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An amendment that sought to strike the section on
' prohibitions on aid to nations trading with North
An amendment that sought to end all aid and mili-
tary credit sales to India (rejected by a recorded vote
of 159 ayes to 223 noes with i voting "present");
An amendment that sought to insert "vital to the na-
tional defense" in lieu of "important to the national
security" in a section allowing the President to approve
CIA operations in foreign countries;
An amendment that sought to cut all funds authorized
by.io percent;
An amendment that sought to add a new section on
control of Turkish opium;
An amendment that sought to reestablish the present
$15o million ceiling on sales of military equipment to
Latin America;
An amendment that sought to reduce funds for inter-
national organizations and programs by $13.4 million;
and
An amendment that sought to limit contributions to
the United Nations to $156 million.
Subsequently, this passage was vacated and S. 3394, a
similar Senate-passed bill, was passed in lieu after being
amended to contain the language of the House bill as
passed. The House'then insisted on its amendment and
asked a conference with the Senate. Appointed as con-
ferees: Representatives Morgan, Zablocki, Hays, Fascell,
Frelinghuysen, Broomfield, and Derwinski.
Pages H 11591 H 11653
Privacy Protection: House passed amended S. 3418,
to establish a Privacy Protection Commission, to provide
management systems in Federal agencies and certain
other organizations with respect to the gathering and
disclosure of information concerning individuals.
-Agreed to an amendment inserting the provisions of
H.R. 16373, a similar House-passed bill. Agreed to
amend the title of the Senate bill. Pages H 11661-H 11666
Late Reports: Committee on the judiciary received
-permission to file reports by midnight tonight on the
following bills: S. 663, to improve judicial machinery by
amending title 28, United States Code, with respect to
judicial review of decisions of the Interstate Commerce
Commission; and S. 1083, to amend certain provisions
of Federal law relating to explosives; Page H 11666
Quorum Calls-Votes; One quorum call, one yea-and-
nay vote, and five recorded votes developed during the
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages
Hi1586, H11594-H11595, H11604, H11611, H11625-
H 1626,. Hii631, and H11639-H11646.'
Program for Thursday: Met at noon and adjourned at
7 :5Sp~m. until noon on Thursday, December 12, when
the House . will consider the, conference report on
13JZ j69oi, Agriculture-Environmental and Consumer
'Protection Appropriations for fiscal year 1975; consider
the following two measures under suspension of the
rules: conference report on H.R. 16136, military con-
struction authorization; and H.R. 17597, Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974; consider
H.R. 16596, Emergency Jobs. Act (open rule, i hour
of debate) ; consider the following two bills under
suspension of the rules: H.R. 17085, Nurse Training,
and H.R. 17084, Health manpower; consider S.J. Res.
40, White House Conference on Libraries (open rule,
1 hour of debate), and H.R. 16204, Health Policy,
Planning and Resources Development (open rule,l hour
of debate).
Committee Meetings
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Agriculture: Met and ordered reported
favorably to the House H.R. 17507, amended, to amend
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act. of
1974.
SUGAR PRICES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Domestic
Marketing and Consumer Relations continued hearings
on sugar marketing conditions since defeat of sugar bill.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
BANK FAILURE
Committee on Banking and Currency: Subcommittee
on Bank Supervision and Insurance continued hearings
on failure of United States National Bank of San Diego.
Testimony was heard from James Smith, Comptroller
of the Currency; and James Saxon, former Comptroller
of the Currency.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
TORTURE IN BRAZIL
Committee on Foreign Alairs: Subcommittee on Inter-
national Organizations and Movements held a hearing
on torture and oppression in Brazil. Witnesses heard
were Rev. Fred Morris, former United Methodist mis-
. sionary in Recife, Brazil; and Rev. J. Bryan Hehir,
U.S. Catholic Conference.
FOREST RESERVES LEASING
Committee on Interior and Insular Aflairs: Met and
ordered reported favorably to the House H.R. io491
amended, providing for leasing of forest reserves for
commercial outdoor recreation purposes.
The Committee, discharged the Subcommittee on
National Parks from further consideration of H.R. 2624,
Hells Canyon National Forest Parklands, and the bill
is now pending before the full committee.
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Committee To Sit: Committee on the judiciary re-
ceived permission to sit during the 5-minute rule today.
Page H 11585
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties: l House concurred
in the' Senate amendment to the Housc amendment to
8.';782, to reform consent decree procedures, to increase
penalties for violation of the Sherman Act, and to revise
the Expediting Act as it pertains to appellate review-
clearing the measure for the President.
Pages H 11583-H 11586
Late Reports: Committee on Public'' Works received
permission to file reports by midnight tonight on the
following bills: S. 3934, to authorize appropriations for
the construction of certain highways in accordance with
title 23 of the United States Code; H.R. 17558, to amend
the act of May 13, 1954, relating to the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation to provide for a 7-year
term of office for the Administrator; S 4073, to extend
certain authorizations under the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act, as amended; and H.R. 17589, to desig-
nate the new Poe lock on the Saint Marys River at Sault
Sainte Marie, Mich., as the "John'A. Blatnik lock."
Page H 111586
Real Estate Settlement Procedures:, By a voice vote,
the House agreed to the conference report on S. 3164,
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974--clearing
the measure for the President. Pages H 11506-H 111591
Farallon Wildlife Refuge: House co?tcurred in the
Senate amendment to H.R. 11013, to designate certain
lands in the Farallon National Wildlic Refuge, San
Francisco County, Calif., as, wildernes?, -clearing the
measure for the President. Page 31 11591
Agriculture-Environmental and Consumer Pro-
tection Appropriations: It was made in order to con-
sider tomorrow, December 12, or any day thereafter,
'?""erence report on H.R. 16gc~1, Agricuture-
eental and Consumer Protection Appropria-
tions for fiscal year 1975. Page H 1 1591
Foreign Assistance: By a yea-and-nay vote of 201 yeas
to 190 nays, the House passed H.R. 17 2 34, to amend
he Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Rejected a motion to recommit the bill to the Com-
ittee on Foreign Affairs with instructions to report
back to the House with a new section on Security
ssistance and Human Rights prohibiting all aid
ntil the receiving country demonstrate:. that it is not
violating internationally recognized hur Haan rights by
condoning such practices as torture or imprisonment
without charge.
Agreed to:
An amendment that strikes $85 millk i for the pro-
curement of fertilizer by South Vietnam (agreed to by
a recorded vote of 291 ayes to 98 noes) ;
An amendment that provides for a complete cuitoff
of military aid to Turkey until the President certifies to
D 1355
Congress that Turkey is in compliance with the Foreign
Aid and Foreign Military Sales Acts (agreed to by a
recorded vote of 297 ayes to 98 noes) ;
An amendment that prohibits all aid to UNESCO
until that organization refrains from adopting politically
oriented resolutions;
An amendment that limits military aid to South
Korea to $145 million until the President certifies to
Congress that progress is being made in expanding
human rights in that country (agreed to by a division
vote of 64 ayes to 44 noes) ;
An amendment that limits military assistance to
Cambodia to $200 million and limits all aid to that
country to $377 million;
An amendment that adds language requiring the
strengthening of international nuclear safeguards and
requires a report to Congress from the President' on
the efforts being made in that area;
An amendment: that authorizes an additional $25
million for famine and disaster relief in Cyprus;
An amendment that inserts "and until" after "unless"
in a section prohibiting funds for CIA operations in
foreign countries unless the President finds that those
operations.are necessary to American national security;
An arnerzdment that adds language providing for the
dispersal of assistance funds only if the receiving court-
try agrees to trade strategic raw materials with, the
United States and providing for the stockpiling or sale
of those materials by the Federal Government (agreed
to by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 136 noes) ; and
An amendment that adds a new section making it the
sense of Congress that any country in default of a debt
owed to the United States begin to pay off its debt.
Rejected:
An. amendment that sought 'to withhold security
assistance funds from any state until the receiving coun-
try demonstrates that it is not violating human rights
by condoning such practices as torture or detention
without char ges;
An amendment that sought to reduce funds for in-
ternational organizations and programs by $26.6 million
(rejected by a recorded vote of 165 ayes to 226 noes);
An amendment to the amendment limiting military
assistance to Cambodia to $200 million and imposing a
377 :million ceiling on all Cambodian aid that sought
to raise the overall ceiling to $527 million and to strike
the $20o million limit on military aid (rejected by a
division vote of 29 ayes to 54 Does);
An amendment to the Cambodia amendment that
sought to strike the $200 million limit on military assist-
ance and to exclude humanitarian and refugee assist-
ance from the $377 million ceiling;
An amendment that sought to add language allowing
the President to withhold aid unless the receiving coun-
try agrees to trade strategic raw materials with the
United States;
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settlement fees, charges, and commis-
sions to home buyers and home sellers.
The Secretary: of HUD is directed to
prepare and distribute special informa-
tion booklets to help homebuyers better
understand the nature and costs of all
real estate settlement services. The book-
lets, which shall be made - available by
lenders to prospective homebuyers at the
time of the loan application, will con-
tain an explanation of the choices avail-
able in selecting persons to provide set-
tlement services together with an ex-
planation of unfair practices and unrea-
?soiiable and unnecessary charges to be
avoided by homebuyers.
Another important provision prohibits
kickbacks given or received in connection
with the referral of settlement service
business to anyone. This outright pro-
hibition will eliminate one of the most
unconscionable abusive practices that
characterize, in one way or another, a
large number of settlement transactions
in the Nation. The ultimate effect of
kickbacks is to needlessly inflate the costs
of homeownership since they are re-
flected in the cost of settlement services.
There is also a prohibition against re-
quiring home loan borrowers from hav-
ing to -make excessive deposits in escrow
accounts maintained for the purpose of
paying property tax and hazard insur-
ance premiums. This provision generally
limits. the amount that lenders can re-
quire homeowners to deposit in such ac-
counts to.equal monthly payments which
will total no more than the taxes and in-
surance premiums owed at the time when
payment is due. This will end the practice
by a large number of lenders to require
the deposit of amounts which total more
than the tax and insurance payments
which are actually due.
lenders to bear the costs of settlement section (a) oI section * of u- noo v. --t.-
services which would otherwise be paid tember 13, 1962, as amended.
by residential mortgage borrowers, and The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
whether Federal regulation of settlement the request of the gentleman from Mon-
transactions covered by this legislation tana?
is necessary; and if so, how it is to be There was no objection.
implemented. The Secretary is required Mr. MELCHER. Mr. Speaker, the Sen-
to report his findings and recommenda- ate adopted an amendment to the Point
tions to Congress within 3 to 5 years. Reyes provision of the bill. It deletes the'
visions, along with the satisfactory
reconciliation of differences between the
House and Senate bills, makes this meas-
ure a milestone in the history of con-
sumer protection legislation.
Mr. PATMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move the
previous question on the conference
report.
The previous question was ordered.
The conference report was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
GENERAL LEAVE
Mr. STEPHENS. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days in which to
revise and extend their remarks on the
conference report just agreed to.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from
Georgia?
There was no objection.
DESIGNATING CERTAIN LANDS IN
FARALLON NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE, CALIF., AS WILDERNESS
AND ADDING CERTAIN LANDS TO
THE POINT REYES NATIONAL
SEASHORE ,
Mr. MELCHER. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent to take from the
Speaker's desk the bill (H.R. 11013) to
designate certain lands in the Farallon
National Wildlife Refuge, Calif., as wil-
derness; to add certain lands to the
Point Reyes National Seashore; and for
other purposes, with a Senate amend-
ment thereto, and concur in the Senate
amendment.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Clerk read the Senate amendment,
Still another provision will end the
totally. objectionable practice of requir-
ing home buyers to pay a fee for prepa-
ration of truth-in-lending statements in
connection with residential mortgage
loans covered by this legislation. The in-
formation contained in such statements
has to be developed by the lender for his
own use and there is absolutely no rea-
son to require payment for its disclosure
by borrowers.
One of the most significant provisions
included in the final versions of both bills
directs the Secretary of HUD to imple-
ment model demonstration land recorda-
`tion systems in various areas of the coun-
try in order to develop and promote ac-
ceptance of efficient, inexpensive meth-
ods by which real estate transfers are
publicly registered. For the most part,
recordation of real estate transfers are
characterized by obsolete and extremely
wasteful methods that make title
searches and the retrieval of associated
formation difficult and needlessly
?ciiStly One of the key tools in such dem-
otration programs should be the use of
data processing techniques.
e slation will require the Secre-
r ofUD to conduct a study of the
11,.0 e for further congressional action to
.71.ir6tect the interests of homebuyers and
1 o n cllers in settlement transactions.
g other things, the Secretary is
s3ec calls directed to make recommend-
ittions on the desirability of requiring
as follows:
- SEC. 201. Subsection (a) of sect n 2 of
the Act of September 13, 1962 (76 S t. 638),
describing the boundaries of the Poi Reyes
National Seashore, California, is ame ed to
"SEC. 2. (a) The area comprising th por-
tion of the land and waters located o Point
Reyes Peninsula, Marin County, Call rnia,
which shall be known as the Point Rey Na-
tional Seashore, is described as the area ith-
in the boundaries generally depicted o the
map entitled 'Boundary Map, Point Reye Na-
tional Seashore, Marin County, Califo ia',
numbered 612-50,008-B, and dated A ust
1974, which shall be on file and availabi for
public inspection in the office of the Nat nal
Park Service, Department of the Inter r.":
SEC. 202. The Secretary of the Interior all,
as soon as practicable after the date o en-
actment of this title, publish an amende de-
scription of the boundaries of the Point eyes
National Seashore in the Federal Reg ter,
and thereafter he shall take such action ith
regard to such amended description an the
map referred to in section 201 of this title
as is required in the second sentence of ub-
House language which added almost 170
acres to the seashore and specifically au-
thorized the appropriation of $200,000 for
the acquisition of the lands involved.
In place of the House language, the
Senate amendment increases the addition
to the seashore by approximately. 280
acres-making the total addition about
450 acres. The existing authorization
ceiling for the seashore, we are advised,
will be adequate to cover the acquisition
costs resulting from this legislation so
that the specific authorization in the
House language is not needed.
In addition, the Senate language re-
quires the Secretary of the Interior to
publish an amended description of the
boundaries in the Federal Register.
Mr.. Speaker, the Senate amendment is
germane to the bill. While it will result
in some cost increase-for the purchase
of the additional 280 acres-that increase
is not expected to be significant in rela-
tion to the total cost at this area which
includes almost 65,000 acres of land.
The Senate amendment was con-
curred in.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
MAKING IN ORDER ON TOMORROW
OR ANY DAY THEREAFTER CON-
SIDERATION OF CONFERENCE
REPORT ON H.R. 16901, AGRI-
CULTURE-ENVIRONMENTAL AND
CC)NSUMER PROTECTION AGEN-
CIES APPROPRIATIONS, 1975
Mr. WHITTEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that on tomorrow or
any day thereafter it may be in order
to take up the conference report on the
bill (H.R. 16901) making appropriations
for Agriculture-Environmental and Con-
sumer Protection Agencies for fiscal year
the request of the gentleman from
Mississippi?
There was no objection.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1974
Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Speaker, I move
that the House resolve itself into the
Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union for the further con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 17234) to
amend the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, and for other purposes.
The SPEAKER. The question is on the
motion offered by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania.
The motion was agreed to.
IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Accordingly, the House resolved itself
into the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union for the further
consideration of the bill H.R. 17234, with
Mr. PRICE of Illinois in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
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r n exna zonal conventions, in- The Jewish community in Syria is
day of this week, when the legislation. eluding the Universal Declaration of living in terror. They cannot leave; they
providing $412 million for a so-called re- Human Rights-whose 26th anniversary are not allowed to leave. Therefore, this
plenishment' of the Asian Development was observed yesterday. provision is directed precisely at that
Bank was before the House, I tried to Surely we cannot condone the uncon- situation. I want to reassure the gentle-
ascertain what borrowings the United scionable actions taken by the Syrian man that that is the intent.
States had made from the bank. The Government against the Jewish comma- Mr. BADILLO. Mr. Chairman, I thank
gentleman from Texas (Mr. GONZALEZ) nity and, under existing circumstances, I my colleague, and I commend him for his
insisted there were none. believe that any consideration of assist- outstanding work in the committee and
In hearings on the subject this year, ance could only be interpreted as a tacit on the floor.
It was disclosed that the Asian Bank has acceptance of such repressive and dis- The CHAIRMAN. If there are no
a total of $403 million, apparently in criminatory policies. Clearly some mean- further amendments to title I, the Clerk
excess funds, for they are deposited in ingful commitment must be secured from will read.
short term government investments. The the Al-Assad government that it will The Clerk read as follows:
hearings do not specify what govern- cease its ill-conceived reign of terror TITLE II-INDOCHINA AID
ments have these funds. against Syrian Jews before 1
According to hearings on the subject, penny ASSISTANCE TO INDOCHINA
in of of aid under the special requirements SEC. 5. Section 802 of the Foreign Assist-
year 1966, when the United fund will be made available. ante Act of 1961 is amended to read as
States made its initial contribution of The legislation before as contains follows:
$1.40 million to the Asian Bank, that. language,--thanks to the efforts of my "SEC. 802. AUTHORIZATION: (a) There are
same amount of money was immediately colleague from New York (Mr. BIND- authorized to be appropriated to the Presi-
loazled back. The U.S. Treasury paid 6 HAM), which expresses the sense of Con- dent to furnish assistance for relief and
percent interest on the money it box:,- gress that no funds authorized by this reconstruction of South Vietnam, Cambodia,
rowed to give to the bank and another and Laos as authorized by this part for the
measure should be provided to any dour- fiscal year 1974 not to exceed $504,000,000,
`6 percent to borrow it back-a. total of 12 try which denies its citizens the right or and for the fiscal year 1875 not to exceed
percent interest. opportunity to emigrate. There can be $573,400,000, which amounts are authorized
The Asian Bank loaned Thailand $119 no question that this language was ac- to remain available until expended.
million and, although we ,had put up 2,0 cepted and incorporated into the foreign "(b) No assistance may be provided to
percent of the bank's money, this hand- aid authorization because of the situation South Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos under
out Government of ours borrowed $100 in Syria. Syrian Jews are virtual hos- part I. (including chapter 4 of part II) of
million from Thailand. this Act. This prohibition may not be waived
tages in their own land and are unable under section 614 (a) of this Act or any other
Incidentally, and from all faucets, we to travel more than two and a half miles provision of law unless (1) the President, at
had pumped $1,739,700,000 into Thailand from their own homes without special least thirty days prior to the proposed waiver,
through fiscal year 1973. permits, which are rarely granted. In- submits to the Congress a statement contain-
Mr. Chairman, I simply want the rec- asmuch as the emigration of Jews from ing the amount and source of the funds to
ord to show the kind of. financial hanky- Syria is strictly forbidden, the current be used under part I (including chapter 4
panky that goes on with just one small government there must drastically alter of part II), the use to"wfiich the funds are
part of this Foreign Assistance Act. its policies in order to receive considera- to be put, and his reasons for the use of
I realize that anything I may have to tion for assistance. To do otherwise the funds, and (2) during such thirty-day Con
g
ress does
not by say here today on the disposal of this would make a mockery of. this nation's resolution e disapprove the provision of such
legislation will probably have no effect most respected principles and those in- assistance.
whatsoever, because a Santa Claus Con- ternational agreements which seek to "(c) The authority of section 610 (a) of
gress has a habit each year of, present- guarantee basic rights and human this Act may not be used to transfer funds
Ing foreign countries with a Christmas dignity. into this part unless (1) the President, at
present of $3 billion or more. As the report accompanying H.R. least thirty days prior to the proposed trans-
I think we should also understand here 17234 indicates, the U.N. Declaration oil fer, determines and reports to the Congress
this afternoon that as of June 12, 1974- Human Rights could be used as a stand- that the transfer is important to the security
and we are being called upon to approve and in evaluating the emigration policies report of the United States and includes in his
a $2.6 billion foreign handout bill here of a Middle Eastern nation. It would be to be transferred, amount the source which the funds
this afternoon-we should understand against this benchmark that S ria's a , t e put, and his the rea o s wthe funds
trans-
that on June 12, 1974, the total foreign policies would be judged in order to even fer is important to the security of the United
assistance pipeline stood at $27 billion. receive consideration as an aid recipient States, and (2) during such thirty-day pe-
lt is a pretty fancy Christmas present under the special requirements fund. if riod the Congress does not by concurrent
the Members will hand out here this such a specific requirement is not met resolution disapprove the transfer.
afternoon if they vote for this $2.6 billion and an attempt is made to secure aid for "Sd) In addition to whatever funds may
to add to the $27 billion in the pipeline. Syria, the Congress should not hesitate be made available under subsection (a) for
Mr. BADILLO. Mr. Chairman, I move to fully exercise the concurrent, resolu?- the purposes of this subsection, there is
to strike the requisite number of words, tion veto process under section 903 (b) also authorized to be appropriated $27,700,-
(Mr. BADILLO asked and was given of the bill. There is no way in good con-? 000 for ionaed omtes contributiont l and Int permission to revise and extend his re- science we could . Su er visional Cthe Vietnam of Control and Perit marks.) furnished to Svria withoutfirnCe tObE! Supervision of the Vietnam Peace Agree-
marks.)
o t
X of Syria have Mr. BINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, if the
s1 ered as read and open for amend- been subjected by the government of gentleman will yield, I would say that
Are there r. .GROSSint. Hafez Al-Assad. I find it to be wholly in the discussion in the committee, that
ni nt at any any amendments to title I? inconsistent with our country's basic was made quite clear, that this provision
M
Mr. Chairman, I ,move to traditions to even contemplate: aiding a is directed at the situation in Syria. We
strike the necessary number of words., regime which has meted out such cruel are very much concerned about that
(Mr. GROSS asked and was given per- and inhumane treatment to a minority situation. It is worse, if anything, than
mission to revise and extend his re- and which has continually ignored those the situation which prevails in the Soviet
marks,) basic human rights and civil liberties pro- Union.
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, on Mon- tested b, 1 t -
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The CHAIRMAN. When the Commit- Instances, physcal abuse and death, to this amendment was intended to include
tee rose on yesterday, title I, ending on which members of the small but cou- the situation as it now exists in Syria.
p e 5, line 14, of the bill had been con- rageous Jewish c
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ponying report I am deeply troubled to restrictions against the Jewashcommu- SEC. 6. Section 803(b) of the Foreign As-
note that economic assistance may be pity. after ce Act of 1961 is amended by inserting
after "fiscal year 1974, $5,000,000," the fol-
made available to Syria under the spe- In view of the fact that Syria has a lowing: "and for fiscal year 1975, $10,000,000,".
clal requirements fund if relations with policy under which emigration is strictly CEILING ON FERTILIZERS TO SOUTH VIETNAM
that nation develop favorably. My grave forbidden, I would like to ask my col-. SEC. 7. (a) Not more than $85,000,000 made
concern stems from the continual har- league, the gentleman from. New York: available under the Foreign Assistance Act
rassment, intimidation and, in certain (Mr. BINGHAM). or the chairman whPthPr ?r 1057
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to procure agricultural fertilizers for, or to
provide such fertilizers to, South Vietnam.
(b) During each fiscal year after fiscal year
1975, of the total amount obligated or ex-
pended for such fiscal year under the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 to procure
agricultural fertilizers for, or to provide such
fertilizers to, foreign countries, not more
than one-third of such amount may be ob-
ligated or expended to procure such fer-
tilizers for, or provide such fertilizers to,
South Vietnam.
Mr. MORGAN (during the reading).
Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent
that title II be considered as read,
printed in the RECORD, and open to
amendment at any point.
The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from
Pennsylvania?
There was no objection.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MATIHIS OF
GEORGIA
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair-
man, I offer an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. MATHIS Of
Georgia:. Page 7, line nine, strike "Not more
than $85,000,000" and insert therein "None
of the moneys"
(Mr. MATHIS of Georgia asked and
was given permission to revise and ex-
tend his remarks.
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair-
man,, what this amendment does is rel-
atively simple, it strikes the $85 million
that is authorized in the Foreign Assist-
ance Act to provide fertilizer for, and the
purchase of fertilizer for South Vietnam.
It seems to me to be utterly foolish
for this Congress at this time to continue
to provide assistance to South Vietnam
in the way of buying fertilizer when we
in this country do not have adequate
supplies of fertilizer to meet our own
demands, and when the farmers of this
country who are fortunate enough to
be able to purchase fertilizer are doing
so by paying three prices for it, when
and if they can get it.
So, as I say, the purpose of this amend-
ment is simply to strike the $85 million.
It says that none of the money made
available under the act of 1961 can be
used to purchase fertilizer in this coun-
try, or abroad, for shipment to South
Vietnam.
Mr. Chairman, I believe that is the
essence of the amendment. I think it
requires no further debate, and I would
simply urge the adoption of my-amend-
ment.
Mr. GUNTER. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. I yield to the
distinguished gentleman from Florida,
my good friend.
(Mr. GUNTER asked, and, was given
permission to revise and extend his
remarks,)
Mr. GUNTER. Mr. Chairman, not
without a real sense of regret, and at
least to some degree some measure of
genuine anger, I will vote against pas-
sage of the Foreign Assistance Act. I say
regret because I am not one of those who
believes that the United States has no
obligation whatever to those iil other
parts of the world who genuinely deserve
and desire our assistance; but because,
once again for still another year, w#
.have before us not a foreign assistance
program that will help those genuinely
in need, but simply another extension of
the totally ineffective, unmanageable,
and wasteful foreign aid program as it
has existed in the past, siphoning off
millions of dollars of taxpayer's money
to go to corrupt regimes or to be diverted
to some extraneous purpose having noth-
ing to do with the genuine human needs
of some of the world's poorest popula-
tions. Were American assistance directed
toward helping those actually in des-
perate need and struggling on the brink
of starvation without hope of salvation,
I might feel our Christian responsibility
and conscience would persuade us all
that U.S. assistance was the right and
humanitarian thing to do.
But, Mr. Chairman, once again, that
is not the nature or intention of the as-
sistance proposed in this foreign aid
legislation, despite the increasingly clear
insistence in recent years on the part of
both Congress and the American people
that our foreign assistance program be
totally revamped from top to bottom
in order to reflect the honest intentions
and goals of that program as it was origi-
nally devised, rather than some perver-
sion of the American spirit of generosity
and the hard-earned dollars of our tax-
payers for purposes never intended.
I particularly regret that a vote
against this bill might be subject to mis-
interpretation as a vote also against
those provisions contained in the legis-
lation providing assistance for Israel.
That is clearly not the case, Mr. Chair-
man. The aid designated for Israel will,
without question, survive in whatever
foreign assistance bill is finally passed in
its final form. I am unequivocal in my
vigorous support for the aid requested in
this bill for Israel and in general, as I
have been in the past and will continue
to be in the future.
Aid to Israel, however, is not the issue
in this bill, since any foreign assistance
bill we finally pass will contain such
aid, with my wholehearted support.
What is at issue are all the other provi-
sions in this bill not relating to Israel,
and the question of what kind of foreign
assistance in those instances can be truly
justified and will be finally enacted
along with the assistance provided for
Israel.
Mr. Chairman, the clear mandate of
Congress and the American people is
again ignored in this legislation. The
intense concern and even outrage which
has been building over the waste and
mismanagement of our foreign aid pro-
grams will no longer be denied. One
would have thought that by this time the
Federal bureaucracy and those respon-
sible for drafting and submitting this
legislation to the Congress would have
heard and heeded the clear message, and
revised this program so as to achieve the
genuine goals of humanitarian assistance
for which it was originally intended, to
eliminate waste, and to submit a pro-
gram which all Americans of good will
could agree represented a sound, work-
able, and truly meritorious program of
U.S. assistance to the most needy and
deserving peoples of other parts of the
world.
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They have not done so, once again, Mr.
Chairman. And I believe the time has
come when Congress this time must
make the message so clear and under-
standable that it will literally force a
total review and revision of our foreign
assistance programs to eliminate waste
and mismanagement and to accomplish
the true humanitarian goals which can
be the only legitimate justification for
such a program of foreign assistance.
It is no longer even a conservative or
liberal issue, Mr. Chairman, but has come
down to a simple question of common
sense and fiscal and humanitarian re-
sponsibility. Not only the traditional con-
servative critics of foreign aid voice their
growing anger and concern today, but
many past liberal supporters of the for-
eign. assistance program, suck as the able
Senator from Idaho, the Hon. FRANK
CHURCH, have come to appreciate the
folly of continuing to pour tens or hun-
dreds of millions of dollars down the
drain which never reach those whom it
was intended we help by such assistance.
I can find, for example, Mr. Chairman,
not the slightest bit of rhyme or reason
for providing large-scale economic as-
sistance to those same oil producing na-
tions who now sit bloated and glutted
with riches ripped off of the consumers
of may State of Florida and the rest of the
country in the form of outrageous fuel
oil prices. It would be more appropriate
for the oil producing nations to provide
some economic assistance back to Ameri-
can consumers and to alleviate the suf-
fering in our own economy produced by
their extortionist policies of oil pricing
than for us to send still more millions
of dollars of so-called economic "assist-
ance" to the oil producing countries like
Venezuela now awash in their billions
of dollars of newfound riches. This is the
kind. of policy, Mr. Chairman, which the
American people, for good reason, simply
cannot understand, and which I frankly
cannot understand, and which I believe
the Congress cannot understand.
With literally hundreds of thousands
standing on the edge of starvation in
many parts of the globe, I cannot under-
stand, and I do not believe the American
people can understand, the diversion of
so many millions to countries where no
such threat of starvation exists, or to
prop up dictatorships around the world
all out of proportion to any importance
they have to the genuine security needs
of our own country.
In voting against this legislation, Mr.
Chairman, I think it is very important,
however, that it be made clear what
those of us who oppose it are saying, and
what we are not saying.
As with any piece of legislation, there
are :parts of this bill I wholeheartedly
favor and support. I believe it is impera-
tive that we continue to provide adequate
economic and military assistance to
Israel. I favor the principle of selective
foreign assistance in truly meritorious
and deserving instances and where such
programs of assistance are properly man-
aged and the benefits of which reach
those we actually intend to help.
But the time has passed, in my judg-
ment, when we can continue the crazy-
quilt patchwork programs of ineffect.ivp
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wasteful and misdirected assistance at
the waste of hundreds of millions bene-
fiting those who least deserve our help
alhd still expect that the American people
are going to continue to tolerate even the
concept of foreign assistance itself.
A vote against this legislation Is in-
tended, on my part at least, to serve as
aclear direction to the administration to
comeback next year with a scaled-down,
totally revamped program of genuine
assistance to those truly in need of our
humanitarian aid that can and will be
managed efficiently and without the mas-
sive and misdirected waste that has char-
acterized the presently existing program
for far too many years now.
I believe Congress can force a com-
plete review and revamping of our
foreign assistance programs by voting
against the pending legislation.
I shall therefore vote against this bill
and urge my colleagues to do likewise,
in hopes that we can force a total revision
of the priorities contained in the foreign
assistance program and come up with a
totally new program that will merit and
therefore achieve widespread support by
all Americans who want to do the' right
and humanitarian thing-but who are
tired of being taken for a ride in provid-
ing assistance for those who never seem
to end up benefiting by it.
'Without a return to commonsense in
the operation of foreign assistance, Mr.
Chairman, the concept of assistance it-
self is threatened even in legitimate cir-
cumstances, not by the program's critics,
but by the administraiton itself by fail-
ing to benefit from that legitimate criti-
cismand to produce a program that will
have and merit the humanitarian sup-
port of the American people and the,
Congress.
Mr. DAVIS of South Carolina. Mr.
Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. I yield to my
dear 'friend, the distinguished gentleman
from South Carolina.
(Mr. DAVIS of South Carolina asked
and was given permission to revise and
extend his remarks.)
Mr. DAVIS of South Carolina. Mr.
Chairman, I thank the gentleman from
Georgia for yielding to me, and I rise in
support of the amendment the gentle-
man has offered.
We have heard so much talk so many
times in the United States on the high
rate of inflation in the country, and it
would seem to me that for us to be send-
Ing agricultural products that are so
direly needed in the United States abroad
under the guise of foreign aid while, as I
say, we suffer here at home with the ex
traordinarily high prices of food, is lust
totally unnecessary. I hope the amend-
ment will be adopted so that we can tell
the American people and the American
farmers and the American consumers
that no longer are we going to be doing
this, sending this to other countries who
are so ungracious when we try to help
them. It is time now to start taking care
of the American farmer and the Ameri
can consumer.
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair-
man, I thank the gentleman from South
Carolina for his contribution.
I might say, Mr. Chairman, in addi-
oriented amendment, but that it also ad-
dresses itself to every citizen and section
of our country, because they are the ulti-
inate consumers of farm goods, because
when we send $85 million worth of fer-
tilizerto South Vietnam it simply means
that it is going to cost our farmers more
to produce their products, and. ultimately
cost the American housewife more for
the groceries she puts on the family
t:.able.
Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Chairman, if the
,gentleman will yield, I would say that,
under the continuing resolution, AID
has obligated slightly less than $85 mil-
lion to procure fertilizers for South Viet-
nam. These obligations under the con-
tinuing resolution will be charged to
appropriations under the Foreign Assist-
ance Act.
The $85 million limitation in section 7
of the bill assures that no obligations will
be made to procure fertilizer for South
Vietnam, for the rest of fiscal year 1975.
The gentleman from Georgia can be
assured that there will be no loopholes,
and that nothing more than. the funds
already obligated will be spent for fer-
tilizer for South Vietnam.
However, we cannot change the facts,
and we cannot bring back the unspent
money that has already been spent.
So if the gentleman from Georgia
wishes to insert the words "effective up-
on the date of enactment of this act"
in front of the substitute language, the
chairman would be glad to accept the
amendment.
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair-
man, I wonder if the distinguished
chairman, the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania (Mr., MORGAN), can tell mne how
much money has already been spent
without the authorization of this act?
Mr. MORGAN. The gentleman from
Georgia took part in the debate on the
continuing resolution. I remember that
the gentleman debated with the chair-
man of the Committee on Appropria-
tions.
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. On a very
limited basis. I could not get time from
the chairman.
Mr. MORGAN. The money was au-
thorized and appropriated, and spent
under the authority of that resolution.
There is no money in this bill for fer-
tilizer for Vietnam in fiscal year 1975.
So I see no practical effect to the gen-
tleman's amendment in its present form.
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair-
man, I appreciate very much the ob-
servations and the comments and the
contributions of the distinguished chair-
man, but I think it is time, once and for
all, for this Congress to say that we will
look after the American farmers and the
American consumers first, and therefore
I urge the adoption of my amendment.
The CHAIRMAN; The question is on.
the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Georgia (Mr. MATHis).
The question was taken, and the Chair-
man announced that the noes appeared.
RECORDED VOTE
Mr, MATHIS of Georgia. Mr.
man, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
vice, and there were-ayes 291, noes 98,
not voting 45, as follows:
[Roll No. 669]
AYES=-291
Abdnor
Fulton
Parris
Abzug
Fuqua
Patman
Adams
Gsydos
Perkins
Addabbo
Gilman
Pettis
Alexander
Ginn
Pickle
Anderson,
Goodling
Poage
Calif.
Gray
Powell, Ohio
Anderson, Ill.
Green, Oreg.
Preyer
Andrews, N.C.
Gross
Price, Ill,
Andrews,
Gunter
Price, Tax.
N. Dak.
Guyer
Quie
Annunzio
Haley
Quillen
Archer
Hamilton
Railsback
Armstrong
Hammer-
Randall
Ashbrook
Rangel
Aspin
Regula
Bafalis
Harrington
Reid
Baker
Hawkins
Reuss
Bauman
Hechier, W. Va. Rhodes
Beard
Heckler, Mass,
Riegle
Bell
Henderson
Rinaldo
Bergland
Hillis
Roberts
Bevill
Hinshaw
Robinson, Va.
Biaggi
Holt
ROdlno
Blatnik
Holtzman
Rogers
Boland
Horton
Rooney, Pa.
Bowen
Huber
Rose
Brademas
Hungate
Rostenk.owskl
Bray
Hunt
Roush
Breaux
Hutchinson
Roussolot
Brinkley
Ichord
Roy
Brooks
Jarman
Runnels
Broomfield
Johnson, Calif.
Ruth
Brotzman
Johnson, Colo.
Ryan
Brown, Mich.
Jones, Ala.
St Germain
Broyhill, N.C.
Jones, Okla.
Saudma.n
Broyhill, Va.
Jones, Tenn.
Sarasin
Burgener
Jordan
Sarbanes
Burke, Calif.
Karth
Satterfield
Burke, Fla.
Kastenmeier
Scherle
Burke Mass.
Kazen
Schroeder
Burleson, Tex.
Kemp
Sebelius
Burlison, Mo.
Ketchum
Seiberling
Burton, John
Kiuczynski
Shipley
Burton, Phillip
Koch
Shoup
Butler.
Kyros
Shriver
Byron
Lagornarsino
Shuster
Camp
Landrum
Sisk
Carney, Ohio
Latta
Skubitz
Carter
Leggett
Slack
Casey, Tex.
Lehman
Smith, Iowa
Chappell
Lent
Snyder
Chisholm
Long, Md.
Spence
Clancy
Lott
Stanton,
Clausen,
Lujan
James V.
Don B.
McCloskey
Stark
Clay
McCollister
Steed
Cleveland
McCormack
Stelger, Ariz.
Cochran
McDade
Stephens
Cohen
McEwen
Stokes
Collins, Ill.
McKay
Stubblefield
Collins, Tex.
McSpadden
Stuckey
Conte
Macdonald
Studds
Conyers
Madden
Sullivan
Cotter
Madigan
Symington
Cronin
Mahon
Symms
Daniel, Dan
Mann
Talcott
Daniel, Robert
Maraziti
Taylor, Mo.
W., Jr.
Martin, Nebr.
Taylor, N.C.
Daniels,
Martin, N.C.
Thompson, N.J.
Dominick V.
Mathis, Ga.
Thone
Danielson
Mazzola
Thornton
Davis, Ga.
Meeds
Traxler
Davis, S.C.
Meicher
Treen
de la Garza
Metcalfe
Udall
Delaney
Mezvinsky
Ullman
Dellums
Milford
Van Deerlin
Denholm
Miller
Vander Veen
Devine
Minish
Veysey
Dickinson
Mink
Waggonner
Dingell
Minshall, Ohio
Walsh
Donohue
Mitchell, Md.
Wampler
Dorn
Mitchell, N.Y.
White
Downing
Mizell
Whitehurst
Drinan
Moakley
Whitten
Dulski
Mollohan
Wiggins
Duncan
Montgomery
Wilson.
Edwards, Ala.
Moorhead.
Charles H.,
Edwards, Calif.
Calif.
Calif.
Eilberg
Moss
Wilson,
Each
Murphy, 111.
Char] es, Tex.
Evins, Tenn.
Murphy, N.Y.,
Winn
Findley
Murtha
Wright
Flood
Myers
Wylie
Flowers
Natcher
Yatron
Flynt
Nedzi
Young, Fla.
Foley
Nichols
Young, Ga.
Ford
Nix
Young, S.C.
Fountain
Obey
Young, Tex.
Frenzel
O'Brien
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Arends Frelinghuyseu Patten
.Ashley Gibbons Pike
Badillo Gonzalez Pritchard
Bennett Green, Pa. Rees
Blester Griffiths Robison, N.Y.
Bingham Grover Roe
Blackburn Gubser Roncallo, WyO.
Boggs Gude Rosenthal
Boiling Hanna Roybal
Breckinridge Hanrahan Schneebeli
Brown, Calif. Hansen, Idaho SmSikes
ith, N.Y.
Buchanan Hays
Cederberg Heinz Stanton,
Chamberlain lielstoski J. William
Clark Hicks Steele
Conlan Hogan Steelman
Corman Hosmer Stratton
Coughlin Hudnut Teague
Crane Johnson, Pa. Thomson, Wis.
Culver King
Davis, Wis. Long, La. Vigorito
Dellenback McClory Waldie
Dennis McFall Ware
Derwinski McKinney Whalen
Diggs Mallary Widnall
du Pont Matsunaga Williams
Eckhardt Mayne Wilson, Bob
Erlenborn Michel Wolff
Evans, Colo. Moorhead, Pa. Wydler
Far-ell Morgan Yates
Fish Mosher Young, Ill.
Forsythe Nelsen Zablocki
Fraser O'Neill Zwach
NOT VOTING-45
Barrett Hansen, Wash. Pepper
Erasco Harsha Peyser
Brown, Ohio Hastings Podell
Carey, N.Y. Hebert Rarick
wn, Del Howard Rooney N
Collier Y.
Conable Jones, N.C. Ruppe
Dent Kuykendall Staggers
Eshleman Landgrebe Steiger, Wis.
Fisher Litton Tiernan
Frey Luken Towell, Nev.
Gettys Mathias, Calif. Vander Jagt
Giaimo Mills Wyatt
ld ter O'Hara Wyman
a
"(1) if the President submits to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a statement containing (A) the
amount of funds under this chapter to be
made available which, but for such waiver,
would have been prohibited from being made
available, (B) the country for which such
funds are to be made available, (C) the
purpose for which such funds are to be made
available for such country, and (D) the rea-
son that funds from this chapter must be
made available for such purpose; and
"(2) during the thirty-day period after
the President submits such report, Congress
does not pass a concurrent resolution stat-
ing in substance that it does not favor the
proposed use of such funds.
"(c) This section shall not apply to funds
made available under section 104 for pur-
poses of title X of chapter 2 of this part
(programs relating to population growth)."
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT PROGRAMS
SEC. 11. (a) Title III of chapter 2 of part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is
amended-
(1) by deleting the title heading and in-
serting in lieu thereof the following:
"TITLE III-HOUSING AND OTHER
CREDIT GUARANTY PROGRAMS";
(2) by inserting at the end of section 222
the following new section:
"SEC. 222A. AGRICULTURAL AND PRODUCTIVE
CREDIT AND SELF-HELP COMMtINITY DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAMS-(a) it is the sense of the
Congress that in order to stimulate the par-
ticipation of the private sector in the eco-
nomic development of less-developed coun-
tries in Latin America, the authority con-
ferred by this section should be used to es-
tablish pilot programs in not more than five
Latin American countries to encourage pri-
vate banks,, credit institutions, similar pri-
vate lending organizations, cooperatives, and
private nonprofit development organiza-
tions to make loans on reasonable terms to
organized groups and individuals residing in
a community for the purpose of enabling
such groups and individuals to carry out
agricultural credit and self-help community
development projects for which they are un-
able to obtain financial assistance on rea-
sonable terms. Agricultural credit and assist-
ance for self-help community development
projects should include, but not be limited
to, material and such projects as wells,
pumps, farm machinery, improved seed, fer-
tilizer, pesticides, vocational training, food
industry development, nutrition projects,
improved breeding stock for farm animals,
sanitation facilities, and looms and other
handicraft aids.
"(b) To carry out the purposes of subsec-
tion (a), the agency primarily responsible for
administering part I Is authorized to issue
guaranties, on such terms and conditions as
it shall determine, to private lending institu-
tions, cooperatives, and private nonprofit
development organizations in not more than
five Latin American countries assuring
against loss of not to exceed 50 per centum
of the portfolio of such loans made by any
lender to organized groups or individuals
residing in a community to enable such
groups or individuals to carry out agricul-
+, t -14+ and Golf-h ain ennimiinity devel-
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Grasso Passman Young, Alaska
So, the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced
as above recorded.
The CHAIRMAN. Are there further
amendments to title II? If not, the Clerk
will read.
The Clerk read as follows:
TITLE III-OTHER FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
ACT AMENDMENTS
FOOD AND NUTRITION AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 8. Section 103 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out
"$291,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974
and 1975" and inserting "$291,000,000 for the
fiscal year 1974, and $471,300,000 for the fiscal
year 1975" in lieu thereof.
POPULATION PLANNING AND HEALTH
AUTHORIZATION
- SEC. 9. Section 104 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out
"$145,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1974 and .1975" and inserting "$145,000,000
for the fiscal year 1974 and $165,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1915" in lieu thereof.
LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new section:
"SEC. 115. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR
CERTAIN COUNTRIES.-(a) None of the funds
made available to carry out this chapter may
be used in any fiscal year for any country to
which assistance is furnished in such fiscal
year- under chapter 4 of part II (security
glppofting assistance), part V (assistance
fo; relief and reconstruction of South Viet-
nalnF' Cambodia, and Laos), or part VI (as-
sistance for Middle East peace) of this Act.
"(b) 'The'prohibition contained in subsec-
tion (a) may only be waived under section
614(a) of this Act or under any other pro-
vision of law-
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to obtain financial assistance on reasonable tion, to any other such funds to be made
terms. In no event shall the liability of the available for contributions to the Interna-
United States exceed 75 per centurn of any tional Atomic Energy Agency, not less than
one loan. $500,000 shall be made available to such
"(c) The total face amount of guaranties Agency as technical assistance in kind."
issued under this section outstanding at any SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
one time shall not exceed $15,000,000. Not SEC. 15. Chapter 1 of part II of the Foreign
more than 10 per centum of such sum shall Assiistance, Act of 1961 is amended by adding
be provided for any one - institution, co- at the end thereof the following new sec-
operative, or organization. tioli:
"(d) The Inter-American Foundation shall "SEC.~502B.^HUMAN RIGHTS.-(a) It is the
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"(e) Not to exceed $3,000,000 of the guar-
anty reserve established under section 223
(b) shall be available to make such pay-
ments as may be necessary to discharge lia-
bilities under guaranties issued under this
section or any guaranties previously issued
under section 240 of this Act.
"(f) Funds held by the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation pursuant to section
236 may be available for meeting necessary
administrative and operating expenses for
carrying out the provisions of this section
through June 30, 1976.
"(g) The Overseas Private Investment
Corporation shall, upon enactment of this
subsection, transfer to the agency primarily
responsible for administering part I all obli-
gations, assets, and related rights and re-
sponsibilities arising out of, or related to the
predecessor program provided for in section
240 of this Act.
"(h) The authority of continue until December 31, this 1977tion shall
"(1) Notwithstanding the limitation in
subsection (c) of this section, foreign cur-
rencies owned by the United States and de-
termined by the Secretary of the Treasury
to be excess to the needs of the United States
may be utilized to carry out the purposes of
this section, including the discharge of lia-
bilities under this subsection. The authority
conferred by this subsection shall be in ad-
dition to authority conferred by any other
provision of law to implement guaranty pro-
grams utilizing excess local currency.
"(j) The President shall, on or before
January 15, 1976, make a detailed report to
the Congress on the results of the programs
established under this section, together
with such recommendations as he may deem
appropriate.";
(3) by deleting "section 221 or section 222"
in section 223(a) and inserting "section 221,
222, or 222A" in lieu thereof;
(4) by deleting "this title" in section
223(b) and inserting "section 221 and section
222" in lieu thereof; and
(5) by deleting "section 221 or section
222" in section 223(d) and inserting "sec-
tion 221, 222, or 222A" in lieu thereof.
(b) Title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended
by striking out section 240.
HOUSING GUARANTIES
SEC. 12. Section 223(1) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by strik-
ing out "June 30, 1975" and inserting "June
30, 1976" In lieu thereof.
POPULATION GROWTH EARMARKING
SEc. 13. Section 292 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out
"$130,000,000" and inserting "$150,000,000"
in lieu thereof. - -
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
SRC. 14. (a) Section 302(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking
out the words "for the fiscal year 1975, $150,-
000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "for
the fiscal year 1975, $154,400,000".'
(b) Section 302 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 is.further amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new sub-
section:
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nary circumstances, the President shall sub- PROHIBITIONS ON AM TO NATIONS TRADING famine or disaster relief assistance to any
atantlally reduce or terminate. security as- WITH NORTH VIETNAM foreign country on such terms and condi-
6lstonce to any government which engages in SEC. 19. Section 620 of the Foreign Assist- tions as he may determine. For fiscal year
a consistent pattern of gross violations of ante Act of 1961 1s amended by inserting 1975 there is authorized to be appropriated
internationally recognized human rights, in- before the period in subsection. (n) the fol- not to exceed $15,000,000, to provide such
eluding torture or cruel, inhuman or de- lowing: ", unless the President determines assistance. The President shall submit quar-
grading treatment or punishment; pro- that such loans, credits, guaranties, grants, terly reports during such fiscal year to the
longed detention without charges; or other other assistance,. or sales are in. the national Committee on Foreign Relations and the
flagrant denials of the right to life, liberty, interest of the United States". Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
and the security of the person. ASSISTANCE To GREECE and to the Speaker of the House of Represen-
(b) Whenever proposing or furnishing tatives on the programing and obligation of
security assistance to any government fall SEC. 20. Section 620(v) of the Foreign As.- funds under this section."
ing Within the provisions of paragraph (a), sistance Act of 1961 Is repealed. (b) Section 451 of the Foreign Assistance
the President shall advise the Congress of the SUSPENSION OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY Act of 1961, dealing with the contingency
extraordinary circumstances necessitating SEC. 20. Section 620(v) of the Foreign As.. fund, is amended to read as follows:
the assistance. statance Act of 1961 is amended by adding "SEC. 451. CONTINGENCY FUND.-(a) There
(c) In determining whether or not a gov- at the end thereof the following new sub- is authorized to be appropriated to the
ernment falls within the provisions of sub- section: President for the fiscal year 1975 not lo
section (a), consideration shall be given to "(x) All military assistance, all sales of exceed $5,000,000, to provide assistance air.-
the extent of cooperation by such govern- defense articles and services (whether for thorized by this part or by section 639 for
ment in permitting an unimpeded investiga- cash or by credit, guaranty, or any Other any emergency purpose only in accordance
tion of alleged violations of internationally means), and all licenses with respect to the with the provisions applicable to the furnish.-
recognized human rights by appropriate transportation of prmss, ammunitions, and. ing of such assistance.
international organizations, including the implements of war (including technical data. (b) The President shall submit quarterly
International Committee of the Red Cross relating thereto) to the Goverment of Tur- reports to the Committee on Foreign Rela.-
and any body acting under the authority Of key shall be suspended on the date of en- tions and the Committee on Appropriations
the United Nations or of the Organization of actment of this subsection unless and until of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
American States. the President determines and certifies to the of Representatives on the programing and
(d) For purposes of this section, 'security Congress that the Government of Turkey obligation of funds under this section.
assistance' means assistance under chapter is making a substantial good faith effort to "(c) No part of this fund shall be used
2 (military assistance) or chapter 4 (security achieve a negotiated settlement with respect to pay for any gifts to any officials of any
supporting assistance) of this part, assist- to Cyprus." foreign government made heretofore or here-
ance under part V (Indochina Postwar Re- after.".
construction) or part VI (Middle East Peace) SUSPENSION OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO
of this Act, sales under the Foreign Military CHILE CHANGE IN ALLOCATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Sales Act, or assistance for public, safety SEC. 22. Section 620 of the Foreign Assist- SEC. 25. Section 653 of the Foreign Assist-
under this or any other Act." ante Act of 1961 is amended by adding at ante Act of 1961 is amended-
MIL the ASSISTANCE the end thereof the following new subsec- (1) by striking out all after the period at
tion: the end of the first sentence of subsection
SEC. 16. (a) Chapter 2 of part II of the "(y) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (a); and
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as (2), all military assistance, all sales of de- (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as
follows: fence articles and services (whether for cash subsection (c) and by inserting immediately
(1) In section 504(a), strike out $512,500,- or by credit, guaranty, or any other means), after subsection (a) the following new sub-
000 for the fiscal year 1974" and insert in and all licenses with respect to the trans- section:
lieu thereof "$745,000,000 for the fiscal year portation of arms, ammunition, and imple- "(b) Notwithstanding any other provision
1975, of which not less than $100,000,000 mentsof war (including technical data re- of law, no military grant assistance, security
shall be made available. for Israel". lating thereto) to the Government of Chile supporting assistance, assistance under
(2) In section 504(a), strike out "(other under this or any other law shall be sus- chapter 1 of part,I of this Act, or assistance
than training in the United States)" and pended for the period from the date of en- under part V of this Act, may be furnished
insert in lieu thereof "(other than (1) train- actment of this subsection through the end to any country or international organization
ing in the United States, or (2) for Western of fiscal year 1975. in any fiscal year, if such assistance exceeds
Hemisphere countries, training in the'jnited "(2) Notwithstanding the proviilo;Is Of by 10 percent or more the amount of such
States or in the Canal Zone) ". paragraph (1), training may be furnished military grant assistance, security supporting
(3) In section 506(a), strike out "the fiscal pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of assistance, assistance under chapter 1 of
year 1974" in each place it appears and insert 1961 in the United States or the Canal Zone part I of this Act, or assistance under part V
in lieu thereof "the fiscal year 1975", to members of the armed forces of Chile in of this Act, as the case may be, set forth
(4) In section 513- an amount not to exceed $800,000 for fiscal in the report required by subsection (a) of
(A) Strike out "AND LOAS" in the_section year 1975. this section, unless-
heading and insert ", LAOS, AND VIETNAM" in "(3) The provisions of subsection (y) (1) "(1) the President reports to the Congress,
lieu thereof; and shall cease to apply when the President re= at least thirty days prior to the date on
(B) Add at the end thereof the following ports to the Congress that the Government which such excess funds are provided, tho
new subsection: of Chile has made and is continuing to make country or organization to be provided the
"(c) After June 30, 1975, no military as- fundamental improvements in the obser- excess funds, the amount and category of
sistance shall be furnished by the United vance and enforcement of internationally the excess funds, and the justification for
States to Vietnam directly or through any recognized human rights: Provided, That the providing the excess funds; and
other foreign country unless that assistance total amount of credits furnished or guar- "(2) in the case of military grant assist.
Is authorized under this Act or the Foreign anteed under the Foreign Military Sales ance or security supporting assistance, the
Military Sales Act." Act, and of any disposal of vessels Iaade in President includes in the report under para-
(b) Section 655(c) of the Foreign Assist- accordance with section 7307 of title X of graph (1) his determination that It is in the
ance Act of 1961 shall not apply to assistance the United States Code, to Chile during security interests of the United States to
authorized under any provision of law for fiscal year 1975 shall not exceed $10,000,000." provide the excess funds.
the fiscal year 1975. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLE VALUE IN ANNUAL This subsection shall not apply if the excess
CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TRANSFER REPORT funds provided in any fiscal year to any coun-
SEC. 17. Section 511 of the Foreign Assist- SEC. 23. Section 634(d) of the Foreign As- try or international organization for any
ante Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the sistance Act of 1961 is amended by category of assistance are less than $1,000,-
striking 000."
end thereof the following: out "including economic assistance and mili-
"It is the sense of Congress that the Presi- tary grants and sales" and inserting in lieu VOLUNTARY PERSONNEL IN CAMBODIA
dent should develop and propose as soon as thereof the following: "including economic SEC. 26. Section 656 of the Foreign Assist-
possible at the appropriate international assistance, military grants (and including ante Act of 1961 is amended by adding at
forum a United States draft international for any such grant of any excess defense ar- the end thereof the following sentence: "This
agreement for regulating the transfer of licle, the value of such article expressed in section shall not be construed to apply to
conventional weapons among the govern- terms of its acquisition cost to the United employees of United States voluntary non-
ments of the world.". States), and military sales." profit relief agencies registered with and ap-
SECURITY SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE FAMINE OR DISASTER RELIEF proved by the Advisory Committee on Vol-
SEC. 18. Section 522 of the Foreign Assist- SEC. 24. (a) Section 639 of the Foreign As- untary Foreign Aid or to employees of the
once Act of 1961 is amended by striking out sistance Act of 1961, dealing with famine or International Committee of the Red Cross."
"for the fiscal year 1974 not to exceed 8125, disaster. relief, is amended to read as REIMBURSABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND
000,000, of which not less than $50,000,000 follows: LIMITING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
shall be available solely for Israel and In- "SEC. 639. FAMINE OR DISASTER RELIEF.- SEC. 27. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
sortiin lieu thereof "for the fiscal year Notwithstanding any other provision of this Is amended by adding at the end of part III
576_i to exceed $585,000,000. or any other Act, the President may provide the following new sections:
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SEC. 659, REIMBURSABLE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS,-The President is authoized.to_use
up to $2,000,000 of the funds made available
for the purposes of this Act in each 'of the
fiscal , years 1975 and 1976 to 'work 'with
friendly countries, especially those in which
.United States development programs have
been concluded or those not receiving assist-
ance under part I of this Act, in (1) facilitat-
ing open and fair access to natural resources
of Interest to the United States and (2) stim-
ulation of reimbursable aid programs con-
sistent with part I of this Act. Any funds
used for purposes of this section may be
used notwithstanding any other provisions
"SEC. 660. LIMrrATION ON INTELLIGENCE Ac-
TIVITIES.-(a) No funds appropriated under
the authority of this or any other Act may
be expended by or on behalf of the Central
Intelligence Agency for operations in foreign
countries, other than activities intended
solely for obtaining necessary intelligence,
unless the President finds that, each such
operation is important to the ational se-
curity of the United States and reports, in a
timely fashion, a description and scope of
such operation to the appropriate' commit-
tees of the Congress, including the Commit-
tee on Foreign Relations of the United States
Senate and the Committee On Foreign Affairs
of the United States House of #epresenta-
tives.
"(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of
this. section shall not apply during military
operations initiated by the United States
under a declaration of war approved by the
Congress or an exercise of powers by the
President under the War Powers Resolution,"
LIMITATION ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND EX-
CESS DEFENSE ARTICLES TO KOREA
SEC. 28. Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961-
(1) not more than $100,000,000 shall be
used in fiscal year 1975 to carry out any
program of military assistance to Korea
under such Act of 1961; and
(2) not more than $15,000,000 shall be,
used in fiscal year 1975 to provide excess de-
fense articles to lrorea under such Act of.
1961.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR INDIA
SEC. 29. The total amount of assistance
provided under the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 and of credit sales made or guaran-
teed under the Foreign Military Sales Act
for India shall not exceed $50,000,000 In fiscal
year 1975.
Mr. MORGAN (during.the reading).
Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent
that title III be considered as read,
printed in the RECORD, and open to
amendment at any point.
The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to
the request of the, gentleman from
Pennsylvania?
There was no objection.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR, GROSS
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, I offer an
amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. GROSS: Page 14,
strike out line 5 down, through line 12 on
page 15, and insert in lieu. thereof the fol-
lowing new section:
SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
SEC. 15. 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. 502B. Human Rights.-(a) For each
fiscal year, after the date of enactment of
this Section, no security assistance may be
obligated or expended for any country under
this Act and no sale of any defense article
or service (whether for cash or by credit,
guaranty, or any other means) may be made
to any country under the Foreign Military
Sales Act until-
"(1) the President certifies to the Congress
that such country is satisfactorily observing
Internationally recognized standards of hu-
man rights with respect to its citizens; and
"(2) the passage of thirty days after such
certification under paragraph (1), during
which the Congress does not adopt a con-
current resolution disapproving such certifi-
cation.
The certification under' paragraph (1) shall
occur within thirty days after the beginning
of, each fiscal. year, except that for fiscal year
1975 such certification shall occur within 60
days after the date of enactment of this
section.
(b) For purposes of this section, 'security
assistance' means assistance under chapter 2
(military assistance) or chapter 4 (security
supporting assistance) of this part, assistance
under part V (Indochina Postwar Recon-
struction) or part_VI (Middle East Peace) of
this Act, sales and guarantees of such sales
under the Foreign Military Sales Act, and
assistance for public safety under this Act."
(Mr. GROSS asked and was given per-
mission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. GROSS, Mr. Chairman, either
Congress means business about the prac-
tice of human rights, or it does not. Last
year Congress wrote into law an amend-
ment, and I quote:
It Is a sense of Congress that the Presi-
dent should deny any economic or military
assistance to the Government of any foreign
country which practices the interment or im-
prisonment of that country's citizens for
political purposes.
Last year Congress also included one of
those fancy "sense of Congress" state-
ments op huma'n.yights regarding Chile.
How many countfies have been denied
aid as a result of those pronouncements?
Does any Member know of any? I would
appreciate it if anyone would tell me of a
country that has been denied aid for fail-
ing to provide human rights to its citi-
zens.
There is no more reason to expect that
another "sense of Congress" expression
will have any more effect than last year's
statements.
The President and the executive
branch are in the best position to make
a Judgment about what is going on in
each country. The President understands
what human rights are. At least he
should.
My amendment allows Congress to de-
termine the accuracy of the President's
Judgment. It gives Congress veto power
if he does not properly exercise denial of
aid, military aid, supporting assistance,
and some economic assistance.
The American people are sensitive to
human rights. My amendment allows
Members of Congress an opportunity to
put some backbone in this aid program
if it is to be approved.
Looking at the report and the state-
ment of the gentleman from Minnesota
(Mr. FRASER), in opposition to this bill,
let me quote. He said: _
Every year until this year I have voted for
foreign assistance bills in committee and on
the floor of the House, but always with strong
reservations against many of the provisions
for military assistance. I continue to believe
that the United States has a major respon-
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rian assistance to the developing countries.
However, I cannot support this bill because
the executive branch has made it abun-
dantlyclear that it intends to give the maxi-
mum.amount of military aid no matter how
cruelly repressive recipient governments
might be.
I cannot think of a stronger indict-
ment with respect to human rights than
the statement of the gentleman from
Minnesota. But now the gentleman from
Minnesota, in a letter circulated to the
Members, is saying that if certain com-
promises concerning South Vietnam are
worked out he will then be able to over-
look, as far as this bill is concerned, de-
priving others of their human rights
around the world.
I cannot believe there is a Member in
this House who would put this. kind of a
price tag on human rights. I say to the
Members here and now, especially those
Members who are constantly talking
about human rights, here is your oppor-
tunity to do something about-it. Let us
see those Members step up to the platter
with an "aye" vote on behalf of this
amendment which is fair to citizens
around the world who are the benefici-
aries of this foreign aid bill.
Mr. FRASER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in
opposition to the amendment.
Mr. Chairman, on the face of it the
amendment offered by my good friend,
the gentleman from Iowa, would appear
to be attractive to those of us who are
concerned about human rights. However,
a more careful examination of the
amendment which the gentleman pro-
poses, comparing that with the lan-
guage that is in the bill, suggests why it
would not be wise to adopt the
amendment.
In the first instance, the bill uses this
language: it refers to consistent patterns
of "gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights, including tor-
ture or cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment; prolonged de-
tention without charges; or other fla-
grant denials of the right to life, liberty,
and the security of the person."
What the committee bill seeks to do is
to direct the attention of the administra-
tion to those most fundamental of all
human rights, the right to the integrity
of one's person, the right not to be tor-
tured, and the right not to be subjected
to cruel, inhuman or degrading treat-
ment, because every nation on Earth
agrees with this fundamental position
that torture or degrading treatment is
not permissible. So we seek to direct the
attention of the administration to those
kinds of violations of human rights.
Mr. Chairman, the problem with the
amendment offered by our friend, the
gentleman from Iowa, is that it reaches
too broadly and suggests that all coun-
tries have got to make good on every-
thing all at once in order that we may
continue to provide assistance. In my
judgment, that is not realistic.
Most countries around the world do
limit the right of free press and the right
of free political association, and they
limit other rights to some degree. How-
ever, we are not trying to reach those
rights with our committee language; we
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are trying to reach the more fundamen-
tal rights dealing with torture and cruel
and inhuman treatment.
As much as I would wish we could do
what the gentleman from Iowa wants to
do, It is simply not . within our reach to
make it effective. It would mean we would
end up with a provision which is unen-
forceable, of no real meaning and, there-
fore, It would not contribute to the ad-
vancement of human rights that, I think,
all of us in this Chamber would like to
see.
Let me add that I have just spent the
last 2 hours listening to the description
of an American citizen of his last 17 days
In a Brazilian torture center. This is a
man who is a Methodist minister and who
had been a stringer for Time magazine
and for the Associated Press. He talked
about such horrors as the electric shocks
that were administered to parts of his
body.
Mr. Chairman, it is this kind of con-
duct that we seek to reach, I think that
with the language we have in the com-
mittee bill, which is very carefully
worked out and very carefully fashioned
so that it could be effective, will begin
to put our weight on the side of decency.
But if we overreach, then the whole
thing will fall to the ground and we will
make no advance at all.
So, Mr. Chairman, I would urge in the
Interest of human rights that we reject
this amendment, despite the fact that on
the face of it, it might appear to be at-
tractive.
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. FRASER. I yield to the gentleman
,.,from Iowa.
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, the gen-
tleman pseaks of torture in the terms
of the use of weapons and torture devices
of one kind or another. Torture may
take various forms, as the gentleman well
knows. What I am trying to reach is the
denial of human rights under any,
circumstances.
Russia has had 50 years in which to
allow its people human rights.
What business have we dealing with
that government until it give its people
fundamental human rights?
Mr. FRASER. Mr. Chairman, I think
the gentleman is right in raising the
issue with respect to the Soviet Union.
I am distressed at the violation of human
rights that occurs in the Soviet Union,
I think anybody who loves justice and
has a sense of decency ought to con-
demn these Soviet practices. The Soviet
Union is not, however,. a beneficiary of
this bill
We have not yet come to the time
when we are furnishing foreign assist-
ance to the Soviet Union. Our relations
are more of a commercial nature, and It
is not a matter that is within the com-
pass of this legislation.
The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gen-
tleman from Minnesota has expired.
(On request of Mr. GROSS and by
unanimous consent, Mr. FRASER was al-
lowed to proceed for 1 additional min-
ute.)
Mr. GROSS. What the gentleman Is
saying, in effect, is what the mother
told her daughters who wanted to go
swimming:
Mr. FRASER. The gentleman Is always
filled with profound wisdom. I have al-,
ways admired him for it.
Mr.. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr, Chair-
man, I rise in opposition to the amend-,
ment.
I do hope that we will reject this
amendment.
We have language, as the gentleman
from Minnesota has pointed. out, in the
committee bill dealing with gross viola-
tions of human rights. If we should at-
tempt to impose this kind of a burden
on the President, subject also to a re-
view by Congress, before aid could be
given to any country, we would surely
be developing a nightmare kind of
bureaucracy.
I think the main point that the gen-
tleman from Iowa is making is that we
perhaps should hesitate to pass judg-
ment on conditions in other countries;
and if we do, we should pass judgment
on all countries.
There is some plausibility, perhaps,
to that approach, but I think very little
would be proved by accepting this lan-
guage. I am quite sure that not a single
potential recipient would change its
course one iota if an unsatisfactory per-
formance by that country were found
by the President.
I would suppose that the point of this
amendment also is that it is not. easy for
any language in this field to result in a
prohibition of aid to a country. At the
same time, it does seem to me that it is
appropriate for us to point out that gross
violations are something that deeply
concern us and should be an instance
for cutting off aid.
Therefore, I hope we will, not accept
this blanket attempt to Indicate that we
think all potential recipients are violat-
ing the human rights of their citizens.
Mr. McCLORY. Mr. Chairman, will
the gentleman yield?
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield to the
gentleman from Illinois.
Mr. McCLORY. ]i thank the gentle-
man, for yielding.
I note in the committee bill, as re-
ported, there is a sense-of-the-Congress
expression, with respect to the observance of human rights and the sense of
the Congress 'that we would not want
to have internationally recognized hu-
man rights violated.
On the other hand, the amendment, it
seems to me, would impose an impossible
task on the President to determine some
internal actions or internal standards in
another country which would be com-
pletely unfair and unworkable insofar
as the application of this legislation is
concerned. Am I correct in that?
M:r. FRELINGHUYSEN. I agree with
the gentleman. I think it would be a
very unwise step for us to take, and I
urge that the amendment be defeated.
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield to the
gentleman from Iowa.
Mr. GROSS. Is not that obligation
found in the committee bill?
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. No. I might
say that If the gentleman will reread the
language in the committee bi11, there
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must be a gross violation of human
rights, and we spell out what kinds of
violations of human rights we are talk-
ing about.
We could get into an argument about
what particular performance with re-
spect to human rights, as such, would be
necessary under the language of your
amendment. But I would suggest that
gross violations of human rights such
as torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrad-
ing treatment or punishment are specific
enough to exclude most potential re-
cipients automatically from considera-
tion for aid because hopefully few coun-
tries engage in such violations.
Mr. GROSS. Whether gross or ungross
violations of human rights, does the gen-
tleman condone or support the violation
of human rights?
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. No. I under-
stand what the gentleman from Iowa is
referring to.
Mr. GROSS. It is not a question of
interfering. If they want our money and
our assistance, they can provide for the
human rights of their citizens. That is
all they have to do.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I might say
that it is easy to take a holier-than-thou
attitude. All I am saying is that the bill
sets forth the kinds of violations of hu-
man rights involved, such as torture and
inhuman treatment. We should not set
ourselves up as judges of the internal
conditions of all. countries in order to
determine whether they should get our
assistance.
Mr. Chairman, I hope that this
amendment will be defeated.
Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield to the
gentleman from Florida.,
Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Chairman, I join
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr.
FRELINGHUYSEN) in urging that this
amendment be defeated. Does not the
gentleman from New Jersey agree that
the delegation of this kind of power to
the President of the United States is
really not wise under the circumstances?
The amendment would place an intoler-
able burden on the President to make
these determinations.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I certainly
agree with the gentleman. Certainly
with respect to a country's consideration
of the human rights of its own citizens,
this would be a difficult test. How would
the President of the United States make
such a determination?
Mr. FASCELL. Furthermore, I point
out that the committee has made deter-
minations in this bill both in a policy
statement and by specific action on
money amounts.
The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gen-
tleman has expired.
Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Chairman, I move
to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. Chairman, our distinguished col-
league, the gentleman from Minnesota
(Mr. FRASER) the chairman of the Sub-
committee on International Organiza-
tions and Movements of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, in conjunction with
my own Subcommittee on Inter-Amer-
ican Affairs, has held a long series of
hearings with respect to the problem of
human rights violations. Not only as a
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broad and general concept, but also as
it may apply to the foreign policy of the
United States; effective enforcement in
the United Nations; the Organization of
American ' States, and other regional
agencies. The report of the Fraser sub-
committee on human rights, supported
by the full committee, is truly a monu-
mental document as a blueprint for for-
eign policy considerations of the United
States. So the Foreign Affairs Commit-
tee has interested itself very deeply in
the whole question of human rights, both
as to the general principles of human
rights, and also as to the fundamental
application of U.S. foreign policy.
More than that the committee, as a
result of long hearings, has actually and
specifically indicated its concern to con-
ditions reviewed and discussed in its
hearings by action in this bill.
I happen to think that this is a. far
better way, a proper way and a more,
purposeful way to do what the gentle-
man from Minnesota (Mr. FRASER) has
stated which is-to apply foreign policy
considerations of the United States to
the question of human rights, by specific
action as has been done in this bill,
rather than to present a broad and in-
definite criteria on human rights that
would be impossible in application, and
would place an intolerable burden on the.
President of the United States..
Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Chairman,
would the gentleman yield?
Mr. FASCELL. I yield to the, gentle-
man from Ohio.
Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Chairman, I
was interested in the dialog as presented
by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr.
FRELINGHuYSEN) and by the gentleman
from Florida (Mr. FASCRLL) and in some
areas I agree with them. The only thing
I find difficult 'to understand is whether
or not the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs is going to apply the same stand-
ard of not looking into a country's
Internal affairs, as my friend, the gen-
tleman from New Jersey, has said, with
respect to South Africa and Rhodesia, or
do we treat those a little differently?
When the gentleman from New Jersey
spore I wondered whether that same
reasoning could also apply to the case of
Rhodesia and South Africa.
Mr. FRASER. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. FASCELL. I yield to the gentle-
man from Minnesota.
Mr. FRASER. _Mr. Chairman, we have
tried to look into all aspects of this sit-
uation in a number of different coun-
tries. We had witnesses come before our
subcommittee who testified about the
problem in the Soviet Union, and we in-
vited Mr. Sol~henitsyn to appear. We
looked into the difficulty of people fol-
lowing their own religious beliefs in the
tJ.S.SJt, We have also .looked at a .num-
'ber of other countries which are . under
authoritarian regimes both of tl,ie left,
arid, the right. The problem of what to
do about ,hump rights as far as the
p
>J, olicy is concerned is where it gets
to, k .q a, tpi4gher problem. We have tried
to do this by an expression of the sense
of the Congress, directed especially to
gross and persistent violations of human
rights, But it is not an easy question to
resolve in relation to our country's other
foreign policy interests.
And that is also the difficulty that we
find with the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Iowa.
The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gen-
tleman has expired.
Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Chairman, I
move to strike the requisite number of
words.
If I could continue with my friend, the
gentleman from Minnesota, it would
seem, however, that in our foreign policy
we are in the curious position of being
asked to extend the most. favored nation
clause treaty to the Soviet Union while
curtailing trade with Rhodesia. I assume
in. response to what the gentleman said,
that we probably could read the Gulag
Archipelago into the record if we want
to. I do not think we have to go into
quite that detailed a hearing to know
what is going on in the Soviet Union.
We are going in one direction when
it relates to Communism. Yet when it re-
lates to Rhodesia and South Africa, I
understand there Is a general feeling
around the Foreign Affairs. Committee
that we should take the Byrd Amend-
ment off the books and treat them harsh-
ly because of internal affairs. I think it
strikes many of us that it is not giving.
even-handed treatment.
Mr. FRASER. If the gentleman will
yield,.I am not advocating any trade re-
strictions on South Africa causing an in-
terruption of normal commercial rela-
tionships. The case of Rhodesia has been
the subject of international action at
the request of the British Government. I
think the Rhodesian problem is on a dif-
ferent footing.
In the case of South Africa, it would
be a bilateral decision, and I think one
needs to be a little wary of a bilateral
decision when interrupting normal trade
relations or diplomatic relations with a
country.
Mr. ASHBROOK. I agree that the
case of Solzhenitsyn is Individual, and
South Africa is a government; but I
think we are ending up with different
standards for what many of us think are
not necessarily valid reasons.
Mr. FRASER. May I say to the gen-
tleman that to the extent that we seem
to be Inconsistent, I think we need to
try to narrow those inconsistencies as we
move ahead. I think the United States
ought to stand rather firmly on the de-
fense of human rights around the world.
It is true that as we shape our foreign
policy, consistency seems to give way to
other considerations. In general I think
we would be better off if we would ad-
here to that position as' strongly as pos-
sible, as a matter of our own self re-
spect in the world community of nations.
Mr. ASHBROOK. I agree. It is a gen-
eral policy which is good, but which is
also hard to implement.
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. ASHBROOK. I yield to the gentle-
man from Iowa.
Mr. GROSS. I thank the gentleman for
yielding.
You are merely sparring around over
this business of applying meaningful leg-
islation to the conditions under which
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foreign aid is dished out around the
world. The gentleman from Minnesota
wants to pick one country, and the spon-
sors of this amendment want to hand
pick the countries to which they would
deny foreign aid. What I am trying to do
is deal even-handedly around the world
in the matter of human rights. Let us
stop this shilly-shallying and putting off
until tomorrow what we ought to do
today, or drop the subject.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on
the amendment offered by the gentle-
man from Iowa (Mr. GROSS).
The question was taken; and tl3e
Chairman announced that the noes ap-
peared to have it.
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, I demand
a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was refused.
So the amendment was rejected.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ROSENTHAL
Mr. ROSENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I
offer an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. ROSENTHAL:
Page 18, strike out lines 5 and 6, and insert
in lieu thereof the following: "is in compli-
ance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
the Foreign Military Sales Act, and any
agreement entered into under such Acts, and
that substantial progress toward agreement
has been made regarding military forces in
Cyprus."
(Mr. ROSENTHAL asked and was
given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. ROSENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, the
amendment ,I offer will simply bring the
Foreign Assistance Act into conformity
with existing legislation. That legisla-
tion, Public Law 93-448, was the contin-
uing resolution which the Congress
passed on October 17 and which the
President signed the next day into law.
During September and October the
House voted seven times on the matter
we now discuss-the legality and the wis-
dom of our military assistance to Turkey.
It is not, therefore, necessary to review
all of the arguments. Rather, I will try
to bring the situation up to date from
October both on Cyprus and legisla-
tively :
First, on Cyprus, the stalemate contin-
ues. While the humanitarian talks be-
tween. Turkish and Greek Cypriot lead-
ers did produce some POW exchanges,
the essential problems of military occu-
pation by 40,000 Turkish troops, and the
consequent displacement of over 200,000
Cypriot citizens remain and intensify.
Many thousands of refugees are living in
tents; other thousands occupy public
building and thereby disrupt the educa-
tional and administrative structure of
the island republic.
No negotiations have begun on the
principal Issues of the future government
of the island, of the refugees' status nor
of the military occupation. For while
Greece has undergone successful elec-
tions since October, the Turkish Govern-
ment is still disrupted by the Cyprus mil-
itary victory of its armies. No political
leader is prepared to see another gain
from the events on- Cyprus. .
The return of President..Makarios to
Cyprus last week will have important
effects on the island and its future,
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Without predicting how his return will
affect specific negotiating points, it is
clear that Makarios will strengthen the
determination of the Greek Cypriots and
of mainland Greeks, and their govern-
ment, that a military occupation of the
island by Turkey cannot be the basis of
those negotiations.
The Caramanlis government in Ath-
ens, armed with a 54-percent victory at
the polls in November, is ready to nego-
tiate provided, and this is a vital proviso,
that free negotiations are possible with-
out the duress which the present Turkish
military occupation imposes on the is-
land.
The legislative actions since October
fit into these events as follows: The
Congress imposed, in the continuing
resolution of October, the suspension of
military aid to Turkey because that aid
was illegal and because it was prevent-
ing, in the congressional judgment, the
commencement of negotiations.
The administration insisted that it
could achieve the start of negotiations
only if aid were not suspended. In this
legislative stalemate, a compromise was
reached. Aid would be suspended on De-
cember 10, giving the administration 55
extra days to get negotiations started. It
had already had nearly 3 months be-
tween the Turkish invasion in July and
the congressional action in October. In
a compromise among fair-minded peo-
ple, one expects both sides to carry out
the bargain. The Congress did not seek
to shorten the 55-day period given to the
adiinistration for an extra-legal at-
tempt to induce negotiations; neither
should the administration seek an ex-
tension of that 55-day period for con
tinued illegal aid to Turkey.
Unfortunately, this is exactly what the
administration Wants. It proposed to me
and it proposed in the other body an
extension of 2 months so that aid would
not be suspended. The Senate unfor-
tunately accepted the plea that an ex-
tension was appropriate because there
was not government in Turkey available
to negotiate. This is exactly like the plea
for mercy made by an orphan who has
just killed both of his parents. There is
no government in Turkey because of the
Cyprus invasion and occupation. When
that military action is seen as a mistake
by the Turks and not as a victory, we
will have progress on Cyprus negotia-
tions.
Yesterday, December 10, the suspen-
sion of military aid to Turkey went into
effect. The State Department announced
this fact at its noon briefing yesterday.
The question today is whether that aid
should be resumed illegally prior to the
reasonable conditions set last October
in the continuing resolution which the
President signed. Those conditions were:
First, that the Government of Turkey
be in compliance with the Foreign As-
sistance Act, the Foreign Military Sales
Act, and the agreement specifically
signed under those acts; and
Second, that substantial progress be
made regarding an agreement on mili-
tary forces on Cyprus.
My amendment today puts those two
conditions into the Foreign Assistance
Act exactly as they were put Into the
continuing resolution in October.
I urge adoptidn of this amendment
which will confirm the congressional in-
tent of insuring that our aid program
not be used for purposes of military ag-
gression or for continuing the aid to a
country which wants to use U.S.-sup-
plied equipment to intimidate an essen-
tially defenseless country in order to
continue indefinitely its occupation of
one-third of that country.
(Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN asked and
was given permission to revise and ex-
tend his remarks.)
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. Chair-
man, the Secretary of State is in Brus-
sels today discussing, as I understand.
it, with the Prime Minister of Greece
and the Prime Minister of Turkey about
the situation on Cyprus. If we should.
approve this amendment, this would only
make more difficult the Secretary's ef-
forts to facilitate a settlement.
We are continuing our efforts to get;
wider negotiations underway, but the
Secretary needs more time. I think the
language of the committee bill is suffi-
cient, and this amendment should be de-
feated.
(Mr. BRADEMAS asked and was given.
permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. BRADEMAS.:Mr. Chairman, I rise
in support of the Rosenthal amendment
to write into permanent law the cutoff
of U.S. military aid and sales to Turkey
until such time as the President certifies
that Turkey is in compliance with the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the
Foreign Military Sales Act and until the
President certifies that substantial prog-
ress toward agreement has been made
regarding military forces in. Cyprus.
The Rosenthal language amends the
section in the Committee bill that would
suspend aid to Turkey until the Presi-
dent certifies only that the Government
of Turkey is making a substantial good-
faith effort to achieve a negotiated set-
tlement with respect to Cyprus.
Mr. Chairman, the Rosenthal amend-
ment differs from a provision in the Sen-
ate-passed bill which would delay the
suspension of aid to Turkey until 30 days
after the 94th Congress convenes.
Mr. Chairman, we are all aware, I am
sure, that last July and August Turkey
invaded the tiny island of Cyprus. Be-
cause the Turkish Government con-
ducted this assault with American-sup.-
Plied tanks, planes, ammunition, and
other implements' of war, the Turkish
Government asked those provisions of
the Americans-in direct violation of the
law-the Foreign Assistance Act and the
Foreign Military Sales Act-which make
clear that weapons supplied to foreign
countries by the taxpayers of the United
States are to be used for defensive pur-
poses only and not for aggressive pur-
poses.
The laws of which I speak make clear
that any nation that receives American
military services or equipment becomes
immediately ineligible for such assistance
if it is utilized for aggressive Purposes.
But in the face of the clear use of
American military aid for aggressive, pur-
poses and the clear violations of U.S. law
and of the agreements of Turkey with
the United States, our Government re-
fused to suspend aid to Turkey.
Mr. Chairman, on October 18, 1974,
after Congress had voted several times
for an immediate cutoff in military aid
to Turkey, the President signed Into law
the continuing resolution which included
a provision to delay the suspension of aid
to Turkey until December 10. That post-
ponement had been requested by the ad-
ministration to give Secretary Kissinger
additional time to conclude a settlement
in Cyprus. It was argued that negotia-
tions were underway and that just a few
more months were necessary to complete
them.
But, Mr. Chairman, instead of evidence
from the Department of State of mean-
ingful progress in the Cyprus negotia-
tions, the State Department is now ask-
ing for additional time.
Mr. Chairman, Turkish forces still oc-
cupy almost 40 percent of Cyprus. Tur-
key continues to refuse to withdraw its
40,000 troops after nearly 5 months of
occupation on the island. Over 200,000
Greek-Cypriot refugees are still unable
to return to their homes in the territory
occupied by the Turkish forces. In fact,
since October, Turkish forces have be-
come even more deeply entrenched and
Turkey has indicated that it has no in-
tention of giving up the territory it
gained during its invasion last summer.
Mr. Chairman, although there has
been no apparent progress in negotia-
tions and although Turkey remains fixed
in its position, almost 5 months after
the invasion, the administration is now
asking for a further extension of the
deadline. But, Mr. Chairman, a further
extension cannot be justified:
First. No progress has been made dur-
Ing the past 55 days and there Is little
evidence to suggest that any further
extension would be any more productive.
Second. No meaningful negotiations
can begin until Turkey agrees to major
concessions. Only the immediate pres-
sure of a cutoff of military aid can now
produce these concessions.
Third. Lack of a stable government in
Turkey makes a settlement in the near
future highly unlikely.
Fourth. We can no longer permit the
United States to underwrite the occupa-
tion of Cyprus and we can no longer
ignore United States law which makes
it illegal to extend military assistance to
any country which uses such aid for ag-
gressive purposes.
Fifth. Failures to approve this amend-
ment would only encourage Turkish
forces to become still more entrenched
on Cyprus and still more adamantly op-
posed to serious negotiations.
The administration has argued that a
further extension of the deadline is
crucial to our security interests in the
Eastern Mediterranean. Although the
administration seems to ? acknowledge
that continuing aid to Turkey is illegal,
it justifies that aid by citing overriding
national security interests.
Linwood Holton, Assistant Secretary
for Congressional Relations, Department
of State, in a November 22, 1974, letter
to me that I can only describe as aston-
ishing, asserted:
After carefully weighing the legal and for-
eign policy considerations, the Administra-
tion decided that it was impossible publicly
to express a legal conclusion on the issues
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of Turkey's eligibility for further assistance and I urge my colleagues to support the , view, it is defensive; they are protect-
and sales without undermining our foreign Rosenthal amendment. ing their Cypriot minority.
Rolicy objectives. Mr. DENNIS. Mr. Chairman, I move to So, why do we have to get so worked
Mr. Chairman, the strength of NATO strike the requisite number of words. up about it in this instance when we do
and our security interests in the Eastern Mr. Chairman and members of the not in others? In others, we give the
Mediterranean are also threatened by committee, in the few brief remarks i President and the Secretary of state
the continuing dispute in Cyprus. And, made on this bill yesterday in general some leeway and some discretion to per-
debate. .I took occasion to say that I. form their constitutional functions in
Turkey, Turkey the during the past continuation 5 of U.S. monnths aid to has took the time to make any remarks at all the way they feel is best for this coun-
not produced a settlement there. because I felt that this was an exceed- try. I do not see why we do not do it
here.
Further, our security in that part of the ingly important issue with which we were Mr. Chairman, I recommend that we
world depends upon a strong relation- presented and that it was one of those vote this amendment down and give
ship with Greece. But that relationship times when we ought to use politics in the them a reasonable chance to do just ex-
i's being undermined by the administra- sense of statecraft and not in the sense actly that.
tion's continued support of illegal aid to of counting noses in the precincts. Mr. SARBANES, Mr. Chairman, I rise
Turkey. My objection to this amendment here to speak in favor of the amendment.
Most significantly, however, the request is that I think it is not statecraft. It is (Mr, SARBANES asked and was given
for an extension of the deadline ignores counting noses in the precincts. permission to revise and extend his re-
the fundamental issue that continuing I have a lot of good, Greek friends in marks.)
military aid to Turkey is in violation of my precincts and they are almost all Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, Mem-
U.S. law. friends and supporters of mine and they bers of the Committee, I think that we
An editorial on Sunday, December 8, are American citizens. They think of are indeed confronted here today with
1974, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, ob- themselves in that way, as they should the critical question of whether we are
served: and as they do. I do not believe if they going to practice statecraft in its high-
Axr.ss Fox Torrey were considering this amendment, and est understanding. We have before us the
When the United States Senate threatened the facts were before them, that they Foreign Assistance Act, which, of course,
in October to cut military aid to Turkey, the would be for it. I think they would be poses for each of us the fundamental
White Rouse pleaded for more time and even- against it, because constitutionally the issue: Why foreign aid? What is its pur-
tually managed to win two compromises. The President and the Secretary of State pose? Why are we engaged in such pro-
termination date was postponed until Dec. need to be able to use foreign aid in the grams?
10 and President Ford was authorized to one legitimate way they can use foreign The law already on the books is very
military provided ea i he e found fouhe "substantial progress" and
pr assistance after that date aid, and that is as. a specific tool of clear on this issue with respect to the been made on the Cyprus Issue. Not only has American foreign policy to bring about providing of defense articles and defense
there been no progress, but it does not seem some specific advantage to this Nation. services. That law says-that is existing
to be forthcoming. Turkey remains as ada- Now, it is to our Nation's advantage to law, already placed on our statute books
mant as ever about the maintenance of its get peace in Cyprus, because we need by a Congress and signed by a President:
occupation force in Cyprus. peace in the whole Middle East area and Defense articles and defense services to
Incredibly, the Senate voted Thursday in as to these two countries, we have no any country shall be furnished solely for in-
favor of yet another extension of the dead- choice between them. ternal security, for legitimate self-defense,
line, to Feb. 15. The extension, if sustained to permit the recipient country to partici-
by the House, would mean that Congress Greece and Turkey are both allies of pate in regional or collective arrangements or
has failed on significant questions of princi- ours. What we need is peace between measures consistent with the Charter of the .
ple and policy. The laws of this country stip- them. The Turks, particularly, are hold- United Nations, or otherwise to permit the
ulate that military assistance can be used by ing down the right end of the line against recipient country to participate in collec-
the recipient only for purposes of national the Russians, and they are one of the tive measures requested by the United Na-
defense. If there is a violation, as there cer- few peoples who have shown by the rec- tions for the purpose of maintaining or
tainty was in the instance of Turkey's in- ord that they are willing to fight the restoring international peace and secu-
House should rbe bound to uphold rt the law Russians if necessary. They even went to rity, . . .
and, at the very least, terminate military as- Korea and fought there because they Clearly, Turkey has used American
sistance. Secretary of State Kissinger has felt that strongly about it. supplied military equipment in contra-
all but acknowledged that the law was vio- The President and the Secretary of vention of the above statutory provisions.
lated yet he continues to insist that the State think-and they must have good To my knowledge, no one seriously con-
principle of upholding the law should be reason-that they can work this thing tends that the Government of Turkey has
overlooked in the national interest. out better if the 435 Members of this not violated that law. Such violation was
As for the question of policy, there is no House, for parochial reasons or any conceded by Members of the Congress
virtue in rewarding an aggressor and in see- other reasons, do not try to tie their who, during our prior consideration of
driven ing the fuurthrtheeray dway away this from the conflict--Greece- western aeceGr ni- - hands. The?Members of the other body this matter, were seeking to continue aid
s
an Turkey. The State Department has
ante. It has now been confirmed not only think that also. I think we ought to give to to forward with
that U.S. military aid to Turkey continued the benefit of the doubt to them, been unwilling legal opinion to addressed come to this forward a
after the invasion of Cyprus, but also that it It is said that this is illegal because
increased sharply. Missouri's two senators the law says that arms we supply should lar question, and it is fairly clear that
voted wisely to reject extension of the dead- be used only for defensive purposes. Is the reason for this reluctance is because
line backed on the down again, a agthe he that if government the of Senate- - it defensive when the Israelis raid the it could not give a legal opinion which
ey
key would no longer pay serious attention to neutral country of Lebanon and kill would find that the law had not been
violated.
warnings from Capitol Hill. If the House women and children in their villages, We have been up and down this hill,
fails to eliminate the extension amendment which they do with our arms? Well, stra- well know, many
from the foreign aid bill, then it too will tegically it very likely is defensive, be- as times all before. the a Totlay Members we have the Omany
have played the sorry role of actually post- t
cause they are protecting themselves times to make it clear in the permanent
ppning a solution to the conflict on Cyprus, against terrorism from the Palestinian
Mr. Chairman, officials of the Depart- guerrillas, but tactically it is offensive. legislation that this House intends for
ment of State today announced that the We say nothing about it, and I do not American foreign policy to have legal
and moral content. It is time for the Con-
will of the continuing resolution say that we should. grass to draw the line and to say that the
will be fully and completely imple- But, here in this situation, the partic- law must be obeyed. Existing law requires
mented and that military aid to Turkey ular problem started because a right- that nations violating its terms are to
will be suspended. They have also indi- wing dictatorship in Greece overthrew become immediately ineligible for foreign
cated that all military supplies now en- the regime in Cyprus, hoping to take assistance.
route to Turkey will be returned to the over the country, and the Turks moved That requirement for immediate
United States. In troops. Technically, tactically, that is termination of aid was compromised in
Mr. Chairman, we must now write into offensive just like the raids into Lebanon, mid.-October and the application of the
permanent law this aid cutoff provision but I suppose from the Turkish point of law was suspended for a period of time,
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that is, until the 10th of December. That But I do not think that is quite the defense? When Portugal may already be
date has now come and passed, and I be- way we ought to handle foreign policy in the hands of the Communists, with
lieve it is clearly time to invoke the pro- matters in this body, I think we ought to the undoubted result that the Azores-
visions of the legislation which would discuss this issue, and I feel strongly It will not be available to us if there should
require, in order for aid to continue, that would be a serious mistake to just allow ' be another flareup In the Middle East.
Turkey be in compliance with the law this amendment to go through on the With all of these troubles, do we now
and that substantial progress be made assumption that it is a bad amendment want to knock both Greece and Turkey
toward an agreement. but HUBERT HUMPHREY Will take the rap out of the NATO too and let the whole
Let us look, for a moment, at what is for getting it out in. conference. alliance blow up? That is what might
happening on Cyprus so that we might I supported the cutoff aid to Turkey. well happen.
better judge the assertion that further I also supported the effort that we made Let us not allow all the statesman-
delay in the cut off of aid will contribute here, before we adjourned, to get a delay, ship to reside in the other body. Let us
to a resolution of that situation. Turkish a delay we finally did get until. the 10th show Senator HUMPHREY that he has
action in Cyprus now indicates a plan of December. some troops over in this Chamber, and
and a design to incorporate under Turk- A lot has happened since we passed let us not force him to take the lead in
ish control the 40 percent of the island that delay. In the first place, there has this effort all alone.
which Turkish armed forces overran been an election in Greece and a mod- Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Chairman.,
through aggressive military action last orate leader, Mr. Caramanlis, has been will the gentleman yield?
summer. They have taken over homes elected overwhelmingly. The monarchy Mr. STRATTON. I yield to the gentle-
and businesses; they have issued stamps; has also been rejected, and it looks as man from Maryland.
they have set up a separate administra- though some of the extreme anti-Ameri- Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Chairman,
tive apparatus; they are requiring the can Attitudes that characterized some of why should we supply weapons to a
reregistration of automobiles. Everything those people over there, Mr.Papandreou ,
is being done, in effect, to create the de for example, Miss Mercouri, and others, ernment? country I that suppps dort not the even eade amendme amendment.
facto partition of the island of Cyprus. are not going to be controlling, policy, support
The outlook looks good for an. intelli?- STRATTON. This a core
They are becoming more and more en- taker ker regime, as the gentleman knows.
.
trenched in the domination of an area gent, reasonable approach on the part of It has no parliamentary backing to nego-
gained through brutal aggression, an the Greek Government toward .a settle-
area which represents 40 percent of the ment in Cyprus. tiate settlement terms on Cyprus.
geography of Cyprus and 75 percent of In addition, Archbishop Makarios has Mr. McCLORY. Mr. Chairman, I move
returned to Cyprus and has addressed a and strike the requisite number of words,
its economy. aI rise in opposition to the amend-
If the Congress is not to carry through mass rally. That does not seem to have
on its created any turmoil over there either ment offered by the gentleman from New
previously adopted requirement , Yes, the deadline has come and it has York (Mr. RO AL) .
that our law be complied with or that I supported the the position of the gentle-
aid be suspended, why should Turkey passed, and we have not accomplished' man from New York on a number of
pay any attention to the position adopted anything. Why not? r Why has Secretary occasions. On the other hand, I am con-
by the legislative branch -of our Govern- Kissinger not brought the parties to-?
ul
ment? Why shoud any other country gether? Simply because they are still: useful now that to order for us c to be
pay attention to the requirements of our without a functioning government in. settlement helping to very a peaceful
existing law with respect to the ImA of Turkey. It is just that simple. ent t of of the very difficult Cyprus
.nave a the language the lesson that they can ignore the re- government? of the amendment offered
strictions upon the use of that assistance So does it not make sense for us to by the gentleman from New York.
and embark upon an aggressive enter- give the Secretary of State at least a Mr. Chairman, I am anxious to see a
prise designed to achieve their objec- little time in the hope that maybe a gov- negotiated settlement of the Cyprus
tives by force. ernment will finally be agreed on in Tur- question. I hold no brief for the Turks-
I believe that it is long past time for key? How can we get anybody out of nor should it be concluded that the
the United States to stop supplying Cyprus if there is no government to enter Greeks are entirely blameless. The inva-
armaments to Turkey-a country which into meaningful negotiations. Sion and occupation of Cyprus by the
has engaged Mr. Chairman, I think we ought, at Turks was wrong: A solution of the per-
has shocking aggression upon the very least, to plexing Cyprus problem must be found.
the Island of Cyprus. The integrity and give the President and Our Nation can be useful in hel
the independence of that small republic the Secretary of State enough time. I ping to
are at issue. American armaments and think we ought to give them the time find such a peaceful solution-only if we
military supplies, paid for by American they have asked for. We ought to give avoid the implications of the Rosenthal
taxpayers, have been used, contrary to them the time that HUBERT HUMPHREY, amendment.
our law and contrary to any interna- a great liberal and one who supports all Mr. Chairman, the committee has pre-
tional principles of justice, to subvert these causes, has asked for. sented to us language which suspends aid
the freedom of that independent republic Certainly it is not for the purpose of to Turkey unless/and until the President
and to bring death and destruction to oppression or the violation of law that determines and certifies to the Congress
that tragic island. Senator HUMPHREY has done this. But he that the government of Turkey is making
I urge the House to adopt the Rosen- has recognized there is a higher consid- a substantial good faith effort to achieve
thal amendment. eration in this case and so he has taken a negotiated settlement with respect to
Mr. STRATTON. Mr. Chairman, I the lead in the Senate and. said, "Of Cyprus.
move to strike the requisite number of course, let us be sensible enough to give Mr. Chairman, in my opinion that Ian-
words. the President of the United States some guage will enable the President to con-
Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to more time in the hope that we will soon tinue the good offices of our Nation to
the amendment. I have read the paper get a new Turkish government that can bring about a permanent and peaceful
and I understand what the procedure is agree to a reasonable and a fair settle- settlement of the difficult Cyprus probs.
supposed to be. We are not supposed to anent on Cyprus, and the withdrawal of lem. Accordingly, .1 hope that the Rosen-
fight this amendment in the House; we Turkish troops from Cyprus. thal amendment- will be voted down.
are supposed to let it go over to the con- By the time the new Congress is sworn Mr. Chairman, in my opinion the ex-
ference and then hope that the Senate in maybe they will have agreed to a new isting language in the bill is in the best
position will prevail over there because government,. If not, if Turkey can't re- interests of Greece itself-and both the
the distinguished Senator from Minne- solve its parliamentary crisis in a couple Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Even. more
sota, formerly the Vice President of the of months, then perhaps the whole effort important-the committee language is
United States, took the lead in the Sen- will be hopeless. But will that really fa in the best interests of the United States
ate in taking a responsible and states- cilitate a satisfactory solution? of America.
manlike position; but we are not sup- Is the situation in NATO not bad (Mr. McCLORY asked and was given
posed to put anybody on the spot here in enough already, when the British Gov- permission to revise and extend his re-
the House. ernment is taking $11 billion cut of their marks.)
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Mr. KOCH. Mr. Chairman, I move to
strike the requisite number of words,
and I rise in support of the amendment.
(Mr. KOCH asked and was given per-
mission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. KOCH. Mr. Chairman, I support
the Rosenthal amendment, as I did when
it passed on October 16, and as did
194 Members of this House.
I am not going to recite all of the facts
leading to the passage of the amendment
and all of the facts subsequent to that
which have brought us to this point, ex-
cept to say this: that when that amend-
ment passed on October 16, as I recall
the debate In the House, it was the Pres-
ident himself who agreed to it albeit
grudgingly. It was taken up with him. It
was the result of compromise and con-
ference, and it was ultimately acceptable
to this House, and it was passed over-
whelmingly.
What is happening today, or at least
what is intended to happen today by
those who sought to subvert the original
amendment is to engage in salami tac-
tics. By that I mean if you cannot win on
October 16, you give in, although you try
to lessen the impact; when there is good
faith on the other side, and you have lost
you take the best they will give you and
pass it. Then when the deadline comes,
'you come In and say, "Well, we want a
new ball game. We want a new date. We
do not want to abide by the amendment
we agreed to on October 16."
Mr. Chairman, we do that on too many
occasions In this House. We too often
permit the will of the House to be sub-
verted in some particular way by a dif-
ferent bill on a different occasion which
is brought up under allegedly new cir-
cumstances, and yet the circumstances
are really exactly the same. The circum-
stances on October 16 were exactly those
that prevail today.
There are close to 200,000 Greek Cyp-
riot refugees in camps and in tents. We
do not see the Turks moving out of the
40 percent of Cyprus that they occupied
by force, which Is what we said they
must do if we are to continue to give
them aid. I
What I am suggesting to the House is
that if we go along with this proposition
and extend the deadline, we are falling
into the very trap that was probably set
by the opponents of the amendment on
October 16. And I am saying that If we
do it today, we will do it tomorrow and
the day after that.
If we believed in the morality that we
expressed on October 16 by passage of
the Rosenthal amendment, that same
moral principle applies on December 11.
Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Chairman, I move
to strike the requisite number of words,
and rise in support of the amendment.
(Mr. BIAGGI asked and was given per-
mission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Chairman, I rise in
support of this amendment which will
continue the suspension of aid to Turkey
until it is clearly demonstrated that Tur-
key is in complete compliance with the
terms of the Foreign Assistance Act, and
substantial progress is being made to-
ward effecting a complete withdrawal of
Turkish forces'from the besieged Island Allowing this situation to go unre-
ofCyprus. solved for as long as it has has repre-
There are many of us here today who sented the ultimate compromise in the
have an urge to say "I told you so" to the eyes of millions of loyal .Greek Ameri-
majority of our colleagues who were so cans who view our clearly "Turkey tilt-
convinced that a postponement until ing" policies with understandable bitter-
December 10 of a decision to cut off aid ness.
to Turkey would result in a solution to We owe nothing to Turkey. Over the
the Cyprus crisis. Well, it is now Decem- years they have demonstrated their total
ber 11. There is no peace and the Secre- unreliability as an ally. While Greece
tary of State continues his nonprodue- has been a steadfast and loyal ally, and
tive policy, her community in America has contrib-
Despite a recent flurry of activity by uted much to the well-being of our Na-
the Secretary, in reality he Is no closer tion. We owe it to them to put an end to
to solving the Cyprus crisis than he was the killing of their brethern in Cyprus
5 months ago when Turkey first In. and allow them to live in peace.
vaded Cyprus.
We cannot afford to lose sight of the
fact that what we are dealing with is a
clear legal issue. Turkey was-is-and
will continue to be in violation of the
Foreign Assistance Act-as long as she
maintains occupation forces on the Is-
land. And it has clearly been this nation's
failure to deal with this illegality which
has perpetuated the suffering and misery
of the Cypriot people.
We have had ample opportunity to
out off this aid. No less than four votes
have been cast on this issue, and on each
occasion I have maintained the position
that an immediate and total cut off of
aid was imperative to solving the Cyprus
crisis. I firmly believe this and I hope
that more of you will join me in this be-
lief by supporting this amendment today.
Thus far in this bill we have addressed
ourselves more than adequately to the
plight of other nations in the world where
the basic rights of their citizens are in
jeopardy. Yet unless we pass this amend-
ment today, we will be failing to respond
to the critical and tragic situation in
Cyprus. We cannot ignore the fact that
almost 40 percent of this nation is oc-
cupied by a hostile foreign power, which
is using our military aid illegally to main-
tain their control. We cannot Ignore the
fact that this 5-month crisis has resulted
In the deaths of more than 4,000 Cypriots
and has caused a $1 billion loss to the
Cyprus economy.
What we must do is respond by cut-
ting off the military aid, the single biggest
Item which has allowed the Turkish na-
tion to control the nation and people of
Cyprus against their will.
The contention of this administration
throughout the crisis and even up until
the present has been that a cutoff of aid
to Turkey would seriously jeopardize the
prospects for peace on Cyprus. Yet de-
spite an agreement between the Congress
and the administration giving the admin-
istration 60 days to work out an agree-
ment on Cyprus, no substantive progress
toward this goal has been recorded. It is
therefore time for all of us to realize that
a total and immediate cutoff of aid to
Turkey is the only vehicle this Nation
has left which will convince Turkey to
release their stranglehold on Cyprus and
allow the quarter of a million refugees to
return to their homes and loved ones.
The time for words and unfulfilled
promises is over. It is time for this Con-
be no more compromise. Compromise in The State Department, in reply to
the past has only translated into con- Senator KENNEDY'S charge, has admitted
cession. that U.S. arms shipments to Turkey
We are once again being asked to cast
a vote which could have historic implica-
tions..A vote for this amendment will in-
dicate to Turkey that her aggressions
against the people of Cyprus must cease
immediately. It will demonstrate to our
friends and foes alike that this Nation
will not tolerate military conquests of
any nature. We must also show to the
American people that we as the law-
makers of this Nation expect full adher-
ence to our laws by all whom they affect.
But most importantly let this vote serve
to show the Cypriot people that their
future security and well-being is our
immediate concern.
Anything less than this amendment is
totally unacceptable. We must firmly op-
pose any further extensions of a cutoff
date. The dismal record of this adminis-
tration with respect to solving the Cyprus
crisis speaks for itself. Their time is up-
and we must tell them so today.
Ms. ABZUG. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield? -
Mr. BIAGGI.' I yield to the gentle-
woman from New York (Ms. Aszua).
(Ms. ABZUG asked and was given per-
mission to revise and extend her re-
marks.)
Ms. ABZUG. Mr. Chairman, I support
the amendment to cut off military aid to
Turkey until we are assured that real'
progress is being made in solving the
Cyprus tragedy, and that Turkey is in
compliance with the Foreign Aid and
Foreign Military Sales Acts.
There is no excuse for continuing to
break our own laws by allowing Turkey
to use U.S. military supplies to maintain
their take-over of Cyprus. A Library of
Congress analysis states that the cut-
off of aid-
Is not discretionary as a matter of policy,
but is mandatory under the terms of the
Foreign Assistance Act.
About 180,000 Greek Cypriots were
displaced by Turkish forces who now oc-
cupy 40 percent of Cyprus. Thousands
are still living in cold tents or shacks.
Another 20,000 Turkish Cypriots live in
refugee camps in the occupied area. The
human suffering is Incalculable.
Yet it seems that little pressure is be-
ing exerted by the United States for a
prompt settlement. The best form of
pressure we can exert-and must exert
under our own laws-is to withhold fur-
ther aid. The administration, on the con-
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have Increased since the invasion. The ClamCy Hillis Randall Montgomery
Department claims this Is within the law Clark Hinshaw Rangel Morgan
because it "furthers negotiations Holt Rarick Nelsen
for a Don H. Holtzman Rees: Nichols
peaceful settlement" but that is a very Clawson, Del Horton Regulh Pettis
curious interpretation. Clay Huber Reid: Poage
Further, Secretary Kissinger's corre- Cleveland and H unHu gate Reuss Powell, Ohio
spondence with Senator KENNEDY Riea Preyer giVeS Collins, III. Hunt at Rinaldo Price, Tex,
little reassurance that the deadlock will Collins, Tex. Jarman Robinson, Va. Quie
be broken, nor the refugees returned trl Conlon Johnson, Calif. Rodino Quillen
Conte Jones, Ala. Roe Rhodes
their homes. Conyers Jones
Okla Ro
,
.s
gers Robert
Under these conditions, it is the clear Corman Jones, Tenn. Roncalio, Wyo. Robison, N.Y.
duty of this body to clarify our intent cotter Jordan Rooney, Pa. Rupee
Coughlin Korth Rose Ruth
with a firm declaration that aid is beim
, crane Kastenm i
e e
Satterfield
Scheele
Schroeder
Seiberling
Shipley
Sisk
Slack
,
r Rosenthal
cut off until Turkey fulfills its oblige Cronin Kazen Rostenkowski NOT VOTING-39
bons. Culver Kemp Routh Armstrong Gialmo Mann
Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Daniel, Dan King :Rousselot Barrett Goldwiter Math]
to strike the AN. Mr. Chairman, ~morvo Daniel, Robert Kluczynski Roybal
W., Jr. Koch Eta
Brasco
(Mr. MORGAN asked and was given Daniels, Kyros Runnels
Dominick V. Lagotnarsino St Germain
permission to revise and extend his Danielson Landgrebe Sandman
remarks.) Davis, Ga. Landrum Sarasin
not take but a moment or two. We have; Dela eyrza.
considered this matter several times-.- Dell urns
three times in October, and finally, a, Denllolm
Dent
has been said here, a compromise wa D
erwinski
reached suspending the aid cut-off until Diggs
December 10. The administration has Dn Dingell
strongly urged that we give them more Doowning
time to try to work out the Cyprus issue. Drinan
Since We adopted the December If,. Dulski
peen u fl du Pont Madden
that region. There ]s a Crisis in the gov- Eckhardt Maraziti
ernment in Turkey, as has been men Edwards, Ala. Martin, N.C.
Honed by the gentleman from New York. Edwards, Calif. Mathis, Ga.
In Greece, the Greeks have voted to end Esch rg Maaynenaga
the monarchy, and the Greek Parliament Evans, Colo. Meeds
is meeting for the first time this week. Evins, Tenn, Melcher
Fasceil Metcalfe
The organs of government have just now Fish Mezvinsky
Ken
F.......-
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n
ed an th
FlOo Mill
condition to negotiate right at this Flyn rs
minute. Foley
As the gentleman from New York (Mr. Ford
the
STRATTON) has pointed out, Archbishop Founts n
Makarios has just returned to Cyprus. Fraser
According to this morning's paper, it will Frenzel
take him 2 weeks to review the situation Duet n
before any serious talks can begin. Fuqua
With all of this said, I think that fur- Gaydos
ther debate on this is unnecessary. I hope Gibbons
s
the House will work its will. I assure the Gilman
Members that I will take whatever prod- Ginn
uct they come up with to conference. Gonzalez
The CHAIRMAN. The question Is on Grayling
the amendment offered by the gentleman Green, Pa,
from New York (Mr. ROSENTHAL). Grover
Gude
The question was taken, and the Chair- Gunter
man announced that the noes appeared Guyer
to have it. Haley
Hammer-
RECORDED VOTE seb-midi
Mr. ROSENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I Hanley
Harrington
demand a recorded v
t
o
e
, A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic de-
vice, and there were-ayes 297, noes 98,
not voting 39, as follows:
[Roll No. 670]
AYES-297
Abdnor Bafalis Brinkley
Abzug Baker Brooks
Adams Bauman Brown, Calif.
Addabbo Bennett Brown, Mich.
Alexander Brgland Broyhill, N.C.
Anderson, Biaggi Broyhill, Va,
Calif. Bingham Burgener
Andrews, N.C. Blackburn Burke, Calif.
Andrews, Blatnik Burke, Fla.
N. Dak. Boggs Burke, Mass.
Annunzio Boland Burton, John
Archer Bolling Burton, Phillip
Ashbrook Bowen Byron
Ashley Brademas Carney, Ohio
Aspin Breaux Casey, Tex.
Badillo Breckinridge Chisholm
Smith, Iowa
Snyder
Spence
Staggers
Stanton,
James V.
Stark
Steele
Steelinan
Steiger, Ariz.
Stephens
Stokes
Stubblefield
Stuckey
Studds
Sullivan
Symington
Brotzman
Brown, Ohio
Camp
Carey, N.Y.
Chappell
Collier
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Ryaz
Schneebeli
Sebelius
Shoup
Shriver
Shuster
Sikes
Skubitz
Stanton,
J. William
Tree:n
Veysey
Ware
Wiggins
Williams
Wilson, Bob
Wilson,
Charles H.,
Calif.
Winn
Steed Wyatt
Stratton Young, Fla,
Symms Zablocki
Taylor, Mo. Zion
Thomson, Wis. Zwach
Thone
Hebert Passrnan
Heinz Podel.l
HolifleId Roncallo, N.Y,
Howard Rooney, N.Y.
Johnson, Colo, Smith, N.Y.
Jones, N.C, Steiger, Wis.
Kuykendall Tiernan
Eshleman Litton Vander Jagt
Fisher Luken Wyman
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced
as above recorded.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. BINGHAM
Mr. BINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, I offer
an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. BINGHAM: Pa"a
14, after line 4, insert the following:
"(h) For each fiscal year, no funds au.
thorized to be appropriated under the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1981 may be Dbligat+?d
or expended for the United Nations Educa-
tional, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
until the President certifies to the Con
ress
g
Miller Talcott that such Organization (1) has adopted
Mitnish Taylox?, N.C. policies which are fully consistent with its
Mink Teague educational, scientific and cultural ob jec-
Mitchell, N.Y. Thornton N.J. tives, and (2) has taken concrete steps to
Mizell Towels, Nev. correct its recent actions of a primarily po-
Moakley Traxler litical character."
Mollohan Udall
Moorhead, Ullman
Calif. Van Deerlin
Moorhead, Pa. Vander Veen
Mosher Vanik
Moss Vigorito
Murphy, Ill. Waggonner
Murphy, N.Y. waldle
Murtha Walsh
Myers Wampler
Natcher Whalen
Nedzi White
Nix Whitelaurst
Obey
O'Brien
O'Neill
Owens
Parris
Patman
Patten
Pepper
Perkins
Page 13, line 24, strike out "subsection"
and insert "subsections" in lieu thereof.
Page 14, line 4, strike out the quotation
marks.
(Mr. BINGHAM 'asked and was given
permission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. BINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, this
amendment would provide that no funds
under this act could be used to fund
Whitten UNESCO so long as UNESCO continues
wi gonll with the type of outrageously political
Wright
Wydler
Wylie
Yates
Hawkins Peyser Yatron
Heckler, W. Va. Pickle Young? A] asks
Heckler, Mass. Pike Young, Ga.
Helstoski Price, Ill. Young, 111.
Henderson Pritchard Young, S,C.
Hicks Railsback Young, Tex.
NOES-98
Anderson, Ill.
Arends
Beard
Bell
Biester
Bray
Broomfield
Buchanan
Burleson, Tex.
Burlison, Mo,
Butler
Carter
Cederberg
Chamberlain
Cohen
Davis, Wis.
Dellenback
Dennis
Devine Hogan
Dickinson Hosmer
Dorn Hu.tchi;ason
ErIenborn Ichord
Findley Johnson, Pa,
Frelinghuysen Ketchum
Froehlich Latta
Green, Oreg. Lott
Griffiths McClory
Gross McCloskey
Gubser McFall
Hamilton Madigan
Hanna Mahon
Hanrahan Mailary
leg.
This amendment is similar to the one
proposed by Senator CASE that was
adopted in the Senate. It differs in that
it is limited to this act, which is appro-
priate under House rules. The language
of the amendment is, I think, somewhat
perfected over the Senate version in that
this amendment does not call for repeal
of resolutions which may have no rele-
vance today,
For some time, the member states of
UNESCO have been adopting clearly
political resolutions aimed at the State
of Israel. Recently these resolutions and
related actions reached a hitherto un-
known peak of outrageousness. For ex-
ample, one of the resolutions called upon
the UNESCO director general to seek the
cooperation of the PLO in extending edu-
cational programs
n th
o
e West Bank of
H =nsshea, Idaho Martini Nebr. the Jordan, the territories occupied by
Hastings Michel Israel-If the Members can imagine any-
Hays Minshall, Ohio thing more ridiculous than that.
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The resolutions have also Invited the
director general to suspend aid to Israel
under UNESCO until Israel complies
with some highly_ political resolutions
with regard to archeological activities in
Jerusalem which UNESCO, for political
reasons, has criticized.
Many Members have been to Jerusalem
in recent years and have seen the
extraordinary work being carried on
there by Mayor Teddy Kollek and others
in uncovering treasures, and they know
that nothing is dearer to the hearts of
Israelis than preserving the archeologi-
cal finds and other historical and reli-
gious antiquities.
Some Members may be surprised that
this amendment would come from me,
because they know that I served for 3
years in the United Nations, and was for
1 year U.S. Representative on the Eco-
nomic and Social Council, which has
within its jurisdiction supervision over
UNESCO. I do so, Mr. Chairman and
members of the committee, because I
feel that if we do not take a firm stand
now,. the politicizing of international
organizations such as UNESCO is going
to continue and worsen until, these orga-
nizations are destroyed, and that would
be a tragedy.
My amendment is intended, in part, to
help out a friend of ours which has suf-
fered a humiliation, the State of Israel;
even more importantly, my amendment
is intended to try to save an organization
which we helped found and which has
great potential in the educational, cul-
tural, and scientific fields, but which, un-
fortunately, is now on the brink of de-
stroying its potential. If UNESCO would
stick to educational, cultural, and scien-
tific projects it would be doing well, but
when it gets itself embroiled in politics,
it does itself considerable harm.
Mr. REID. Mr_. Chairman, will the gen-
tleman yield?
Mr. BINGHAM.I will be glad to yield
to the gentleman from New York:
Mr. REID. Mr. Chairman, first let me
commend the gentleman for his state-
ment and reaffirm to the Members of
this House that Israel has upheld to a
remarkable degree maintenance and re-
habilitation of holy places, including
open access thereto. Much has been done
to restore historical and archeological
sites. They have worked closely, as the
gentleman has said, with UNESCO in
upholding the principles of the UNESCO
constitution so very dear to Israel's deep
commitment to scholarship, excellence in
education, and intellectual exchange.
Let me say, moreover, I think the
fundamental point the gentleman is
making'is, very basically, the United Na-
tions today stands in some jeopardy. We
saw a similar period in the 1930's in the
League of Nations. Quite frankly, what
has the action of the 18th session of the,
UNESCO General Conference proved?
The excluding of Israel from the or-
iginal European groupings subject to a
determination of the director general is
in violation of UNESCO's own constitu-
tion, particularly article I.
Paragraph 1 of article I, for instance,
states the purpose of UNESCO as con-
tributing to peace and security by pro-
moting collaboration among the nations
through education, science, and culture
in order to further universal respect for
justice, for the rule of law and for the
human rights and fundamental freedoms
which are affirmed for the peoples of the
world, without distinction of race, sex,
language, or religion, by the Charter of
the United Nations.
This action taken by the 18th session
of UNESCO is, I think, violative not
only of its own constitution, but of the
U.N. Charter, as well, specifically of the
preamble and articles I and II. If there is
any concept that is paramount to the
vitality and the integrity and the hon-
esty of the United Nations, it is respect
for all nations, "large and small," and
avoidance of interference in internal af-
fairs. It is very clear in paragraph 3 the
UNESCO constitution that UNESCO is
to deal solely with educational, scientific
and cultural matters and not political
matters. Specifically, article I, paragraph
3,' states:
3. With a view to preserving the independ-
ence, integrity and fruitful diversity of the
cultures and educational systems of the
States Members of this Organisation, the
Organisation is prohibited from intervening
in matters which are essentially within their
domestic jurisdiction.
Accordingly, I think this is an oppor-
tunity for this House and, indeed, our
Government, speaking through this
House, to say that this is a moral position
and must be upheld. I am hopeful that
the UNESCO Director General will deny
implementation of the resolution. I would
point out that although Israel contrib-
uted $111,096 to UNESCO in 1974 and
$98,496 in 1973, for the 1973-74 biennial,
Israel received only $24,000. While Israel
has been a leader in intellectual and cul-
tural exchange, its monetary benefits
from UNESCO have been minimal at
best. The position we take here today is
thus not an economic or financial one-
it is purely a question of conscience.
(By unanimous consent, Mr. BINGHAM
was allowed to proceed fot 2 additional
minutes.)
Mr. REID. Mr. Chairman, I will con-
clude with just one final thought, and
that is that this House has an oppor-
tunity here, in supporting the Bingham
amendment, to make clear, before it is
too late, that we do stand back of the
UNESCO constitution and the charter
of the United Nations, that the dangers
of politicizing efforts in the education
and cultural areas are serious, and that
if politics of a narrow and partisan kind
are to be permitted and respected and
condoned by the United States and by
the United Nations, mankind will suffer.
if this amendment is supported, I hope
that this warning will be heeded while
there is yet time to restore the integrity
to the U.N.
Mr. BINGHAM. I thank the gentleman
for his statement.
Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Chair-
man, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. BINGHAM. I yield to the gentle-
man from Maryland.
Mr. LONG of Maryland. Mr. Chair-
man, I rise in support of the amendment
of the gentleman from New York. It is
if anything a restrained amendment.
Many of us have became increasingly
apprehensive for the way the United Na-
tions has been used as a forum against
the United States and its friends.
Mr. Chairman, I think warning con-
tained. in this amendment, is necessary
and salutary and could hopefully avert
an eventual movement for the United
States to get out of the United Nations
altogether or to otherwise act to control
its operations at some time in the future.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair-
man, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. BINGHAM. I yield to the distin-
guished ranking minority member of the
committee.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair-
man- I agree with the gentleman on his
point that the politicizing of an inter-
national organization such as UNESCO
is very unwise. But is this amendment
not an attempt to violate our own treaty
obligations with respect to UNESCO, if
we should withhold funds because we are
offended by the action that has been
taken in that body?
Mr. BINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, I think
we have no alternative but to do this. If
it means that we have to pull out of the
organization, I would hope that pullout
will be only temporary and that the
members of that body will recognize that
if they want participation by the United
States, they will have to get themselves
straightened out.
Mr. WOLFF. Mr. Chairman, I move
to strike the requisite number of words,
and I rise in support of the amendment.
(Mr. WOLFF asked and was given
permission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. WOLFF. Mr. Chairman, I take
this time to say that I had intended to
offer an amendment to cut the funds of
all voluntary agencies of the U.N. back
to the amount that we had appropriated
for this year. However, in a discussion
with the chairman of the Subcommittee
on International Organizations, he
agreed that there would be hearings held
on our entire position within the. United
Nations.
I think that the time has long since
passed for us to reexamine our position
with the United Nations inasmuch as it
seems to me the entire concept of the
United Nations has been perverted from
its original concept.
Mr. Chairman, I do not think the
United States can any longer stand by
while we as a nation are pushed into a
position of subservience to that of some
of the independent states who have most
recently joined the United Nations.
Mr. Chairman, I will ask the chairman
of the Subcommittee on International
Organizations to confirm the fact that
we will hold hearings reassessing our
entire position in the United Nations.
Mr. FRASER. Mr. Chairman, if the
gentleman will yield, I think the gentle-
man has made a very good point. I be-
lieve there is enough concern about the
recent actions of various U.N. bodies that
seem to fall outside the scope of their
regular and legitimate responsibilities
that it is essential to take a very careful
look ` at what they are doing and what
kind of remedial action we may want to
take in relation to those improvident
acts.
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Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. WOLFF. I yield to the gentleman
from New York.
(Mr. BIAGGI asked and was given
permission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Chairman, I rise in
support of the amendment to the Foreign
Assistance Act offered by my good friend
and distinguished colleague from New
York (Mr. BINGHAM). The amendment
seeks to withhold funds from the United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cul-
tural Organization until the President
can report to Congress that the funds
will be used specifically for uses consist-
ent with the objectives of UNESCO and
that they will terminate their blatant
political actions of recent weeks.
Several weeks ago the Nation and the
world reacted with shock and horror over
the decision of the United Nations Gen-
eral Assembly to allow the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization to participate in a
U.N. debate on the establishment of a
Palestine State. It was apparent then as
it is now that the United Nations and
her organizations despite the noble hopes
of their founders are no longer objective
forums for the pursuit of international
peace and justice in the world.
As we consider our annual authoriza-
tion for foreign assistance, we have been
presented with numerous arguments
about wasteful use of our tax dollars for
foreign assistance.
As the chief financial supporter of the
United Nations and its subsidiaries it
is incumbent that we impose at least
these minimum conditions before we dole
out our large annual sum to the United
Nations. In a recent letter to the Presi-
dent I called for him to withhold the
U.S. 1975 contribution to the U.N. until
her policies of the past several months
are changed. I consider this amendment
to be an important first step In this
direction and I urge its support today.
Mr. CONLAN. Mr. Chairman, I move
to strike the requisite number of words,
and I rise in support of the amendment
offered by the gentleman from New York
(Mr. BINGHAM).
(Mr. CONLAN asked and was given
permission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. CONLAN. Mr. Chairman. I gather
from news accounts that Communist and.
Third World nations ignored or virtual-
ly scorned Ambassador John Scali' warn-
ing in the General Asembly last Friday
that the United Nations is cuttingi.ts own
throat with blatant political grandstand-
ing and demagoguery.
I believe many Americans are now
looking to the Congress to put some teeth
into Ambassador Scali's remarks. And
there is no better way than by withhold-
ing further contributions to UNESCO un-
til that organization repeals resolutions
designed to condemn and isolate member
nations.
Ambassador Scali warned U.N. mem-
bers last year that the world body was
undermining Its own credibility and base
of support with one-sided, unrealistic
resolutions. He noted on Friday that this
headlong rush to hypocrisy and expedi-
ence has since not only continued, but
accelerated.
The U.N. has acted callously and
arbitrarily in violation of its own rules
and charter by giving the blood-drenched
terrorist Palestine Liberation Organiza-
tion authority to participate in last
month's Middle East debate, and by ex-
pelling South Africa's Ambassador. In
addition, UNESCO has illegally decided
to fund the PLO and to bar Israel from
assistance or participation in the group.
Mr. Chairman, the American people
have generously kept the U.N. alive by
paying more than a third of all U.N. bills
over the years. Americans have done this
despite the refusal of most U.N. members
to pay their own annual assessments, be-
cause we hoped the U.N. would be an
instrument of international peace and
reconciliation. Unfortunately, that is no
longer the case.
As the world has now obviously noted,
humanitarian and cultural U.N. orga-
nizations like UNESCO have been turned
into tools of political reprisal, violating
both the letter and spirit of the U.N.
Charter. So long as the U.N. continues
to flaunt its central principles of toler-
ance and harmony, it has ceased to have
such a useful role in the world as to de-
serve our continued support and partici-
pation.
I wholeheartedly support the Bingham
amendment, prohibiting further U.S,
contributions to UNESCO until all reso-
lutions not of an educational, scientific,
or cultural character have been repealed.
I urge all my colleagues to join in adopt-
ing this amendment.
Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. CONLAN. I yield to the gentleman
from New York (Mr. GH.MAN).
(Mr. GILMAN asked and was given
permission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank
the gentleman for yielding and rise in
support of the amendment by the gen-
tleman from New York (Mr. BINGHAM.)
in seeking to withhold funds for the
United Nations Educational, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization until such
time as UNESCO corrects its political act
of cutting off UNESCO funds to Israel.
An act which was so offensive to the
educational, scientific, and cultural com-
munity throughout the world.
Accordingly, I urge my colleagues to
support this worthy amendment seeking
to restore some responsible thinking in
the U.N.
Mr. FLOWERS. Mr. Chairman, I move
to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. Chairman, I will ask the author
of the amendment, the gentleman from
New York (Mr. BINGHAM), or some other
Member, this question:
I like the sound of the language in
the amendment, but I may be over-
pragmatic. I would like to know if the
gentleman can tell us this:
What nations would be affected by
the gentleman's amendment as far as
UNESCO's dealings In the world are
concerned?
Mr. BINGHAM. If the gentleman will
yield, I have made it clear in my re-
marks that this amendment is aimed
at the situation as far as Israel is con-
cerned. The recent events that are re-
ferred to in the amendment have to do
with the State of Israel; and if other
situations arise, then the administra-
tion should be guided accordingly.
The object of this amendment is to re-
quire that UNESCO stick to its purposes,
which are educational, cultural, and
scientific, and to stay away from political
action. As my colleague, the gentleman
from New York (Mr. REID) pointed out,
in its own charter UNESCO is required
to abstain from political action. The
problem is that it is getting involved in
politics.
Mr. FLOWERS. I certainly agree with
that program for UNESCO and that pro-
gram for the rest of the United Nations.
My only hope would be that the gentle-
man who offered the amendment as well
as the committee that has brought the
bill before us would take a hard look
Into the overall participation by the
United States in the United Nations,
certainly with a view toward recent hap-
penings at the United Nations.
I think that the people of the United
States are demanding that we review
and possibly rethink our participation
in the United Nations.
Mr. BINGHAM. If the gentleman will
yield again, .I applaud the remarks that
were made by Ambassador Scali the
other day, and I think that most un-
fortunate things have been happening
at the United Nations. However, the sit-
uation there is totally different from the
UNESCO situation.
We need the United Nations Forces
that are on the ground in the Middle
East. We certainly need to keep those
forces there and we have to support
the United Nations in that respect.
Mr. WOLFF. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield.
Mr. FLOWERS. I yield to the gentle-
man from New York.
Mr. WOLFF. If the gentleman heard
the colloquy I engaged in with the chair-
man of the Subcommittee on Interna-
tional Organization, the gentleman from
Minnesota( Mr. FRASER) has indicated
that he will hold hearings on our entire
position within the United Nations,
which I think are long overdue.
Mr. FLOWERS. I certainly agree with
the gentleman. I appreciate his com-
ment, and I share the gentleman's in-
terest in the Middle East situation.
However, I think the problem with the
United Nations extends far beyond the
Middle East situation. If we perceive the
United Nations only through eyes fixed
on the Middle East and not the entire
worldwide situation, we are not doing
our job fairly as'representatives of all
the people of America.
Mr. WOLFF. If the gentleman will
yield, my reference was not comparing,
by any means, the Middle East situation
to the entire posture of the United Na-
tions and particularly the nations who
have entered the United Nations and the
use, by the way, of coercion by certain
nations who are able to pay for votes
within the United Nations.
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Ms. HOLTZMAN. Mr. Chairman, will
the gentleman yield?
" Mr. FLOWERS. I yield to the gentle-
woman from New York.
Ms. HOLTZMAN. I thank the gentle-
man for yielding.
I would like to say I support fully the
leadership of the gentleman from New
York (Mr. BINGHAM) in offering his
amendment on UNESCO.
The action taken by UNESCO against
Israel was blatantly political. Thus, it
was not only illegal under UNESCO's
own charter-which forbids it to engage
in political activities-but it was also un-
conscionable. UNESCO's action was
prompted by Arab blackmail-pure and
simple.
It is outrageous that the Arab coun-
tries are not only going to impoverish
the world economically by their high oil
prices, but are going to attempt to im-
pose their own intellectual dictatorship
on everybody. The United States cannot
stand idly by while the Arab govern-
ments-who themselves have barely con-
tributed pennies to support educational,
scientific, and cultural development in
the world, much less in their own coun-
tries-try to subvert the instruments of
world peace into a weapon against Israel.
The amendment offered by my col-
league from New York (Mr. BINGHAM)
puts the United States firmly on record
against this Arab blackmail, I fully sup-
port it.
Mr. KOCH. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. FLOWERS. I yield to the gentle-
man from New York.
1str. KOCH. I support the Bingham
amendment.
(Mr. KOCH asked and was given per-
mission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. KOCH. Mr. Chairman, I want to
state my support of the Bingham amend-
ment which calls for the termination of
all U.S. aid to UNESCO until that orga-
nization repeals its anti-Israel resolu-
tions, which deny cultural aid to Israel
and exclude her from the agency's
regional groupings. The Senate passed
the Case amendment on December 4 to
the foreign aid authorization bill which
terminates U.S. aid to UNESCO, and we
in the House must do the same. I believe
it to be in the national interest of the
United States as well as a moral impera-
tive that we oppose the arbitrary, im-
moral, and unjustified actions of
UNESCO.
Recent actions by the United Nations
General Assembly can only be described
as immoral when that body legitimized
the terrorist Palestinian Liberation Or-
ganization. At that time, I asked that
the United States consider withdrawal
from the United Nations General Assem-
bly for we can no longer stand by and
allow the United Nations to "justify in
advance Israel's physical annihilation"
to use the words of Raymond Aron and
Jean-Paul Sartre.
It is apparent that another body of the
United Nations, the U.N. Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organization,
which is chartered for nonpolitical activ-
ities and dedicated to intellectual free-
dom and cultural concerns, has approved
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arbitrary and discriminatory political re- is no money in this bill for UNESCO, not
prisals against the State of Israel. These one single dime.
anti-Israel resolutions which were re- The gentleman from New York had
cently adopted directly violate UNE- an amendment similar to the one
SCO's raison d'etre and run counter to adopted in the Senate, but it would have
the principles which the United Nations been subject to a point of order.
purports to defend. The gentleman modified it, and di-
In voting against these resolutions, the rected it to this bill.
U.S. delegation to UNESCO described As the chairman of the comimttee, I
them as "a completely unjustified sane- will be glad to take the amendment of-
tion upon a member state of this Organi- fered by the gentleman from New York
zation, for reasons that seem to us to be to the conference, and maybe we can
largely motivated by political considera- perfect its form and language so as to
tions." work the will of the House. '
Are we to support this organization Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Chairman, I
that violates its own statutes and prin- move to strike the requisite number of
ciples? It is a fact that the United States words.
supplies almost a quarter of UNESCO's (Mr. DERWINSKI asked and was
biennial budget of $170 million. Out- given permission to revise and extend
standing European, Israeli, and United his remarks.
States scholars in the sciences and hu- Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Chairman, let
manities have already severed their ties me emphasize this area of concern. I
with UNESCO. France's designated min- voted to increase the authorizations for
ister for women, Francoise Giroud, re- Israel that are in this. bill. The diligent
cently refused to appear at a UNESCO efforts of Secretary Kissinger have
session, and the Government of Switzer- brought a cease-fire in the Middle East
land has already reduced its contribu- but the danger of conflict still exists.
tions to UNESCO. We in the United Israel. can only survive this difficult pe-
States must not fail to take a strong riod of uneasy quiet if it is strong. The
stand against actions that threaten the real danger to Israel comes from those
existence of democratic principles. of her Arab neighbors whose radical
Mr. KEMP. Mr. Chairman, will the governments are supplied by the Soviet
gentleman yield? Union and from guerrilla groups inspired
Mr. FLOWERS. I yield to the gentle- and supplied by the Chinese Conimu-
man from New York. nists.
Mr. KEMP. Mr. Chairman, I appre- The committee's commendable under-
ciate my colleague's yielding. standing of Israel's position unfortu-
I, too, support the amendment of my nattily did not carry over to other coun-
friend, the gentleman from New York tries in other areas where the danger to
(Mr. BINGHAM), and rise in support of it. national survival is no less pressing.
The treatment of Israel by UNESCO and Consistency in policy would require con-
the U.N. in general is deplorable 'and tinned strong support for South Viet-
what is more, highly inconsistent with nam and Korea where the committee's
the U.N. Charter, I would also like to action fell short of what I believe to be
say that I certainly concur with the necessary, support.
gentleman that the total funding of the And now, Mr. Chairman, let me ad-
U.N. is an issue with this Congress and dress myself very specifically to the
that if this House had the issue of fund- amendment before us:
ing of the United Nations before it today, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the rea-
there would be some awfully surprised sons why this amendment has been of-
members of the United Nations at what fared, and why the amendment has such
our actions would be. I frankly am fed overwhelming support. But, just for the
up with much of what goes on in the purpose of necessary clarification, I
United Nations and this amendment is would like to have the Members keep
a worthwhile attempt to bring some in mind the fact that there is a distinc-
sanity and responsibility to that organi- tion-between the long-term goals of the
zation.. I congratulate Mr. BINGHAM on United Nations and unfortunate unwise,
his amendment and urge its adoption. short-term politics.
(Mr. KEMP asked and was given per- What we really saw in the U.N. 3
MrL DAN DANIEL. Mr.Chairman, will rolling; in which the black African
the gentleman yield? and the Arab States cooked up
Mr. FLOWERS. I yield to the gentle- their :little deal, the deal was to expel
South Africa from this General As-
man from Virginia. sembly session, which the Arab States
Mr. DAN DANIEL., I thank the gentle- supported for the support of the 'black
man for yielding. African States on the move giving the
Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this PLO the floor to address the United Na-
amendment. tions and discuss the situation in the
Later on I will offer an amendment to Middle East.
reduce the authorization for all United It is my hope that as a result of legiti-
Nations agencies from last year's level. mate criticism, that this sort of action
(Mr. FLOWERS asked and was given will be avoided at the next session of
permission to revise and extend his the United Nations General Assembly.
remarks.) The logrolling which'they engaged in
Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Chairman, I a few weeks ago at the U.N. was de-
should have said this before a lot of the plorabie.
Members got up and spoke as' I do not I commend the objectives of the
want them to be disappointed, but there amendment, even though I have doubts
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as to whether it will achieve the pur- The Clerk read as follows: ment that the gentleman offered some
pose of the sponsors. Amendment offered by Mr. FRASER: Page time ago in committee, to all nations
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, I move 24, strike out lines 3 through 10 and insert throughout the world who are repressing
to strike the requisite number of words. in lieu thereof the following: their people. I oppose repression where-
(Mr.. GROSS asked and was given per- SEC. 28. (a) The aggregate amount of- ever it exists and would hope that the
mission to revise and extend his (1) funds obligated or reserved for mill- progress of lifting the decrees in Korea
tary assistance, including supply operations, continues uninterrupted. It would be
remarks.) under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign.
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, I wonder Assistance Act of 1961; tragic indeed if Korea misinterpreted
if something could be done today about (2) the acquisition cost of excess defense the feelings of the American people re-
the proposed pay increase for employees articles, if any, ordered under part II of the, garding the denial of human rights and
of the United Nations? The bankrupt Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and not true democracy. It would be equally
United Nations is about to put into ef- charged against appropriations for military tragic if this Nation turned its back on
feet a pay increase that would provide assistance; Korea who has been a faithful ally.
its employees with 42.6 percent above (3) credits, including participations- in In another area we have under the
credits, extended pursuant to section 23 of military sales program engaged in mili-
U.S. Federal workers. I would ask the the Foreign Military Sales Act; and
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. FRE- (4) the principal amount of loans guar- tary sales with the Government of
LINGHIIYSEN) who has had a lot of con- anteed pursuant to section 24 (a) of the For- Britain. At present there exists in the
'tacts in the U.N., or the gentleman from eign military Sales Act; north of Ireland some 500 political
Illinois (Mr. DERWINSKI) who is a former with respect to South Korea shall not exceed prisoners, men, women, and children
Ambassador to the United Nations, $145,000,000? for fiscal year 1975 until the who have without trial and without
whether they think we can do something President submits a report to the Congress charges, been incarcerated without any
in this bill, or should do something in after the date of enactment of this Act stat- hope of their getting out of prison. Yet.
this bill to stop such an outlandish pay ing that the government of South Korea is we do not single out a nation such as
increase-an increase for which we would making substantial progress In the observ- this. Why is it we just take one or two
ante of internationally recognised standards nations and single them out on the ques-
Mr. 25 percent, and perhaps more. of human rights.
Mr. DERWINSKI. Is the gentleman (b) After the submission of the report tion of repression or torture? We can-
from Iowa advocating a 42-percent In- under subsection (a), the aggregate amount not condone this activity wherever it
crease for the Federal Government em- described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and rears its ugly head. Amnesty Interna-
ployees? (4) of such subsection with respect to South tional singled out some 60 nations that
Mr. GROSS. No. It is your former as- Korea shall not exceed $165,000,000 for fiscal are guilty of torture. I think it is high
sociates in the United Nation who are year 1975. - time that we as a nation stop our aid
seeking a 42.6 percent increase. (c) The provisions of section 506 and sec.- to all countries or stop our assistance of
tion 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
Mr. DERWINSKI. No. The gentleman 1961, or of any other law, may not be.used any form to all countries that are guilty
from Iowa has to please understand the to exceed the limitation under subsection of torture or repression. Singling one
situation, and that is that the United (a) or (b). or two nations out of the myriad who
States does not run the United Nations. Mr. FRASER. Mr. Chairman, in the practice this activity is a concession
We do our level best to provide leader- bill as reported from committee there of approval to the others who continue
ship, but we' cannot perform miracles, are two limitations placed on aid to Ko- repression.
The more support, however, that Con- rea, $100 million for grant military aid, Mr. FRASER. I appreciate the con-
gress gives those who work in the United and $15 million for excess defense ar- tern the gentleman has. One of the rea-
Nations for the long-term objectives of sons it is of concern to us is because of
the United Nations will help to provide titles, so that those two limitations However, the enormous investment of American
a better world than the one we are pres- gether would be $115 million. However, lives and treasure in Korea. One thing
ently living in. those two limitations do not cover for- we fear will happenif we do not rein-
Mr. GROSS. Does the gentleman not eign. military sales, and In an effort to force a sense of decency and fair play
think, as one who is skilled in the ma- work out an acceptable amendment in with both sides, we have by those leaders in Korea is that the
nipulations and maneuverings of the consultation come to the amendment which has been nation of Korea will fall further away
United Nations, that in some way we from those standards of fair play. We
here today might pass another one of offered which would raise -that, amount must assure that our defense aid is in
these sense-of-Congress resolutions stat- to $145 million for Korea, and If there behalf of the kind of government that
ing that they should not increase the is improvement in the human rights sit- respects the basic rights of its people.
pay of their employees in the United Na- uation, it would go to $165 million. I think the reasons for this are quite clear. We have an important relationship with
tions to a point 42.6 percent above that the Korean people, one that goes back
of workers for the Federal Government. When President Ford visited Korea, over two decades or more, and I just
and who will pay for -that increase, or according to news accounts, he, himself, hope we find a way to encourage the
at least 25 percent of it? . brought to the attention of the Korean
leadership to act so as to encourage help
Mr. DERWINSKI. The gentleman leadership quite forcefully the impor- from this Congress. I should try to un-
from Iowa could offer such a sense-of- tance of that government's efforts to at- derscore the fact that we have tried to
Congress resolution but, unfortunately, it tempt to improve their treatment to of work this out with the various parties
will not have much effect. their own people with respect to prob- and I think we have achieved a basic
lems of political repression and imprise understanding with respect to this.
The real tragedy that we face today, onment. I think the amendment that we
if I may be just a little personal, oc- have here is generally acceptable. It rep- Mr. WOLFF. I think the gentleman's
curred when the gentleman from Iowa. resents a compromise from a number of point is very well taken. We cannot sit
passed up the opportunity to serve in considerations, and unless there is an in- by while there is this tide of repression
the United Nations, because had he done terest in further elaboration of the dif- that goes on but I would submit to the
so I am sure that would have been to ficulties there, or the reasons for the gentleman we have this same type of
the mutual benefit of both the. United amendment relationship existing with Britain and
Nations and the gentleman from Iowa. Mr. WOLFF. Mr. Chairman, will the yet I do not find us in any manner,
Mr. GROSS. I never made a better gentleman yield? shape or form standing up as a nation
decision in my life than to step aside r and objecting to what is going on in the
and let the gentleman from Illinois take Mr. FRASER. I will be glad to yield to North of Ireland.
that job the among the gentleman Proms. the gentleman from New York. Mr. FRASER. The gentleman makes a
. DERWINSKI. The gentleman Mr. WOLFF. I thank the gentleman point there are other countries that have
Mr
for yielding. problems and I have no doubt of that.
missed.
from Iowa has no idea what he
CHAIRMAN. The question is on I must say that the gentleman cer- The CHAIRMAN. The time of the
tainly has arrived at a compromise sit- gentleman from Minnesota has expired.
The
the amendment the t. on question
by gentleman nation regarding the question of Korea, (On request of Mr. MATHIS of Georgia,
from he he a a New York off
but I find it very difficult to understand and by unanimous consent, Mr. FRASER
The amendment was agreed to. singling out one or two nations in the was allowed to proceed for 2 additional
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FRASER world on. the question of repression and minutes.)
Mr. FRASER. Mr. Chairman, I offer political incarceration without address- Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair-
an amendment. ing o el s, as we have in the amend- man, will the gentleman yieia?
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Mr. FRASER. I yield to the. gentleman
from Georgia.
f Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. Mr. Chair-
man, I rise in support of the gentleman's
amendment and I think he has reached
a compromise we can live with but I
wonder about the terminology used on
page 2 about the internationally recog-
nized standards of human rights. I won-
der If the gentleman can elaborate on
human rights.
Mr. FRASER. I think the statement of
basic human rights that is most widely,
accepted is contained in the Declaration
of Human Rights passed by the U.N.
General Assembly many years ago. It
outlines very basic human rights
respected by many nations now and
accepted by some as part of international
law. There are a number of other specific
covenants and undertakings interna-
tionally agreed to that spell out rights of
people but those contained in the uni-
versal declaration set forth the basic
standards along with the United Nations
charter itself.
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. If the
gentleman will yield further, does the
gentleman think the citizens of the
Soviet Union and Red China and Com-
lmunist Cuba and some of the other
so-called Communist nations of the
world enjoy those basic human rights?
Mr. FRASER. In my judgment the
Soviet citizens enjoy only limited rights
which certainly do not conform to all
the standards that are internationally
recognized. I think our concern now
should be that Korea should be different
and not become a totalitarian state
unrecognizable from other states that
are totalitarian, such as the Soviet
Union.
Mr. MATHIS of Georgia. But there are
some Russian. citizens who are producing
chrome which we need in this country.
Mr. FRASER. My basic line in relation
to countries in general is that I am pre-
pared to have normal commercial rela-
tionships and normal diplomatic rela-
tionships with a country no matter what
I think of its failure to observe human'
rights.
. Mr. DE LA GARZA. Mr. Chairman, I
rise in opposition to the amendment for
many reasons, but mainly that I do not
think the authors of this amendment
and those who support it realize the lack
of logic in their attempt to assert human
rights for the individual by attacking
the internal overall security of friendly
nations and cutting their military assist-
ance. I do not wish to debate in any way
that there may have been infringements'
upon the internationally recognized prin-
ciples of human rights, but I do resent
as one.who has served ruring our inter-
vention in-that great country that we sit
here, not with an overall purpose, not
with an overall plan, but singling out
this country and that country and this
ethnic background or that ethnic back-
ground or this religion or that religion
and we only take affront at those that
we are dissatisfied with at this moment,
not necessarily yesterday or not neces-
sarily tomorrow.
Now, kindly permit me to tell this body
something. Human rights as we know
them in the United States, political lib-
erty,freedom of the press, are unknown
in other parts of the world, in the exact
same context as we know them.
I think one of the greatest mistakes we
made in Vietnam is that we wanted them
to have elections. We wanted them to
have placards. We wanted them to have
television. We wanted them to have a
presidential election like we have. In the
centuries of history of the people of South
Vietnam, they could not have that.
Now, with regard to Korea, if some
have been to Panmunjom, as I have re-
cently, they are looking into the face of '
an enemy in Korea that wants to en-
slave all of Korea, not just the Park re-
gime, but every single person there. Any-
thing we do on this floor to curtail as-
sistance militarily will be sacrificing all
of the people, all of that free nation. If
any are in jail today they will be in jail
when the Communists take over; so we
are playing with fire here. We are doing
something illogical. We are doing some-
thing against the wishes of those who
died in Korea from our country.
Korea is a friendly nation: Korea stood
with us in Vietnam. I visited with the
great- Korean soldiers there. To argue
that we paid for their ammunition, yes,
but every Korean soldied that died in
Vietnam kept an American soldier from
dying in Vietnam. They were there and
they were dying side by side with ours.
Then to come here and affront them
by saying, "If you do not do this, we will
reduce your military assistance," I think
is a sham. I think it is an insult to a
friendly people and a friendly country.
Aside from that, my friends, the logic
is not there. We are fixing to help those
who would enslave all of South Korea.
That is what we are trying to do if we
pass this amendment. Let us stand by
those who have stood by us, let us reason
with them about our- problems, but I
urge you, do not restrict their military,
for if you do,' you will compromise the
security of all the people of that great
Nation. -
Mr. GUYER. Mr. Chairman, I move
to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. Chairman and the Members of the
Committee, I just want to say a few
words, neither against or in favor of the
amendment, because I think that Is a
foregone conclusion; it will pass, at least
in spirit if not in substance.
I think it is high time that we have
some words said as were said a moment
ago in behalf of our friends in the Pa-
cific, of whom we have very few.
I received a letter from the Ambas-
sador to South Korea today giving me
photographs of a tunnel which they just
discovered in November, also citing 23,-
000 violations of the cease-fire since the
end of the war.
Now, the very minister who talked to
Jack Anderson and others who were in
defense of the 12 religious leaders did
admit that here we have 100 percent
religious freedom. In South Korea it is
only 80 percent. In North Korea it is
zero.
The so-called innocent student al-
though not i of the 186 or so who were
rounded up-turned out to be an ad-
mitted enemy agent, who in trying to
assassinate the president, killed his wife.
I think we have to recognize one way
and one time or another that we have
some valiant people out there who are
doing a ` pretty good job. They have
tripled their per capita income and have
a bustling economy.
I think, as was said here, we should
look to ourselves where crime is so ram-
pant in the streets and where, as Paul
Harvey said, we had more jurors locked
up than we had prisoners in Cook
County. -
I want to say on behalf of the people
of Korea that we have had a fine Ko-
rean student come to our college in Find-
lay, Ohio, Honcho Chris Kim. He has
become an American citizen, and suc-
cessful businessman and from this asso-
ciation has come a fine relationship be-
tween Korea and the United States. He
provided 10,000 volumes of books for our
college library in Findlay and as an am-
bassador of good will for both countries,
has brought mutual understanding. -
James Wagonseller of Ohio, the- na-
tional. commander of the American Le-
gion, just returned from Korea and has
a great deal of regard for these people.
He lauded their courage and friendship.
Of all. the places the President visited, he
had no more glowing reception than in
South Korea, where millions gave him
an ovation.
Mr. FRASER. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. GUYER. I yield to the gentleman
from Minnesota.
Mr.. FRASER. Mr. Chairman, I would
like to point out to the gentleman that
the Korean broadcasting networks used
to rebroadcast the Voice of America
broadcasts. They stopped them. We
wrote to find out why.
It turned out that.they broke off the
transmission of the Voice of America
broadcasts right during the time the
Voice of America was reporting about
the kidnaping out of the hotel in Tokyo
of the last candidate to oppose President
Park. I am sure the gentleman is well
acquainted with that incident.
Mr. GUYER. I am aware of all of it..
Mn FRASER. That was the political
opposition leader who was taken by what
appears to be the Korean CIA, and taken
back to Korea. He is now in the country
and not permitted to leave the country.
Since that time the Voice of America
has not been rebroadcast in Korea.
I want to help the Korean people, and -
I think the gentleman does also.
Mr.. GUYER. I understand.
Mr. FRASER. If we can encourage
that government to ease up on the re-
pression and imprisonment of its people,
we would be helping them and helping
ourselves.
Mr. GUYER. I appreciate the opinion
of the gentleman. I think we both know
that -President Park was elected by a
majority of 900,000 votes. Also, he dis-
claimed any knowledge or connection
with the kidnapping and did fire the
head of the intelligence agency there
who may have participated in that in-
cident. I have reason to believe thr.t they,
under their president, have made great
progress in their economy, in achieving
greater individual liberties-and in our
peaceful partnership with them.
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We have all too few friends in the
Pacific, and I would hate to see them
crippled by legislation here.
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. GUYER. I yield to the gentleman
from Iowa.
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, why does
not the gentleman from Minnesota ap-
ply this across the board to other na-
tions, and there are some 60 in the list I
have here, to which he referred not long
ago? Why does he want to apply it only
to some and not to all?
Mr. GUYER. We have personal defini-
tions on what constitutes either church
members or Christians. I want to say
that while it is always complimentary to
be a member of a church, that by being
a member does not make a person a
Christian any more than standing in a
garage makes a person an automobile.
There are all kinds of people under all
kinds of labels. Real Christian leaders
are not causing problems in South
Korea, nor are they being persecuted-
Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Chairman, I move
to strike the requisite number of words.
Mr. Chairman, the President of the
'United States indicated the concern of
the United States in Korea to the whole
issue of human rights. The Congress has
indicated its concern already in the lan-
guage of the bill. The pending amend-
ment is a further compromise on the
subject,
As I recall, and I would like to ask
the gentleman from Minnesota to help
me refresh my memory. The program
under the House bill would be $185 mil-
lion. Would the cut under the gentle-
man's. amendment be $20 million? Am I
correct on that, if all the steps were to be
taken? Since the amendment provides
that after the President's report the
ceiling would go from $145 million to
$165 million.
Mr. FRASER. The gentleman is cor-
rect. And from last year, they would
only be cut $10 million, but I have some
reason to believe that even without the
language in the bill, Korea would not
get any more than that.
Mr. FASCELL. So the real effect of
the amendment is to be providing an in-
centive for the country to take some cor-
rective steps.
Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise
In support of the amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I would not discount
the friendship the nation of Korea has
shown for the United States or its people
and, contrary to some of the arguments
that have been made here today, I believe
this is an expression of the friendship
for the people of Korea that we provide
In. this legislation, this incentive that the
Government shall honor human rights
within that country.
What is special about that country?
I will tell you what is special about it.
A dear first cousin of mine who gave his
life in that country is special about it.
Many thousands of other Americans who
died so that there might be freedom in
Korea is special about it. The billions of
dollars of the wealth of this republic that
went into the cause of human freedom.
In that country is special about it.
I think we have a special obligation
to lend our influence to the cause of free-
dom and of human rights within. that
society into which flowed so much of our
wealth and for which so much American.
blood flowed a few years ago.
I cannot find fault in ]lending our
influence to the cause of human rights
and human freedom anywhere, and 3:
hope this amendment will be adopted.
Mr. MOIEGAN. Mr. Chairman, I move
to strike out the requisite number of
words.
This. amendment would limit all mili-
tary and supporting assistance to Korea,
to $1.45 million in fiscal year 1975.
This is only about 20 percent less than
Korea received in the last fiscal year,
where the figure was $175 million.
The amendment would, however, pro
vide an additional $20 million for Korea
if, the President determined, and re-
ported to Congress, that progress has
been made in respect to human 'rights.
It really brings it up to $165 million,
which is only $10 million less than what
Korea received last year.
The committee debated this issue of
aid to Korea during the markup of the
foreign aid bill; and because of the re-
ported gross violation of human :rights in
that country, the committee itself put a
limit of $17.5 million. on military aid and
excess defense articles for Korea in fiscal
1975..
Afterwards, the committee rejected
additional amendments further restrict-
ing aid to Korea. It was before, of course,
the President's trip and he got the re-
suits.
Mr. Chairman, I am now going to sup-
port the Fraser amendment. It will not
cripple Korea's ability to defend itself,
and I feel if we look at the table for
Korea that it is a compromise, a great
compromise on the part of the gentle.
man from. Minnesota. I intend to sup
port the amendment and take it to the
Senate, where the Senate has a much
lower figure. This will be a good amend-
ment on the part of the House, and :(
strongly support the amendment offered
by the gentleman from Minnesota.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on
the amendment offered by the gentle-
man from. Minnesota (Mr. FRASER).
The question was taken; and on a di-
vision (demanded by Mr. FIRASER) there
were-ayes 64; noes 44.
So the amendment was agreed to.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR, GROSS
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, I offer an
amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. GRoss: Page 13,
line 21, strike out "$154,400,000" and insert
"$127,822,000" in lieu thereof.
(Mr. GROSS asked and was given per-
mission to revise and extend his re.-
marks.)
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, I find it
Incredible that this administration,
which claims to be fighting inflation' and
in view of the dire financial and eco-
nomic conditions of the country, would
call for a foreign handout bill of $2 bil-
lion 600 million. I am just trying to cut
a relatively small amount out of this bill
and put this item back to where it was
last year. It ought to be cut far- deeper.
I am trying to appeal to just a little
reason around here concerning the ex-
penditure of the public's money.
Last year Congress authorized $127.-
822,000 for voluntary contributions to
international organizations, and that is
what this is all about. It also authorized
$150 million for fiscal year 1985. That
figure was a shot in the dark. But the
Executive was quick to live up to it and
even increase it.
Let us not forget that in the State De-
partment authorization there is $151.-
132,000 for "assessed contributions" for
the United Nations and its specialized
agencies. That includes $19,617.000 for
that organization. known as UNESCO.
The main reason for the jump from
$127.8 million to $154.4 million this year
is the U.N. development program, which
has gone up about $20 million. The so-
called underdeveloped _ nations are run-
ning the U.N. and setting the pace to
determine how much the United States
and other principal contributors should
pay. One reason the underdeveloped
countries are getting further underdevel-
oped is because of the increased cost of
oil.
if the United Nations wants to court
the leaders of the Palestine Liberation
Organization, it should encourage the
Arabs to pick up more of the check.
Mr. Chairman, my amendment; simply
cuts $261/2 million and holds our contri-
bution to last year's handout. I urge
adoption of the amendment.
Mr. FRASER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in
opposition to the amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I think it is important
for the Committee to look at the reason
for the difference in the figures between
last year and this year. One of the sig-
nificant changes is with respect to fund-
ing for refugees in the Middle East.
As I believe every Member here recog-
nizes, the problems in the Middle East,
including the refugee problem in the
Middle East, have grown rather than de-
creased as a result of events over the last
year. One of the last things we need to do
is to pull the rug out from under the
Middle East refugee program.
The amount of money we are talking
about here is peanuts compared to the
expenditure of $2.2 billion we became in-
volved in, in an effort to resupply Israel
following the last Middle East war.
If we were to handicap or to cripple
the capacity of UNRWA to deal effec-
tively or more effectively-because it is a
minimum program-with the people and
the problems of the Middle East refugees,
we would simply be pouring oil on an
already burning fire. It would be the
worst kind of penny-wise-pound-foolish
act.
It would force a reduction in the Mid-
dle East funds at a time when peace in
the Middle East Is precarious, when we
have our Secretary of State working his
head off in trying to find a way to bring
about some resolution of the conflict.
This miniscule amount, in comparison to
the contingent liability we face in the
Middle East if they go, back to war, sug-
gests that this amendment should be
defeated.
I am not a great fan of what has been
done recently in the U.N. with respect to
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certain political issues, but this money,
which is voluntary money, does not touch
that problem.
The money in this bill goes for such
things as the Children's Fund, the U.N.
development program. the population
programs of the U.N., the U.N. Fund for
Drug Abuse Control, et cetera. It reaches
a wide range of matters of importance
to our interests, and I would just plead
with the committee not to cut these
funds, particularly, as I say, when one
of the significant reasons for the differ-
ence between this year and last is to help
the problem in the Middle East.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair-
man, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. FRASER. I yield to the gentleman
from New Jersey.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair-
man, I would like to point out also that
if there should be a cut of this size, it
would cut into funds that are needed for
relief operations in Cyprus and the U.N.
forces in Cyprus. It also would cut, quite
probably, the funds available for disaster
assistance.
I would hope that the committee would
not, for whatever reason, decide on a cut
of this size, because inevitably the people
who are going to.be short changed are
those who need it most.
Quite obviously, a major assistance
program is needed for the refugees in
the Middle East, which this inevitably
would be cut if this amendment were
adopted.
As the gentleman from Minnesota has
already pointed out, the reason for the
increase this year is that almost $9 mil-
lion which was made available in the
form of Public Law 480 assistance last
year will not be available this year.
Therefore, I urge that this amendment
be defeated.
Mr. KOCH. Mr. Chairman, there will
be surprise, I am sure, that I rise in sup-
port of the Gross amendment to reduce
U.N. funding. However, my vote on this
question is predicated on the immoral
and illegal actions taken by the United
Nations General Assembly. As I have
said to my colleagues on prior occasions,
I believe the United States should con-
sider withdrawal from the U.N. General
Assembly.
On December 6 our Ambassador John
Scali addressed the U.N. Assembly and
warned against its increased adoption of
"one-sided, unrealistic resolutions that
cannot be implemented" and its "arbi-
trary disregard of U.N. rules, even of its
charter." I think that Ambassador Scali's
statement requires a supporting message
from the Congress. One way to voice that
sentiment is to reduce these funds. A
major beneficiary of the moneys would
be the alleged Arab refugees who, for
political purposes, have been abandoned
in their camps in Lebanon, Syria, and
Jordan by Arab nations whose treasuries
are swollen with their,oil billions. If as-
sistance is needed by the Arab refugees,
let moneys extorted from the western
countries by Arab oil sheiks be applied
for that purpose.
There will be some who say this par-
ticular authorization Is not the place to
start" cutting funds because it includes
some worthwhile projects but the fact
is that on every occasion concerning the
U.N. and its funding we will be told "this
is not the time nor the place." Every be-
ginning is a difficult one but begin we
must.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on
the amendment offered by the gentle-
man from Iowa (Mr. GROSS).
The question was taken, and on a divi-
sion (demanded by Mr. GROSS) there
were-ayes 26, noes 57.
RECORDED VOTE
Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, on that,
I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic de-
vice, and there were-ayes 165, noes 226,
not voting 43, as follows:
[Roll No. 671]
AYES-165
Abdnor Froehlich Nichols
Andrews, N.C. Fuqua O'Brien
Archer Gaydos Pettis
Armstrong Ginn Pike
Ashbrook Goodling Poage
Bafalis Gross Powell, Ohio
Baker Gubser Price, Tex.
Bauman Gunter Quillen
Beard Haley Randall
Bennett Hammer- Ra ick
Bevill schmidt RoSinson, Va.
Biaggi Hanrahan Rogers
Blackburn Harsha Rose
Bowen Hastings Roush
Breaux Henderson Rousselot
Brinkley Hicks Runnel's
Broyhill, N.C. Holt Satterfield
Broyhill, Va. Huber Scherle
Burgener Hudnut Sebelius
Burleson, Tex, Hutchinson Shipley
Burlison, Mo, Ichord Shriver
Butler Jarman Shuster
Byron, Johnson, Pa. Skubitz
Camp Jones, Okla. Snyder
Carter Kemp Spence
Casey, Tex. Ketchum Steed
Chappell King Steelman
Clancy Koch Steiger, Ariz.
Clausen, Lagomarsino Stephens
Don H. Land grebe Stubblefield
Clawson, Del Landrum Stuckey
Cleveland Latta Sullivan
Cochran Lott Symms
Collins, Tex. Lujan Talcott
Conlan McCollister Taylor, Mo.
Crane McEwen Taylor, N.C.
Daniel, Dan McSpadden Teague
Daniel, Robert Macdonald Thone
W., Jr. Mahon Thornton
Davis, S.C. Mann Towell, Nev.
Delaney Maraziti Traxler
Denholm Martin, Nebr. Treen
Dent Martin, N.C. Veysey
Devine Mathis, Ga. Vigorito
Dickinson Mayne Waggonner
Dingell Mazzola Whitten
Donohue Melcher Wiggins
Dorn Milford Wolff
Downing Miller Wylie
Duncan Mitchell, N.Y. Yatron
du Pont Mizell Young, Alaska
Edwards, Ala. Mollohan Young, Fla.
Evins, Tenn. Montgomery Young, S.C.
Flowers Moorhead, Zion
Flynt Calif. Zwach
Fountain Myers
Frey Natcher
NOES-226
Abzug Boland Chamberlain
Adams Bolling Chisholm
Addabbo Brademas Clark
Anderson, Bray Clay
Calif. Breckinridge Cohen
Anderson, Ill. Brooks Collins, Ill.
Andrews, Broomfield Conte
N. Dak. Brotzman Conyers
Annunzio Brown, Calif. Corman
Arends Brown, Mich. Cotter
Ashley Buchanan Coughlin
A5pin Burke, Calif. Cronin
Badillo Burke, Fla. Culver
Bell Burke, Mass, Daniels,
Bergland Burton, John Dominick V.
Blester ' Burton, Phillip Danielson
Bingham Carney, Ohio Davis, Ga.
Boggs Cederberg Davis, Wis.
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de la Garza
Long, Md.
Roybal
Dellenback
McClory
Ruppe
Dellums
McCloskey
Ruth
Derwlnski
McCormack
Ryan
Diggs
McDade
St Germain
Drinan:
McFall
Sarasin
Eckhardt
McKay
Sarbanes
Edwards, Calif.
McKinney
Schneebeli
Eilberg
Madden
Schroeder
Erlenborn
Madigan
Seiberling
Each
Mallary
Sikes
Evans, Colo.
Matsunaga
Sisk
Fascell
Meeds
Slack
Findley
Metcalfe
Smith, Iowa
Fish
Mezvinsky
Staggers
Flood
Michel
Stanton,
Foley
Minish
J. William
Forsythe
Mink
Stanton,
Fraser
Mitchell, Md.
James V.
Frelinghuysen
Moakley
Stark
Frenzel
Moorhead, Pa.
Steele
Fulton
Morgan
Steiger, Wis.
Gettys
Mosher
Stokes
Gibbons
Moss
Stratton
Gilman
Murphy, Ill.
Studds
Gonzalez
Murphy, N.Y.
Symington
Gray
Murtha
Thompson, N.J.
Green, Oreg.
Nedzi
Thomson, Wis.
Green, Pa.
Nelsen
Udall
Grover
Nix
Ullman
Gude
Obey
Van Deerlin
Guyer
O'Neill
Vander Jagt
Hamilton
Owens
Vander Veen
Hanley
Parris
Vanik
Hanna
Patman
Waldie
Hansen, Wash.
Patten
Walsh
Harrington
Pepper
Wampler
Hawkins
Perkins
Ware
Hechler, W. Va. Peyser
Whalen
Heckler, Mass.
Pickle
White
Heinz
Prayer
Whitehurst
Helstoski
Price, ill.
Widnall
Hillis
Pritchard
Williams
Hogan
Quie
Wilson, Bob
Holtzman
Railsback
Wilson,
Horton
Rangel
Charles H.,
Hosmer
Rees
Calif.
Hunt
Regula
Wilson,
Johnson, Calif.
Reuss
Charles, Tex.
Jones, Ala.
Rhodes
Winn
Jones, Tenn,
Riegle
Wright
Jordan
Rinaldo
Wyatt
Karth
Roberts
Wydler
Kastenmeier
Robison, N.Y.
Yates
Kazan
Rodino
Young, an.
Kluczynski
Roe
Young, Ill.
Kyros
Roncalio, Wyo.
Young, Tex.
Leggett
Rooney, Pa.
Zablocki
Lehman
Rosenthal
Lent
Rostenkowski
Long, La.
Roy
Alexander
Grasso
Mills
Barrett
Griffiths
Minshall, Ohio
Blatnik
Hansen, Idaho
O'Hara
Brasco
Hays
Fassman
Brown, Ohio
Hebert
Podell
Carey, N.Y,
Hinshaw
Reid
Collier
Holifleld
Roncalio, N.Y.
Conable
Howard
Rooney, N.Y.
Dennis
Hungate
Sandman
Dulski
Johnson, Colo.
Shoup
Eshleman
Jones, N.C.
Smith, N.Y.
Fisher
Kuykendall
Tiernan
Ford
Litton
Wyman
Giaimo
Luken
Goldwater
Mathias, Calif.
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced
as above recorded.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CONTE
Mr. CONTE. Mr. Chairman, I offer an
amendment.
The, Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. CONTE: On page
16, strike lines 14 through 16, and insert in
lieu thereof the following: (b) Section 655
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is
amended as follows:
(1) by striking out "$341,000,000" in sub-
section (a) and inserting "$377,000,000" in
lieu t'"hereof.
(2) by striking out "1972" in subsection
(a) and inserting "1975. Of that sum, there
shall be available no more than $200,000,-
000 for military assistance." in lieu thereof.
(3) by striking out "$341,000,000" In sub-
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--HOUSE December 11, 1974-
section (b) and inserting "$377,000,000" in
lieu thereof.
(4) by striking out "1972" In subsection
(b) and inserting "1975" in lieu thereof.
Mr. CONTE. Mr. Chairman, I offer
this amendment to place a definite ceil-
ing on the amount of funds to be author-
ized by this bill for assistance to Cam-
bodia.
I am pleased to state that this amend-
ment is cosponsored by my friends and
colleagues, Mr. ASPIN, Mr. Esc1I, Mr.
GLIDE, Mr. RIEGLE, Mr. JOHNSON of Colo-
rado, Mr. SEIBERLING, and Mr. McCLOS-
xEY. I believe it is worthy of support by
every Member of this body.
The bill reported from committee does
not contain a line item for Cambodia. It
does not set ceilings or subceilings on
aid to Cambodia. This lack of limitations
disturbs us, Mr. Chairman, because the
administration requested $578,000,000
for fiscal 1975, of which 68 percent was to
be for military aid. This huge amount
of money was requested for a country of
only 71/2 million people and for a govern-
ment that controls only a small part of
the territory within the boundaries of
Cambodia.
I respectfully submit, Mr. Chairman,
that aid to Cambodia is a prime area
for reductions In the administration's
budget. It is a place to save U.S. taxpay-
ers' dollars in this time of severe eco-
nomic stress. I also submit that, in act-.
ing on this authorization, this body
should clearly mandate these reductions
and savings.
We are asking for a ceiling on expen-
ditures which now help to account for
an estimated 30 Cambodians being killed
or wounded every day, with no end to the
bloodshed in sight.
We are asking for a congressional re-
sponse to and reduction in an adminis-
tration request which would exceed U.S.
economic aid to all African nations and
all Latin American nations and which
would be 10 times more than all taxes
collected by the Cambodian Government,.
Our amendment places a ceiling of
$377 million on all U.S. aid to Cambodia,.
It also places a $200 million subceiling
on military aid.
The action we are requesting is not
unprecedented. The Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, as amended by the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1971, contains, in sec-
tion 655, a definite ceiling on direct or
indirect economic or military assistance
for Cambodia. Unfortunately, that ceil-
ing pertained only to fiscal year 1972. Our
amendment merely changes section 655
to set a similar ceiling for fiscal year
1975.
The bill reported by the committee
amends section 655, but only by waiving
that section's requirements that funds
for Cambodia be specifically authorized
by law. Rather than waive such a re-
quirement for specific authorization and
thereby create an open-ended spending
authorization, we should provide a firm
ceiling on such expenditures.
The amendment I have offered will
provide such a ceiling as well as a sub-
ceiling on military assistance. For the
reasons I have stated and for those to be
presented by the others who have joined
me in this effort, the amendment de-
serves to be adopted and I urge