COMMERCE DRAFT LETTER TO SENATOR LUGAR ON H.R. 2068 IN ANTICIPATION OF FLOOR ACTION ON S. 1003

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• Document Release Date: March 19, 2010
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• Publication Date: June 3, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT r.,
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SUBJECT:
LEGISLATIVE REFERRAL MEMORANDUM
Legislative Liaison Officer
Department of State - Berkenbile - 632-0430 (25)
`Central Intelligence Agency
National Security Council,
Commerce draft letter to Senator Lugar on H.R. 2068
in anticipation of floor action on S. 1003.
The Office of Management and Budget requests the views of your
accordance its
agency rhoofatheePre subject
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A response to this request for your views is needed no later than
11:00 A.M., TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1985.
ffi hau/TraceyLawler (395-7300 )
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RONALD K. PETERSON FOR
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Washington. D.C. 20230
Honorable Richard G. Lugar
Chairman, Committee on Foreign
Relations
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The purpose of this letter is"-to convey the views of the
appropriations
Department of Commerce on H.R. 2068, authorizing approP one
for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 for the Department of State,
U.S. Information Agency and the Board of International Broad-
casting. ._.H.R. 2068 passed the House of Representatives on May
9, 1985, and is now-pending on the Senate calendar.
The Department, while deferring to the affected agencies with
respect to the major provisions of H.R. 2068, is strongly op-
follows the bill. Section
posed to the provisions of part, 136
136 provides, in relevant Pc
"After September 30, 1986, no citizen of the Soviet
Union may be employed as a foreign national employee
at United States diplomatic or consular missions in
the Soviet Union ... ?.
Within this Department, enactment of section 136 would have a
significant impact on the operations of the United States and
Foreign Commercial Service ("US&FCS"), which currently main-
tains a small commercial office in Moscow. The cost to the
Department of maintaining this office would increase from
$255,000 to approximately currently eper annum, mploy
that the US&FCS does not c Y Ploy
any permanent capacity. The increase would occur because the
US&FCS is required to reimburse the Department of State for
administrative expenses incurred in its behalf. becomes
these annual costs would rise, if this proposal eo
from approximately $60,000 to $600,000.
Additionally, the US&FCS employs Soviet citizens intermittently
to assist in the preparation and execution of trade fairs and
exhibitions. The Secretary of Commerce recently responded
dg
agreement Soviet nt from l the Soviets increase to allow more U.S.-Soviet by promoti
U.S. trade
agreement f
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events in the Soviet Union. Our ability to mount such events
would, be significantly curtailed should we no longer have the
capability to employ Soviet citizens as guides or for logis-
tical support, since such functions would have to be carried
out by American citizens or other foreign nationals employed
intermittently for that purpose. The cost of doing so is not
yet known; however, it would clearly rise significantly should
this provision be enacted.
May I take this opportunity to urge rgekththe at,duponicn consideration
of H.R. 2068 by the Senate, you
section 136 from the bill.
Sincerely,
Douglas A. Riggs
General Counsel
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