H. R. 15750--FOREIGN AFFAIRS ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1966

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• Publication Date: August 22, 1966
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22 August 1966
SUBJECT: H. R. 15750--Foreign Affairs Assistance Act of 1966
Want to be sure that you are aware that the Senate adopted
Senator Robert Kennedy's amendment pertaining to the study of foreign
aid for future programs. The amendment as is set forth is contained
in Chapter 3 starting on Page 53 (clipped). Section 303 on Page 55
provides for the establishment of a "Foreign Aid Planning Committee"
consisting of 12 members, four appointed by the President from private
life and four each from the Senate, and House Foreign Relations Committee.
Subsection 303 (f) on Page 58 (clipped) provides that each department
and agency shall furnish the Committee such information to enable it
(the Committee) to carry out its functions.
One of the functions of the Committee is to formulate and sub-
mit to Congress proprosals relating to foreign aid assistance for
political or contingency purposes (for reference see Subsection 302
(a)(3)). 04
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Sen . Robert Kennedy's amend to Foreign kid Bill
.....* was acted upon as a floor aVendment and, not considered by Committee
was considered on floor on the 25th of July as Kennedy/Clark
amend, but modified on 26th as Kennedy/Mundt amendment to provide a
bipartisan membership for the Commissions and adopted by a vote of
74 to 1-7, 9 not voting.
.`Voting against were Russells Smith, Stennis and Young. Hayden not
voting andSaltonstall and Symington for..,However, Saltonstall made a
call that the Congressional membership come from Appropriations..
Armod Services and Foreign Affairs. That's where Sen McCarthy carne in..
o...... Although not considered by Committed this years sinll.l.ar proposal was
passed last year by the Senate but was lost in Conference
.......Conferees
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Fulbright,
Sparkman,
Mansfield,
Morse,
Gore,
Messrs.
Morgan,
Zablocki,
Mrs. Kelly,
Hays,
Adair,
Mailliard, and
Frelinghuysen.
23pdise acts first.)
Aiken and
CarlsR
(Senate W.
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I make this further observation: Here Mr. MUNDT. Yes, but it is attached amendment reference is made to the in-
we propose a.study commission to con- to the economic aid part of the bill. If elusion of title II of the Agricultural
sist exclusively of members of one com- we are to have a Commission with only Trade Development and Assistance Act
mittee of the Senate; and yet inherently, that many committee members on it, no of 1954, as amended.
and in a broad and a very deep way, committee will have adequate represen- That is the title that has to do with
there are at least two very extensive tation to provide any cross section of famine relief.
fields that this amendment gets into and views at' all. Mr. KENNEDY of New York. The
contemplates besides that of foreign re- Mr. 'SALTONSTALL. If the Senator Senator is'correct.
lations. One of those fields is appro- from Nebraska will permit me to say Mr. , HOLLAND. And that comes
priations, and the other is the military, so- under this heading, "Assistance Intend-
the field of the Armed Services Commit- Mr. HRUSKA. Certainly. ed Primarily for Humanitarian Pur-
tee, because there are embraced in the Mr. SALTONSTALL. I did not intend poses."
amendment an assessment, a study, in- to increase the number at all. I simply Mr. KENNEDY of New York. . The
vestigation, and recommendations with said the Vice President should be able Senator is correct.
reference to military assistance in the to choose from members on the three Mr. HOLLAND. Do I understand
role of foreign aid. committees, rather than merely the one. from that that the only research that
UN'DT T think it is important this committee would make, looking to
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Mr. SALTONSTALL. I simply call
the Senator's attention, and also to the to increase the size of the committee if suggestions or changes of programs lying
attention of the Senator from New York, that is to be done, because, for example, in the field of agriculture would be in
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original military assistance bill, when it the senator snows, eUe.u v, ua .a -- ,, . ? ? - ------
was before us for the first time, the For- less typed as having certain ideas on eco- Mr. KENNEDY of New York. The
eign Relations committee took over the nomic aid. If the Vice President were to Senator is correct.. As I said to the Sell-
ne member from each of the corn- ator yesterday, and as I said to the
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hearing, and it was agreed at tha
rather than to have a joint hearing-I mittecs, the decision could be predeter- Senator from . Louisiana, today, they
the would certainly take into consideration
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think the first one was a joint hearing, mined in advance. By
and then it was agreed that the Foreign number, it could be expected that there the fact that these other programs exist
Relations Committee should take it over, would be some pros and some cons. and how they operate and how much is
and if there was any military question, Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. President, will expended each year while they, are de-
it should be referred to the Committee the Senator yield? termining what should be doe under
on Armed Services thereafter. Mr. HRUSKA. I yield to the Senator this program, rather than under the
For 1 or 2 years, the matter was re- ., rom Minnesota. foreign aid program.
ferred to the Committee on Armed Serv- Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. President, I Mr. HOLLAND. The study commis-
hink the supporters of the amendment sion, however, would not take up mat-
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ices, and then I think it was
of those who were on the Armed Services ailed to read it carefully. I see the pos- tens arising under titles I, III, and IV of
for
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Committee that, it really would be better ibility that, under t
mmittee might investigate the CIA, in instance, deals with the sale of food
to have it come directly to the floor; so o
that arrangement was not carried on. hieh case it would be most dangerous to commodities or agricultural commodities
v
But I wonder, in that connection, if the lave four members of the Committee on for soft currencies; title III, as I recall it,
Senator from Nebraska will permit me to oreign Relations on it. , We might wish for barter; and title IV, the sale for dol-
say so, whether the Senator from New o take that into account, because see- lars on the installment plan or credit
York and the Senator from South Da- ion 3, on page 2, reads: terms. All such details would still be
kota, whose amendment this is, would Assistance for political or contingency pur- left exclusively to the Committee on
agree to a modification of subsection (2) oses, to be extended to a limited number of Agriculture and Forestry. .
on page 4, line 18, to read, instead of just ountries or areas Mr. KENNEDY of New York. It '
four members of the Committee on For- That might very well involve the CIA. would be left to the Committee on Agri-
eign Relations, "four members chosen would be most dangerous to have four culture and Forestry. Obviously the
from the Committees on Foreign Rela- 'embers of the Foreign Relations Corn- Senator from Florida understands that
tions, Armed Services, and Appropria- i ittee on such a committee. the planning committee would be aware
tions of the Senate." Mr: HRUSKA. That. is a very inter- of that and would take into considera-
In other words, leave the statement "to esting observation, particularly in view tion what was being done under those
be designated by the Vice President" un- of the recent debate on the floor on that programs, while considering the foreign
changed, and not change anything else, general subject which had an unfortun- aid program.
four members be chosen ate termination so far as the viewpoint Mr. HOLLAND. No provision would
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from the three committees, which all just expressed is concerned. be made for suggested changes in titles
three have something to do with the mat- Mr. ELLENDER. Mr. President, in I, III, and IV of the Food for Peace Act.
ter, rather than just the Committee on addition to what the senior Senator Mr. KENNEDY of New York. The
Foreign Relations. from Massachusetts just said about the Senator is correct. I emphasize to the
Mr. MUNDT. Mr. President, will the Committee on Foreign Relations, I point Senator from Florida and to the Senate
Senator yield? out that in 1004, food for peace provided that all we have been talking about
Mr. HRUSKA. I am happy to yield to 33 percent of our foreign aid. In 1965' over the period of the last day or so
the Senator from South Dakota. it was 28 percent. In 1966 It was 20 per- Is a study. After the study has been
Mr. MUNDT. I can see some merit, cent. Considering these facts, why made-and there will be eight Members
perhaps, in bringing in the Appropria- should not the Committee on Agriculture of Congress on the study committee-the
tions Committee in some way, if it can and-Forestry have a berth on this com- committee will make its report back to
be done, but why bring in the Committee ixiittee? the Senate and to the House of Repre-
on Armed Services? Because we have Mr. HRUSKA. I see no reason why sentatives. Everybody will have an op-
taken the military section out of the bill, not. To narrow this committee down portunity to .consider that study and to
and this deals only with economic assist- for a study and investigation of such make his own judgment as to its validity,
ance. monumental scope and to limit the com- Mr. HOLLAND. And the appropriate
Mr. HRUSKA. On the contrary, if the mittee to four members of only one com- committees having jurisdiction of the
Senator will yield, we have, on page 3 of mittee 'seems to me to make it a little specific subject matter would still have
the pending amendment subsection (4), bit off balance, in fact very ill balanced. the responsibility of examining and re-
which reads: I point that out as an added reason porting upon suggested legislation.
(4) Military assistance to be furnished for why I do not propose to vote for the Mr. KENNEDY of New York. They
purposes that serve the military defense of amendment. would examine and report upon any sug-
the United States as recommended by the, Mr. HOLLAND. Mr. President, I gestion they might make. Some sug-
Secretary of Defense, subject to approval by should like to address a question to the gestions might be made to other commit-
the Secretary of State. junior Senator from New York. tees. But each Representative would
That is-part of the study the commis- I note that in subsection (1) of sec- have to pass on the matter and tach
sion would make, tion 201, on page 2, of the pending Senator would have to pass on it.
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22 August 1966
SUBJECT: H. R. 15754--Foreign Affairs Assistance Act of 1966
Want to be sure that you are aware that the Senate adopted
Senator Robert Kennedy's amendment pertaining to the study of foreign
aid for future programs. The amendment as is set forth is contained
in Chapter 3 starting on Page 53 (clipped). Section 303 on Page 55
provides for the establishment of a "Foreign Aid Planning Committee"
consisting of 12 members, four appointed by the President from private
life and four each from the Senate and House Foreign Relations Committee.
Subsection 303 (f) on Page 58 (clipped) provides that each department
and agency shall furnish the Committee such information to enable it
(the Committee) to carry out its functions.
One of the functions of the Committee is to formulate and sub-
r it to Congress proprosals relating to foreign aid assistance for
political or contingency purposes (for reference see Subsection 302
)(3)).
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