ADJUSTMENTS IN ANNUITIES UNDER FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

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1960 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? SENATE
HR. 8253. An act for the relief of Pierre R.
DeBroux;
H.R. 8740. An act to provide for the leas-
ing of oil and gas interests in certain lands
owned by the United States in the State of
Texas;
H.R. 9142. An act to provide for payment
for lands heretofore conveyed to the United
States as a basis for lieu selections from the
public domain, and for other purposes;
H.R. 9201. An act to validate certain min-
ing claims in California;
H.R. 9541. An act to amend section 109(g)
of the Federal Property and Administratiye
Services Act of 1949;
H.R. 9711. An act for the relief of Robert L.
Stoermer;
H.R. 9751. An act for the relief of Mrs.
Icile Helen Hinman;
H.R. 10021. An act providing a uniform
law for the transfer of securities to and by
fiduciaries in the District of Columbia;
H.R. 10068. An act to amend section 303
of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, tO
authorize travel and transportation allow-
ances, add transportation of dependents and
of baggage and household effects to the
homes of their selection for certain members
of the uniformed services, and for other
purposes;
ER. 11522. An act to amend the act of
August 26, 1935, to permit certain real
property of the United States to be con-
veyed to States, municipalities, and other ,
political subdivisions for highway purposes;
H.R. 11787. An act to authorize a continu-
ation of flight instruction for members of
the Reserve Officers' Training Corps 'until
August 1, 1964;
HM. 12052. An act to extend the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended, for an
additional 2 years;
ER. 12265. An act to amend title 10,
United States Code, to authorize certain per-
sons to administer oaths and to perform
notarial acts for persons serving with, em-
ployed by, or accompanying the Armed
Forces outside the United States;
H.R. 12346. An act to amend section 14(b)
of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, to
extend for 2 years the authority of Federal
Reserve banks to purchase U.S. obligations
directly from the Treasury;
E.R. 12570. An act to amend section 303(c)
of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 by
imposing certain limitations on the trans-
portation of household effects; and
H.J. Res. 627. Joint resolution to author-
ize appropriations incident to U.S. participa-
tion in the International Bureau for the Pro-
tection of Industrial Property.
?
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION ACT
Mr. FULBRIGHT. Mr. President, I
ask unanimous consent to call up and
give immediate consideration to HR.
11001, a bill to provide for the participa-
tion of the United States in the Inter-
national Development Association.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill
will be stated by title.
The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. A bill (H.R.
11001) to provide for the participation
of the United States in the International
Development Association.
? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
objection to the request of the Senator
from Arkansas?
There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the bill, which was
read the second time.
Mr. FULBRIGHT. Mr. President, for
parliamentary reasons, the House
adopted H.R. 11001, with an amendment,
instead of S. 3074, which was passed with
an amendment on June 2. With the ex-
ception of the respective amendments,
the bills approved by the House and the
Senate are identical.
The amendment to S. 3074 inserted the
words, "except gifts" at several places
in the clause in section 5(c) that begins
with the words "except that loans."
This meant that, without further au-
thorization, U.S.-held excess local cur-
rencies could be loaned, but not donated,
to the Association by a U.S. agency au-
thorized by law to make loans to inter-
national organizations. The amendment
to HR. 11001, on the other hand, places
a period at the end of the first clause
in section 5(c) and deletes the entire
"except" clause. This amendment,
therefore, provides that no funds beyond
those authorized in the bill may be made
available to the Association without au-
thorization by Congress.
Since the House amendment is broader
and more conclusive than the one
adopted by the Senate, I am certain that
It is highly satisfactory to those of my
colleagues who voted for the amendment
to S. 3047. It is my understanding that
H.R. 11001, as amended, is acceptable to
the administration and to the original
supporters of the International Devel-
opment Association idea.
Mr. President, I ask that the Senate
adopt H.R. 11001.
Mr. CLARK. Mr. President, will the
Senator yield?
Mr. FULBRIGHT. I yield.
Mr. CLARK. I should like to com-
mend the Senator from Arkansas and
all of his colleagues on the fine job
they have done in getting the IDA ap-
proved by the Congress and, I hope, by
the administration; but I would not want
the RECORD to close, and I am sure my
? friend from Arkansas would not want i
to, either, without paying tribute to th
magnificient efforts of the distinguished
Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Moir-
RONEY ], who first took up this matter
when he was a member of the Banking
and Currency Committee, who convinced
Eugene Black, of the International
Bank, that this was a sound measure,
-who convinced Douglas Dillon, who
persuaded John Foster Dulles.
So finally, at the end of a long chain
of events, reaching back to his original
efforts, we find the measure finally be-
coming law.
I think the Senator from Oklahoma
[Mr. MONRONEY] should be commehded
by all of his colleagues for his fine work.
In saying that, I do not intend to der-
ogate one bit from the fine work done
by the chairman of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee.
I wonder if my friend would not feel
some regret about the amendment in-
sisted upon by the House.
Mr. FULBRIGHT. I do, but under
the exigencies of the situation, I strongly
recommend that the bill be passed. The
matter which is dealt with in that
amendment may be dealt with in a
separate bill. As a matter of fact, I
think it is already underway. It can-
not be passed at this session, but I talked
to the Secretary of the Treasury, who
also regets it, and I am sure this is satis-
factory with the administration. In
view of the problem we had an the floor
here, I think it is much the wiser course
to pass the bill and then rely upon a
separate bill to remedy what needs to be
taken care of.
Mr. CLARK. I am quite willing to
take the judgment of the Senator from
Arkansas, but I wonder if this will mean
1 year's delay in getting the provisions
underway.
Mr. FULBRIGHT. No. As a matter
of fact, the Secretary feels that if we
do not pass this bill, it will delay action.
It provides for everything which was
proposed except with reference to use
of local currencies. The Secretary be-
lieves, and I also do, that very little could
be done with it until next spring. This
bill permits the organization to get un-
derway, get organized, and so forth. I do
not believe there will be any substantial
delay in the procedure of getting the
matter underway.
Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, will
the Senator yield?
Mr. FULBRIGHT. I yield.
Mr. DIRKSEN. This bill has our con-
currence, certainly, and I am sure it has
the concurrence of the Treasury and
the administration. The modifications
made by the House virtually make moot
the sharp differences that were uttered
by the Senator from Delaware [Mr. Wm-
Lints], the Senator from Vermont [Mr.
AncEDT], and other Senators. This bill
has been cleared.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill
Is open to amendment. If there be no
amendment to be offered, the question is
on the third reading and passage of the
bill.
The bill (H.R. 11001) was ordered t
a third reading, read the third
and passed.
ADJUSTMENTS IN ANNUITIES UN-
DER FOREIGN SERVICE RETLRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Mr. FULBRIGHT. Mr. President, I
ask the Chair to lay before the Senate
the amendment of the House of Repre-
sentatives to Senate bill 1502.
The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before
the Senate the amendment of the House
of Representatives to the bill (S. 1502) to
provide for adjustments in the annuities
under the Foreign Service retirement
and disability system, which was, to
strike out all after the enacting clause
and insert:
That (a) the annuity of each person here-
tofore or hereafter retired who, on or before
July 30, 1962, is receiving or entitled to re-
ceive an annuity from the Foreign Service
Retirement and Disability Fund shallbe in-
creased by 10 per centum.
(b) The annuity of each widow survivor
annuitant who, on or before June 30, 1962,
is receiving a survivor annuity from the For-
eign Service Retirement and Disability
Fund is hereby increased by 10 per centum,
or so much in excess thereof as will enable
any such widow to receive a miniMum an-
nuity of $2,400 per annum.
(c) No increase provided by this section
shall be computed on any additional annuity
purchased with voluntary contributions pur-
suant to the provisions of section 881 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended.
(d) The increases provided by this section
shall take effect on the first day of the first
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month which begins more than thirty days
after the date of enactment of this Act, or
on the commencing date of the annuity,
whichever is later.
SEC. 2. (a) Section 5 of Public Law 503,
Eighty-fourth Congress, is amended to read
as follows:
"Sze. 5. In any case where a participant
Under the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability System died before August 29,
1954, leaving a widow who is not entitled to
receive an annuity under the System and
who is not receiving benefits as a widow
under the Federal Employees' Compensation
Act, the Secretary of State is authorized and
directed to grant such widow an annuity of
$2,400 per annum."
(b) The amendment made by this section
take effect on the first day of the first
month which begins more than thirty days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Mr. FULBRIGHT. Mr. President, this
bill passed the Senate last September,
and has just now been passed by the
House, with an amendment. The Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations considered
the amendment and approved it.
I move that the Senate concur in the
amendment of the House to Senate bill
1502.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the motion
of the Senator from Arkansas.
Mr. LONG of Louisiana. Mr. Presi-
dent, will the Senator explain the nature
of the House amendment?
Mr. FULBRIGHT. I have in my hand
a sheet which shows the comparison of
the Senate bill with the House amend-
ment. It is very complicated, but the
net effect of the amendment is to reach
the same increase provided by the Sen-
ate bill, which is 10 percent. There is
no substantial difference in the result,
June 29
but the House approaches it in a differ-
ent Way.
The sheet which I have in my hand
shows the comparison of the Senate bill
with the House amendment. I shall put
it in the RECORD for the information of
the Senate.
I am assured by .the experts that the
House amendment does not in any way
substantially change the provisions of
the Senate bill, which, in effect, is to in-
crease annuities of retired foreign serv-
ice employees by 10 percent.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
sent that the comparison which was pre-
pared by the Department of State be
printed at this point in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the tabula-
tion was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
Comparison of S. 1502 with the House amendment, June 2, 1960
Prepared by the Department of State
Senate bill
House amendment
Executive branch comments and staff notes
86th Cong.
1st seas.
S. 1502
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 11, Imo?Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs
AN ACT
To provide for adjustments in the annuities under the
Foreign Service retirement and disability system.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) The annuity of each retired officer who, on
August 1, 1959, is receiving or entitled to receive an annuity
from the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
Fund, based on service which terminated on or before
July 31, 1959, shall be increased by 10 per centum.
(b) The annuity otherwise payable from the Foreign
Service Retirement and Disability Fund to each survivor
annuitant who, on August 1, 1959, is receiving or entitled
to receive an annuity based on service which terminated
on or before July 31, 1959, shall be increased by 10 per
centum.
(c) The increases provided by subsections (a) and (1)
of this section shall take effect on the first day of the first
month which begins more than thirty days after the date
of enactment of this Act.
86th Cong. S. 1502
2d Sess. . [Rept. No. 1626]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 11, 1959.---Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs
MAY 18, 1960.?Reported with an amendment, com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union, and ordered to be printed.
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the
part printed in italic]
AN ACT
To provide for adjustments in the annuities under the
Foreign Service retirement and disability system.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) the annuity of each person heretofore or here-
after retired who, on or before June 30, 1962, is receiving
or entitled to receive an annuity from the Foreign Serv-
ice Retirement and Disability Fund shall be increased
by 10 per centum.
? (b) The annuity of each widow survivor annuitant
who, on or before June 30, 1962, is receiving a survivor
annuity from the Foreign Service Retirement and Dis-
ability Fund is hereby increased by 10 per centum, or
so much in excess thereof as will enable any such widow
to receive a minimum annuity of $2,400 per annum.
(1) The increases provided by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first month which begins
more than thirty days after the date of enactment of this
Act, or on the commencing date of the annuity, which-
ever is later.
INCREASES IN OFFICER ANNUITIES
The difference:
The Senate version increases the annuities of retired
officers by 10 percent based on service which terminated
on or before July 31, 1959.
The House version increased by 10-percent annuities
now being received or which will begin or or before
June 30, 1962.
Executive branch position:
The executive branch favors the House version for the
reason that it is a little more favorable in that it will
benefit those officers who must or will retire before they
have had the opportunity for the 1958 pay raise to be
fully reflected in the high five average salary rate used
for computation of annuities.
? INCREASE IN SURVIVOR ANNUITIES
The difference:
The Senate version also increases survivor annuities
by 10 percent based on service which terminated on or
before July 31, 1959.
The House amendment provides that widow survivor
annuitants who on or before June 30, 1962., are receiving
in
a survivor annuity, receive a 10 percent crease, or so
much in excess as will enable her to receive a minimum
of $2,400. -
Department of State position:
The House amendment will guarantee that no widow
will receive less than $2,400. This is compatible with
sec. 6 of the Senate bill and sec. 2 of the House amend-
ment, which provide for a $2,400 grant to any widow, re-
gardless of need or remarriage, who is not receiving any
annuity under the Foreign Service retirement and dis-
ability system nor any benefits under the Employees'
Compensation Act. As a matter of equity, the Depart-
ment favors the House version if sec. 2 of the House
amendment and sec. 6 of the Senate bill are enacted.
This amendment has not been cleared with the Bureau
of the Budget.
EFFECTIVE DATE
There is no essential difference in the effective dates pro-
vided by the two versions.
The Senate version sets an overall effective date for
immediate increases. The House amendment does like-
wise. Both versions provide an effective date for in-
creases to future annuities as "commencing date of
annuity."
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1960 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE
Comparison of S. 150 with the House amendment, June 2, /960-Continued
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Senate bill
House amendment
Executive branch comments and staff notes
SEC. 2. The annuity of each retired officer who, on or
fter August 1, 1959, is receiving or entitled to receive an
nnuity from the Foreign Service Retirement and Dis-
bility Fund, based on service which terminated on or
fter August 1, 1959, shall be increased on the first day of
e first month which begins more than thirty days after
e date of enactment of this Act or on the commencing
ate of annuity, whichever is later, in accordance with
e following schedule:
Annuity shall be
annuity commences between- increased by-
September 1, 1959, and June 30, 1960_ 6 per centum
July 1, 1960, and June 30, 1961 4 per centum
July 1, 1961, and June 30, 1962 2 per centum
SEC. 3. The annuity of any survivor annuitant who, on
after August 1, 1959, is receiving or entitled to receive
n annuity from the Foreign Service Retirement and
isability Fund, based on service which terminated on
after August 1, 1959, shall be increased on the first day
the first month which begins more than thirty days
ter the date of enactment of this Act or on the commenc-
g date of annuity, whichever is later, in accordance
ith the following schedule:
Annuity shall
be increased
f annuity commences between- by-
September 1, 1959, and June 30, 1960_ 6 per centum
July 1, 1960, and June 30, 1961 4 per centum
Tilly 1, 1961, and Tune 30, 1962 2 per centum
SEC. 4. No increase provided by the foregoing provi-
ons of this Act shall be computed on any additional
anuity purchased with voluntary contributions pur-
uant to the provisions of section 881 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1946, as amended.
SEC. 5. Nothing contained in Public Law 85-882 shall
perste to increase any annuity which commences on or
her Sept. 1, 1959.
SEC. 6. Section 5 of Public Law $03, Eighty-fourth
..ongress, is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 5. In any case where a participant under the
foreign Service retirement and disability system died
efore August 29, 1954, leaving a widow who is not en-
Wed to receive an annuity under the system and who
3 not receiving benefits under the Federal Employees'
;ompensation Act, the Secretary of State is authorized
nd directed to grant such widow an annuity of not to
xceed $2,400 per annum."
Passed the Senate September 9 (legislative day, Sep-
mber 5), 1959.
Attest:
FELTON M. JOHNSTON,
Secretary.
Corresponding House amendment reflected in sec. 1(a).
Corresponding House amendment reflected in sec. 1(b).
(c) No increase provided by this section shall be com-
puted on any additional annuity purchased with volun-
tary contributions pursuant to the provisions of section
881 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended:
No corresponding House amendment.
Sac. 2. (a) Section 5 of Public Law $03, Eighty-fourth
Congress, is amended to read as follows:
"Sac. 5. In any case where a participant under the
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System died
before August 29, 1954, leaving a widow who is not en-
titled to receive an annuity under the System and who
is not receiving benefits as a widow under the Federal
Employees' Compensation Act, the Secretary of State
Is authorized and directed to grant such widow an an-
nuity of $2,400 per annum."
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first month which begins
more than thirty days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
Passed by the Senate September 9 (legislative day,
September 5), 1959.
Attest:
FELTON M. JOHNSTON,
Secretary.
FUTURE OFFICER ANNIJITYJNCREASES
The difference:
The Senate version provides for a gradually decreasing
scale of percentage increases for annuities of officers
beginning between the dates Sept, 1, 1959, and June 30,
1962.
The House amendmdent provides a 10-percent increase
to annuities which begin before June 30, 1962.
Executive branch position:
As stated in comments pertinent to sec. 1(a), the
executive branch favors the House version for the reason
that it is a little more favorable in that it will benefit
those officers who must or will retire before they have
had the opportunity for the 1958 pay raise to be fully
reflected in the high five average salary rate used for
computation of annuities.
FUTURE SURVIVOR ANNUITY INCREASES
The difference:
The Senate version provides for a gradually decreasing
scale of percentage increases to annuities of survivors
which commencebetween Sept. 1,1959, and June 30, 1962.
The House amendment provides a 10-percent increase
In survivor annuities (or so much in excess thereof as will
make the minimum annuity $2,400) which commence
before June 30, 1962.
Department of State position:
As stated in comments pertinent to sec. 1(b), the House
amendment will guarantee that no widow receive less
than $2,400. This is compatible with sec. 6 orthe Senate
bill and, sec. 2 of the House amendment, which provide
for a $2,400 grant to any widow, regardless of need or re-
marriage, who is not receiving any annuity under the
Foreign service retirement and disability system nor any
benefits under the Employees' Compensation Act. As
a matter of equity, the Department favors the House
version if see. 2 of the House amendment and see. 6 of the
Senate bill are enacted.
This amendment has not been cleared with the Bureau
of the budget.
Amendment identical.
EFFECT ON PUBLIC LAW 86482
The difference:
The Senate version would nullify Public Law 85-882
which grants on a graduated percentage scale increases to
annuities which begin before June 30, 1962, and to certain
future survivor annuities based on service which ter-
minated prior to Jan. 31, 1958.
The House version leaves undisturbed these increases
and provides for an additional 10-percent increase to
apply to annuities which begin before June 30, 1962.
Executive branch position:
The executive branch favors the more liberal treatment
proposed in the House version, since it will be effective
for a temporary period and will offer some relief to those
persons who retire before they have had the opportunity
for the 1958 pay raise to be fully reflected in the high 5
average salary rate used for computation of annuities.
GRANTS TO WIDOWS
The difference:
The House amendment Is Identical to the Senate
version except with respect to effective date. The Senate
bill had not specified an effective date prospectively.
The House amendment sets an effective date to agree
with the date for immediate increases to annuities.
Executive branch position:
It is administratively desirable to provide a prospective
effective date for new grants and increases to those grants
already being received; therefore the executive branch
favors the House version.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
uestion is on agreeing to the motion
f the Senator from Arkansas to concur
the House amendment.
The motion was agreed to.
ARTHUR E. COLLINS
Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, I ask
hat the Chair lay before the Senate a
essage from the House of Representa-
ves on HR. 4826, for the relief of Ar-
ur E. Collins.
The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be-
re the Senate a message from the
ouse of Representatives announcing
No. 121-10
its disagreement to the amendments of
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4826) for the
relief of Arthur E. Collins, and request-
ing a conference with the Senate on the
disagreeing votes of the two Houses
thereon.
Mr. DIRKSEN. I move that the Sen-
ate insist upon its amendments, agree
to the request of the House for a con-
ference, and that the Chair appoint the
conferees on the part of the Senate.
The motion was agreed to; and the
Presiding Officer appointed Mr. EAST-
LAND, Mr. HART, and Mr. HIVETSKA con-
frees on the part of the Senate.
TOMMY TADAYOSHI SHUTO
(TADAYOSHI TAKEDA)
Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, I ask
the Chair to lay before the Senate the
amendment of the House on Senate bill
2384, and the amendment of the House
to Senate bill 2740.
The PRESIDING OtorICER laid be-
fore the Senate the amendment of the
House of Represeintatives to the bill
(S. 2384) for the relief of Tommy Tada-
yoshi Shuto (Tadayoshi Takeda) which
was, to strike out all after the enacting
clause and insert:
That, the Attorney General is authorized
and directed to cancel any outstanding or-
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ders and warrants of deportation, Warrants
of arrest, and bond, which may have issued
in the case of Tommy Tadayoshi Shuto
(Tadayoshi Takeda). From and after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the said
Tommy Tadayoshi Shuto (Tadayoshi Ta-
keda) shall not again be subject to deporta-
tion by reason of the same facts upon which
such deportation proceedings were com-
menced or any such warrants and orders
have issued.
JULIA SUKKAR
The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be-
fore the Senate the amendment of the
House of Representatives to the bill (S.
2740) for the relief of Julia Sukkar,
which was, to strike out all after the
enacting clause and insert:
That the Attorney General is authorized
and directed to cancel any outstanding
orders and warrants of deportation, warrants
of arrest, and bond, which may have issued
in the case of Julia Sukkar. From and after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the
said Julia Sukkar shall not again be subject
to deportation by reason of the same facts
upon which such deportation proceedings
were commenced or any such warrants and
orders have issued.
Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, on
March 28, 1960, and May 26, 1960, the
Senate passed S. 2384 and S. 2740, to
grant the status of permanent residence
in the United States to each beneficiary.
On June 21, 1960, the House of Rep-
resentatives passed S. 2384 and S. 2740,
each with an amendment to provide only
for cancellation of outstanding deporta-
tion proceedings. Under each amend-
ment, the beneficiaries will be permitted
to remain in the United States, but they
will not be able to proceed toward United
States citizenship.
This has been cleared. I move that
the Senate concur in the House amend-
ments to the bills S. 2384 and S. 2740.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to ?the motion
of the Senator from Illinois.
The motion was agreed to.
. MRS. MING-CHEN HSU (NEE NAI-
FU MO)
Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, I ask
the Chair to lay before the Senate a
message from the House of Representa-
tives on S. 2941.
The Presiding Officer laid before the
Senate the amendments of the House of
Representatives to the bill (S. 2941) for
the relief of Mrs. Ming-Chen Hsu (nee
Nai-Fu Mo), which were to strike out
all after the enacting clause and insert:
That, for the purposes of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act. Ming-Chen Hsu
shall be held and considered to have been
lawfully admitted to the United States for
permanent residence as of September 12,
1948.
And to amend the title so as to read:
"An act for the relief of Ming-Chen
Hsu."
Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, on
June 2, 1960, the Senate passed S. 2941,
to enable the wife of a lawful perma-
nent resident of the United States,
whose status was adjusted under the
provisions of section 6 of the Refugee
Relief Act of 1953, as amended, to quali-
fy for nonquota status. This was the
status granted to other alien spouses
and parents similarly situated whose pe-
titions granting second or third pref-
erence status were approved prior to Jan-
uary 1, 1959, under legislation enacted
during the 1st session of the 86th Con-
gress.
On June 21, 1960, the House of Repre-
sentatives passed S. 2941, with amend-
ments to provide that an adjustment be
granted the lawful resident alien hus-
band as of the date of his first entry
into the United States, thus making him
eligible to petition for naturalization,
after which he would be in a position to
confer nonquota status upon his spouse.
To prevent further separation of the
family involved, I moye that the Senate
concur in the House amendments to S.
2941.
Mr. President, for the RECORD, this has
been cleared.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the motion of
the Senator from Illinois.
The motion was agreed to.
THE NIKE-ZEUS ANTIMISSILE
MISSILE
Mr. HART. Mr. President, for a num-
ber of months, members of the Michigan
delegation have been aware of the im-
pending basic decision with regard to the
Nike-Zeus test program. We held a
meeting with Secretary of the Army
Brucker on May 9 to discuss the impli-
cations on the defense of this Nation,
as well as the effect of the decision on
the Chrysler missile operations in Ster-
ling township.
Following the meeting with Secretary
Brucker, we asked for a meeting with
the Secretary of Defense. That meeting
was held in the Capitol this Monday,
June 27. The attached letter from Sec-
retary Brucker substantially sets forth
the decisions and information relayed to
us at that meeting. -
I ask unanimous consent that the let-
ter be printed in the RECORD at this point.
There being no objection, the letter
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
JUNE 28, 1960.
Hon. PHILIP A. HART,
U.S. Senate.
DEAR SENATOR HART: The Secretary of De-
fense has asked me to confirm the informa-
tion relative to his decision on the Nike-
Zeus test program which he outlined for
you at our meeting with you and Congress-
men FORD, CHAMBERLAIN, and O'HARA In the
Capitol yesterday afternoon.
As Secretary Gates indicated at that time,
the Nike-Zeus antimissile-missile system is
being developed under a top national prior-
ity in order to conduct a full-scale test of
its effectiveness. The Department of De-
fense otriginally approved a test plan calling
for the use of Jupiter missiles fired from
Johnston Island as targets for Nike-Zeus
missiles fired from the installation now being
constructed on Kwajalein Island. The ini-
tial testing was to be conducted with inter-
mediate-range ballistic missiles to be fol-
lowed later in the program by Jupiter mis-
siles modified to simulate intercontinental
ballistic missiles. Fifteen Jupiter IRBM's
were ordered from the Chrysler Corp., the
Jupiter contractor, to initiate this program.
These firings were in turn to be supple-
mented by Nike-Zeus firings against ICBM
June 29
training missiles fired from Vandenberg Air
Force Base which were to be attacked as
targets of opportunity.
Earlier this year Dr. Herbert F. York, the
Director of Defense Research and Engineer-
ing, proposed that the construction of
launching facilities on Johnston Island and
the Jupiter target missile program be can-
celed. He proposed as an alternate that
Atlas ICBM's launched from Vandenberg Air
Force Base be used to furnish all targets
essential to the full-scale test of the Nike-
Zeus system. Dr. York felt that such a pro-
gram would satisfy the Nike-Zeus test, ob-
jectives and at the same time provide val-
uable training for Strategic Air Command
ICBM launching crews.
At Secretary Gates' request, the entire
question of the Nike-Zeus test program was
reviewed last month by a special committee
of scientists convened by Dr. George Kis-
tiakowsky, Special Assistant to the Presiden
for Science and Technology.
As Secretary Gates indicated during yes-
terday's conference, he has personally re-
viewed Dr. York's recommendations, the
findings of the highly qualified technical
committee for which Dr. Kistiakowsky as-
sumed responsibility, and the overall im-
pact of the proposed cancellation of the
Johnston Island construction and the Jupi-
ter target missile program with great care.
As a result of this review, he has concluded
that the firing of Atlas ICBM target mis-
siles from Vandenberg Air Force Base is tech-
nically preferable and has therefore directed
the preparation of a new test program for
the full-scale test of the Nike-Zeus system
built around the use of ICBM's rather than
around the Jupiters as previously planned.
In accordance with this decision, the De-
partment of the Army will cancel existing
plans for construction on Johnston Island
and must terminate the contract with the
Chrysler Corp. for the production of 15 Jupi-
ter target missiles at the Michigan Ord-
nance Missile Plant, Sterling Township,
Mich. In connection with this latter ac-
tion, the Army is currently reviewing care-
fully the degree of completion of the ma-
terial which has been produced since this
contract was signed in order to insure the
best possible uses of the materials remain-
ing. As Secretary Gates and I indicated to
you yesterday, the Department of the Army
Intends to accomplish the termination of
this contract as prudently as feasible in
order to obtain all possible benefits from the
$7.5 million which have already been obli-
gated under this program.
I assure you that Secretary Gates and
I sincerely regret the impact of this deci-
sion on the employees of Chrysler and have
exhausted without success every avenue to
find uses for the Jupiter missiles in support
of other programs. It is proposed to make
public notification of this decision and ini-
tiate implementing action shortly after your
receipt of this letter.
Sincerely yours,
WILBER M. BRUCKER;
Secretary of the Army.
Mr. HART. Mr. President, as the let-
ter reflects, the cancellation of these
Jupiter missile orders by the Army is
bad news for many Michigan families.
It is little consolation for them to know
that there has been persistent bipartisan
effort over many weeks by their repre-
sentatives in Congress; efforts to insure
every possible consideration being given
to both the employment impact of this
decision in Michigan, as well as deter
mining if this was a correct decision, i
the best interest of our Nation's defense.
Secretary Gates informed us on Mon-
day that the President wanted the Mich
igan delegation to know that he had re-
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