JOINT COMMITTEE TO SUPERVISE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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minute and to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. DULSKI. Mr. Speaker, last year
the Subcommittee on Postal Operations
of the Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service held hearings on legislation
to permit transportation of mail by com-
mon carrier motor vehicle. The hear-
ings were in connection with H.R. 6472,
a bill which I introduced on March 18,
1985. The purpose of that legislation
was to allow the Post Office Department
to ship mail between cities by truck on
the same basis it now ships mail by
train and plane.
During the course of last year's hear-
ings, everyone concerned with the trans-
portation of mail was given an oppor-
tunity to be heard. The hearings on
H.R. 6472 cleared the air and, I believe,
were very helpful. They demonstrated
to me the urgent need for new legisla-
tion and paved the way for the introduc-
tion of a more practical legislative vehicle
which I am introducing today. This
legislative proposal would give the Post-
master General the authority to use reg-
ulated motor carriers on exactly the
same basis as he now uses railroad serv-
ice.
The purpose of my bill is to provide a
means by which the Post Office Depart-
ment can improve its lagging transporta-
tion services and of equal urgency to
end a particularly onerous discrimina-
tion in the transportation of mail.
Motor carriers have been regulated by
the Federal Government for over 30
years. In that 30-year time span, they
have grown to be a vital and important
part of our transportation system. The
value of their service to private shippers
in carrying a wide range of goods and
commodities is an accepted fact of life.
There can be no legitimate question
raised as to their capability to handle
the mail. It seems somewhat absurd
that the Post Office Department is the
only major entity using transportation
services in the United States which can-
not use regulated motor carriers in the
manner which they are best suited to
serve the needs of that Department.
The Post Office Department is seeking
greater flexibility in the transportation
of mail in order to improve Its service to
,the people of the United States. It seems
to me that legislation of the kind I am
introducing, would be an important ele-
ment in their being able to achieve the
widest latitude of flexibility. As a mat-
ter of fact, the representative of the Post
Office Department closed his testimony
last year with this kind of statement:
I would like to emphasize the fact that It
has been the position of the Department that
a change in the law which would increase the
flexibility of our management to cope with
the complex matters we face today is what we
would favor.
I should like to emphasize. that the
Proposal put forth today would not re-
quire the Post Office Department to use
any particular form of transportation.
It would not favor one mode of trans-
portation over another as has been the-
case for so many years. What it would
do is to widen the Department's choice of
available transportation service and, in
so doing, would also wipe out the long-
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE
standing bar to ti-a use of regulated mo-
tor carrier service-a service which the
Post Office Department needs if it is to
achieve its objective of better postal serv-
ice for the American people.
IMPACT SCHOOL AID IN PERIL
AGAIN
(Mr. VAN DEERLIN asked and was
given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend
his remarks.)
Mr. VAN DEERLIN. Mr. Speaker,
America's impact school aid program,
authorized under Public Law 874, is in
peril once again.
This program, as my colleagues know,
provides supplementary funds for pub-
lic schools in communities having Gov-
ernment installations with large num-
bers of Federal workers or military per-
sonnel. Because these installations and
people contribute relatively little to lo-
cal tax revenues, their presence imposes
a special burden on local school districts.
For nearly two decades, Public Law 874
has eased this burden, in many cases
enabling heavily impacted school dis-
tricts to remain solvent.
Despite the logic and fairness of this
system, the periodic renewal of Public
Law 874 has often encountered tough
sledding in the executive branch and
in Congress. During the 88th Congress,
it will be recalled, many local school
boards skirted bankruptcy before being
saved by a 2-year extension of the pro-
gram.
Like the beleaguered heroine of silent
film serials, our impacted school dis-
tricts are again being pushed to the edge
of the cliff. I am Informed that the
Office of Education estimates a need for
$416 million to maintain present levels
of assistance during fiscal 1967. Against
this estimate, the Budget Bureau pro-
poses to allocate exactly $183 million.
I predict that at least half the Mem-
bers will be hearing about this as frantic
school superintendents begin to realize
the impending crisis. Part of our prob-
lem stems from a recent change in cri-
teria for eligibility which has qualified
roughly a dozen more large cities to par-
ticipate In impact aid. This occurs be-
cause the new standard qualifies school
districts having 3 percent of its children
from Government families, a sharp drop
from the earlier requirement of 6 per-
cent.
Yet in some highly concentrated de-
fense areas, of which my San Diego
County district is one, the impact may
be nearer 20 percent. Obviously, if Pub-
lic Law 874 aid is reduced by more than
half, the result can only be catastrophic.
School boards will be compelled to
shorten their academic year-as indeed
some were preparing to do late In 1964,
when the impact funding was last in
doubt. Curtailed building plans or fac-
ulty reductions could mean double ses-
sions. Many boards would be forced to
cut teacher pay-this, at a time we seek
to make the teaching profession more
attractive.
Clearly, this must not be allowed to
happen. Yet if we let the Budget Bu-
reau set our levels of assistance-if the
Januar 27, 1966
Bureau's present plan: are imple-
mented-it is exactly wh, .t will happen.
We shall doubtless he: r it said that
Vietnam war expenditure impel budget
reductions all down the ine. In view-
ing today's opulent societ,. I say we are
not yet reduced to payin for this war
out of the schoolrooms r America-
especially the schoolroom serving those
very communities with I'ie most fam-
ilies engaged in defense-rlc,ted activity.
To the Budget Bureau 1 say, look else-
where with your comput ,r>; and sharp
pencils. Do not cheat cl ildren.
JOINT COMMITTEE T(> .IUPERVISE
INTELLIGENCE ACrWVITIES
(Mrs. KELLY asked and was given per-
mission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and _xtend her re-
marks.)
Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Spec er, authoriza-
tion has been sought in the Senate to
investigate the impact of i ire Central In-
telligence Agency on U.S. foreign policy.
In addition, a proposal his been intro-
duced in the Senate to ea tablish a joint
Senate-House committee cn a permanent
basis to oversee CIA opera ,ions.
In line with these recc,it proposals, I
want to call to your attention that in
1952, I first saw the need to establish a
joint committee of Cone ess to super-
vise all intelligence activit ee.; as a result,
In 1953 I authorized the inLtd legislation
proposing the establishm -nr of a Joint
Committee on Intelligen, e Matters.
I sought the advice of t) :e late Senator
McMahon, of Connceticu. , who so ably
worked toward the establ shment of the
Joint Committee on A, oiuic Energy.
Senator McMahon's wo: ds of advice
along with much able le al assistance,
aided ine in writing Hot se Concurrent
Resolution 168, which I introduced on
July 20, 1953. I continu, d to press for
the adoption of this rese u;.ion in each
succeeding Congress. T1 , history ,ur-
rounding this joint resolu ion is well es-
tablished in congressione- ;archives. It
was numbered House Cc icurrent Res-
olution 29 in the 84th Ci:urress; House
Concurrent Resolution I in the 85th
Congress; House Ccncurrnt Resolution
3 in the 86th Congress; louse Concur-
rent Resolution 3 in the : 7th Congress;
and House Concurrent F. _solution 3 in
the 88th Congress.
Since the time of my i itroduction of
this legislation, hundred: c,f Congress-
men and Senators have ac opted the res-
olution as their own. Ri wever, regret-
tably, a Congress has yc. to act upon
it. As a result, it is evid. at to me that
there has been a lack of i formation on
many critical issues until t has been too
late. By way of exampi lack of in-
formation has contributc importantly
to the tragic incidences of .hee Hungarian
revolution and the fall r the Diem
regime.
I believe very strongly 1- is t the estab-
lishment of a Joint Conn iti ee on Intel-
ligence Matters is long Overdue. Had
this joint committee been established in
the past, many of the proteins involving
U.S. intelligence would not be in the fore-
front of world news today.
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE
I cannot state emphatically enough my The President is predicting a repeat
belief in the need of such. committee. performance of last year's record gains
For this reason, I have again written to in output and employment, and last
the Speaker of the House of Representa- year's price moderation. There will be
fives and to the gentleman from Vir- doubters again. But most Americans
ginia, Judge HOWARD SMITH, chairman of will share the President's judgment,
the Committee on Rules, to consider the which has proved so right in the past 2
number of similar resolutions introduced years. There is no reason to expect a re-
and to give their approval in order that treat from the brilliant record of 1964
this legislation may be brought to the and 1965.
floor.
Therefore, I urge that each and every PROPOSED AMENDMF:TVT OF PUBLIC
one of my colleagues look into the need WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVEL-
for such a resolution and act upon it In OPMENT ACT OF 1865
this 2d session of the 89th Congress.
(Mr. PIRNIE asked and was given per-
mission to address the House for 1 min-
THE PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC RE-
PORT FORESHADOWS ANOTHER
YEAR OF PROGRESS
(Mr. REUSS asked and was given per-
mission to address the House for 1 min-
ute and to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. REUSS. Mr. Speaker, the re-
markable performance of our national
economy in recent years was not an ac-
cident. It represents a victory for all
Americans. It is a particular victory for
the administration, and a well-earned
reward for Its faith in the productive
capacity and flexibility of the American
economic system.
The President's strategy for Invigorat-
ing the American economy received
cheers from most Americans right from
the start, 2 years ago. But skepticism
and doubts were also heard. The faint-
hearted warned us that there was no
room for expansion In an already pros-
perous economy. They saw bottlenecks
in every industry. They saw the de-
struction of our price stability. They
saw deterioration in our balance of pay-
ments. They were sure that the millions
of unemployed were permanently unem-
ployable.
Now the President's Economic Report
brings us ringing proof that the skeptics
were wrong. Unemployment has fallen
from 5% percent of the labor force in
late 1963 to near 4 percent today. Mil-
lions who once spent their time on hiring
lines are now contributing to progress on
the production line. The gains In em-
ployment have been especially marked
for the less skilled and the disadvan-
taged members of our labor force. Two
hundred and seventy nonwhites and
560,000 teenagers were added to the em-
ployed last year. Businessmen are using
their Ingenuity to train and hire labor.
Bottlenecks are so rare as to be remark-
able. Our workers are taking full ad-
vantage of new opportunities for train-
ing and better jobs.
Industrial production has risen 15 per-
cent in the past 2 years and Is still not
straining our productive capacity. As
the Council's report makes clear, back-
logs of orders have remained moderate,
operating rates are generally staying
within levels of peak efficiency, and busi-
nessmen now have the Incentives and
the funds to expand capacity to meet
growing demand, Thus, we added $47
billion to our production last year while
holding price increases below 2 percent.
And we scored great gains In our balance
of payments.
ute and to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. PIRNIE. Mr. Speaker, I wish to
call to the attention of my colleagues
legislation I have introduced to amend
the Public Works and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965. My proposal would
extend for an additional year the eligi-
bility of certain areas of our Nation to
receive assistance with public works and
development projects deemed essential
to accelerate their future growth. Tim-
ing is a major factor, since many of the
areas covered by this amendment stand
to lose their eligibility for aid before
their applications for assistance can be
carefully examined and processed.
As you will recall, before this impor-
tant act was passed by the House last
August, the distinguished gentleman
from California [Mr. Srsx] was success-
ful in his effort to have the bill amended
so that areas having a history of sub-
stantial unemployment during the pre-
ceding calc,ndar year would be eligible
for benefits under title I. This action
served as a stimulant to nearly 100 areas
of our Nation which were not seriously
depressed, but nevertheless not in the
prosperous category and therefore in
need of some outside help if their over-
all development plans were going to ma-
terialize in the not too distant future.
The approach of the so-called Sisk
amendment made sense and received the
support it deserved. I was enthusiastic
in my response because I have long
maintained that it is wrong for us to get
so absorbed in our efforts to assist the
chronically depressed areas that we
neglect to make some provision to assist
what I consider to be fringe areas; that
is, those areas which, through the hard
work, sound planning, and determined
efforts of their people, have advanced
from the designation as areas of sub-
?stantial and persistent unemployment
and have their goals set even higher.
It is my strong belief that these areas
on the move will reach the higher pla-
teaus they are seeking if we will not sud-
denly withdraw our support as soon as
we see signs of progress. As we all know,
a kite rapidly ascending into the sky may
experience a pronounced reversal in di-
rection once the impetus of an outside
force, beyond its control, disappears.
The analogy is valid.
To illustrate the need for the amend-
ment being discussed, I wish to relay to
you the situation as it applies to the
Utica-Rome labor market area within
my congressional district. Let me
hasten to add that many other areas,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific :u?e
faced with a near-identical situ: i4 m.
This matter is being thoroughiz. ?e-
searched and I expect to have a 1st of
these areas in the near future.
The Utica-Rome labor market
compassing Oneida and Herkimer t v in-
ties, has had its share of hard k iocks
over the years, the most recent of - Y ich
was the loss of several thousand j: b:. as
a result of a Department of 7efen :, de-
cision to phase out a major missi-n lo-
cated at Grimss Air Force Base. )ur
people have a resiliency in then tnd
although they do not easily accept -_ion
that has an adverse effect on th. l- cal
economy, rather than continua' v la-
menting about past misfortunes they
are searching for new and broader 1-ori-
zons. This is as it should be.
When the Public,Works and Ecc-~u ntie
Development Act was passed, I r rived
many telephone calls and letter: from
leaders in my district. They were
pleased with the manner In whr~h the
bill was so amended because they could
envision their plans for future p? a:ress
receiving a shot in the arm in ti- . orri
of Federal assistance for incustrie 1,arks
and other such projects de?:,gnee! t) at-
tract new industry and adcitior d jobs
to boost the economy.
In comparison to some other areas of
the country, Utica-Rome certain! - ?ould
not be classified as depressed. O) 'lead-
ers knew this and had just abo' ruled
out the possibility of receiving a (i from
Washington for many proposals ;I-eady
on the drawing boards. Itowew r, they
also knew that they must proce 'd with
these plans If they were going i-) avoid
the dark and dismal fate that h::i over-
taken less fortunate areas of the v rtion.
They were faced with a -iilem:s that
was less than encouraging when sudden-
ly a key amendment to a major }ill gave
them new hope. Here, they i aught,
might be a partial solution to -cme of
their financing problems Wt ,t hap-
pened?
Since the Department of La'.):?'s re-
view of the average annual to
statistics for the Utica-Re n,? labor
market for 1964 revealed that :he area
had Indeed had substantial u: employ-
ment for that year, classifies .:) i as a
title I area was automatic. As a result,
the type of project approved a-id the
amount of assistance authorizcc1 by the
newly formed Economic. Dev,1 pment
Administration, would be 1 gendent
upon the merits of the particul: r project
and whether or not the come cunity or
county or other body making, applica-
tion did so in accordance with I DA regu-
lations.
At this point.. it Is imports t to ex-
plore some significant facts:
First, the Sisk amendment it.pulated
that the Department of Labe,: conduct
an annual review to determ;,ic? if the
areas covered continue to mee. tare eligi-
bility requirements for title I ~;s:istance.
For example, all areas cove ed under
title I will be reviewed by Ju ce of this
year. if the unemployment igures for
1965 do not reveal that a give . i area re-
mains in the substantial unei tpooyment
category, that area will lose its title I
eligibility. In other words, ti,e door for
EDA assistance will be close , to those
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