CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1443, [ ] DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

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Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 BEST COPY AV_AILABI E Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75P00380R000600170017-4 i itcd States ol America 406 ? PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 93 CONGai:SS, 1,7.11?.ST L)SFL),.4 JUI.1111011.14111110...6" RIC,121443110Min,,,,,,,,,,19.101MINNIMPF Vol. 119 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1973 No. 182 House .D2 rt:lie House mat at 12 o'clock noon. The Chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch, D.D., offered the following prayer: V'cacit me Thy way, 0 Lord, that I may walk i;1, Thy truth; unite my heart to f car Th name.?Psalms 86: 11. 0 Thou who art good, whose love is cs,crHsting, and whose truth endures .tdiroi:- it all the ages, open our eyes that ! r1!1- see the way Thy spirit is beckon- ing iii and open our ears that we hear the voice of Truth as she calls us to be iiehearted, wholehearted, faithful, and l? 'ii in this critical hour of our na- ;.inual lire. Give to us the dauntless cour- ei to so live our own lives and to so lead our people that we as a nation may be liCted above the bitterness that blights the brightness of brotherhood and be carried beyond the strife which separates the spirits of men. 7,-Inke us united in great purposes, ele- vfii(!6 to genuine sympathies and eager lay all i;-ood works. Keep us close to Thee ,- clay that we may walk the way of tyiitli and live the life of love for the ss.1..e of our country and the peace of the vtoriti: Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE JOURNAL ii ,A"EAKER. The Chair has exam- he Journal of the last day's pro- cts and announces to the House his thei:oof. li,t,bout objection, the Journal stands ? wa.s no objection. FROM THE SENATE tr.cs,iage from the Senate by Mr. one of its clerks, announced tht.i, the Senate had passed a bill of the 1ottc,-,7ing title, in which the concurrence 1;:le liTOUSe is requested: 110(i. An act to amend the Federal Re- eecte Act to avoid undue delays in the col- iii of infOrmation by Government agen- REPORT ON S. 1443, DEFENSE ARTICLES . ?,ttM,VICES TO FOREIGN "(2) Future United States bilateral sup- pro ,ems tnuee tAt1PrSeettelt tOfe0 , Approved For RattittVed2MM oq Ac-2.0 I,IO2,GAN submitted the following affect the lives of the majority of the people ? ',ronce report and statement on the in the developing dountries; food production; re:,s'-rE/? bill (S. 1413) to authorize the furnish- ing of defense articles and services to foreign countries and international or- ganizations: CONFERENCE REPORT (H. REPT. No. 93-664) The committee of conference on the dis- agreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 1443) to authorize the furnishing of defense articles and services to foreign countries and international organizations, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its disagree- ment to the amendment of the House to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House amendment insert the following: That this Act may be cited as the "Foreign Assistance Act of 1973". POLICY; DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS - SEC. 2. Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) In the chapter heading, immediately after "CHAPTER 1?POLICY", insert "; DEVEL- OPMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS". .,(2) In section 102-, ' ? (A) insert "(a)" immediately after "STATE- MENT OF POLICY.?"; and (B) add at the end thereof the following: "(b) The Congress further finds and de- clares that, with the help of United States econoniic assistance, progress has been made in creating a base for the economic progress of the less developed countries. At the same. time, the conditions which shaped the United States foreign assistance program in the past have ? changed. While the United States must continue to seek increased co- operation and mutually beneficial relations with other nations, our relations with the less developed countries must be revised to reflect -the new realities. In restructuring our relationships with these countries, the President should place appropriate empha- sis on the following criteria: "(1) Bilateral development aid should con- centrate increasingly on sharing American technical expertise, farm commodities, and industrial goods to meet critical develop- ment problems, and less on large-scale cap- ital transfers, which when made should be in association with contributions from other industrialized countries working together in a multilateral framework. a rural development and. nutrition; go; 'ala- Lion planning and health; and education, public admnfistration, and human vi are development. "(3) United Slates cooperation hi develop- ment should be carried out to the 10.-0,. extent possible through 12ve privete e.ecter, including those institutione which sa?e;oly have ties in the developing areas, ellen educational institutions, coonerat.vee, Lilt. it unions, and. voluntary agencic "(4) Development plannios,- r .15 he responsibility of each SOVO,:nigi; ee entry, United States assistance ,eieeinie- tiered in a collaborative style to tip oil; Pie development goals chosen by each col Smrry receiving assail nee. "(5) United States bilateral deevelorneo assistance should give the lngliiest pvetrity to undertakings submitted by 'met ;,,,vein- meats which directly improve tiee ,ire,; of the poorest of their people and thebi to participate in the development or th, countries. "(6) The economic and social developnlent programs to which the United States support should reflect, to the mai.inoon co:- tent practicable, the role of Uni or eta- private investment in such er.:on,;:,00 ;LOU social development programs. "(7) Under tho policy guidnee rotary of State, the agency primari:i, sible for administering this p.ut .tire tho responsibility for ccordiro; tine; I ale', States develoonient-related aetivi, (3) At the end thereof, add li,c new sections: "SEc. 103, Foot, AND NUTItiT LON to alleviate starvation, hunger, e r and to provide basic 6e-i-vai:t, - people, enhancing their capae fra s-n the President is authorized Lo fui, eh., mice, on such terms and conditeone may determine, for agriculture, riniti cicvr - opment, and nutrition. There an: ?, to be appropriated to the Ptetir.%:.,, purposes of this section, in add 101 111 ae., otherwise available for such durao,c e, O.a:1,- 000,000 for each of the fiscal year 91 and 1975, which amounts are authoriv,,,d 110 -re- main available until expenciiN,. "Sec. 104. POPULATION 1:-'6ANI41.,-..l; HEALTH.--In order to increaec opdortn- nities and motivation for fe;oily roanning. to reduce the rate of populatim prevent and combat dieeeoe, anti LI Urn., so- vids health services for the t ea, jorn.v. the PreicloAt is authorized to , .- ance on such is ram and condi ieme, no Irut determine, for population planuinr; isO health. There are authoriaerl to be appro- priated to the President for th.- pte?pc.t-is () :ri: 1111#1 of this section, in addit. ilITA401701747 0,1 lc) 0 1975, which 2m aunts ar;) main available until 4,, Approved For Release 2001A08 /R3E ? oui)ROPu 080R0006iv7007-4 ovemer 27, 1973CONGRESSION 'Sec. 195. EDUCATION AND HUMAN RE- ,sOURCE.S DEVELOPMENT.?Ill order to reduce ;l1 it to extend basic education and to increase manpower training in skills related to development, the President is authorized' to furnish assistance on such terms and con- dii as he may determine, for education, public administration, and human resource development. There are authorized to be ap- propriated to the President for the purposes of this section, in addition to funds-other- ink;(' available for such purposes, $90,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975, which amounts are authorized to remain available until expended. ''SEC. 106. SELECTED DEVELOPMENT PROFS- Lnms.--The President is authorized to furnish assistance on such terms and conditions as he may determine, to help solve economic and social development problems in fields such as transportation, power, industry, urban development, and export development. There are authorized to be appropriated to the President for the purposes of this sec- tion, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $53,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and, 1976, which amounts are authorized to remain available until expended. 'Sec. 107. SELECTED COUNTRIES AND 01IGA- NrzATomvs.?The President is authorized to furnish assistance on such terms and con- ditions as he may determine, in support of the general economy of recipient countries or for development programs conducted by private or international organizations. There are authorized to be appropriated to the President for the purposes of this section, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $39,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975, which amounts are au- thorized to remain available until expended. "Sec. 108. APPLICATION OF EXISTING PROVI- sioNs.---Assistance under this chapter shall be furnished in accordance with the provi- :;ions of titles I, II, or X of chapter 2 of this pa and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to make inapplicable the restric- tions, criteria, authorities, or other provi- sions of this or any other Act in accordance with which assistance furnished under this chapter would otherwise have been provided. "St:e. 109. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.--Notwith- standing section 108 of this Act, whenever toe President determines it to be necessary for the purposes of this chapter, not to ex- ceed 15 per centum of the funds made avail- able for any provision of this chapter may be transferred to, and consolidated with, the funds made available for any other provision of this chapter, and may be used for any of the purpcaes for which such funds may be 115:Z.TI, except that the total in the provision for the benefit of which the transfer is made shall not be increased by more than 25 per centum of the amount of funds made avail- able for such provision. The authority of 'sec- tions 610(a) and 614(a) of this Act may not be used to transfer funds made available under this chapter for use for purposes of any other provision of this Act. "SEC. 110. COST-SHARING AND FUNDING Lrnarrs.?(a) No assistance shall be furn- ished by the United States Government to a country under sections 103 through 107 of this Act until the country provides assur- ances to the President, and the President is sati:died, that such country will provide at least .25 per centum of the costs of the entire proarem, project, or activity with respect to which such assistance is to be furnished, exoept that such costs borne by such coun- try may be provided on an `inkind' basis. b) No grant assistance shall be dis- buraect by the United States Government under sections 103 through 107 of this Act rar a project, for a period exceeding thirty- consecutive months, 4 rthlAs.; ,ification satisfactory t3V1363 repot efforts being made to obtain sources of fi- nancing within that country and from other foreign countries and multilateral organiza- tions. "SEC. 111. DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF CO- OPERATIVE:L-1n order to strengthen the par- ticipation of the urban and rural poor in their country's development, not less than $20,000,000 of the funds made available for the purposes of this chapter shall be avail- able during the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 only for assistance in the development of cooperatives in the less developed coun- tries which will enable and encourage great- er numbers of the poor to help themselves toward a better life. "Sec. 112. PROHIBITING POLICE TRAINING.? (a) No part of any appropriation ii- able to carry out this Act shall be used to bonditat any police training or related pro- gram in a foreign country. "(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply? "(1) with respect to assistance rendered under section 515(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, or with respect to any authority of the Drug Enforcement Administration or the Federal Bureau of Investigation which re- lates to crimes of the nature which are unlawful under the laws of the United States; or "(2) to any contract entered into prior to the date of enactment of this section with any person, organization, or agency of the United States Government to provide per- sonnel to conduct, or assist in conducting, any such program. Notwithstanding paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall apply to any renewal or extension of any contract referred to in such para- graph entered into on or after such date of enactment. "Sec. 113. INTEGRATING WOMEN INTO NA- TIONAL ECONOMIES.?Sections 103 through 107 of this Act shall be administered so as to give particular attention to those programs, projects, and activities which tend to inte- grate women into the national economies of foreign countries, thus imProving their ? status and assisting the total development effort. "SEC. 114. LIMITING USE OF FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS.?None of the funds made avail- able to carry out this part shall be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions." DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND SEC. 3. (a) Section 203 of the Foreign As- sistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows: "SEc. 203, FISCAL PROVISIONS.?NO]t more than 50 per centum of dollar receipts sched- uled to be paid during each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 from loans made pur- suant to this part and from' loans made under predecessor foreign assistance legisla- tion are authorized to be made available for each such fiscal year for use for purposes of making loans under chapter 1 of this part. Such receipts shall remain available .until expended." (b) Effective July 1, 1975: such section 203 is repealed. TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS SEC. 4. Title II of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: - (1) In section 211 (a), in the last sentence immediately after the word "assistance", in- sert the word "directly". (2) In section 214, strike out subsections (c) and (d) and insert in lieu thereof the following: "(c) To carry out the purposes of this sec- tlntherexthitiMand.tctimitiorad shall further include a statement or aututing eAsie-ead 6B0G3801740006004:70017-411 .,.,!epared by the 1974 and 1975 819,000,000, which amounts are Comptroller General of the United States, for aultloredzri. ed to remain available until ex- pended. There are authorized to be appro- priated to the President to carry out the pur- poses of this section, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 $6,500,000 in foreign currencica which the Secretary of the Treasury deter/Macs to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States. "(e) Not later than June 30, 1974, the Sec- retary of State shall submit; to the Congress such recommendations (including recom- mendations concerning which agency of the United States Government should iiclmiii- isicr such assistance) RS he considers de- sirable for assistance to schools, libraries, and. hospital centers for medical education and research, outside the United States, founded or sponsored by United States citizens and serving as study and demonstration centers for ideas and practices of the United States." HOUSING GUARANTIES SEC. 5. Title III of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) In section 221, strike out "$205,000,- 000" and insert in lieu therebf "$305,000.000". (2) In section 223(i), strike. out "June 30, 11977,. 45", and insert in lieu thereof "June 30, 9 OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION SEC. 6. Title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amend- ed as follows: (1) In section 235(a) (4) , strike out "June 30, 1974" and insert in lieu thereof "Decem- ber 31, 1974". (2) In section 240(11), strike out "June 30, 1973" and insert in lieu thereof "December 31, 1974". ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS SEC. 7. Section 252(b) of the Foreign As- sistance Act of '1961 is amended to read as follows: ? "(b) There are. authorized to be appro- priated to the President for the fiscal year 1974, $934,000, and for the fiscal year 1975, $934,000, for grants to the National Asso- ciation of the Partners of the Alliance, Inc.. in accordance with the purposes of this title." PROGRAMS RELATING TO POPULATION CROWTII SEC. 8. Section 292 of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1901 is amended by striking out "for each of the fiscal years 1972 and 1973, $125,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "for the fiscal year 1974, $125,000.000, and for the fiscal year 1975, $130,000,000". INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND erocamixas SEC. 9. Chapter 3 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) At the end of section 301 add the fol- lowing new subsection: "(e) (1) In the case of the United Mations and its affiliated organizations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency, the President shall, acting through the United States representative to such organizations, propose and actively seek the establishment by the governing authorities of such orga- nizations a single professionally qualified group of appropriate size for the purpose of providing an independent and continuous program of selective examination, review, and evaluation of the programs and activities of such organizations. Such proposal shall pro- vide that such group shall be estabilahee in accordance with such terms of reference as such governing authority may prescribe and that the reports of such group on each exam- ination, review, and evaluation shall be sub- mitted directly to such governing authority for transmittal to the representative of each individual member nation.-itch proposal Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDPMM3,80R000600170017-4 vember 27, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? E t11e conrAderation of the governing authority ot lie international organization concerned I o sssist in formulating terms of reference for aneli review and evaluation group. "(2) In the case of the International Bank for P,a;onstruction and Development and -the IV Development Bank, the President aP 11,setmg through the United States.repre- :as-dative to such organizations, propose and as' ively seek the establishment by the goy- esnina authorities of such organizations pro- feseiorally qualified groups of appropriate size for the purpose of providing an inde- pendent and continuous program of selec- tive examination, review, and evaluation of the proarams and activities of such organiza- tioos. Such proposal shall provide that such groups ahall be established in accordance with snchsterms of reference as such govern- ing authorities may prescribe, and that the rcports of such groups on each examination, review, and evaluation shall be submitted di- rectly to such governing authority for trans- wittal to the representative of each indi- vidual member nation. Such proposal shall further include a statement of auditing and reporting standards, as prepared by the Comptroller General of the United States, for the consideration of the governing authority of the international organization concerned to asist in formulating terms of reference for such review and evaluation groups. "(3) Reports received by the United States representatives to these international orga- nizations under this subsection and related information on actions taken as a result of recommendations made therein shall be sub- nutted promptly to the President for trans- mittal to the Congress and to the Comptrol- ler General. The Comptroller General shall Tioclically review such reports and related information and shall report simultaneously to the Congress and to the President any sug- plinlIS the Comptroller General may deem appropriate concerning auditing and report- in;, standards followed by such groups, the recommendations made and actions taken as resl,lt of. such recommendation's." (2) In section 302(a), strike out "for the fiscal year 1972, $138,000,000 and for the fiscal year 1973, $133,000,000" and insert in lieu shereof "for the fiscal year 1974, $127,- fr2e00 and for the fiscal year 1975, $150,000,- ON". In section 302(b) (2), strike out "for vise in the fiscal year 1972, $15,000,000, and for 1.V-3,` in the fiscal year 1973, $15,000,000" mid insect in. lieu thereof "for use in the fis- cal year 1974, $14,500,000, and for use in the fiscal year 1975, $14,500,000,". (4) Section 302(d) is amended to read as - follows: ? "id) Of the funds made available to carry out this chapter for each of the fiscal years ScV, and 1975, $18,000,000 shall be available in each such fiscal year Only for contribu- tions to the United Nations Children's Funds' (5) In section 302(e), strike out $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972 and $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1973" and insert in lieu thereof "se,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974 and $2,- 000,000 for the fiscal year 1975".. CONTINGENCY FUND SEC. 10. Section 451(a) of the Foreign As- aistsnce Act of 1961 is amended to read as follow";: "(a) There ? is authorized to be apprepriated to the - President for each of the 1,,T:cal years 1974 and 1975 not to exceed a:30,000,000, to provide assistance 'authorized by this part primarily for disaster relief pur- roses, in accordande with the provisions ap- plicable to the furnishing of such assist- snee." INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL S7:C. 11. (a) Section 481 of the Foreign "(b) (1) Not later than forty-five days after the date on which each calendar quarter of each year ends, the President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives, and to the Committee on For- eign Relations of the Senate, a report on the programing and obligation, on a calendar quarter basis, of funds under this chapter prior to such date. "(2) Not later than forty-five days after the date on which the second calendar quarter of each year ends and not later than forty-five days after the date on which the fourth calendar quarter of each year ends, the President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen- ate, a complete and detailed semiannual report on the activities and operations car- ried out under this chapter prior to such date. Such semiannual report shall include, but shall not be limited to? "(A) the status of each agreement con- cluded prior to such date with other coun- tries to carry out the purposes of this chap- ter; and - "(B) the aggregate of obligations and ex- penditures made, and the types and quantity of equipment provided, on a calendar quarter basis, prior to such date? "(i) to carry out the purposes of this chap- ter with respect to each country and each in- ternational organization receiving assistance under this chapter, including the cost of United States personnel engaged in carrying out such purposes in each such country and with each such international organization; "(ii) to carry out each program conducted under this chapter in each country and by each international organization, including the cost of United States personnel engaged in carrying out each such program; and "(iii) for administrative support services within the United States to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the cost of United States personnel engaged in carry- ing out such purposes in the United States." (b) Section 482 of the 'Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out "$42,- 500,000" and all that follows down through the period at the end of such section and inserting in lieu thereof "$42,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Amounts ap- propriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended." MILITARY ASSISTANCE SEC. 12. (a) Chapter 1 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEc. 502A. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLESEX- cess defense articles shall be provided when- ever possible rather than providing such ar- ticles by the procurement of new items." (b) Chapter 2 of part It of the Foreign As- sistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) Section 503 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 503. GENERAL AUTHORITY.?(a) The President is authorized to furnish military assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, to any friendly country or international organization, the assisting of which the President finds will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace and which is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance, by? "(1) acquiring from any source and pro- viding (by loan or grant) any defense article or defense service; or "(2) assigning or detailing members of the Armed Forces of the United States and other personnel of the Department of Defense to perform duties of a noncombatant nature. "(b) In addition to such other terms and conditions as the President May determine baratsiicsi;es on a loan basis rather than on a (.1303"(2) there la a reasonable expectation that. such articles will be returnen to the sacney making the loan at the end of the lean pe- riod, unless the loan is then renewed: "(3) the loan period is or fixed duration not exceeding live years, dir:ing Which such article may be recalled for any reason try the United States; "(4) the agency making the loan_ is 15110- bursed for the loan based on the :iinount charged to the appropriation for military assistance under subsection (c) and "(5) arrangements are in:nle with the agency making the loan to be reimb-UMed in the event such article is lost or destroyed while on loan, - such reimbursement being made first out of any funds available to carry out this chapter and based on the depreciated value of the article at -the time of loss or destruction'. "(c) (1) In the case of any loan of a. de- fense article or defence service made under this section, there shall be a charge 'To the appropriation for military assistance for any fiscal year while the article or service is on loan in an amount based on? "(A) the out-of-pocket expenses author- ized to he t w incurred in connect itli :owl) loan during such fiscal year: 'ins."(B) .the depreciation which occurs dur- ing such year while such ariacie is on loan "(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply? "(A) to any particular defense ung.lcle. or defense service which the United States 6ov- ernment agreed, prior to the daLe oil enact- ment of this subsection, to lend.: .21,Ci. "(B) to any defense article or defense serv- ice, or portion thereof, acquired with fonds appropriated for military assistance under this Act." (2) In section 504(a)? (A) strike out $500,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972" and insert in lieu thereof "$512,- 500,000 for the fiscal year 1374"; and (B) strike out "forty con.Mries" and insert in lieu thereof "thirty-one countries". (3) Section 505 is amended by adding the following new subsections at the enci thereof: "(e) In considering a request fi,r ap- proval of any transfer of any weapon, ,,vea- pons system, munitions, aircraft, military boat, military vessel, or other inapleinent of war to another country, the President shall not give his consent under sulaiection (a) (1) or (a) (4) to the transfer unless the United States itself- would transiar the de- fense article under consideration to tioo, country, and prior to the da:e he give his consent to the transfer, the Presiidn et notifies the Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives and the Committee on Iforcian Re- lations of the Senate in writing of each. silo)] intended consent, the justification for giv- ing such consent, the defense article for n which he intends to give his consent in e SO transferred, and the foreign country to which that defense article is to be trans- ferred. In addition, the President shall lieu. give his consent under subsection (a) (1) or (a) (4) to the transfer of any signifiCant de- fense articles on the United States Munitions List unless the foreign country requesting consent to transfer agrees' to demilitarize such defense articles prior to transfer, or the proposed recipient foreign country provides a commitment in writing to the United States Government that it will not transfer such defense articles, if not demilitarh,Ld, to ally other foreign country or person with?, t first obtaining the consent of the President. "(f) Effective July 1, 1974, no defense ar- ticle shall be furnished to any country on a grant basis unless- such country shall have Aa n pursuant to subsection (a), defense articles:;ista ce Act of 1961 is amended by insert- agreed that the net proccecas of sale re- ng "(a)" immediately AtdoriZaTiEOHAFM-741440t#741/8, tgieMINAFAIANIt, (mom., T,,,11',1,01,aiurcraft, 4ri` An" fiO NARCOTICS CONTROL.?" and' IDy addirrg art'h end thereof the following new subsection: the shortage of funds, for providing such military boat, military vessel, or other fin- I 01 el . I. Approved For MmOgy)ONE : C,I-75B00380R000600170017-4 plement of war received under this chapter will be paid to the United States Government and shall be available to pay official costs of the United States Government payable in the currency of that country, including all costs relating to the financing of interna- tional educational and cultural exchange ac- tivl ties in Which that country participates underhe t programs authorized by the Mu- tual Education and Cultural Exchange Act Of 1061." 141 To section 506 (a) ? (A) strike out the fiscal year 1972" in ce each pla it appears and, insert in lieu .thereof "the fiscal year 1974"; (B) strike out "vital to the security" and insert in lieu thereof "in the security in- terests"; and (C) strike out "$300,000,000" and insert in lieu thereof "$250,000,000". (5) Sections 507, 508, 509, 512, and 514 are repealed. (6) Section 513 is amended? (A) by striking out "THAILAND.?" in the section heading and inserting in lieu thereof "THAILAND AND LAOS.?(a)"; and (B) by adding at the end thereof the fol- lowing new subsection: "(b) After June 30, 1974, no military assist- ance shall be furnished by the United States to Laos directly or through any other foreign country unless th.at assistance is authorized under this Act or the Foreign Military Sales Act." (c) Section 655(c) shall not apply to assist- ance authorized to be furnished under any provision of law for fiscal year 1974. SECURITY SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE SEC. 13. Chapter 4 of part IT of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended? (1) in section 532 by striking out "for the fiscal year 1972 not to exceed $618,000,000, of which not less than $50,000,000 shall be avail- able solely for Israel" and inserting in lieu thereof "for the fiscal year 1974 not to exceed $125,000,000, of which not less than $50,000,- 000 shall be available solely for Israel"; and (2) by striking out section 533. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE SEC. 14. Section 617 of the Foreign Assist-. ance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out "twelve" and inserting in lieu thereof "eight".. PROHIBITIONS ? SFC. 15. The first full paragraph of section 620(e) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out "no other provision of this Act shall be construed to authorize the President to waive the pro- visions of this subsection." and inserting in lieu thereof the provisions of this subsection shall not be waived with respect to any coun- try unless the President determines and certifies that such a waiver is important to the national interests of the United States. Such certification shall be reported Imme- diately to Congress." EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL ' SEC, 16. Section 625 of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the. end thereof the following new subsec- tion: '(k) (1) In accordance with such regula- tions as the President may prescribe, the following categories of personnel who serve in the agency primarily responsible for ad- ministering part I of this Act shall become participants in the Foreign Service Retire- ment and Disability System: "(A) persons serving under unlimited ap- pointments in employment subject to sub- section (d) (2) of this section as Foreign Serv- ice Reserve officers and as Foreign Service staff officers and employees; and "(B) a person serving in a position to which he was appointed by the President, whether with or without the advice and consent of a- Senate, if (I) such. person ?s_11411._havq.? -ed previously undeApprOakenellOskort RECORD? HOUSE November 27, 1973 pointment pursuant to such subsection (d) section 821 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, (2) or a comparable provision of predecessor as amended. legislation to this Act, and (ii) following "(8) Any officer or employee who is sep- service specified in clause (i) of this sub- arated for cause while a participant in the paragraph, such person shall have served con- Foreign Service Retirement and Disability tinuously with such agency or Its predeces- System pursuant to this subsection. shall be sor agencies only in positions established un- entitled to benefits in accordance with see- der the authority of sections 624(a) and 631 tion 637 (b) and (d) of the Foreign Service (b) or comparable provisions of predecessor Act of 1946, as amended. The provisions of legislation to this Act. subsection (e) of this section shall apply "(2) Upon becoming a participant in the to participants in lieu of the provisions of Foreign Service Retirement and Disability , sections 633 and 634 of the Foreign Service System; any such officer or employee shall Act of 1946, as amended." make a special contribution to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund in REPORTS AND INFORMATION accordance with the provisions of section 852 'SEC. 17. Section 634 of the Foreign Assist- of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as ance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out amended. Thereafter, compulsory contribu- subsection (f) and inserting in lieu thereof tions will be made with respect to each such - the following new subsections: 'participating officer or employee- in accord- "(f) The President shall transmit to the ance with the provisions of section 811 of Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the "(3) The provisions of section 636 and title Senate a comprehensive report showing, as of VIII of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as June 30 and December 31 of each year, the amended, shall apply to participation in the status of each loan and each contract of Foreign Service Retirement and Disability guarantee or insurance theretofore made un- System by any such officer or employee. der this Act, with respect to which there "(4) If an officer who becomes a partic- remains outstanding any unpaid obligation ipant in the Foreign Seryice Retirement and or potential liability; the status of each sale Disability System under paragraph (1) of of defense articles or defense services on this subsection is appointed by the Presi- credit terms, and each contract of guarantee dent, by and with the advice and consent in connection with any such sale, thereto- of the Senate, or by the President alone, to fore made under the Foreign Military Sales a position in any agency of the United States Act, with respect to which there remains mit- Government, any United States delegation standing any unpaid obligation or potential or mission to any international organiza- liability; the status of each sale of a-,gricul- tion, in any international commission, or in ture commodities on credit terms theretofore any international body, such officer shall not, made under the Agricultural Trade Develop- by virtue of the acceptance of such an ment and Assistance Act of 1954, with respect appointment, lose his status as a partic- to which there remains outstanding any un- ipant in the system. paid obligation; and the status of each trans- "(5) Any such officer or employee who action in which a loan, contract of guacantee becomes a participant in the Foreign Serv- or insurance, or extension of credit (or par- ice Retirement and Disability System under ticipation therein) was theretofore made u paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be der the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, with mandatorily retired (A) at the end of the respect to which there remains outstanding any unpaid obligation or potential liability, month in which he reaches age seventy, or (B) earlier if, during the third year after the ? Such report shall include individually only effective date of. this subsection, be attains any loan, contract, sale, extension of credit, age sixty-four or if he is over age sixty-four; or other transaction listed in this subsection during the fourth -year at age sixty-three; in excess of $1;000,000, during the fifth year at age sixty-two; dur- "(g) The President shall transmit to the log the sixth year at age sixty-one; and Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the thereafter at the end of the month in which he reaches age sixty. However, no participant Senate, not later than January 31 of each year, a comprehensive report, based upon the shall be mandatorily retired under this pars- graph while serving in a position to which latest data available, showing-- " appointed by the President, by and with the (1) a summary of the worldwide dimen- advice and consent of the Senate. Any partic- sions of debt-servicing problems among such ipant who completes a period of authorized countries, together with a detailed statement service after reaching the mandatory retire- of the debt-servicing problems of each such country; "(2) a summary of all forms of debt re- lief granted by the United States with -re- spect to such countries, together with a de- tailed statement of the specific debt relief granted with respect to each such country and the purpose for which it WaS granted; "(3) a summary of the worldwide effect (7) of the debt relief granted by the United This subsection shall become effective on the first day of the first month which States on the availability of funds, authority, or other resources of the United States to begins more than one year after the date of make any such loan, sale, contract of guaran- ployee who, before such effective date, meets its enactment, except that any officer or em- tee or insurance, or extension of credit, to- the requirements for participation in the gether with a detailed statement of the effect Foreign Service Retirement and Disability of such debt relief with respect to each such System under paragraph (1) of this subsec- country; and tion may elect to become a participant before "(4) a summary of the net aid flow from the effective date of :this subsection. Such the United States to such countries, taking officer or employee shall become a participant into consideration the debt relief granted on the first day of the second month follow- of his application for earlier by the United States, together with a detailed ing the date analysis of such net aid flow with respect participation. Any officer or employee who to each such country." becomes a participant in the system under ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES the provisions of paragraph (1) of this sub- SEC. 18. Section 637(a) of the Foreign As- tion, who is age fifty-seven or over on the sistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking effective date of this subsection, may retire out "for the fiscal year 1972, 350,000,000, and voluntarily at any time before mandatory for the fiscal year 1973, $50,000,000" and in- r,p tirommisallomiltiNghtliimg9 n IrOiMoqg aeh of the fiscal %Marten kffikedt '''Sr 4 a T975,7$75; 00". ment age specified in this paragraph shall be retired at the end of the month in which such service is completed. "(6) Whenever the President deems it to be in the public interest, he may extend any participant's service for a period not to exceed five years after the mandatory retire- ment date of such officer or employee. Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 November 27,1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? HOUSE - "(2) the total amounts of foreign currency paid by each foreign country or interna- tional organization to the United Ste tea Gov- ernment in such fiscal year, what each pay- ment was made for, whether any portion of such payment was returned by the United States Government to the country or orga- nization from which the payment was obtained or whether any such portion was transferred by the United States Govern- ment to another foreign country or interna- tional organization, and, if so returned or transferred, the kind of assistance obtained by that country or organization with those foreign currencies and the dollar value of such kind of assistance; "(3) the aggregate dollar value of all weapons, weapons systems, munitions, air- craft, military boats, military vessels, and other implements of war, and the aggregate dollar value of each category of such imple- ments of war, exported under any export license, to all foreign countries and interna- tional organizations, and to each such coun- try and organization, during that fiscal year; "(4) all exports of significant defense articles on the United States Munitions List to any foreign government, international organization, or other foreign recipient or purchaser, by the United States under this Act or any other authority, or by any Indi- vidual, corporation, partnership, or other association doing business in the United States, including but not limited to, full information as to the particular defense articles so exported, the particular recipient or purchaser, the terms of the export, in- cluding its selling price, if any, and such ? other information as may he appropriate to enable the Congress to evaluate the dis- tribution of United States defense articles abroad; and "(5) such other matters relating to foreign assistance provided by the United States Government as the President considers appropriate, including explanation of the information required under clauses (1) - through (4) of this subsection. "(1)) All information contained in any report transmitted under this section shall be public information. However, in the case of any item of information to be included In any such report that the President, on an extraordinary basis, determines is clearly detrimental to the security of the United States, he shall explain in a supplemental report why publication of each specific item would he detrimental to the security of the United States. A supplemental report shall be transmitted to the Congress at the same time that the report is transmitted. "(c) If the Congress is not in session at the time a report or supplemental report is transmitted to the Congress, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives- shall accept the report or supplemental report on behalf of their re- spective Houses of Congress and present the report or supplemental report to the two Houses immediately upon their convening. "(d) For the purposes of this section? "(1) 'foreign assistance' means any tangi- ble or intangible item provided by the United States Government under this or any other -law to a foreign country or international organization, including, but not limited to, any training, service, or technical advice, any. item of real, personal, or mixed property, any agricultural commodity, United States dollars, and any currencies owned by the United States Government of any foreign country; and "(2) 'provided by the United States Gov- ernment' includes, but is not limited to, foreign assistance provided by means of gift, loan, sale, credit, or guaranty." INDOCHINA POSTWAF, RECONSTRUCTION RO6GG1T7OOir7i41 Assistance Act of 1961 ? is amended by adding at the end thereof the dar year on United States actions affecting organization, during that fiscal year. following new part: TECHNICAL AMENDMENT SEC. 10. Section 638 of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961 is amended by striking Out "PEACE CORPS ASSISTANCE" and inserting In lieu thereof "EXCLUSIONS". AFRICAN SAHEL FAMINE AND DISASTER RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SEC. 20, Chapter 2 of part III of the For- eign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by inserting after section 639 the following new sections: "Sec. 639A. FAMINE AND DISASTER RELIEF TO THE AFRICAN SAIIEL.?(a) The Congress affirms the response of the United States Government in providing famine and dis- aster relief and related assistance in con- nection with the drought in the Sahelian nations of Africa. The President shall report to Congress as soon as possible on solutions to this problem of famine and further pro- pose how any of these solutions may be car- ried out by multilateral organizations. "(b) Notwithstanding any prohibitions or restrictions contained in this or any other Act, there is authorized to be appropriated to the President, in addition to funds other- wise available for such purposes, $25,000,000 to remain available until expended, for use by the President, under such terms and con- ditions as he may determine, for emergency and recovery needs, including drought, famine, and disaster relief, and rehabilita- tion and related assistance, for the drought- stricken Sahelian nations of Africa. "Sec. 639B. AFRICAN SAHEL DEVELOPMENT PnocnAm.?The Congress supports the initia- tive of the United States Government in un- dertaking consultations and planning with the countries concerned, with other nations providing assistance, with the United Na- tions, and with other concerned interna- tional and regional organizations, toward the development and support of a compre- hensive long-term African Sahel development program," COORDINATION; SHIPPING DIFFERENTIAL SEC. 21. Chapter 2 of part III of the For- eign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: "Sec. 640B. CoolunNicriox.?(a) The Presi- dent shall establish a system for coordina- tion of United States policies and programs which affect United States interests in the development of low-income countries. To that end, the President shall establish a De- velopment Coordination Committee which shall advise him with respect to coordination of United States policies and programs af- fecting the development of the developing countries, including programs of bilateral . and multilateral development assistance. The Committee shall include the head of the agency primarily responsibile for administer- ing part I, Chairman, and representatives of the Departments of State, Treasury, Com- merce, Agriculture, and Labor, the Executive Office of the President, and other executive departments and agencies, as the President shall designate. "(b) The President shall prescribe appro- priate procedures to assure coordination among? (1) the various departments and agen- cies of the United States Government hav- ing representatives in diplomatic missions abroad; and "(2) representatives of the United States Government in each country, under tho direction of the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission. The President shall keep the Congress ad- vised of his actions under this subsection. "(c) Programs authorized by this Act shall be. undertaken with the foreign policy guid- ance of the Seeretlry of State. agclepal6twale dollay uliie of such assist- " (d) The Presid-VOPEOMeidnEftrtfieieaSe.nEU Gilt 51M' apPy75130013.80 gross during the first quaiter of each calen- the development of the low-income coun- tries and on the impact of those undertak- ings upon the national income, employment, wages, and working conditions in the United States. "Sec. 610C. SHIPPING DIFFERENTIAL.?For the purpose of facilitating implementation of section 901(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1241(b) ), funds made avail- able for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I or for purposes of part V may be used to make. grants to recipients to pay all or any portion of such differential as is determined by the Secretary of Commerce to exist between United States and foreign-flag vessel charter or freight rates. Grants made under this sec- tion shall. be paid with United States-owned foreign currencies wherever feasible." DEFINITIONS SEC. 22. Section 644 of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (g) is amended to read as follows: "(g) 'Excess defense articles' means the quantity of defense articles owned by the United-States Government, and not procured in anticipation of military assistance or sales requirements, or pursuant to a military as- sistance or sales order, which is in excess of the Approved Force Acquisition Objective and Approved Force Retention Stock of all De- partment of Defense Components at the time such articles are dropped from inventory by the supplying agency for delivery to coun- tries or international organizations under this Act." (2) Subsection (i) is repealed. (3) Subsection (m) is amended to read as follows: '(m) 'Value' means? "(1) with respect to an excess defense ar- ticle, the actual value of the article plus the gross cost incurred by the ? United States Government in repairing, rehabilitating, or modifying the article, except that for pur- poses of section 632(d) such actual value shall not be taken into account; "(2) with respect to a nonexcess defense article delivered from inventory to foreign countries or international organizations un- der this Act, the acquisition cost to the United States Government, adjusted as ap- propriate for condition and market value; "(3) with respect to a nonexcess defense article delivered from new procurement to foreign countries or international organiza- tions under this Act, the contract or produc- tion costs of such article; and "(4) with respect to a defense service, the cost to the United States Government of such service." ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REPORT SEC. 23. Section 657 of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961 is amended to read as fol- lows: "Sec. 657. ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE RE- PORT.?(a) In order that the Congress and the American people may be better and more currently informed regarding the volume and cost of assistance extended by the United States Government to foreign coun- tries and international organizations, and in order that the Congress and the American people may be better informed regarding the sale of arms to foreign countries and inter- national organizations by private industry of the United States, not later than Decem- ber 31 of each year the President shall trans- mit to the Congress an annual report, for the fiscal year ending prior to the fiscal year in which the report is transmitted, showing? "(1) the aggregate dollar Value of all for- eign assistance provided by the United States Government by any means to all foreign countries and international organizations, ? StatesGovernment to each such country and ? II10169' Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 "PART V a "Sac. 801. GENERAL AUTHORITY.?The Presi- practicable." dent is authorized to furnish, on such terms (2) Section 3 is amended? and conditions as he may determine, assist- (A) by striking out "and" at the end o (Ince for relief and reconstruction of South Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and insert Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, including ing before "unless" the following: "and no especially humanitarian assistance to refu- to use or permit the use of such article for gees, civilian war casualties, and other per- purposes other than those for which fur- sons disadvantaged by hostilities or condi- nished"; tions related to those -hostilities in South (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) of sub- Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. No assistance section (a) as paragraph (4) and inserting shall be furnished under this section to after paragraph (2) the following new pars- South Vietnam unless the President receives graph: assurances satisfactory to him that no assist- "(3) the country or international orga- ance furnished under this part, and no local nization shall have agreed that it will main- currencies generated as a result of assistance tabs the security of such article and will furnished under this part, will be used for provide substantially the same degree of se- support of police, or prison construction and curl-by protection afforded to such article by administration, within South Vietnam. the United States Government; and"; "Sac. 802. AUTHORIZATION.?There are au- (C) by inserting the following immediately thorized to be appropriated to the President before the last sentence of subsection (a) : to carry out the purposes of this chapter, in "In considering a request for approval of addition to funds otherWise available for any transfer of any weapon, weapons system, such purposes, for the fiscal year 1974 not munitions, aircraft, military boat, military to exceed $504,000,000, which amount is au- vessel, or other implement of war to au- thorized to remain available until expended other country, the President shall not give "Sac. 803, ASSISTANCE TO SOUTH VIETNAM- his consent under paragraph (2) to the transfer unless the United States itself would ESE Ciiii.nnax.?(a) It is the sense of the Congress that inadequate provision has been " transfer the defense article under considera- tion to that country, and prior to the date made (1) for the establishment, expansion, he intends to give his consent ?to the trans- and improvement of day care centers, or- fer, the President notifies the Speaker of the phanages, hostels, school feeding programs, House of Representatives and the Committee health and welfare programs, and training on Foreign Relations of the Senate in writing related to these programs which are designed for the bene of each such intended consent, the justifica- disadvantaged by hostilities ifit of South Vietnamese children, tion for giving such consent, the defense in Vietnam or article for which he intends to give his con- conditions related to those hostilities, and (2) for the adoption by United States citi- sent to be so transferred, and the foreign country to which that defense article is to be transferred. In addition, the President shall not give his consent under paragraph (2) to the transfer of any significant defense articles on the United States Munitions List unless the foreign country requesting con- sent to transfer agrees to demilitarize such defense articles prior to transfer, or the pro- posed recipient foreign country provides a commitment in writing to the United States Government that it will not transfer such defense articles, if not demilitarized, to any other foreign country or person without first obtaining the consent of the President."; and (D) by adding at the 'end thereof the fol- lowing new subsections: ? "(c) Except as otherwise provided in sub- section (d), any foreign country which here- after uses defense articles or defense services furnished such country under this Act, in substantial violation of any provision of this Act or any agreement entered into under this Act, shall be immediately ineligible for fur- ther cash sales, credits, or guarantees. "(d) No sophisticated weapons, including sophisticated jet aircraft or spare parts and associated ground equipment for such air- craft, shall be furnished under this or any other Act to any foreign country on or after the date that the President determines that such country has violated any agreement it has made in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section or section 505(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1901 or any other provision of law requiring sim- ilar agreements. Such country shall remain ineligible in. accordance with this subsection until such time as the President determines that such violation has ceased, that the coun- try concerned has given assurances satisfac- tory to the President that such violation will not reoccur, and that, if such violation in- volved the transfer of sophisticated weapons without the consent of the President, such weapons have been returned to the country concerned." (3) Section 22 is amended to read as fol- lows: ,all reduce its sales, cAgibrzwedifor,Reie,asec e.p ibigyffisirdwoenrep:0 'tics of such articles aEd- defense services tion, the President may, without requirement CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? HOUSE November 27, 1973 s soon as, and to the maximum extent , for charge to any appropriation or contract authorization otherwise provided, enter into contracts for the procurement of defense f articles or defense services for sale for United - States dollars to any foreign country or inter- t national organization if such country or in- ternational organization provides the United States Government with a dependable under- taking (1) to pay the full amount of such contract which will assure the United States Govermnent against any loss on the contract, and (2) to make funds available in such amounts and at such times as may be re- quired to meet- the payments required by the contract, and any damages and costs that May accrue from the cancellation of such contract, in advance of the time such pay- ments, damages, or costs are due. , "(b) The President may, when he deter- mines it to be in the national interest, ac- cept a dependable undertaking of a foreign country or international organization with respect to any such sale, to make full pay- ment within 120 days after delivery of the defense articles or the rendering, of the de- fense services. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used to meet the payments required by the contracts for the procurement of defense articles and defense services and shall be reimbursed by the amounts subsequently received from the country or international organization to whom articles or services are sold." (4) In section 24(c)? (A) strike out "pursuant to section 31" and insert in lied thereof "to carry out this Act"; and (B) insert "principal amount of" immedi- ately before the words "contractual liability" wherever they appear. (5) In section 31(a), strike out "$10,000,- 000 for the fiscal year 1972" and insert in lieu thereof "$325,000,000 for fiscal year 1974". (6) In section 31(b), strike out "(exclud- ing credits covered by guaranties issued pur- suant to section 24 (b) , (and the face amount of guaranties issued pursuant to sections 24 (a) and (b) shall not exceed $550,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972, of which amount - not less than $300,000,000 shall be available to Israel only" and insert in lieu thereof "and of the principal amount of loans guar- anteed pursuant to section 24(a) shall not exceed $730,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974, of which amount not less than $300,000,000 shall be available to Israel only". (7). In section 33 (a)? (A) strike out "cash sales pursuant to sec- tions 21 and .22,"; (B) strike out "(excluding credits covered by guaranties issued pursuant to section 24 (b) ), of the face amount of contracts of guaranty issued pursuant to sections 24(a) and (b)" and insert in lieu thereof "of the - principal amount of loans guaranteed pur- suant to section 24(a)"; and (0) strike out "$100,000,000" and insert in lieu thereof "$150,000,000". (8) In section 33(b)? (A) strike out "cash sales pursuant to sections 21 and 22,"; and (B) strike out "(excluding credits covered by guaranties issued pursuant to section 24 (b) ), of the face amount of contracts of guaranty issued pursuant to sections 24(a) and (b)" and insert in lieu thereof "of the principal amount of loans guaranteed pur- suant to section 24(a) ". (9) Section 33(c) is repealed. (10) In section 36, strike out subsections (a) and (b). (11) In section 37(b), insert after "in- debtedness" the following: "under section 24(b) (excluding such portion of the sales proceeds as may be required at the time of disposition to be obligated as a W reserve for M% sat7.91117b;4, whichuara Ruinsa ies issuedre made available for-such obligations)", zens of South Vietnamese children who are orphaned or abandoned, or whose parents or sole surviving parent, as the case may be, has irrevocably relinquished all parental rights, particularly children fathered by United ' States citizens. "(b) The President is, therefore, author- ized to provide assistance, on terms and con- ditions he considers appropriate, for the purposes described in clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 802 for fis- cal year 1974, $5,000,000, or its equivalent in local currency, shall be available until ex- pended solely to carry out this section. Not more than 10 per centum of the funds made available to carry out this section may be ex- pended for the purposes referred to in clause (2) of subsection (a). Assistance prbvided under this section Shall be famished, to the maximum extent practicable, under the auspices of and by international agencies or private voluntary agencies. "Sac. 804. CENTER FOR PLASTIC AND RECON, STRUCTIVE SURGERY na SAIGON?Of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 802 for the fiscal year 1974, not less than $712,000 shall be available solely for furnishing as- sistance to the Center for Plastic and Recon- structive Surgery in Saigon. "Sac. 805. Aurnoarry.?All references to part r, whether heretofore or hereafter en- acted. shall be deemed to be references also to this part unless otherwise specifically pro- vided. The authorities available to adinin- ister part I of this Act shall be available to administer programs authorized in this part." FOREIGN* MILITARY SALES ACT AMENDMENTS SEC. 25, The Foreign Military Sales Act is amended as follows: (1) Section 1 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "In. order to reduce the role of the United States Government in the furnishing of de- fense articles and defense 'services to foreign countries and international- organizations, and return such transactions to commercial channels, the United States Government No ye)n ber 27,Apppgved For 10..mrditat9p1gweL: WIW5B9_93SPI000600170017-4 (12) Add at the end thereof the following new section: "SEc. 47. DErrNmoNs.?For purposes of this Act, the term? "(1) 'excess defense article' has the mean- ing provided by section 614(g) of the For- , eign Assistance Act of 1961; and "(2) 'value' means, in the case.of an excess defense article, not less than the greater of? "( A) the gross cost incurred by the United States Government in repairing, rehabilitat- ing, or modifying such article, plus the scrap value; or "(B) the market value, if ascertainable." AMENDMENTS TO FOREIGN MILITARY SALES ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1971 SEC. 26. The Act entitled "An Act to amend the Foreign Military Sales Act, and for other purposes", approved January 12, 1971 (81 Stat. 2053), is amended as follows: (1) Section 8(a) is amended by insert- ing immediately before clause (1) the fol- lowing: "(less amounts to be transferred un- der section 632(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961)". (2) Section 8(b) is amended? (A) by striking out "The provisions" and inserting in lieu thereof "In the ease of ex- cess defense articles which are generated abroad, the provisions"; and (B) by striking out "$185,000,000" and in- serting in lieu thereof "$150,000,000". (3) Section 8(c) is amended to read as follows: '(c) For purposes of this section, the term 'value' has the same meaning as given it in section 644 (in) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961." (4) Section 9 is repealed. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN MUNITIONS CONTROL LICENSES Sac. 27. Section 414 of the Mutual Se- curity Act of 1954 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsec- tion: "(e) Licenses issued for the export of ar- ticles on the United States Munitions List in excess of $100,000 shall be reported prompt- ly to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, which report shall contain?. "(1) the items to be exported under the license; "(2) the quantity of each such item to be furnished; "(3) the name and address of the consignee and of the ultimate user of each such item; and "(4) an injunction whenever appropriate, concerning the necessity to protect the con- fidentiality of the information provided." ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SEC. 28. Section 17 of the Asian Develop- ment Bank Act is amended by striking out "$00,000,000 for fiscal year 1972 and $40,000,- 000 for fiscal year 1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000,000". ACCESS TO CERTAIN MILITARY BASES ABROAD SEC. 29. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to provide any kind of assistance to any foreign country in which a military base is located If? (1) such base was constructed or is being maintained or operated with funds furnished by the United States; and (2) personnel of the United States carry out military operations from such base; unless and until the President has deter- mined that the government of such country has, consistent with security, authorized access, on a regular basis, to bona fide news media correspondents Of the United States to such military base. TERMINATION OF INDOCHINA WAR SEC. 30. No funds priated under this g-WI:MOO 4 II a:6], expended to finance military or paramilitary 1973, by the Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao- operations by the United States in or over tian Government, be adhered to in spirit Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia. and in deed; and LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS (2) the faithful compliance with the spirit SEC. 31. No funds authorized or appro_ of the Laotian Agreement and Protocol on printed under any provision of law shall be the question of individuals missing in action w made available for the purpose of financing ill encourage all parties in Indochina to directly or indirectly any military or para- cooperate in providing complete information military combat operations by foreign forces on all nationals of any nation who may be in Laos, Cambodia, North Vietnam, South captured or missing at any place in lndo- Vietnam, OT Thailand unless (1) such opera- china. tions are conducted by the forces of that government receiving such funds within the borders of that country, or (2) specifically authorized by law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. POLITICAL PRISONERS SEC., 32. It is the sense of Congress that the President should deny any economic or mili- tary assistance to the government of any foreign country which practices the intern- ment or imprisonment of that country's citizens for political purposes. ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL SEC. 33. There is authorized to be appro- priated to the President for fiscal year 1974, $1,000,000 to make grants, on such terms and conditions as he may specify, to the Al- bert Schweitzer Hospital in Gabon. PRISONERS OF WAR AND INDIVIDUALS MISSING IN ACTION SEC. 34. (a) The Congress declares that? (1) the families of those one thousand three hundred individuals missing in action during the Indochina conflict have suffered extraordinary torment in ascertaining the full and complete information about their loved ones who are formally classified as missing in action; (2) United States involvement in the In- dochina conflict has come to a negotiated end with the signing of the Vietnam Agreement in Paris on January 27, 1973, and section 307 of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973, requires that "None of the funds herein appropriated under this Act may be expended to support directly or indirectly combat activities in or over Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam, and South Vietnam or off the shores of Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam and South Vietnam by United States forces, and after August 15, 1973, no other funds heretofore appropriated under any other Act may be expended for such purpose."; (3) the question of the return of prisoners of war and accounting for individuals missing in action and dead in Laos is covered by ar- ticle 18 of the Protocol signed by represent- atives of the Lao Patriotic Front (Pathet Lao) and the Royal Laotian Government in Vien- tiane on September 14, 1973 (which imple- ments article 5 of the Agreement signed by the Pathet Lao and that government in Vientiane on February 21, 1973, requiring the release of all prisoners "regardless of nationality" captured and held in Laos), and paragraph C of such article 18 provides that, within "15 to 30 days" from the date of the signing of the Protocol, each side is to report the number of those prisoners and individ- uals still held, with an indication of their nationality and status, together with a list of names and any who died in captivity; and (4) few of the United States men lost in Laos during the military engagements in Indochina have been returned, and with knowledge about many of these men not yet being fully disclosed, and the North Viet- . RIGHTS IN CH/LE SEC. 35. It is the sense of the Congress that (1) the President shonld request the Government of Chile to protect the human rights of all individuals, Chilean and for- eign, as provided in the Universal Declara- tion of Human Rights, the Convention and Protocol Relating the Status of Refugees, and other relevant international legal in- struments guaranteeing the granting of asylum, safe conduct, and the humane treat- ment or release of prisoners; (2) the Presi- dent should support international humani- tarian initiatives by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Inter- national Committee of the Red Cross to in- sure the protection and safe conduct and resettlement of political refugees, the hu- mane treatment of political prisoners, and the full inspection of detention facilities under international auspices; (3) the Presi- dent should support and facilitate efforts by voluntary agencies to meet emergency re- ?lief needs; and (4) the President should re- quest of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to undertake an immedi- ate inquiry into recent events occurring in Chile. REVISION OF SOCIAL PROGRESS TRUST FUND AGREEMENT SEC. 36 (a) The President or his delegate shall seek, as soon as possible, a revision of the Social Progress Trust Fund Agreement (dated June 19, 1961) between the United States and the Inter-American Development Bank. Such revision should provide for the? (1) periodic transfer of unencumbered capital resources of such trust fund, and of any future repayments or other accruals otherwise payable to such trust fund, to the Inter-American Foundation, to be ad- ministered by the Foundation for purposes of part IV of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (22 U.S.C. 2901 and following); (2) utilization of such unencumbered capital resources, future repayments, and other accruals by the Inter-American De- velopment Bank for purposes of sections 1 and 2 of the Latin American Development Act (22 U.S.C. 1942 and 1943) in such a way that the resources received in the currencies of the more developed member countries are utilized to the extent possible for the benefit of the lesser developed member countries; or (3) both the transfer described in para- graph (1) and the utilization described in paragraph (2). (b) Any transfer or utilization under this section shall be in such proportions as may be agreed to between the United States and the Inter-American Development Bank. (c) Any transfer under subsection (a) (1) shall be in the amounts, and in available currencies, determined in consultation with the Inter-American Foundation, to be re- quired for its program purposes. (d) The revision of the Social Progress nam cease-fire provisions calling for inspec- Trust Fund Agreement pursuant to this sec- tion of crash and grave sites and for other tion shall provide that the President or his forms of cooperation have not been fully delegate shall specify, from time to time, complied with, after consultation with the Inter-American (b) It is, therefore, the sense of the Con- Development Bank, the particular currencies gress that? to be used in making the transfer or utiliza- (1) the provisions for the release of pris- tion described in this section. oners and an accounting of individuals (e) Not later than January 1, 1074, the IDIeRVIATIrttetionlinSion eptell eire1t,3 action taken pluMarlto thciosnsgereetssiono.n biS Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 V162 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE November 27, :1973 PROHIBIT/ON ON ASSISTANCE TO NORTH VIETNAM SEC. 37. Notwithstanding any other provi- sion of law, no funds authorized by this Act shall be expended to aid or assist in the re- construction of the Democratic Republic of Vietn,,m (North Vietnam), unless by an Act of Congress assistance to North Vietnam is Specifically authorized. REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN USE OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA SEC, 38. The President of the United States shall, as soon as practicable following the da le of the enactment of this Act, make a determination and report to Congress with respect to the use, if any, by any non-African country in support of its military activities in its African territories of- - (1) assistance furnished under the For- eign Assistance Act of 1961 after the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) defense articles or services furnished after such date under the Foreign Military Sales Act; or (3) agricultural commodities furnished after such date under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. WORLD FOOD SHORTAGES Sc. 39. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should participate fully in efforts to alleviate current and fu- ture food shortages which threaten the world. To this end, the President shall- (1) encourage, support, and expedite stud- ies relating to the long-range implications of the world food situation (including stud- ies of national and world production, distri- bution, and utilization of agricultural com- modities and other foodstuffs) and support, the organizing of a world food conference under United Nations auspices in 1971; (2) request the member nations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to , explore the means for assuring equitable ac- cess by all nations to national Markets and mineral and agricultural resources: (8) consult and cooperate with appropri- ate international agencies, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in determining the need for, the feasibility of, and cost on an equitably- shared basis of, establishing an international system of strategic food reserves; and (4) report his findings and recommenda- tions to the Congress on the implementation of this section no later than December 31, 1974. (b) It is further the sense of the Con- gress that- (1) in making assessments which would ? affect or relate to the level of dordestic pro- duction, the Executive Branch should in- clude in the estimates of overall utilization the expected demands for humanitarian food assistance through such programs as are carried out under the Agricultrual Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480); and (2) legislation providing increased flexi- bility for responding to emergency and hu- manitarian requirements for food assistance should be considered as promptly as possi- ble to the end that the last sentence of sec- tion 401 of the Agricultural Trade De- velopment and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 680), may be amended by strik- ing the period and inserting in lieu there- of a comma and the following: "unless the Secretary determines that some part of the exportable supply should be used to carry out the national interest and humanitarian Objectives of this Act." USE OF LOCAL CURRENCIES SEC. 40. Effective July I, 1974, no amount of any foreign currency (including principal and interest from loan repayments which accrues in connection with any sale for foreign currency under any provision of law may be used under any agreement entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act, or any revision or extension entered into after such date of any prior or subsequent agreement, to provide any assistance to any foreign country to procure equipment, mate- rials, facilities, or services for the common defense, including internal security, unless such agreement is specifically authorized by legislation enacted after such date. And the House agree to the same. That the Senate recede from its disagree- ment to the amendment of the House to the title of the Senate bill and agree to the same. THOMAS E. MORGAN CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, DANTE B. PASCELL, W. S. MAILL/ARD, PETER II. B. FRELINGHUYSEN, WM. S. BROOMFIELD, Managers on the Part of the House. H. H. HUMPHREY, GEORGE D. AIKEN, CLIFFORD P. CASE, Managers on the Part of the Senate. JO/NT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE O' CONFERENCE The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the conference on the dis- agreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 1413) to authorize the furnishing of defense articles and services to foreign countries and international organization, submit the fol- lowing joint statement to the House and the Senate in explanation of the effect of the [In millions of dollars] action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the accompanying confer- ence report: The House struck out all of the Senate bfll after the enacting clause and inserted a sub- stitute amendment. The House also amended the title of the bill. The committee of conference recommends a substitute for both the Senate bill and the House amendment to the text of the Senate bill. The committee of conference also recommends that the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House to the title of the bill. Except for clarifying, clerical, and neces- sary conforming changes, the differences be- tween the two Houses and the adjustments made In the committee of conference are noted below: The Senate passed two foreign aid author- ization bills. S. 1443 authorized $770,000,000 for Grant military assistance, military training, sup- porting assistance other than for Indochina, and foreign military credit sales for fiscal year 1974. S. 2335 authorized economic assistance of $1,218,222,000, plus $6,500,000 in foreign cur- rencies, for fiscal year 1974 and $312,722,000 for fiscal year 1975. In each of the Senate bills the House struck out all after the enacting clause and inserted a substitute amendment. The substance of the House amendments to each bill was identical and contained au- thorizations for economic assistance in the amount of IA,610,868,000 for fiscal year 1974 and $821,068,000 for fiscal year 1975, plus $7 million in foreign currencies for each of the fiscal years 1971 and 1975. Each House amendment also provided an authorization of $1,155,000,000 for grant military assistance, military training, sup- porting assistance other than for Indochina, and foreign military credit sales for fiscal year 1974 only. Neither of the Senate bills nor the House amendment contained authorizations for fiscal year 1976. The committee of conference agreed to a single bill (S. 1443) containing authoriza- tions for economic and military assistance for fiscal year 1974 of $2,392,243,000, which represents a reduction of $373,634,000 in the House figure, an increase of $404,012,000 in the Senate figure, and a reduction of $395,- 266,000 below the amount requested by the Executive and authorizations for econornia assistance for fiscal 1975. The amounts recommended by the com- mittee of conference compared to the amounts requested by the executive and recommended by the House and Senate fol- low: Executive request House% Conference Senate 2 agreement EC011011lie ;:issistance: Indochina postwar reconstruction for South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia International organizations Indus Basin grants Old development loan/grant categories: I sacs (inClucling Alliance for Progress) Grants (including Alliance for Progress) Population New development assistance categories: D Food and nutrition 632.0 124. 8 15. 0 351. 4 251.9 (116.0) Population planning and health Education anti human resources Sri clod development problems Selected couch ins and organizations Miscellaneous categories: American schools and hospitals abroad International narcotics control program Contingency fund Partners of the Alliance ivIminisirative expenses (AID) 53.1' -;,?ah refugees 10. 0 42. 5 30.0 632.0 127. 8 15. 0 376. 0 127. 822 14. 0 504. 000 127. 800 14. 500 (a) (4) 300. o 150. 0 90.0 60. 0 50. 0 20. 0 50. 0 30. 0 .068 282. 0 141. 0 94. 0 47. 0 28. 0 a 19. 0 40. 0 23.5 24.0 2:0 - - Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 (9 291. 000 145. ono go. ono 93. ono 39. 000 019. 000 42. 500 30. 000 . 934 45. 000 2. 000 Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 November 27, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ?HOUSE il 10163' Executive request HOUSE' Senate I Conference agreementt Attic:in famine volief 30. 7 25.000 Albert Schweitzer Hospital_ 1.0 I. MO Total economic assistance 1, 510.6 1,410. 803 1,218. 222 1, 429.734 Military assistance: Grant military assistance 652.0 550.0 420.0 li 512. 500 Security supporting assistance (outside Indochina) 000.0 125.0 125.0 125.0D Military credit sales 525.0 450.0 21(1.0 10 325.0 Military trainin 0) 30. 0 25.0 0) Total military assistance 1,277.0 1,155.0 770.0 902.5 Total economic and military assistance 2,787.0 2,765. 068 1,928.222 2,392. 234 Economic aid authorizations are for fiscal year 1975 also except for African famine relief, Indochina assistance, and international organizations (open ended authorization for fiscal year 1975). The sonic amounts are authorized for fiscal year 1975 for all economic aid programs with the exception of: (I) the international narcotics control program for which $30,50Q000 is authorized tor fiscal year 1975, and (2) American schools and hospitals abroad, the Albert Schweitzer Hospital, and Innechina postwar reconstruction, for which funds are authorized wily for fiscal year 1974. The amounts for military assistance are for fiscal year 1974 only. 3 The sante amounts are authorized for fiscal year 1975 for all economic aid programs with Ire exception of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Indochina postwar reconstruction assistance, and African famine relief. For fiscal year 1975, the amount authorized for international organize- tions is $150,000,000. The ainounts authorized for military assistance are for fiscal year 1974 only. I A separate appropriation of $116,000,000 was requested by the executive branch. The Senate earmarked $125,000,000 out of econornic assistance funds for population programs in fiscal year CHANGE OF TITLE OF ACT AND NAME OF AGENCY The House amendment changed the name of the Foreign Assistance Act to the Mutual Development and Cooperation Act and of the Agency for International Development to the Mutual Development and Cooperation Agency. The Senate bill did not contain a compara- ble provision, The House receded. POLICY?DEVELOPAIENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION The committee of conference reconciled four differences between the Senate bill and the House amendment that dealt with sec- tion 102 of the Foreign Assistance Act relat- ing to statement of policy. Development of employment-intensive technologies The Senate bill included a provision that the President should place appropriate em- phasis on a requirement that the "United States should concentrate in particular on the development of employment-intensive technologies suitable to the less developed con n tries." The House amendment did not contain a compnrable provision. The Senate receded. Multilateral approaches to development ? Th e Sensate bill included new language that urged a shift to multilateral approaches to development and required a report from the Secretary of State on consultations, negotia- tions, end recommendations regarding such a shift. The House amendment included in its statement of policy a declaration that U.S. development assistance should continue to be available through bilateral channels until it is clear that multilateral channels exist which can do the job with no loss of develop- ment momentum. The Hottre wad Senate receded. Rote of U.S. private investment The ITonse amendment contained a state- ment that emphasized the role of U.S. private investment to the maximum extent practica- ble in economic and social development pro- grams, specifying that arrangements should be continually sought to provide stability and protection for such investment. The Senate bill did not contain a com- parable provision. The Sensate receded with an amendment inch deleted the requirement to continu- lly seek arrangements for the protection nf such investment. Approved For R 1974 and $150,000,010 in fiscal year 1975. The !louse earmarked $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1974 and 1975. The conferees approved 0125,000,000 for fiscal year 1974 and $130,000,000 for fiscal year 1975. Not more than 50 percent of the amounts appropriated for the categories may be used for grants under the Senate bill. In addition, repayments on outstanding foreign assistance loans would be available for new loans in fiscal year 1974 under the flou,se bill. t In addition, excess foreign currencies are authorized ($6,500,000 in the Senate bill; $7,000,000 in the House bill). The bill authorizes $6,500,000 in excess foreign currencies for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. 7 To remain available until expended. B $27,500,000 of this approved for military training. The Executive requested an open end authorization for this purpose. The Executive appropriations request was 633,000,000. 9$50,000,000 earmarked for Israel. 10A ceiling of $730,000,000 established, of which $300,000,000 earmarked for Israel. Coordination of U.S. development-related activities The Senate bill provided for the coordi- nation of all United States development- 'related activities by the adminLetering agency under the policy guidance of the Secretary of State, and required the head of the agency to advise the President of ac- tions affecting development and to inform the Congress about the progress of the less developed countries. The House amendment simply specified the Mutual Development and Cooperation Agency as the agency responsible for the coordination, without spelling out any spe- cific requirement to advise the President or inform the Congress. The Senate receded, with a technical amendment to substitute "the agency pri- marily responsible for administering this part" for thename of the agency. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE-.--CATEGORIES Food and nutrition The Senate bill added a new section 103 to the Foreign Assistance Act to provide development assistance for food and nutri- tion. It authorized an appropriation of $282 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for this purpose. The House amendment contained a similar provision that- authorized an appropriation of $300 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. The committee of conference agreed to an authorization for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 in the amount of $291 million. Population planning and health The Senate bill added a new section 101 to the Foreign Assistance Act that authorized an appropriation of $141 million for each of the fiscal years 1971 and 1975 for population planning and health assistance. The House amendment authorized an ap- propriation of $150 million for each of the fiscal years 1971 and 1975 for this purpose. The committee of conference agreed to an authorization of $115 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for population planning and health. Education and human resources development The Senate bill added a new section 105 to the Foreign Assistance Act that authorized an appropriation of $94 million for each of the fiscal years 1971 and 1975 for education and human resources development. The House amendment authorized an ap- propriation of $90 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for these purposes. eltvatt*n2001/08130 : CIA-RDP75B0 Selected development problems The Senate bill added a new section 106 to the Foreign Assistance Act that authorized an appiopriation of $17 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for selected de- velopment problems. The House amendment authorized ass ap- propriation of $60 million for each of the fiscal years 1074 and 1975 for this purpose. The committee of conference agreed to an authorization of $53 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Selected countries and organizations The Senate bill added a new section 107 to the Foreign Assistance Act that rin thorized an appropriation of $28 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for develop- ment assistance to selected countries and organizations. The House amendment authorized ass ap- propriation of $50 million for each of the fiscal years for this purpose. The committee of conference agreed to all authorization of $39 million for each of hire fiscal years 1974 and 1975. TRANSFER OF FUNDS The Senate bill authorized a limited trans- fer of funds from one sector to another under new sections 103-107 of chap ter I but prohibited the use of sections 610(a) and 611(5) of tho Foreign Assistanco Act with respect to transactions involving sector funds. The House amendment provided :dmilar authority for the transfer of funds without the restrictive language. The House receded with an amendment which permitted tine transfer of funds under the authority of sections 610(a) and 614(a) into but not out of the funds for develop- ment assistance under chapter I. COST SHARING AND FUNDING LIMITS The Senate bill required the host country to partcipato in the financing of bilateral projects to the extent of at leaet 25 percent of the entire costs, in any fiscal year, of the program, project, or activity. It also provided that disbursements for a bilal oral capital project under all five functional categories of development assistance would be limited to 36 consecutive months and that cnforts should be made before, during, and after the period of disbursement to find local and ex- ternal sources of funding for such project. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded with ass amendment dirictil "in any fiscal year" and snaking the 00:06 1 u4assistanco only, 1G164 Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? HOU Any extension of the expenditure period be- support of research to develop methods of yond 36 months is subject to further justi- abortion. fication satisfactory to the Congress. It was also agreed that the 36-month disbursement comparable provision. period will not begin until project disburse- The House receded with an amendment manta start in-country, excluding prelimi- prohibiting the use of funds to pay for the nary disbursements for planning and prepa- performance of abortions or to motivate or ration costs outside the recipient country. coerce any person to practice abortion. FUNDING OP FOLLOW-ON PROJECTS This provision is not intended to interfere with or curtail support for preventive ma- ternal and child health and family plan- ning services and related research which are provided on a voluntary basis and in ac- cordance with the prevailing local customs and medical practice and it is not intended to apply to funds obligated prior to the date of enactment of this bill. DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND, FISCAL PROVISIONS The Houso amendment did not contain a The Senate bill provided that no amounts available under sections 103 through 107 of the act could be obligated for any follow-on project which links that project with any other project without further congressional authorization. The House did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. USE OF RECEIPTS The Senate bill limited the use to not more than one-third of prior years loan reflows for any one of the functional categories of development assistance in any fiscal year. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded, LIMITATION ON GRANTS The Senate bill limited grants under the functional sectors to not more than 50 per- cent of the funds appropriated each fiscal year for sections 103-107. The House amendment did not contain a comliarable provision. ? The Senate receded. DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF COOPERATIVES ? The Senate bill repealed section 203 of the Foreign Assistance Act which makes dollar receipts from previous loans available for new loans for development assistance. The House amendment extended the au- thority of section 203 to fiscal years 1974 and 1975 and expanded the authority to include dollar receipts from loans made prior to 1954. The Senate receded with amendments that delayed the repeal of section 203 until July 1, , and provided that not more than 50 percent of the dollar receipts scheduled for repayment would be available. The commit- tee of conference intended, based on AID's congressional presentation, that, under this limitation, approximately $161.5 million and $184 million in new loan authority would become available in fiscal years 1974 and 1975, The Senate bill provided that not less than respectively. $20 million made available during fiscal COUNTRY LIMITATION years 1971 and 1975 should be available only The House amendment added the word for assistance in the development of cooper- "directly" to the forty-country limitation on atives in less developed countries, technical assistance and development grants The House amendment did not 'contain a contained in the act to make clear that the comparable provision, limitation applies only to bilateral assistance The House receded, furnished directly by the United States Gov- P1505-IID/TING POLICE TRAINING eminent to governments of less developed The Senate bill prohibited police trainin Countries. SE November 27, 1973 to long term commitments to institutions as the Secretary of State deems desirable. HOUSING GUARANTIES The Senate bill increased the worldwide ceiling for housing guaranties which may be outstanding at any one time from $205 mil- lion to $349.9 million, and extended the pro- gram to June 30, 1975. The House amendment increased the worldwide ceiling to $305 million, an increase of $100 million, and extended the program to June 30, 1976. The committee of conference accepted the House ceiling of $305 million and the Senate date of June 30, 1975, OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION The House amendment extended the issu- ing authorities of the Overseas Private In- vestment Corporation for investment and guaranty activities from June 30, 1974 to June 30, 1975. It also renewed the agriculture credit and self-help community development pilot project authority from June 30, 1973 to June 30, 1975. The Senate bill did not contain any com- parable provision. The Senate receded with an amendment extending the authorities to December 31, 1974. PARTNERS OF THE ALLIANCE The Senate bill authorized an appropria- tion of $900,000 for grants to the National Association of the partners of the Alliance for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. The House amendment authorized an Hp- .propriation of $968,000 for each of the fiscal years 1971 and 1975 for such grants. The committee of conference agreed to an authorization of an appropriation of $934,000 for each of the fiscal years .1971 and 1975. PROGRAMS RELATING TO POPULATION PROGRAMS The Senate bill provided that not less than 125 million in fiscal year 1974 and $150 illion in fiscal year 1975 of part I funds sail be available for programs relating to opulation growth. The House amendment earmarked $125 SiIn and related programs for any foreign. coun- The Senate bill did not contain a compa- p try under any law except those relating to rable provision. Mini crimes and administered by the Law The Senate receded. cc iilion of part I funds in each of the fiscal ars 1974 and 1975 for this purpose. nforcement Assistance Administration, or AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS ABROAD ye with respect to any authority of the Drug The Senate bill authorized an appropria- Enforcement Administration, or the Federal tion of $19 million and $6.5 million in excess ea Bureau of Investigation, currencies for fiscal year 1974 for assistance a The House bill did not contain a compa- to' American schools and hospitals abroad'. gr rable provision. It did not authorize assistance for fiscal year I The House receded with an amendment 1975 but requested a study and report in- applying the prohibition to programs in a eluding recommendations by the Secretary foreign country and to funds made avail- of State with respect to future assistance se able under the Foreign Assistance Act. The for schools and hospitals outside the United tiv prohibition is not applicable to any contract States. gr entered into prior to the date of enactment The House amendment authorized $20 mil- affi of this act that provides personnel to con- lion and $7 million in excess local curren- at duct, or assist in conducting, any such pro- cies for each of the fiscal years 1974 and Pr grain but it prohibits extension of those 1975. The House amendment also contained th contracts. Further, it is the intent of Con- a limitation on assistance in any fiscal year by ,?18:.; that present programs being conducted to no more than four institutions in the Yrs7n-cy f n or Internationop- same country, of which not more than one ral ment in foreign countries should not be shall be a university and not more than one transferred to sonic other agency of the Gov- a hospital, ermnent eader to avoid this prohibition The committee of conference agreed to INT The new language is meant to phase out the authorization of an appropriation of $19 T such programs financed hereunder and the million and $6.5 million in excess local cur- tis objective should not be circumvented by rendes for each of the fiscal years 1974 and - using other funds for this purpose. 1975. yea INTEGRATION OF WOMEN INTO NATIONAL The House receded on its limitation but ECONOMIES the The committee of conference agreed t rmark $125 million in fiscal year 197 ncl $130 million in fiscal year 1975 for pro ams relating to population growth. NDEPENDENT REVIEW GROUPS FOR INTERNA- TIONAL ASSISTANCE INSTITUTIONS The House amendment added a new sub ction which required the President to ac ely seek the establishment of independen oups within the United Nations and it liated organizations to review and evalu e their programs. It further required th esident to transmit to the Congress and e Comptroller General reports prepared such units. The Senate bill did not contain a compa- Ole provision. The Senate receded. ERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION he Senate bill authorized an appropria- n of $127,822,000 for each of the fiscal rs 1974 and 1975. he House amendment authorized an a 1- 4 pro o conference agreed that 197 The Senate bill provided that development the agency which administers this program ' for assistance programs should be administered should make every effort to administer' with particular attention to the integration program so as to achieve a more equitable of women into the national economies of geographic distribution of assistance and to ,, foreign countries. limit " support for operations and The House amendment did not contain maintenance activities. The committee of a comparable provision. conference also agreed that the report and T, The House receded, recommendation by the Secretary of State Von should be made by June 30, 1974. 1974 LIMITING USE OF FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS The Senate bill prohibApproVedfFria? aReijap, ttiplAppleSpeoriee RiaAlllaRDPincluZ513' reci??318T in any manner, directly or indirectly, to pay ;ommendations for equitable geographical prop for abortions, abortifacient drugs or devices, distribution of U.S. assistance and such two the promotion Of the practice of abortion, or possible solutions to the problems reiRtm," ,r. priation of $127,800,000 for fiscal year 4 and "such sums as may be necessary" fiscal year 1975. The committee of conference agreed to $127,800,000 for fiscal year 1974 and $150 million for fiscal year 1975. INDUS BASIN AUTHORIZATION he Senate bill authorized an appropria- of $11 million for each of the fiscal years and 1975 for fi,anisio4 the Indus Basin OR0006001 00 - he House amendment authorized an ap- riation of $15 million for each of the fiscal. years. November 27, Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75.1300380R000600170017-4 ? 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ?HOUSE L 101u1) authorization of an appropriation of $14,- 500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974. and 1075. 'UNICEF CONTRIBUTION The House amendment earmarked $18 mil- lion of international organizations funds for each of fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for con- tributions to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). 'The Senate bill did not contain a compa- rable provision. The Senate receded. ARAB REFUGEE TRAINING The House amendment authorized an ap- propriation of $2 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for contributions to the . United Nations Relief and Works Agency for technical and vocational training of Arab refugees. The Senate bill did not contain a compa- rable provision. The Senate receded. CONTINGENCY FUND AND DISASTER RELIEF AUTHORITY The Senate bill authorized an appropria- tion of $23.5 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and. 19'75 for assistance primarily for disaster relief purposes. The House amendment authorized an ap- propriation of $30 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for contingencies and authorized such amounts as may be required from time to time to provide ex- traordinary disaster relief. The committee of conference accepted the House authorization of an appropriation of $30 million for each of the fiscal years 1974 end 1975, and accepted the purpose language of the Senate bill. COUNTRY NARCOTICS CONTROL PERFORMANCE The Senate bill amended the Act to re- quire the President to make an affirmative finding, to be transmitted to the Congress, that a country has taken adequate steps to control the production, distribution, trans- portation, and manufacture of opium and its derivatives. The Senate bill further required the President to suspend all aid, except nar- cotics control programs, to any country if the Congress passed a concurrent resolution rejecting the findings. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON NARCOTICS CONTROL PROGRAM "rho House amendment added a new re- quirement for quarterly reports to Congress on the programing and obligation of foreign assistance funds for narcotics control pro- grams, and semiannual reports -on the ac- tivities and operations carried out under this program. The Senate bill did not contain a com- parable provision. The Senate receded, INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AUTHORIZATION The Senate bill authorized an appropria- tion of VO- million for fiscal year 1974 and $30,500,000 for fiscal year 1975 for the inter- national narcotics control prOgram. The Rouse amendment authorized an ap- propriation of $50 million for each of fiscal years 1074 and 1975. The committee of conference agreed to the authorization of an appropriation of $42,- 500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1971 and 1975 for this purpose. COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC EXPANSION The House amendment added anew chap- ter 10 authorizing the use of $2 million of part I funds for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for cooperative economic expan- sion. The Senate bill did AppaptVrad3,F=OriR parable provision. The House receded. STATEMENT OF POLICY?MILITARY ASSISTANCE The Senate bill repealed sections 501 and 502 of the Foreign Assistance Act, relating to policy and purposes for which military assistance can be furnished. The House amendment did not contain comparable provisions. The Senate receded. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES The Senate bill provided that excess de- fense articles should be furnished whenever possible in preference to the procurement of new items. The House. amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. MILITARY ASSISTANCE?GENERAL AUTHORITY The Senate bill repealed section 503 relat- ing to general authority and provided general authority to furnish grant military assist- ance to any foreign country otherwise eli- gible to receive assistance. The Senate lan- guage eliminated the requirement that the aid-receiving country be "friendly," as well as the President's authority to furnish mili- tary assistance to international organiza- tions, and to loan defense articles and de- fense services. It also struck out the author- ity in section 503(b) to make financial con- tributions to multilateral programs to ac- quire or construct facilities for collective de- fense and in section 503(c) to provide finan- cial assistance incidental to the U.S. Gov- ernment's participation in regional or col- lective defense organizations. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded with an amendment which authorized the loan of defense articles and defense services but specified conditions under which loans could be made and pro- vided that "out of pocket" expenses inci- dental to making the loan and the cost of "depreciation" shall be charged to the appro- priation for military assistance for each fiscal year or part thereof that the item is on loan. It is the intention of the committee of conference that the provisions of this section shall not apply when short term loans are made in connection with disaster relief ef- forts in response to earthquakes, floods, or other natural disasters. The House receded with respect to the repeal of subsections (b) and (c) of sec- tion 503. MILITARY ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION The Senate bill repealed section 504(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act relating to au- thorization for military assistance, and pro- vided separate authorizations for eight coun- tries totaling $270 million. It also authorized up to $25 million of the funds to be used to furnish excess defense articles to any for- eign country or international organization not specifically identified. The Senate bill further provided a separate authorization for such sums as may be necessary, as well as a special drawdown authority subject to fu- ture reimbursement, for furnishing defense articles to South Vietnam and Laos, and a,,thorized $150 million to be appropriated for military assistance to Cambodia. The House amendment provided an au- thorization of an appropriation of $550 mil- lion for fiscal year 1971. The Senate receded from its provisions and the committee of conference agreed to an authorization of $512.5 million, including military training, for fiscal year 1974. The number of countries eligible to receive mili- tary grant assistance, other than training in the United States, was reduced from forty to thirty-one. , SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS The Senate bill repealed the proviso clause and subsection (b) of section 504 of the The Senate bill repealed section 509 of the etease25001408180)7011AARDP7759002180R90060047001714.ch requires the provision which prohibited the furnishing chief o the appropriate military assistance by grant, credit sale, or guaranty of sophisti- advisory group representing the United cated weapons systems to underdeveloped countries unless the President determines that furnishing such weapons systems is im- portant to United States national security. The House amendment did not contain any comparable provisions. The committee of conference agreed to re- tain existing law. CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY The Senate .bill repealed section 505 of the Foreign Assistance Act relating to conditions of eligibility but provided similar conditions of eligibility with one new requirement. The new eligibility condition required that funds received by a foreign country in disposing of U.S.-furnished weapons should be paid to the United States Government for use in meeting its local currency expenses, includ- ing international educational and cultural exchange activities. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. ? The Senate receded on the repeal of sec- tion 505 and the House accepted the addi- tional condition of eligibility beginning July 1, 1974. TRANSFER OF DEFENSE " ARTICLES TO THIRD COUNTRIES The Senate bill contained a provision re- lating to conditions of eligibility that would require Presidential approval for the trans- fer of U.S.-furnished defense articles from one country to another under specified con- ditions. .This provision was similar to the provisions of section 9, Foreign Military Sales Act Amendments, 1971, which the Senate bill repealed. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The committee of conference agreed to include a similar provision in both section 505 of the Foreign Assistance Act relating to grant military assistance and section 3 of the Foreign Military Sales Act, relating to the sale of defense articles. SPECIAL DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY The House amendment contained a provi- sion which renewed the President's special authority to draw down defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense and defense services up to $3p0 million in fiscal year 1974 when he determines it to be vital to the security of the United States, subject to subsequent reimbursement from military assistance program funds. The Senate bill did not contain a compar- able provision. The Senate receded with an amendment authorizing a draw down ceiling of $250 mil- lion. The drawdown authority may be used when it is in the security interests of the United States. This authority is not to be used to supplement MAP funds routinely to meet foreseen, non-emergency requirements for military assistance. It is the intent -of the committee of con- ference that up to $200 million of the emer- gency military assistance requirements for Cambodia be furnished. pursuant to the au- thority contained in this section. RESTRICTIONS ON MILITARY AID TO LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA The Senate bill repealed sections 507 and 508 of the Foreign Assistance Act relating to restrictions on military assistance for Latin America and Africa, . The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. A ceiling on the amount of military assistance and sales that can be made or furnished to Latin America and Africa in any fiscal year is provided in section 33 of the Foreign Military Sales Act, as amended. CERTIFICATION or RECIPIENTS CAPABILITY ;11: 1.G163 Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? HOUSE November 27, 1923 States to certify in writing that the recipient country has the capability to effectively utilize defense articles furnished by the United States. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. RESTRICTIONS ON TRAINING FOREIGN MILITARY STUDENTS The Senate bill repealed section 510 of the Foreign Assistance Act but placed an identical limit on the number of foreign military students to be trained in the United States in any fiscal year. The House amendment repealed section 510. The committee of conference agreed to retain section 510 of the law., MILITARY ASSISTANCE ADVISORY GROUPS AND MISSIONS The Senate bill repealed section 512 of the Foreign Assistance Act -which required certain reductions in military assistance ad- visory gronps and military groups by Sep- tember 30, 1972. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. MILITARY ASSISTANCE AUTHORMATION FOR LAOS Tho Senate bill contained a provision which required the transfer of authorizations for military assistance and sales programs for Laos and South Vietnam from the Depart- ment of Defense to the Foreign Assistance and Military Sales Acts effective June 30, 1973. The House amendment provided for the transfer of such military assistance and sales authorizations effective June 30, 1974. The committee of conference agreed to transfer military assistance and sales author= izations for Laos effective June 30, 1974, with the understanding that funds obligated for assistance to Laos prior to the date specified In section 513 which are in the "pipeline" at that time may be provided regardless of when the defense articles are actually delivered or the defense services actually rendered. SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY ACCOUNTS The Senate bill repealed section 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act but included a similar provision which required the establishment of special foreign currency accounts in which any government receiving grant military de- fense articles, including excess defense arti- cles, and military training would deposit local currencies to meet official costs of the United States Government in the recipient country. The House amendment repealed section 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act. The Senate receded. It is the intent of the committee of con- ference that billings for foreign. currency payments under section 514 shall end with deliveries for the quarter ending December 31, 1973. LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT FOR PRE-FISCAL YEAR 1969 FOREIGN MILITARY SALES CREDITS The Senate bill repealed section 524 of the Foreign Assistance Act which established a special liquidation account in the Treasury for pre-fiscal year 1969 sales credits and guaranties. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 'File Senate bill separated grant military training from the material assistance pro- gram and authorized the appropriation of $25 million to the Secretary of State for military training in fiscal year 1974. The House amendment also provided under The committee of conference agreed to re- tain the grant military training program as an integral part of the military assistance program and added $27,500,000 to the au- thorization for grant military assistance in section 504(a) for fiscal year 1974. The House receded on numerous technical conforming amendments contained in the House amend- ment which would have been necessary sepa- rately to authorize funds for military edu- cation and training. CAMBODIA CEILING WAIVER The Senate bill included a provision as a technical amendment to perfect the bill in such a way that the Cambodia.ceiling of sec-, tion 65-5(c) would not apply to assistance furnished under the act. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. . SECURITY SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE The Senate bill repealed the provisions of existing law relating to security support- ing assistance, but included similar author- ity to furnish security supporting assist- ance and authorized an appropriation of $125 million for fiscal year 1974, of which $65 million was to be available solely for Jordan and $50 million solely for Israel. The House amendment authorized $125 million for security supporting assistance of which not less than $50 million was to be available solely for Israel. The committee of conference agreed to retain the general authority language of existing law for security supporting assist- ance and to repeal section 533 relating to United States Refund Claims. The Senate receded and accepted the House authorization and earmarking provi- sion. SMALL BUSINESS The Senate bill contained a provision rewriting section 602 of the Foreign Assist- ance Act, which required that insofar as practicable the President should assist American small business to participate equi- tably in the furnishing of commodities, de- fense articles, and services (including de- fense services) financed with funds made available for grant military assistance. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The committee of conference agreed to re- tain existing law. SHIPPING ON U.S. VESSELS The Senate bill contained a provision similar to section 602 of the Foreign As- sistance Act, which provided that ocean transportation between foreign countries of commodities and defense articles pur- chased with foreign. currencies Made avail- able or derived from appropriations un- der this act should not be governed by the provisions of section 901(b) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, or any other law relating to the ocean transportation of commodities on U.S.-flag vessels. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The committee of conference agreed to retain existing law. PROCUREMENT The Senate bill contained a provision simi- lar to section 604 of the Foreign-Assistance Act, relating to procurement of commodities outside the United States. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The committee of conference agreed to retain existing law. TERMINATION or ASSISTANCE The Senate bill provided that military as- sistance and sales could, if not sooner ter- separate authority $30 mAtrOVedIfect-RIRIA0 ActIVAInt'AfittMr75 BD 0 tional military education a training pro- . gram for fiscal year 1974. The House amendment retained existing law which permits the termination by con- current resolution of assistance furnished under the Foreign Assistance Act and allows funds to remain available for 12 months from the termination date for the necessary ex- penses of winding up programs. The Senate receded with an amendment reducing the windup period from 12 to 8 months. EXPROPRIATION POLICY The Senate bill modified section 620(e) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act?the Hicken- looper amendment?by permitting the Presi- dent to waive its sanctions when he deter- mined that such a waiver was "impor taut to the national interests of the United States." Any waiver was to be reported promptly to the Congress. The House amendment deleted section 620 (e) (1) and added a new section requiring termination of assistance to any country which, after the enactment of this section, expropriated property that was at least 50 percent beneficially owned by U.S. citizens, unless one of three conditions was met; (1) prompt, adequate, and effective conapensa- tion had been paid; (2) tile dispute was submitted to arbitration under the rules of the Convention for the Settlement of Invest- ment Disputes; or (3) good faith negotia- tions- were ill progress aimed at providing prompt, adequate, and effective compensa- tion. The amendment did not permit the President to waive its application ill the national interest. The House receded. ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES WHICH TRADE WITH NORTH VIETNAM The House amendment contained a pro- vision which permitted the President to waive the prohibition against assistance to countries trading with North Vietnam or permit vessels or .aircraft under their reg- istry to transport goods to North Vietnam. Each waiver required a Presidential finding that it was in the national interest. Each finding had to be reported to the Congress, together with assurances that North Viet- nam was cooperating fully in providing for a full accounting of any -remaining prison- ers of war and all missing in action. The Senate bill did not contain a com- parable provision. The House receded. AID TO GREECE The Senate bill contained a provision that would terminate all military assistance, sales, credit sales, or guaranties to Greece pending completion of a Presidential study and report which concluded that the Gov- ernment of Greece is. in full compliance with its political and military obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. COORDINATION WITH FOREIGN POLICY The Senate bill contained a provision sim- ilar to section 622(h) of the Foreign As- sistance Act emphasizing the responsibility of the Chief of each diplomatic mission to submit recommendations concerning secu- rity assistance from personnel in his mission. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The committee of conference agreed to re- tain existing law. STATUTORY FUNCTIONS OF TICS SECRETARY OF STATE The Senate bill changed the responsibility of the Secretary of State for the "general direction" of military assistance activities, as currently set forth in section 622(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act, to responsibility for "direction" of those activities. ?111 ? OVNIAMtViyiwt not contain a The Senate receded. Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 'November 27, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? HOUSE ACCESS TO AND FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION The Senate bill included a provision to as- sure the General Accounting Office or any committee of Congress access to informa- tion in the possession of any agency carry- ing out provisions of law with funds made available under the Foreign Assistance Act. After the expiration of any 35-day period fol- lowing a written request by the General Accounting Office or a congressional com- mittee :for any document, paper, communica- tion, audit, review, finding, recommendation, report, or other material in the custody of s Lich agency, none of the funds available to such ngency could be obligated unless and until the request had been honored. Com- munications between the President and any officer or employee of the agencies concerned were expressly excluded from the opera- tions of this section. ? The Senate bill also amended section 634 of the Foreign Assistance Act and provided for a similar exclusion of Presidential com- munications. The House amendment did not comparable provision. The Senate receded. MILITARY ASSISTANCE INFORMATION' The Senate bill contained a provision re- quiring that there be made public that por- tion of any record showing the name of any recipient of military assistance and the amount of such assistance intended to be provided or the amount that has been pro- vided by the United States. The House amendment did net comparable provision. The Senate receded. The committee of conference agreed that the provisions of section 634(b) of the For- eign Assistance Act, requiring the President to make public all information concerning operations under the Act, should be con- strued as calling for full public disclosure of military assistance information, except during periods of critical international de- velopments when classifying such data is In the national security interest. In any case, such information should be fully available to appropriate congressional committees. REPORTS AND INFORMATION The House amendment repealed section 634 (f ) of the Foreign Assistance Act and re- placed it with two new subsections. New subsection (1) required the submission of semiannual reports on the status of each outstanding loan, contract of guaranty or insurance, credit sale of defense articles, de- fense services, or agricultural commodities, and each Export-Import Bank loan, guaranty, or insurance. Only transactions in excess of $1 million would be reported individually. New subsection (g) required annual reports. showing the debt-servicing problems of for- eign countries, debt relief granted by the United States, and the consequences thereof. The Senate bill repealed section 634(f) of the law. The Senate receded. The committee of conference understands that a delay of 90 to 180 days may occur in providing the first semiannual report under the new subsection (f); however, all subse- quent reports should be forwarded as promptly as possible but no later than 60 days after the report is due. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES The Senate bill authorized an appropria- tion of $24 million for administrative ex- penses for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. The House amendment authorized an ap- propriation of $53,100,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for such expenses. The committee of conference agreed to an ? nithorization of an appromi ion for each of the fisch-rWOn 'an" p ? liektiF83MmWMANI ? pAr Ima efAVEfPilt. le 0 UnelaWrisgpaTrreitti3veiMy miserloudpe: 1975, with the understanding that program The House receded. . or organizations. contain a contain a funds available under part I and part V may be used to defray additional administrative expenses up to the level provided in the House amendment. PEACE CORPS ASSISTANCE The Senate bill amended section 638 of the Foreign Assistance Act by changing its title from "Peace Corps Assistance" to "Ex- clusions". The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded to this technical amendment. FAMINE AND DISASTER RELIEF The House amendment contained a pro- vision which would have amended section 639 of the Foreign Assistance Act to permit the furnishing of disaster relief assistance notwithstanding any provision of law. The Senate bill did not contain a compara- ble provision. The Houso receded. FAMINE AND DISASTER RELIEF TO THE AFRICAN SAHEL The House amendment contained an au- thorization of an appropriation of $30 mil- lion for relief and rehabilitation of African Sahel and gave congressional endorsement for long-term planning for the preservation and development of the Sahel region in co- operation with the United Nations and other International and regional organizations. The Senate bill contained a provision which asked the President to consult with international organizations on how to solve the West African famine problem, but did not authorize any funds. The Senate receded with an amendment to authorize an appropriation of $25 million for these purposes. DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION COMMITTEE The Senate bill amended the Foreign As- sistance Act by adding a new section provid- ing for coordination of United .States de- velopment policies and programs. It pro- vided for the establishment of a Develop- ment Coordination Committee, named mem- bers thereof by their positions in the govern- ment, required the Chief of the U.S. mission in a country to be the development coordi- nator, and required reports to the Congress and the President by both the Committee and the country coordinator. The House amendment contained a com- parable provision which named as members of the Committee representatives of desig- nated agencies and required the President to develop appropriate procedures for coordi- nating overseas activities and to report to Congress. The Senate receded with an amendment that the President prescribe appropriate pro- cedures to assure coordination among both (1) departments and agencies of the U.S. having representatives in diplomatic missions abroad, and (2) U.S. representatives in each country under the direction of the Chief of the U.S. diplomatic mission. SHIPPING DIFFERENTIAL The House amendment provided for the payment of the differential in shipping costs between U.S.- and foreign-flag vessels. The Senate bill did not contain a com- parable provision. The Senate receded. DEFINITION OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES The Senato bill redefined defense articles in such a way as to restrict them to those Items which are excess to the needs of the Department of Defense for other than mili- tary assistance purposes, thereby transfer- ring items in "long supply" from the cate- gory of excess defense articles to the cate- gory of nonexcess defense articles. 77' ert. 07 The purpose of the new definition is to re- quire that a defense article must not he treated as "excess" for purposes of the For- eign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Foreign Military Sales Act unless it has been screened against the requirements. of ? all the mili- tary departments and Defense agencies, thus correcting a problem cited in a recent study by the General Accounting Office of the use of "excess" defense articles in the military assistance program. The Department of De- fense states that the current administrative practice is consistent with the new defini- tion. DEFINITION OF VALUE The Senate bill defined the "value" of ex- cess defense articles as "actual value" but not less than one-third of acquisition cost. It also defined the "value" of nonexcess defense articles and defense services to include "a proportional share of the administrative ex- penses incurred by the United States Gov- ernment in supplying" such articles and services, except that personnel pay and al- lowances would be excluded from the com- putation of "administrative expenses" for this purpose as it relates to military assist- ance (excluding grant military training). The House amendment did not contain a .comparable provision. The committee of conference 'agreed that "value" means (1) in the case of excess de- fense articles, the actual value of the article plus the gross cost incurred by the United States Goveinment in repairing, rehabili- tating, or modifying the article, except that only such gross costs shall be taken into consideration for purposes of reimburse- ment to the supplying agency; (2) with re- spect to nonexcess defense articles delivered from inventory, the acquisition cost to the United States Government adjusted as ap- propriate for conditions and market value; (3) with respect to nonexcess defense articles delivered from new procurement, the con- tract or production costs; and "(4) with re- spect to a defense service, the cost to the United States of such service. PRESIDENTIAL FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS The Senate bill repealed section 654 of the Foreign Assistance Act, relating to Pres- idential findings and determinations, and in-. eluded language similar in purpose. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. USE OF U.S. ARMED FORCES The Senate bill rewrote section 650 of the Foreign Assistance Act whch provides that the furnishing of economic, military, or other assistance under the act shall not be con- strued as a commitment to use Armed Forces of the United States for the defence of any foreign country. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provison. The Senate receded and existing law, con- taining a similar provision, is retained. ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REPORT The Senate bill repealed section 657 of the Foreign Assistance Act and included Ian- gu-age requiring essentially the same in- formation to he submitted annually to the Congress, together with data on all exports of significant defense articles on the United States munitions list. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. QUARTERLY REPORTS The Senate bill contained a provision re- quiring the submission of quarterly reports on the sale or guaranty of defense articles and services, grant of excess defense articles defense articles and defense services, and the Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- HOUSE November 27,1973 The HOME amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. SPECIAL REPORT ON MAP AGREEMENTS The Senate bill contained a provision call- ing for a report from the President by Janu- ary 31, 1974, listing all military assistance agreements entered into prior to that date and recommending which should be con- tinued. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. ANNUAL NATO REPORT The House amendment contained a pro- vision requiring the Secretaries of State and Defense to report annually on or before January 15 to the Speaker of the House and to the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations on the direct, indir'ect, and unallocated costs to the United States of its participation in NATO in the immediately prior fiscal year, in the current fiscal year (estimated), and in the budget fiscal year (budget request). ? - The Senate bill did not contain a com- parable provision. The House receded. INDOCHINA POSTWAR RECONSTRUCTION The Senate bill amended the Foreign As- sistance Act by adding at the end thereof a new part V. authorizing an appropriation of $376 million for fiscal. year 1974 for postwar relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, of which not less than $10 million was to sup- port humanitarian programs of the Indo- china Operations Group of the International Red Cross in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The House amendment contained a com- parable provision, authorizing an appropria- tion of $632 million for fiscal year 1974 and providing that no funds could be used for police support or prison construction and ad- ministration within South Vietnam.. The Committee of conference agreed to a $504- million authorization for the fiscal year 1974. The House receded on its statement of policy and the Senate receded on the ear- marking of funds for the Indochina Opera- tions Group and on .the prohibition on the use of funds for police support or prison con- struction and administration within South Vietnam. REDUCTION IN GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION The Senate bill contained a provision call- ing for a reduction in the role of the United States Government in the furnishing or sale of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries and international orga- nizations by reducing its sales, credit sales, and guaranty of such articles and defense services to the maximum extent practicable. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. ILLEGAL SEIZURE OF U.S. PRIVATE FISHING VESSELS The Senate bill repealed section 3 of the Foreign Military Sales Act which prohibits the sale (cash, credits or guarantees) to any country within a year's period after such country seizes, or takes into custody, or fines an American fishing vessel for fishing more than 12 miles from the country's coast, -un- less the President waives the prohibition on the basis that it is important to U.S. secu- rity or that he has received reasonable as- surances from the country that similar seizures will not occur in the future. ? The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. ..ENALTY FOR UNA:1=1104M revecff SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS ItO.A THIRD COUN- ticated weapons, including sophisticated jet aircraft, to any foreign country which trans- ferred defense articles provided by the United States in violation of an agreement requiring U.S. consent to such a transfer. The House amendment contained a simi- lar provision, but permitted restoration of eligibility when the President determines that the violation has ceased and he has re- ceived satisfactory assurances that the vio- lation will not reoccur, and provided that in the case of unauthorized transfer of sophisticated weapons, such weapons have been returned to the original recipient. The Senate receded. CASH SALES FROM STOCK The Senate bill repealed section 21 of the Foreign Military Sales Act and included a provision authorizing cash sale of defense articles and services from the stocks a the Department of Defense. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. PROCUREMENT FOR CASH SALES The Senate bill repealed section 22 of the Foreign Military Sales Act and included lan- guage to require purchasers of defense articles or defense services to pay to the United States Government, in addition to the cost of such items, an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred in 'pro- curing such articles and services. The Senate bill also eliminated the President's au- thority to sell defense articles on a fixed price basis and prohibited cash sales of defense articles and services by the U.S. Government to a developed country if such articles are generally available from commercial sources in the United States. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded with an amendment deleting the prohibition on the sale of de- fense articles to economically developed countries, and the requirement to pay ad- ministrative costs. It is the -intent of the committee of con- ference that the current administrative practice of charging an appropriate amount to cover overhead expenses, when feasible, be maintained. CREDIT SALES The Senate bill repealed section 23 of the Foreign Military Sales Act and included a similar provision authorizing credit sales of defense articles and defense services to eco- nomically less developed countries. Repay- ment would be required within 10 years after delivery. The House amendment increased the re- payment period from 10 to 20 years. The committee of conference agreed to re- tain existing law. SALES CREDITS AT CONCESSIONAL RATES AND REPAYABLE IN LOCAL CURRENCY The Senate bill contained a provision which authorized credit sales on concessional terms to countries that received grant mili- tary assistance in fiscal year 1973 in amounts not exceeding the level of grant assistance provided during that fiscal year. During fiscal years 1974 and 1975, sales could be made which were repayable in local currency and without interest. In fiscal years 1976 through 1978 sales could be made at interest rates not less than 3 percent a year to the extent the local currencies were needed for U.S. Gov- ernment requirements. The House amendment did not contain -a comparable provision. The Senate receded. GUARANTY AUTHORITY The Senate bill repealed section 24 of the States. It also permitted funds made avail- able under the Act to be obligated for the 25 percent guaranty reserve, and amended the Act to allow the calculation for the purposes of the guaranty reserve, the aggregate ceil- ing on Foreign Military Sales credits, and the regional ceiling on military sales on the basis of the principal amount of the contrac- tual liability which would preclude guaran- teed interest from counting against the coil- in The committee of conference agreed to the House amendment with the exception of the provision which would have allowed guaran- ties to be issued to persons doing business outside tho United States. FOREIGN MILITARY CREDIT SALES The Senate bill authorized an appropria- tion of $200 million to the Secretary of State for military sales credits for fiscal year 1974 and set an aggregate ceiling on military credit sales at $700 million for fiscal year 1974, of which $300 million was to be available only for Israel. The House amendment authorized $450 million for military sales credits for fiscal year .1974, provided an aggregate ceiling of $760 million for fiscal year 1974, and ear- marked 5300 million for Israel. The committee of conference agreed to au- thorize the appropriation of $325 million and established an aggregate ceiling of $730 mil- lion for fiscal year 1971, of which $300 million shall be available only for Israel. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT?IMPORT 0.1515 . The Senate bill repealed section 32. of the Foreign Military Sales Act which prohibited the Export-Import Bank of the United States from participating in any new extension of credit in connection with the purchase of defense articles or defense services to any economically less developed country. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. AGGREGATE LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA REGIONAL CEILING The Senate bill repealed section 33 of the Foreign Military Sales Act and included a similar provision which established an ag- gregate ceiling of $150 million on the total amount of military assistance and sales that can be made to Latin America in any fiscal year and a corresponding ceiling of $40 mil- lion for Africa. It also eliminated the Pres- ident's authority to waive an amount equal to 50 percent of such regional ceilings. The House amendment increased the ceil- ing for Latin America to $150 million and excluded cash sales from counting against the aggregate ceiling for both Latin America and Africa. The committee of conference agreed to re- tain existing law with the changes proposed in the House amendment and to eliminate the Presidential waiver authority as pro- vided in the Senate bill. PRIOR CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF MILITARY SALES The Senate bill contained a provision re- quiring the President to submit to the Con- gress, prior to entering into any relevant sales or guaranty agreement, written information on any cash sale, credit sale, or guaranty of over $25 million to any country under the Foreign Military Sales Act. The President could not complete such an agreement if either House of the Congress adopted a reso- lution disapproving it. The same procedure applied_ to every sale, in whatever amount, to a country that had purchased more than $50 million in a fiscal year. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. Releasea20047/C431/2CWGIALR131275B0?6,0610Y6 tiq:17-4 0 similar provision. POR 5 0 MMiE A. AND GOVERNMENTAL TRY The House amendment amended section 24 MILITARY EXPORTS The Senate bill contained a provision to authorize the President to issue guaranties The Senate bill repealed section 30 oh the , In,, rvf sartrahlPt. frt 19,0,1011R 1-liminess mitstrin United rorahnt MIP its ra Pning Ant iii , iii ii rhpd a Approved For Release 2001/08/30 : CIA-RDP75600380R000600170017-4 Novembev 27, 1.973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ?HOUSE I 1 similar provision relating to reports of the export of significant defense articles on the U.S. munitions list. The House amendment repealed section 36(a) of the Foreign Military Sales Act relat- ing to the export of significant defense articles. The committee of conference agreed to the repeal of subsections 36 (a) and (b) of the net. DEPOSITS IN THE GUARANTY RESERVE The House amendment amended section 37(b) of the Foreign Military Sales Act to authorize a portion of the proceeds from the sale of notes generated by credit extended under section 23, to be obligated as a reserve for the guaranty of the payment of such notes without additional charge against current appropriations. The Senate bill did not contain a compara- ble provision. The Senate receded. GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS?FOREIGN MILITARY- SALES ACT The Senate bill repealed chapter 4 of the Foreign Military Sales Act, relating to gen- eral, administrative, and miscellaneous pro- visions. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. REPEAL OF MUTUAL SECURITY APPROPRIATION ACT, 1916 The Senate bill repealed section 108 of the Mutual Security Appropriation Act, 1956, as amended, thereby placing future military as- sistance programs on an obligation, direct- citation-of-funds basis. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provisions. The Senate receded. SPECIAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1971 The Senate bill repealed the Special For- eign Assistance Act of 1971 with the excep- tion of section 7 which prohibits the intro- duction of United States ground combat troops into Cambodia. The House amendment did not contain a comp arable provision. The Senate receded. _ FOREIGN MILITARY SALES ACT AMENDMENT, 1971 The Senate bill repealed the Foreign Mili- tary Sales Act Amendments, 1971 with the exception of section 12 which repealed the "Joint resolution to promote the mainte- nance of international peace and security In Southeast Asia". The House amendment did not contain a comp a;'ab le provision. The Senate receded. The committee of conference agreed to amend section 8 with respect to excess de- fense articles and included the provisions of section 9 as an amendment to the For- eign Assistance Act and the Foreign military Sales Act. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONVEN- TIONAL ARMS The Senate bill repealed section 5 of the Foreign Military Sales Act Amendment, 1971 which expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should negotiate with the Soviet Union and other powers a limitation on arms shipments to the Middle East; and section 6 of the same act which expresses the sense of the Congress that the President initiate a thorough and comprehensive re- view of military assistance and sales pro- grams of the Department of Defense. In lieu thereof, the Senate bill included a.provision which directed the President to make a con- certed effort to convene an international con- ference of major arms suppliers within 18 months to negotiate an agxecment nlacinz a-37VaS no lonzerdi -orkable ceiling on arms 'ftppriz/ed For R-e-tepsaizt The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. The committee of conference agreed that the President should make every effort to negotiate with the Soviet Union and other powers an agreement which would bring about workable controls over the transfer of conventional arms. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES The Senate bill repealed section 8 of the Foreign Military Sales Act Amendments, 1971 and included a provision that excess de- fense articles furnished under MAP author- ity by any agency,of the United States Gov- ernment should be considered to be an ex- penditure made from funds appropriated for military assistance. The House amendment continued the ex- emption of $185 million on the value of ex- cess defense articles, regardless of where gen- erated, which might be ordered under any authority during any fiscal year before the value of those articles is chargeable against funds appropriated under Part II of the For- eign Assistance Act of 1961. The Senate receded with an amendment reducing the exemption from $185 million to $150 million of the value of excess defense articles which may be furnished before being ' charged against funds appropriated under part II of the Foreign Assistance Act, pro- vided that such excess articles are generated outside of the United States. The value of any excess defense articles generated within the United States and furnished as military assistance shall be charged off against funds appropriated for military grant assistance. The committee of conference expects that no action will be taken which would have the effect of circumventing the purpose of this new restriction. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION The Senate bill repealed section 10 of the Foreign Military Sales Act Amendments, 1971, and included a similar provision requiring an authorization before appropriated funds may be obligated or expended. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF EXPORT OF MUNITIONS LISTS ITEMS VALUED IN EXCESS OF $100,000 The Senate bill contained a provision which required that the Congress be notified of licenses issued for the export of items on the Munitions List valued in excess of $100,000. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. TRANSFER OF MILITARY VESSELS AND BOATS The Senate bill contained a provision which prohibited the transfer of any vessel or boat of the United States, to any foreign country or international organization except in accordance with foreign assistance, sales, or other specific legislation. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SOUTH VIETNAM, LAOS, AND CAMBODIA The Senate bill contained a provision which: (1) limited assistance to South. Vietnam. and Laos to that permitted by the respective cease-fire agreements. A similar provision re- lated to a limitation on military assistance to Cambodia if and when a cease-fire agree- ment is reached; (2) authorized the President to furnish emergency military assistance to South Viet- nam if the President found and reported to the Congress that the cease-fire agreement 11% quarterly report to the Congress on the na- ture and quantity of all types of foreign assistance provided to South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and the number and types of United States personnel present in those countries, involved in providing such as- sistance. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. MEDIA ACCESS TO U.S.-FINANCED BASIN The Senate bill contained a provision which prohibited the programing of assist- ance to any country in which a military base is located if the base had been constructed, maintained, or operated with United States funds and used by United States personnel to carry out military operations, unless the President determines and reports in writing to the Congress that the government of such country has, consistent with its own security, authorized access to those military bases, on a regular basis, to bona fide news media correspondents of the United States. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded with an amendment deleting the requirement that the President report in writing to the Congress. TERMINATION OF /NDOCIIINA WAR. The Senate bill contained a provision which prohibited the use of funds authorized or appropriated under this or any other law to finance military or paramilitary opera- tions by the United States in or over Cam- bodia, Laos, or South Vietnam. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. There are similar prohibitions on the use of funds contained in Public Law 93-50 (The Second Supplemental Appropriations Act) enacted July 1, 1973; Public Law 93-52 (The Continuing Resolution Authority for fiscal year 1973) enacted July 1, 19'73; public Law 93-126 (The Department of State Appropria- tions Authorization) enacted October 18, 1973; and Public Law 93-165 (Military Pro- curement Authorization Act), enacted No- vember 16, 1973. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS The Senate bill contained a provision pro- hibiting the use of funds to finance directly or indirectly "military or paramilitary opera- tions" by third country forces in Laos, Cam- bodia, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, or 'Thajland, unless specifically authorized by legislation. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded with an amendment adding the word "combat" after "paramili- tary" and before "operations". POLITICAL PRISONERS The Senate bill contained a provision ex- pressing the sense of the Congress that the President should deny economic and mili- tary assistance to any country which in- terns or imprisons that country's citizens for political purposes. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. ALBERT SCHWEITZER LIOSPITAL The Senate bill authorized an appropria- tion of $1 million for fiscal year 1971 for grants to the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Gabon. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. PRISONERS OF WAR AND INDIVIDUALS MISSING IN ACTION The Senate bill expressed the sense of the f1:11'W Watt' AdlicIP4t5 g/0 **WM sir article 18 of liner 14, 1973, by 4-? .10170 Approved F trActeRtg swiF319:116mg_DuRpApOR0006 g 27, representatives of the Lao Patriotic Front (Po thet Lao) and the Royal Laotian Gov- ernment, relating to prisoners of war and individuals missing in action, be adhered to in spirit and in deed. ? The House amendment did not, contain a comparable provision. The House receded. PROHIBITIONS TO FURNISHING ASSISTANCE TO NORTH VIETNAM The House amendment contained a provi- sion prohibiting assistance to the Govern- ment of North Vietnam unless that assist- ance is specifically authorized by legislation. The Senate bill did not contain -a com- parable provision. The Senate receded. REVISION OF SOCIAL PROGRESS TRUST FUND AGREEMENT The House amendment directed the Presi- dent to seek a revision of the Social Progress Trust Fund Agreement to provide that its funds might he transferred to or utilized by the Inter-American Foundation, the Inter- American Development Bank, and the Department of State and/or the U.S. Treas- ury. The Senate bill did not contain a com- parable provision. The Senate receded with an amendment, striking subsection (1) (B) and (C) which called for periodic transfer of trust funds to the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Treasury. USE OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA The Senate bill amended the Foreign As- sistance Act by adding a new section which prohibited the use, of any U.S. military or economic aid or other U.S. exports to main- tain the status of the African territories, of Portugal and required termination of aid and military sales and military exports requiring a validated license if the President deter- mined that those items were being used by Portugal in support of its military activities In its African territories. The House amendment provided that as- sistance to Portugal should be suspended when the President makes a determination and reports to Congress that Portugal has used U.S. assistance in support of its military activities in its African colonies. The resto- ration of such assistance was made contin- gent on appropriate corrective action by Por- tugal. The Senate receded with amendments (1) making the provision applicable to "any non-African country," (2) striking the parenthetical reference in the House amend- ment to sales "whether for cash or by credit, guarantee or any other means," and (8) striking the requirement to suspend assist- ance. ENTRY OF SOVIET JEWS INTO AUSTRIA The Senate bill contained a sense of the Senate resolution asking the President to urge the Austrian Government to take what- ever action is necessary to permit and facili- tate travel of Soviet Union emigrants through Austria. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ,LOAN SETTLMENT The Senate bill provided that any settle- ment of the debt owed to the United States by India that is less than the full amount owed must be authorized by the Congress. The House amendment did .not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. It is the intent of the committee of con- ference, however, that the administration report to the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa- ives, as well as to the wijittla. fr,riculture Committees, /Ito Me bY proposed settlement with India, with the right to review, 30 days prior to entering Into such settlement. The Committee on Foreign Relations has asked the General Accounting Office for a detailed study of the entire situation con- cerning U.S.-owned foreign currencies. HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHILE The Senate bill contained a sense of the Congress provision that the President should deny any military or economic assistance to Chile until he finds that the Government of Chile is protecting human rights of all in- dividuals, Chilean and foreign; support cer- tain other steps to insure the protection of human rights; be prepared to provide asylum and resettlement opportunities for a reason- able number of political refugees; support and facilitate efforts by voluntary agencies to meet emergency relief needs; and request the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to undertake an immediate inquiry into recent events in Chile. - The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded with an amendment striking out the language which would deny aid and substituting the expression of Con- gress that the President should request the Government of Chile to protect human rights in Chile. The committee of conference also agreed to delete the reference to provid- ing asylum and resettlement opportunities for political refugees. BOILEAU OF HUMANITARIAN AND SOC/AL SERVICES The Senate bill expressed the sense of Congress that there should be created a new Bureau of Humanitarian and Social Services in the Department of State, to be headed by a new Assistant Secretary of State, with re- sponsibility for continuing guidance and co- ordination of U.S. Government efforts related to refugee relief assistance, victims of in- ternational disasters, migration and visa af- fairs, the field of international human rights, overall government liaison with the United Nations and other appropriate international agencies and nongovernmental organizations. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN SOUTH ASIA The Senate bill authorized the President to use $6 million of funds appropriated to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act to fur- nish humanitarian assistance to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in support of the repatriation and exchange of minor- ity populations between Pakistan and Bang- ladesh. " The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The Senate receded. Existing law (section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-510) ) already authorizes the President to transfer up to $10 million of Foreign Assistance Act funds In any fiscal year to meet unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs. WORLD FOOD SHORTAGES The Senate bill contained language urg- ing full participation by the United States in efforts to alleviate current and future food shortages, the establishment of a high level commission to study and report on the world food situation, consultation with various in- ternational organizations involved in this field, and proposing revision of Public Law 480 to permit greater utilization of United States food production in meeting emer- gency and humanitarian requirements for food assistance. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded with amendments ex- pressing the sense of the Congress with re- Ritightetal LOCAL CURRENCIES USED FOR MILITARY ASSISTANCE The Senate bill amended section 104(c) of Public Law 430, which authorizes the Pica- Went to enter into agreements with foreign governments to use foreign currencies gen- erated under the Act to procure articles for the common defense, by requiring that any such agreement must be specifically author- ized by statute. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The committee of conference agreed that effective July 1, 1974, no amount of any foreign currency (including principal and interest from loan repayments) which ac- crues in connection with any sale for for- eign currency under any provision of law may be used under any agreement or any revision or extension of any prior or subse- quent agreement, entered into after the date of the enactment of this act, to provide any assistance to any foreign country to pro- cure equipment, materials, facilities, or serv- ices for the common defense, including in- ternal security, unless such . agreement is specifically authorized by legislation enacted after such date. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The Senate bill amended the Asian De- velopment Bank Act (Public Law 92-245) to carry forward authorizations from fiscal year 1972 and fiscal year 1973 totaling $100 mil- lion. The House amendment did not contain a comparable provision. The House receded. THOMAS E. MORGAN, CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, DANTE B. FASCELL, W. S. MAILLIARD, PETER H. B. FRELINGHUYSE,N, WM. S. BROOMFIELD, Managers on the Part of the House. H. H. HUMPHREY, GEORGE D. AIKEN, CLIFFORD P. CASE, Managers on the Part of the Senate. THE PENDING ENERGY CRISIS Mr. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, on the week before Thanksgiving the Senate of the United States passed an emergen- cy energy crisis bill that to me takes us back to a very sad day in August 19G4 when the House and Senate of the United States turned to the President of the United States over the Bay of Tonkin in- cident and said, "Mr. President, we ab- dicate, you run your war." That simple action tore this Nation apart for a great many years following.- I would suggest to you, Mr. Speaker, there might be some precedent in that since certainly Southeast Asia is foreign policy, but it is absolutely appalling to me that the Senate and this House could possibly consider passing a bill in the field of domestic policy, a matter of the basic jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress, which would give the President of the United States the most dictatorial powers ever given to a Chief Executive without a nation being in a state of war. Mr. Speaker, urge all of my colleagues, and seriously, suggest this Congress assert itself by establishing a policy that would force us to establish policy for the energy crisis rather than again abdicating our role, and turning to the President and saying, "You, Mr. Pres- stigiVnitlit5a0agFio 6016btalffablfif2at th, e people's I would