281)
113.461)
093)
(18. M& 310)
(7, 022. M)
(335,000)
(140,000)
(51000.000)
UZ 90Z On) 1 (13,397,81.9)1
(22. _i~i)
(13.
(I fk 329, 204)1 (17.135i 694)
2~ GM-396
Language
1, M 3G4, 525
Language
215~ 000
22,500
100, DDO
Language
Z 693. 396
Language
1. 553~ 380, 275 1--1-,724,639, 6775
July 25 .
Conference
allowance
S8Z 000
17i, DOD
750, DDO
31500
350
(309, QW)
(3,600)
(21, SM)
(3,200)
(155,000)
(1-55 000)
(7C~ 100)
(393, 85D)
(191,620)
(75,000)
(450,000)
----------------
(9, Will
(943,000)
(7, 9T2, 829)
W51 DDO)
(140,000)
(5, 0DO, 000)
(13,397,829)
(2'-) 281)
(13,461)
(83.D93)
Language
215, DUO
22, 5DD
100, OOD
Language
2,683,396
Language
1,691, 341,875
4 Awl M million to be derived by transfer from the "Navy stock fund" and
$35 million to be derived by transfer from the "Marine Corps stock fund."
And S3457 millton to be derived by tranifer rrom the "Army stock fund." ITIllou
of this transfer the House committee recommends rescission of this amount.
7 Unobligated balances continued avellable until June 30, 1957.
i".OW of the anobligabci balance continued available until June 30, 1957.
1 To be derived by transfer from the highway trust fund established pursuant to
see, 209 of Public Law 627. the Federal-Aid 11 ighway Act of 1956.
W Authority was requested to transfer this amount from other appropriations.
11 To be derived by trwLfer.
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EONGRESSIONAL Rt
ferences between S. 3903 as passed by the
Senate and the conference substitute
therefor.
There being no objection, the explana-
tion was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN S. 3903 AB PASSED BY
THE SENATE AND THE CONFERENCE SIIBSTI-
TUTE THEREFOR
AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF
TARIFF ACT OF 1930-CONFER-
ENCE REPORT
Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Presi-
dent, I believe that the Senator from
Virginia [Mr. BYRD] has a conference
report on the customs simplification bill,
House bill 6040. I ask that the report
be submitted, so it may be considered by
the Senate.
Mr. BYRD. Mr.. President, I submit
a report of the committee of conference
on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendments of the Sen-
ate to the bill (H. R. 6040) to amend
certain administrative provisions of the
Tariff Act of 1930 and to repeal obsolete
provisions' of the customs laws. I ask
unanimous consent for the present con
sideration of the report.
- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The re-
port will be read for the information of
the Senate.
The legislative clerk read the report.
(For conference report, see House pro-
ceedings of July 21, 1956, p. 12654, Cox-
GRESSIONAL RECORD.)
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
objection to the present consideration of
the report?
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the report.
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, the Senate
receded on only 1 amendment, and the
House receded on 12. So the conference
report is practically the bill as it was
passed by the Senate. It is a unanimous
report by the conferees.
The PRESIDI1G OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the conference
report.
The report was agreed to.
AMENDMENT OF AGRICULTURAL
TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND AS-
SISTANCE ACT OF 1954-CONFER-
ENCE REPORT
Mr. ELLENDER. Mr. President, I
submit a report of the committee of con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the
two Houses on the amendment of the
I-louse to the bill (S. 3903) to amend the
Agricultural Trade Development and As-
sistance Act of 1954, as amended, so as
to increase the amount authorized to be
appropriated for purposes of title I of
the act, and for other purposes. I ask
unanimous consent for the present con-
sideration of the report.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The re-
port will be read for the information of
the Senate.
The legislative clerk read the report.
(For conference report, see House pro-
ceedings of July 24, 1956, pp. 13056-
13057, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.)
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
objection to the present consideration of
the report?
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the report.
Mr. ELLENDER. Mr. President, the
conferees agreed unanimously on the
provisions of, the conference report. I
ask unanimous consent to have printed
in the RECORD at this point as a part of
my remarks an explanation of the dif-
1. The provision of S. 3903 (sec. 2) pro-
viding for the use of foreign currencies gen.
erated under title I for American schools,
libraries, and community centers abroad has
been modified in technical respects (1) to
conform to changes made in Public Law,480
by the Mutual Security Act of 1956 and (2)
to meet parliamentary objections in the
House. No change In substance was made In
this provision.
2. The Senate bill would have modified
section 304 of Public Law 480 so as to re-
strict it to title I transactions and permit
barter'with Iron Curtain satellites. The
House amendment would have modified it to
make it clear that barter with such countries
is prohibited. The conference substitute
omits both the House and Senate provisions
and leaves the law unchanged.
3. The conference substitute extends the
famine and urgent relief provisions of title
II to provide assistance in meeting extraor-
dinary relief requirements, such as those
for refugee relief, which may be extraor-
dinary although no longer urgent:
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the conference
report.
The report was agreed to.
CREDIT FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO
FARMERS-CONFERENCE REPORT
mit a report of the committee of con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the
two Houses on the amendment of the
Senate to the bill (H. R. 11544) to im-
prove and simplify the credit facilities
available to farmers, to amend the Bank-
head-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and for
other purposes. I ask unanimous con-
sent for the present consideration of the
report.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The re-
port will be read for the information of
the Senate.
The legislative clerk read the report.
(For conference report, see House pro-
ceedings of July 21, -1956, pp. 12657-
12658, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.)
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
objection to the present consideration of
the report?
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the report.
Mr. ELLENDER. Mr. President, the
conferees were unanimous in their de-
cision. I ask unanimous consent to have
printed in the RECORD at this point an
explanation of the differences between
the conference substitute and the Sen-
ate amendment to House bill 11544.
There being no objection, the explana-
tion was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CONFERENCE Sue-
STITETE AND THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO
H. R. 11544
1. The House bill and the Senate amend-
ment contained language restricting farm
ownership and operating loans on less than
family-size farms to bona fide farmers, but
defined bona fide farmers somewhat differ-
ently. The conference substitute generally
follows the House bill in this respect, but
substitutes historical residence on a farm
and historical dependence on farm income
for dependence during 1 of the last 10 years
on farm income.
2. The Senate.. amendment would have
limited farm ownership refinancing loans on
less than family-size farms to loans to refi-
nance indebtedness constituting a lien on
the farm. The conference substitute would
permit such loans to refinance indebtedness
incurred for any agricultural purpose.
3. The Senate amendment would have
prohibited farm ownership or operating loans
to borrowers able to obtain loans from other
sources at "reasonable rates." The confer-
ence substitute leaves the exxsting law un-
changed. Existing law prohibits such loans
If obtainable elsewhere at prevailing rates
but not in excess of 5 percent. The con-
ferees felt the existing law to be adequate to
assure that such loans will be restricted to
other than the well-to-do farmers.
4. The Senate amendment would have per-
mitted loans to be made on family-size farms
having a value in excess of the average value
of efficient family-size farms in the commu-
nity. The conference substitute would per-
mit improvement loans to be made for-such
farms, but not acquisition or enlargement
loans.
5. The conference substitute would extend
the economic emergency loan authority of
Public Law 727, 83d Congress for 2 years and
increase the overall limitation on such,
authority to $65 million. The Senate amend-
ment contained no similar provision, the
Senate having previously passed S. 3559, to
provide for a similar extension and to in-
crease the limitation to $50 million.
The PRESIDING, OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the conference
report.
The report-was agreed to.
AMENDMENT OF WATERSHED PRO-
TECTION AND FLOOD PREVEN-
TION ACT-CONFERENCE REPORT
Mr. KERR. Mr. President, I submit
a report of the committee of conference
on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendment of the Senate
to the bill (H. R. 8750) to amend the
Watershed Protection and Flood Pre-
vention Act. I ask unanimous consent
for the present consideration of the re-
port.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
report will be read for the information
of the Senate. .
The legislative clerk read the report.
(For conference report, see House pro-
ceedings of July 24, 1956, pp. 13055-
13056, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.)
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is
there objection to the present considera-
tion of the report?
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the report.
Mr. KNOWLANO. Mr. President,
was the conference report signed by all
the conferees?
Mr. KERR. It was. I will say to the
Senator from California that the provi-
sions agreed upon in conference were
substantially in line with the spirit of
the bill as passed by the Senate.
There were three principal changes.
First, the Senate bill had provided that
in certain instances plans should be sub-
mitted to the Public Works Committees
of the House and Senate. In the bill as
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passed by the House, it was provided that
the plans be referred to the Agriculture
Committees of the House and Senate.
It was agreed in conference-and cer-
tain specifications were agreed upon-
that when the plan was predominantly a
flood control plan, it be referred to the
Public Works Committee, and when it
was predominantly an agricultural plan.
it be referred to the Agriculture Com-
mittees.
An effort was made to make especially
clear the intent of the language as pro-
vided by the Senate, which permitted the
local organization to have the optional
right of employing engineering services
in connection with plans for develop-
ment. Where the structure for the im-
pounding of water exceeded 5,000 acre-
feet-in other words, when it became a
structure which involved a considerable
part of the program in the matter of con-
servation of water for municipal water
supplies or irrigation-the privilege of
employing local engineering services was
made optional.
The other point, as I recall, was to
clarify the language in the bill which
specified that help was available to the
local organization from the Secretary of
Agriculture, in the preparation of speci-
fications for the plan. The employment
of necessary assistance in preparing ad-
vertisements for bids and entering into
contracts for carrying out the structure
as planned, was provided for.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the confer-
ence report.
Mr. AIKEN. Mr. President, let me say
for the RECORD that both the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and the Bureau of
the Budget are opposed to this bill, al-
though it was not generally known at
the time it was passed by the Senate last
Saturday morning.
Yesterday I had inserted in the REc-
ORD, at page 12967, correspondence from
these two agencies of the Government,
setting forth their Opposition to the bill.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the confer-
ence report.
The report was agreed to.
EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN
WHICH AWARDS OF CERTAIN
MILITARY AND NAVAL DECORA-
TIONS MAY BE MADE-CONFER-
ENCE REPORT
Mr. STENNIS. Mr. President. I sub-
mit a report of the committee of confer-
ence on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendment of the House
to the bill (S. 1637) to extend the time
limit within which awards of certain
military and naval decorations may be
made. I ask unanimous consent for the
present consideration of the report.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The re-
port will be read for the information of
the Senate.
The legislative clerk read the report.
(For conference report, see House pro-
ceedings of today.)
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
objection to the present consideration
of the report?
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the report.
Mr. STENNIS. Mr. President, the
conference report is signed by all the
conferees on the part of the Senate and
the House.
The PRESIDING OFFICER.. The
question Is on agreeing to the conference
report.
The report waE agreed to,
IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING AND
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOP-
MENT OF URBAN COMMUNITIES
Mn FULBRIGHT. Mr. President, I
ask that the Chair lay before the Senate
a hand engrossed copy of House bill
11742, which has just come over from the
I-IouFe of Representatives.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
Chair lays before the Senate a bill com-
ing over from thi' House of Representa-
tives.
The bill (H. R. 11742) to extend and
amend laws relating to the provision and
improvement of housing and the con-
servation and development of urban
communities, and for other purposes,
was read twice by its title.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
objection to the present consideration of
the bill?
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to con:Ider the bill.
Mr. FULBRIGHT. Mr. President. I
offer an amendm'tnt in the nature of a
substitute. I ask that the amendment
be printed in the RECORD at this point
without reading.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. With-
out objection, the amendment may be
printed In the RECORD at this point with-
out reading.
The amendment offered by Mr. Fuf,-
BRICHT, in the nature of a substitute, was
to strike out all after the enacting clause
and insert:
Be it enacted, etc., That this act may be
cited as the "Housing Amendments of 1956."
TITLE I-FHIA INSURANCE PROGRAMS
PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT LOANS
SEc. 101. (a) Section 2 (a) of the National
Housing Act, as amended. 1s hereby amended
by striking out "September 30, 1956." and
inserting In lieu thereof "September 30,
1959."
(b) section 2 (b) of such act, as amended,
Is amended by-
(1) striking ou`
"made for the purpose of
financing the alteration, repair, or Improve-
ment of existing structures exceeds $2.500,
or for the purpose o' financing the construc-
tion of new structures exceeds $3,000" and
inserting "exceeds [13,500";
(2) striking out "except that" In clause
(2) and Inserting "except that the Commis-
sioner may increase such maximum limita-
tion to 5 years and 32 days If he determines
such increase to be in the public Interest
after giving conalde_ation to the general ef-
fect of such increase upon borrowers, the
building Industry, and the general economy,
and": and
(3) striking out the first proviso and in-
serting In lieu thereof the following: "Pro-
vided, That no insurance shall be granted
under this section (A) in the case of any
obligation in a principal amount of $2,500 or
less, representing any loan, advance of credit,
or purchase made a:'ter the effective date of
the Housing Amendments of 1956, if such ob-
ligation has a financing charge in excess of
an amount equivalent to $5 discount per
$100 original face amount of a 1-year note
to be paid in equal monthly Installments
calculated from the date of the note, or
(B) In the case of eny such obligation to a
principal amount in excess of $2,500, if such
obligation has a financing charge in excess
of (i) an amount equivalent to $5 discount
per $100 original face amount of a 1-year
note to be paid in equal monthly install-
ments calculated from the date of the note,
with respect to that part of the principal
amount not in excess of $2,500, and (ii) an
amount equivalent to $4 discount per $100
original face amount of a 1-year note to be
paid in equal monthly installments calcu-
lated from the date of the note, with respect
to that part of the principal amount which
Is In excess of $2,500: Provided further, That
such charges correctly based on tables of
calculations issued by the Commissioner, or
adjusted to eliminate minor errors in com-
putations in accordance with requirements
of the Commissioner, shall be deemed to
comply with the preceding proviso: And
provided further, That insurance may be
granted to any such financial institution
with respect to any obligation not in excess
of $15.000 (nor an average amount of $2,500
per family unit), having a maturity not in
excess of 7 years and 32 days, representing
any such loan, advance of credit, or pur-
chase made by it if Such loan, advance of
credit, or purchase is made for the purpose
of financing the alteration, repair, improve-
ment, or conversion of an existing structure
used or to be used as an apartment house
or a dwelling for two or more families."
HAZARD INSURANCE ON FHA ACQUIRED
PROPERTIES
SEC. 102. Title I of the National Housing
Act, as amended, is hereby amended by add-
ing at the end thereof the following new sec-
tion:
"Sxc. 10. Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Commissioner is hereby au-
thorized to establish a Fire and Hazard
Loss Fund which shall be available to pro-
vide such fire and hazard risk coverage as
the Commissioner, in his discretion, may de-
termine to be appropriate with respect to
real property acquired and held by him un-
der the provisions of this act. For the pur-
pose of operating such fund, the Commis-
sioner Is authorized in the name of the fund
to transfer moneys and require payment of
premiums or charges from any one or more
of the several insurance funds established by
this act and from the account established
pursuant to section 2 (f) of this act, in such
amounts and in such manner, including any
repayments of such moneys, as the Commis-
sioner. In his discretion, shall determine. In
carrying out the authority created by this
section, the Commissioner and the Fire and
Hazard Loss Fund shall be exempt from all
taxation, assessments, levies, or license fees
now or hereafter Imposed by the United
States, by any Territory or possession there-
of, or by any State. county, municipality, or
local taxing authority. Moneys in the Fire
and Hazard Loss Fund not needed for cur-
rent operations of the fund shall be de-
posited with the Treasurer of the United
States to the credit of the fund or invested
in bonds or other obligations of, or in bonds
or other obligations guaranteed as to princi-
pal and interest by. the United States or in
bonds or other obligations which are law-
ful Investments for fiduciary, trust, and pub-
lic funds of the United States.
"Notwithstanding the provisions of this
section, the Commissioner is authorized to
purchase such other Insurance protection as
he may, In his discretion, determine, and he
may further provide for reinsurance of any
risk assumed by the Fire and Hazard Loss
Fund."
COOPERATIVE HOUSING INSURANCE
Sac. 103. Section 213 (b) (2) of the Na-
tional Housing Act, as amended, Is amended
by-
(1) striking out "85 percent" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "50 percent"; and
(2) amending the last proviso to read as
follows: "And provided further, That for the
purposes of this section the word `veteran'
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