MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.

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The President has asked me to transmit the attached report to him
on the record of the 89th Congress to you.
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 1966
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
FINAL REPORT
TO PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
ON THE 89th CONGRESS
BY LAWRENCE F. O'BRIEN AND
JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.
Here is our final summary of the 89th Congress.
A. Our overall assessment
In a word, this was a fabulous and remarkable Congress. We say this
not because of its unprecedented productivity -- but because what was
passed has deep meaning and significance for every man, woman and child
in this country -- and for future generations. A particularly striking
feature about the 89th was that its second session was as equally productive
as the first.
Attached is a detailed appendix. It tells an impressive story of achievement.
In brief summary this is the record of the major legislation this Administra-
tion initiated and sponsored:
F irst session:
87 measures
84 passed
Second session: 113 measures
97 passed
Grand total 200 measures
181 passed
19 did not (see Section C. }
Batting average . 905
$. The Major Accomplishments
Of this list of 181 measures passed, we regard the following 60 as of
landmark and historic significance:
The First Session
1. Medicare
2. Elementary and Secondary Education
3. Higher Education
4. Farm Bill
5. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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6. Omnibus Housing Act (including rent supplements, and low and
moderate income housing)
7. Social Security Increases
8. Voting Rights
9. Immigration Bill
10. Older Americans Act
11. Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke Research and Facilities
12. Law Enforcement Assistance Act
13. National Crime Commission
14. Drug Controls
15. Mental Health Research and Facilities
16. Health Professions Education
17. Medical Library Facilities
18. Vocational Rehabilitation
19. Inter-American Bank Fund increases
20. Stepping up the War Against Poverty
21. Arts and Humanities Foundation
22. Appalachia
23. Highway Beautification
24. Air Pollution (auto exhausts and research)
25. Water Pollution Control (water quality standards)
26. High speed ground transportation
27. Extension and strengthening of MDTA
28. Presidential Disability and Succession
29. Child Health Medical Assistance
30. Regional Development
The Second Session
1. The Department of Transportation
2. Truth in Packaging
3. Demonstration Cities
4. Funds for Rent Supplements
5. Funds for Teachers Corps
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6. Asian Development Bank
7. Water Pollution (Clean Rivers)
8. Food for Peace
9. March Anti-inflation package
10. Narcotics Rehabilitation
11. Child Safety
12. Viet-Nam Supplemental
13. Foreign Aid Extension
14. Traffic Safety
15. Highway Safety
16. Public Health Service Reorganization
17. Community Relations Service Reorganization
18. Water Pollution Control Administration Reorganization
19. Mine Safety
20. Allied Health Professions Training
21. International Education
22. Child Nutrition
23. Bail Reform
24. Civil Procedure Reforms
25. Tire Safety
26. Protection for Savers (increase in Federal Insurance for
savings accounts)
27. The CI Bill
28. Minimum Wage Increase
29. Urban Mass Transit
30. Elementary and Higher Education Funds
C. The Unfinished A genda
Nineteen bills were not passed. Some of these are less important than others.
But in the interests of a complete record we are including them all.
1. Civil Ri hts: Passed the House. Held in the Senate after two cloture
motions failed by 10 votes. A majority of the Congress favored this bill.
(second session)
2. Re eai of 14b: Much the same story as Civil Rights. Passed the House
but held in Senate on a late session filibuster (first session). Cloture motion
failed twice in second session (15 votes short) and bill remained in Senate.
Here again, a majority of the Congress wanted this bill.
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3. Unemployment Insurance Amendments: House hearings completed
(first session). In second session, House and Senate passed differing
versions with Senate including federal standards, but not House. No final
agreement was reached in last days of session.
4. D. C. Home Rule: House and Senate passed differing versions (first
session). No action in second session.
5. Truth in Lending: No action in either first or second session.
6. Election Reform: Hearings completed in House and early attention to
be given to measure next year. No movement in Senate. (However, Long's
tax proposal to finance Presidential campaigns passed.)
7. Four Year Term For Members of the House: Hearings held in House
and Senate but no action taken.(second session)
8. East West Trade: Bills introduced but no hearings held. (second session)
9. Gun Bill: Hruska bill (covering hand guns only) cleared but not reported
by Senate Judiciary Committee after Dodd bill (including rifles) dropped.
No action on Senate floor. (second session)
10. International Health; House Commerce Committee reported this out
in March. No action beyond this. (second session)
11. Special Amortization Formula For Hospital Modernization: No action
taken. (secondsession)
12. Rural Community Development Districts: Passed the Senate. House
Agriculture Committee reported out favorably. No final action taken in
House. (second session)
13. Electoral College Reform: Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings.
No further progress. (first and second sessions)
14. Consolidated Federal Correctional System: Only action was House
subcommittee hearings. (second session)
15. National Wild Rivers System: Passed the Senate in January, 1966. No
final House action. (first and second sessions)
16. Transportation User Charges: (highways, airways, waterways) House
Ways and Means Committee held hearings on airways user charges. No
action beyond this. (second session)
17-18-19. Three Stockpile Bills: (silicon carbide, metalurgical grade
bauxite, and diamond tools) Hearings held by House Armed Services
Committee but not reported out. (second session)
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DETAILED APPENDIX
MAJOR LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS (84) ENACTED
BY THE 89TH CONGRESS -- FIRST SESSION
Farm Ownership Loan Authorization.
Expands the program under which the Farmers Home Administration
assists in development of rural areas by loans and grants to provide
rural water and waste disposal systems. [P. L. 89-117 (Title X)]
Tobacco Acreage.
Reduces surplus supplies and improvesthe quality of the tobacco crop
by restricting the amount of tobacco which may be produced. (P. L. 89-12)
Food Marketing Commission Extension.
Permits the Commission (established in 1964 to study and recommend
improvements in the structure of the entire food industry) to do justice
to its assignment by extending its life until July 1, 1966. (P. L. 89-20)
Farm Bill.
Establishes major agricultural supply adjustment programs for the next
four years. (P. L. 89-321)
Cotton.
Sets the support price at about the world price of 21 cents per pound
and provides for additional payments to cooperating producers and small
farms, (P. L. 89-321)
Extension of the Sugar Act.
Revises and extends through December 31, 1971, domestic and foreign
sugar quotas; increases domestic mainland cane and beet sugar quotas
by 580, 000 tons a year and grants foreign quotas to 31 countries.
(P. L. 89-331)
COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION
Public Works and Economic Development Act.
Provides Federal financial and technical aid to economically depressed
areas to enable them to take effective steps in planning and financing
their future. (P. L. 89-136)
Appalachia.
Establishes a regional commission to carry out a variety of public works,
vocational training, and demonstration projects in cooperation with
State and local governments in the 11 Appalachian States to revise
the region's economy and to improve the skills and health of its
residents. (P. L. 89-4)
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Rapid Rail Transportation.
Authorizes research and development in high-speed ground transportation
to increase the ease and speed with which Americans can travel in heavily
traveled corridors, such as the one from Washington to Boston.
(P. L. 89-220)
State Technical Services Act.
Authorizes Federal assistance to States in making the fruits of scientific
and engineering research and development available to American business-
men, large and small. (P. L. 89-182)
Highway Beautification Program.
Authorizes controls on roadside advertising and junkyards and provides
for financial assistance to states for landscaping and scenic easements
along highways. (P. L. 89-285 of October 22, 1965)
Reorganization Plan #2 of 1965.
Provides for consolidation of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the
Weather Bureau to form a new agency within the Commerce Department
known as the Environmental Science Services Administration.
Reorganization Plan #3 of 1965.
Provides for the reorganization of the locomotive inspection functions
of the ICC.
Export Control Act Expansion.
Extends for four years -- until June 30, 1969 -- the Export Control Act
of 1949, which contains the basic authority to control exports to
Communist Nations and to regulate exports for foreign policy purposes.
(P. L. 89-63)
:Military Procurement.
Authorizes appropriations during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966,
totaling $15. 4 billion for the procurement of aircraft, missiles and
naval vessels and for research and development functions of the
Department of Defense. (P. L. 89-37)
Vietnam Supplemental Appropriation.
Provides $799 million in supplemental funds to meet mounting military
requirements in Vietnam for arms, ammunition, planes and helicopters.
(P. L. 89-18)
Military Pay Bill.
Substantially increases the basic pay of enlisted members and officers
of the uniformed services and requires annual review of the adequacy
of military compensation. (P. L. 89-132)
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Servicemen's Group Life Insurance.
Authorizes a contributory group life insurance program providing up to
$10, 000 coverage for members of the uniformed services. (P. L. 89-214)
Military Construction Authorization.
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1966 in the amount of $1. 8
billion for construction at military installations in the U. S. and abroad.
(P. L. 89-188)
HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
Medicare.
Establishes two major new national health insurance programs for
19, 000, 000 older Americans designed to provide protection against
the high cost of health care. The basic plan, financed through the
contributory social security system, covers hospital services, post-
hospital care, outpatient hospital diagnostic services, and home health
services. The supplementary voluntary plan provides protection against
the costs of physicians' and surge ma' services whether in the home,
office or hospital. (P. L. 89-97)
Community Health Services Extension Act.
Extends grant-in-aid programs of the Public Health Service under which
Federal assistance is available to States and communities in financing
four major public health service programs: (1) immunization of very
young children against various diseases, (2) public health services for
domestic migratory agricultural workers, (3) grants for general public
health services and the twelve schools of public health, and (4) demon-
stration of ways to improve public health services. (P. L. 89-109)
Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke (Medical Complex Bill).
Authorizes Federal grants to develop regional cooperative arrangements
for research, training and related work in order to plan, develop and
mobilize all of our medical resources to combat cancer, stroke and
heart disease and related diseases and to make available to patients
the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.
(P. L. 89-239)
Druz Abuse.
Provides an important tool in our fight against crime and delinquency
by authorizing special controls to prevent misuse of potentially
dangerous drugs, especially sedatives and stimulants. (P. L. 89-74)
Child Health and Welfare.
Establishes a new five-year grant program to assist the States in providing
comprehensive health care and services for low-income school and pre-
school children, and expands existing maternal and child health and
crippled children's programs. (P. L. 89-97)
Community Mental Health Centers.
Broadens the Community Mental Health Center Act of 1965 by authorizing
Federal assistance in the initial staffing of these centers, and expands the
training of teachers of handicapped and retarded children. (P. L. 89-105'
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Health Research Facilities Act.
Extends and expands the program of grants for the construction of
research laboratories to wage war on disease and crippling illnesses.
(P. L. 89-115)
Older Americans.
Authorizes Federal grants to States to stimulate communities to
develop a variety of services for the elderly, and authorizes funds
for the study, development, and evaluation of techniques which can
assist the aged to enjoy wholesome and meaningful lives. (P. L. 89-73)
Social Security.
Social Security benefits for over 20 million current beneficiaries were
increased by 7 percent and an estimated $1. 2 billion in additional
benefits, covering increases retroactive to January 1, 1965, were
paid in 1965. (P. L. 89-97)
Education.
Provides Federal financial assistance to elementary and secondary
education by authorizing grants (1) to school districts with large numbers
of children from low-income families to support special educational
programs for these children; (2) to assist schools in the purchase of
books and other library materials; (3) to set up supplementary centers
to help schools deal with educational problems; (4) to foster educational
research, the development of new classroom materials and the training
of teachers in their use; and (5) to strengthen the leadership of State
educational agencies. (P. L. 89-10)
Clean Air - Solid Waste.
Provides important new authority to protect the health and comfort of
all .Americans by prescribing standards for emissions from new auto-
mobiles, and establishes a new program of financial and technical
assistance in developing methods of removing the trash, garbage,
and junk which litters the Nation. (P. L. 89-272)
Medical Libraries.
Provides for a program of grants to assist in meeting the need for
adequate medical library services and facilities. (P. L. 89-291)
Extends the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act to establish
new programs for support and improvement grants for health professions
schools and for scholarships for students from low-income families.
(P. L. 89-290)
Higher Education.
Provides for strengthening the community service programs of colleges
and universities, provides financial assistance for students in post-
secondary and higher education, authorizes a National Teacher Corps
and broadens programs of teacher preparation. (P. L. 89-3Z9)
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Vocational Rehabilitation.
Greatly expands and improves vocational rehabiltation programs.
(P. L. 89-333)
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Creates a new Cabinet Department in recognition of the rapid urbanization
of this country and the increasing necessity for focusing attention on the
problems of our cities. (P. L. 89-174)
Housing Act.
Establishes a new program of rent supplements to assist in obtaining
new housing for people who are displaced by city rehabilitation activities.
Extends and expands urban renewal, low rent public housing, and
community facilities programs to meet problems created for our cities
by the forces of growth and decay. (P. L. 89-117)
INTERIOR
River basin.
Provides valuable tools for planning for meeting our future water needs
by establishing a Federal Water Resources Council, authorizing river
basin commissions, and providing Federal grants to States to assist
them in planning the development of river basins. (P. L. 89-80)
Water Pollution Control.
Amends the Water Pollution Control Act to require the establishment
of water quality standards for the guidance of industry, local govern-
ment and others, provides grants for water quality management
projects and for solution of problems created by combined storm and
sanitary sewers, and increased funds for the existing waste treatment
program are authorized. (P. L. 89-234)
Federal Water Project_- Recreation Act.
Recognizes recreation as a purpose of Federal water projects and
establishes policies for allocating recreation costs in the development
of water projects. (PL 89-72)
Saline Water.
Provides for continuation and expansion of the research and experimentation
now under way to develop practical and economical methods of desalting sea
water and brackish groundwater. (P. L. 89-118)
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Assateaque Island National Seashore.
Creates a national seashore accessible to one-fifth of the Nation's
population, and stretching 33 miles along the Maryland and Virginia
coastlines.(P. L. 89-195)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Authorizes the creation of a 72, 000 acre recreation area in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey which will serve almost 30 million people who live
within 100 miles of the recreation area. (P. L. 89-158)
Garrison Reclamation Project.
Authorizes the initial stage of the multi-purpose Garrison diversion
unit of the Missouri River Basin project, consisting of a canal and
related facilities to convey water stored by the existing dam to irrigate
'250, 000 acres initially. (P. L. 89-103)
.Auburn-Folsom U_ nit, Central Valley Project.
Authorizes the construction of a major, multi-purpose water resource
project on the American River in California, to serve the Central
Valley. (P. L. 89-161)
Whiskeytown-Shasta National Recreation Area.
Establishes the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation
Area in California. (P. L. 89-336)
Guam Or anic Act Amendments.
Permits the Guaira' legislature to fix its own salaries and expenses and
provides for their payment from local revenues. (P. L. 89-100)
Virgin Islands Organic Act Amendments.
Permits the Virgin Islands legislature to fix its own salaries and
expenses and provides for their payment from local revenues. (P. L. 89..98)
Spruce.Knob-Seneca Rocks Recreation Area.
Authorizes this recreation area in West Virginia. (P. L. 89-207)
Voting rights.
Ensures the right to vote to millions of Americans who have been deniec.
that right because of their color. Protection provided includes the appoint-
ment of voting registrars, the barring of literacy and other tests, and
machinery for invalidating poll taxes. (P. L. 89-110)
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Immigration.
Abolishes in three years the highly discriminatory system by which we
select on the basis of place of birth among persons who wish to immigrate
to the United States and substitutes a selection system based on relation-
ship to persons already living in this country and the possession of
professional and occupational skills needed in the United States.
(P. L. 89-236)
Juvenile delinquency.
Authorizes appropriations for the fiscal years 1966 and 1967 to carry out
the purposes of the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act
of 1961. (P. L. 89-67)
Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1965.
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1966 of $10 million for assistance
to programs and facilities for training of law enforcement personnel and to
projects for developing or demonstrating effective methods for increasing
security of persons and property and controlling of crime. (P. L. 89-197)
LABOR
Manpower Training Act Extension.
Carries forward training. programs which equip men and women who are
unemployed to hold productive and useful jobs; and to encourage greater
participation in the program by the States, it reduces the matching
requirement. (P. L. 89-15)
STATE -AID
Foreign Aid.
Authorizes appropriations to carry forward programs of military and
economic assistance vital to our security and necessary for humanity.
(P. L. 89-171)
Disarmament Act.
Continues the authorization for appropriations for the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency for three fiscal years to permit that agency to
continue its important work and make clear to all our never-ceasing
quest for a peaceful and secure world. (P. L. 89-27)
U. N. Charter Amendment.
Enhances the effectiveness of the United States mission to the United
Nations by giving the chief of the mission greater flexibility in assigning
duties to members of the mission and providing for the appointment of
a United States representative to the European office of the U. N. at
Geneva. (Ratified 6/3/65)
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Peace Corps.
Authorizes appropriations for the Peace Corps for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1966, to enable it to carry on even more effectively
the splendid work it has been doing in underdeveloped areas of the
world. (P. L. 89-134)
Coffee Agreement.
Carries out the United States' obligations under the International Coffee
Agreement which was developed in order to stabilize coffee prices for
the protection of consumers in this country and of Latin American
countries whose economic well-being is tied to coffee. (P. L. 89-23)
Agreement with Canada on Auto Parts.
Implements agreement with Canada concerning automotive products
and provides special adjustment assistance for firms and workers
suffering dislocation as a result. (P. L. 89-283 of October 21, 1965)
TREASURY
Excise Taxes.
Lifts $4. 7 billion of onerous taxes from the American economy through
January 1, 1969 including repeal or reduction of excises on a wide
variety of products, appliances, automobiles and communications.
(P. L. 89-44)
Balance of payments.
Authorizes the President to consult with representatives of banks and
other financial institutions to formulate voluntary agreements which
will serve,to check the outflow of dollar funds in the interest of
improving our international balance of ayments position. (P. L. 89-175)
Interest equalization tax.
Extends and broadens the interest equalization tax, which has
demonstrated its effectiveness and importance in assisting the balance
of payments through restraining foreign use of U. S. capital markets.
(P. L. 89-243)
Silver coinage.
Makes the first fundamental change in our coinage laws since 1792 by
eliminating the use of silver in the minting of dimes and quarters and
reducing the amount of silver in half dollars in order to help meet our
rapidly growing need for coins and industry's need for silver and to
conserve the Government's stock of silver. (P. L. 89-81)
Reorganization Plan #1 - Bureau of Customs.
Abolishes all offices in the Bureau of Customs filled by Presidential
appointment in an overall modernization of the Customs Service with
eventual savings of over $9 million a year. (Effective May 25, 1965)
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International Monetary Fund.
Enables the United States to join with other countries in increasing
their contributions to the International Monetary Fund so that it may
continue its important contributions to the economic health of the
Free World. (P. L. 89-31)
Reduction of duty-free tourists exemption.
Aids in eliminating our balance-of-payments deficit by reducing the value
and kinds of articles which returning tourists can bring in to the United
States without payment of duty. (P. L. 89-62)
Inter-American Development Banc.
Strengthens the Bank's role as the Bank for the Alliance for Progress
by authorizing a $750 million increase in the U. S. contribution to the
Fund for Special Operations. (P. L. 89-6)
Gold Cover.
Repeals the requirement that Federal Reserve banks maintain a reserve
in gold certificates of at least 25 percent against their deposit liabilities
and makes possible the monetary expansion necessary for the Nation's
continued growth and prosperity. (P. L. 89-3)
Debt Ceiling Increase.
Establishes a temporary debt limit for the fiscal year 1966 of $328 billion
to provide flexibility in the financing of the Government's operations.
(P. L. 89-49)
MISCELLANEOUS
Poverty.
Continues the war on poverty and increases the funds available to wage
that war. (P. L. 89-253)
Arts and Humanities.
Creates a National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities to support
and promote the theater, opera, ballet, art, sculpture and other forms
of the creative and performing arts and the humanities. (P. L. 89-209)
Presidential Disability and Succession.
A Constitutional amendment, now before the States for ratification, which
provides a procedure for filling a vacancy in the Vice Presidency and makes
provision for continuity in the leadership of the Executive Branch during
periods when a President may be unable to perform his duties.
(transmitted to States for ratification 7/9/65. )
Presidential Assassination.
Establishes clearly the jurisdiction of the Federal Government to
investigate attempts to kill, kidnap or assault the President, Vice
President or potential successors. (P. L. 89-141)
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Atomic Ener Authorization.
Authorizes appropriations for the fiscal year 1966 to finance the activities
of the Atomic Energy Commission, including the design, development and
construction of advanced research equipment and production plants.
(P. L. 89-32)
Coast Guard Authorization.
Authorizes appropriations of $114, 250, 000 for fiscal year 1966 for pro-
curernent of vessels and aircraft and construction of shore and offshore
establishments for the Coast Guard. (P. L. 89-13)
Foreign Official Time Deposits.
Extends for three years through October 15, 1968, the authority for
commercial banks to pay higher rates of interest on time deposits of foreign
governments, central banks or other monetary authorities and international
financial institutions of which the United States is a member, than those
interest rates permitted on domestic deposits. (P. L. 89-79)
Secret Service Arrest Authorization.
Authorizes members of the Secret Service to make arrests without warrant
for (a) any offense against the United States committed in their presence or
(b) any felony under the law of the United States if they have reasonable
grounds to believe the person to be arrested has committed or is committing
such a felony. (P. L. 89-218)
Reorganization Act. Extension.
Extends until December 31, 1968, the period during which the President is
authorized to transmit for the consideration of the Congress plans to make
desirable reorganizations in the agencies of the Executive Branch. (P. L.89-43)
N.IASA Authorization.
Authorizes appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, for the
prosecution of the space program, including research and development,
construction of facilities and administrative operations. (P.,. 89-53)
Patent Fee Increase.
Increases the patent filing and patent issue fees and doubles the sales charge
per copy of a patent in order to recover about three quarters of the cost of
operating the Patent Office. (P. L. 89-83)
D. C. Transit.
Authorizes the first stage of a rapid transit system which is vital to the
orderly growth and development of the National Capital Region. (P. L. 89-173)
Federal Salaries Adjustment.
Increases the basic pay of civilian employees by 3. 6 percent and provides
various fringe benefits. (P. L. 89-301)
Civil Service Retirement Act Amendments.
Increases pensions for retired Federal employees and their survivors and
revises the method of determining cost-of-living increases. (P.L. 89-205)
Reorganization Plan #4 of 1965.
Provides flexibility to make changes in, or to abolish, various statutory
committees.
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MAJOR LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS (97) ENACTED
BY THE 89TH CONGRESS -- SECOND SESSION
AGRICULTURE
Food for India.
Provides congressional endorsement and support for the program to
assist in meeting food needs, shortages, and malnutrition in India
and to help Indian agricultural production. (P. L. 89-406 of April 19,
1966)
Child Nutrition.
Extends and expands the child nutrition program including new programs
for school breakfasts and for food preparation and serving equipment.
(P. L. 89-642 of October 11, 1966)
Food for Freedom.
Revises and extends expiring Food for Peace Program. (Enacted by the
Congress)
COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION
Transportation Department.
Establishes a new Cabinet Department to consolidate the pr r.cipal
transportation operating programs of the Government (exce St "'.1e
Maritime Administration) in one agency. (P. L. 89-670 of October 15,
1966
Truth-in- Packaging.
Improves protection of the consumer by new standards of labeling and
by providing for bringing order into the chaotic pattern of paci:age
sizes. (Enacted by the Congress)
Traffic Safety.
Provides for establishment of safety standards for motor vehicles and
for research and development in traffic safety. (P. L. 89-563 of
September 9, 1966)
H Zhway Safety.
Provides Federal assistance for the development and carrying out of
comprehensive highway safety programs throughout the nat; -an and
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a research, develop-
ment and demonstration program in highway safety. (P. L. 89-564 of
September 9, 1966)
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Federal Add Highway.
Extends and increases authorizations for the Interstate Highway System,
the Federal Aid primary, secondary and urban highway programs and for
roads on Federal property. (P. L. 89-574 of September 13, 1966)
DEFENSE
Vietnam supplemental.
Authorizes appropriations of $4, 857 million for fiscal year 1966 for
procurement, research and development and for construction primarily
to meet additional military needs in Vietnam. (P. L. 89-367 of
March 15, 1966)
Military medical program.
Expands the medical care and health benefits provided for dependents
of military personnel and for retired personnel and their dependents.
(P. L. 89-614 of September 30, 1966)
Military construction authorization.
Authorizes appropriations of more than $1 billion for military
construction, including family housing, for fiscal year 1967. (P. L. 89-568
of September 12, 1966)
Military procurement authorization.
Authorizes appropriations of $17. 5 billion for fiscal year 1967 for
military procurement and also authorizes a 3. 2 percent increase in the
basic pay of all members of the uniformed services. (P. L. 89-501 of
July 13, 1966)
HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
Elementary and secondary education.
E-.tends for two years the landrnark Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 and continues the impacted area assistance program.
(Enacted by the Congress)
Higher education.
Extends for three years programs of assistance to higher education.
(Enacted by the Congress)
Teacher Corps funds - FY 1966.
Appropriates $9.5 million to initiate activities under the National Teacher.
Corps program. (P. L. 89-426 of May 13, 1966)
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Teacher CCorps funds - FY 1967.
Appropriates funds to finance the first full academic year under the
National Teacher Corps program. (Enacted by the Congress)
Medicare enrollment extension.
Extends for two months the initial enrollment period for supplementary
insurance benefits for the aged under the Medicare program.
(P. L. 89-384 of April 8, 1966)
International education.
Establishes a program of assistance to American universities and
colleges to develop and expand their activities in international studies
and services. (Enacted by the Congress)
Library services.
Expands and extends the Library Services and Construction Act for five
years, including new provisions for interlibrary cooperation and State
library services. (P. L. 89-541 of July 19, 1966)
Health services.
Provides for assistance to the States to develop and support comprehensive
health planning and services, including the strengthening of community
health services. (Enacted by the Congress)
Public Health Service.
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966 transfers statutory authorities of
health constituents of HEW to the Secretary to permit him to reorganize
and modernize the performance of health functions -- effective June 25,
1966.
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Urban mass transit.
~.xtends for two years the capital grant authorization under the Urban
Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and provides new authority for research,
development, training and demonstration, including grants in the field
of urban mass transportation. (P. L. 89-562 of September 8, 1966)
FNMA.
Increases the supply of mortgage money by providing $3. 76 billion
additional authority for secondary market mortgage purchases and
$1 billion of authority for new lower cost housing. (P. L. 89-566 of
September 10, 1966)
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Rent supplement funds - - FY 1966.
Provides $12 million to initiate in fiscal year 1966 this major new effort
in improving the lot of our disadvantaged urban citizens. (P. L. 89-426
of May 13, 1966)
Rent supplement funds -- FY 1967.
Provides $20 million for the first year of operation of the rent
supplements program in fiscal year 1967. (P. L. 89-555 of September 6,
1966)
Demonstration Cities and urban development.
Provides financial and technical assistance to cities to plan, develop,
and carry out programs to rebuild and revitalize entire areas of slum
and blight and to expand and improve social programs and services
available to the people who live in such areas. (Enacted by the Congress)
INTERIOR
Water Research Expansion.
Expansion of Water Resources Research Act to increase and improve
the national program of water research. (P. L. 89-404 of April 19, 1966. )
Water Pollution - Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1966.
Transfers authority for conduct of Federal water pollution control
programs from HEW to Interior. (Effective May 10, 1966)
Cape Lookout National Seashore.
Establishes the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina.
(P. L. 89-366 of March 10, 1966)
Third Grand Coulee Power Plant.
Authorizes the construction and operation of a third power plant with
a capacity of 3,600, 000 k. w. at Grand Coulee Dam. (P. L. 89-448
of June 14, 1966)
Metallic and Nonmetallic Mine Safety.
Provides for the establishment and enforcement of Federal health and
safety standards in mining operations not subject to the Federal Coal
Mine Safety Act. (P. L. 89-577 of September 16, 1966)
Coal Mine Safety.
Strengthens the provisions of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act and
removes the exemptions now applying to small mines. (P. L. 89-376
of March 26, 1966)
Clean Rivers.
Stimulates a basin-wide approach to cleaning our rivers and extends
and expands the basic water pollution control program. (Enacted by
the Congress)
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Revolutionary War Bicentennial.
Establishes an American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for the
Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Nation's birth.
(P. L. 89-491 of July 4, 1966)
Guadalupe National Park.
Authorizes a Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas (P. L. 89-667
of October 15, 1966)
Fish and Wildlife Preservation.
Authorizes program to set aside areas for protection of endangered
species of fish and wildlife. (P. L. 89-669 of October 15, 1966)
JUSTICE
Narcotics.
Improves and modernizes handling of narcotics addicts by providing
for civil commitment and greater flexibility in sentencing offenders.
(Enacted by the Congress)
Community Relations Service -- Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1966.
Transfers Community Relations Service from the Commerce Department
to the Justice Department so that its activities can be better coordinated
with related activities. (Effective April 22, 1966)
Revises bail practices in Federal courts to assure that persons,
regardless of their financial status, shall not needlessly be d~-'I;ained
pending their appearance in court. (I'. L. 89-465 of June 22, 1966)
Crime package.
Two bills: (1) authorize additional appropriations for the Law
Enforcement Assistance Act (enacted by the Congress), and (2)
establish a Commission to revise Federal criminal laws (enacted by
the Congress).
Civil Procedure Reforms.
Four statutes to reform civil procedures: (1) increases the authority
of Federal agency heads to settle tort claims administratively with
recourse to the courts (P. L. 89-506, of July 18, 1966); (2) requires
heads of Federal agencies to collect debts owed to the United States
which arise from their activities and authorizes them to settle or
compromise certain claims (P. L. 89-508 of July 18, 1966); (3) estab-
lishe s statutes of limitation which apply to contract and tort actions
brought by the United States (P. L. 89-505, of July 18, 1966); (4)
corrects disparity of treatment between private litigants and the U. S.
by providing that judgments for court costs may be awarded to the
prevailing party. (P. L. 89-507, of July 18, 1966)
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LABOR
Minimum Wage.
Greatly extends the coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act, including
certain farm workers, and raises the minimum wage in steps to $1. 60
an hour for most covered workers. (P? L. 89-601 of September 23, 1966)
STATE -AID
Vietnam supplemental.
Authorizes appropriation of $415 million in supplemental funds for
fiscal year 1966 to meet urgent economic assistance requirements in
Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and the Dominican Republic. (P. L. 89-371
of March 18, 1966)
Economic and military aid.
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1967 of $3, 502 million for
foreign aid, of which $2, 627 million is for economic assistance and
$875 million is for military assistance, and authorizes appropriations
for fiscal years 1968 and 1969 for development loans and for the
Alliance for Progress. (P.L. 89-583 of September 19, 1966)
Foreign aid appropriations.
Appropriates $3. 5 billion for foreign aid, including military assistance,
and related activities for fiscal year 1967. (P. L. 89-691 of October 15,
1966)
Florence Agreement.
Implements the Florence Agreement (opened for signature in 1950)
dealing with removing tariff and trade barriers to the free flow of
educational, scientific and cultural materials between nations.
(P. L. 89-651 of October 14, 1966)
Bierut Agreement.
Implements the Bierut Agreement (proposed by the U. S. in 1948)
dealing with the movement of Audio-visual materials between countries
and to permit such materials to enter the U. S. duty-free. (P. L. 89-634
of October 8, 1966)
Water for Peace.
Enables the United States to organize and hold an International Conference
on Water for Peace in the United States in 1967 and authorizes an
appropriation for that purpose. (enacted by the Congress)
TREASURY
Tax Adjustment.
Revises withholding tax system to include graduated withholding rates,
accelerates payments of estimated corporation income tax and provides
quarterly payment of estimated Social Security tax for self-employed
and provides minimum Social Security benefits for uninsured individuals
who h ve reached a e 72. (P. L. 89-368 of March 15, 1966)
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Public Debt limit.
Establishes a temporary Public Debt limit of $330 billion for fiscal
year 1967. (P. L. 89-472 of June 24, 1966)
Sale of Assets.
Authorizes Federal agencies to pool their obligations and to perma.t the
Federal National Mortgage Association to sell certificates of participa-
tion in such pools. (P. L. 89-429 of May 24, 1966)
Coast Guard authorization.
Authorizes the appropriation of $126 million for fiscal year 1967
procurement of Coast Guard vessels and aircraft and for construction
activities. (P. L. 89-381 of March 30, 1966)
Asian Development Bank.
,Authorizes membership of the U. S. in the Asian Development Bank
and the appropriation of $200, 000, 000 for the U. S. subscription to
the bank's stock. (P. L. 89-369 of March 16, 1966)
Copper tariff suspension.
Suspends through June 1968 the duties on certain kinds of copper and
copper products. (P.L. 89-468 of June 23, 1966)
Foreign investors tax.
Revises the present method of taxing income derived from the U. S.
by foreign individuals and corporations in order to increase the
equity of the tax treatment accorded foreign investment in the U.S.
This included H. R. 10 and the Financing of Presidential Campaigns
Amendments. (Pending Congressional action 10/22/66)
Suspension of the Investment Credit and Accelerated Depreciation.
Suspends for a temporary period the provisions of existing law
permitting an investment tax credit and accelerated depreciation of
buildings. (Enacted by the Congress)
MISCELLANEOUS
G.1. bill.
Provides a permanent program of educational assistance, home and
farm loans, hospitalization and medical care, job counseling and
placement services, Federal job preference and other benefits to
veterans who served after January 31, 1955. (P. L. 89-358 of
March 3, 1966)
Parcel post.
Increases the size and weight limits and the rates on parcel post packages
and simplifies the basis on which rates are calculated. (P. L. 89-593
of June 20, 1966)
Peace Corps authorization.
Authorizes the appropriation of $110 million for the Peace Corps for
fiscal year 1967. (P.L. 89-572 of September 13, 1966)
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Civilian pay.
Provides an average civilian pay increase of 2. 9 percent and improved
retirement and other fringe benefits. (P. L. 89-504 of July 18, 1966)
Office of Economic Opportunity authorization.
Extends the war on poverty for another year and authorizes the
appropriation of $1.75 billion to wage that war. (Enacted by the Congress)
Supersonic trans ort funds.
Appropriates $280 million for research and development in the civil
supersonic aircraft program. (P. L. 89-555 of September 6, 1966)
Atomic Ener Commission authorization.
Authorizes appropriation of $2.26 billion for the AEC for fiscal year
1967. (P. L. 89-428 of May 21, 1966)
Box car bill.
Authorizes the ICC to increase rates for freight car rental in order
to encourage freight car ownership and more efficient utilization of
cars. (P. L. 89-430 of May 26, 1966)
NASA authorization.
Authorizes the appropriation of more than $5 billion for fiscal year 1967
for NASA programs. (P.L. 89-528 of August 5, 1966)
public information.
Establishes standards for guiding executive branch agencies in making
information available to the public and authorizes court review of
decisions to withhold information. (P. L. 89-487 of July 4, 1966)
TVA revenue bonds.
Increases by $1 billion the amount of revenue bonds which the TVA may
issue to finance capital improvements. (P. L. 89-537 of August 12, 1966)
Small Business Administration authorization.
Increases the level SBA's
L. 89x409 of May disaster
uthoritaesg authority
1966)
and other loan program
23 stockpile bills.
Authorize the disposal of various surplus items in the national and
supplemental stockpiles with an estimated value of approximately
$1 billion. (19 bills are public laws; 4 bills have been enacted by
Congress and are awaiting Presidential signature)
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Financial Institutions Supervisory A.
Strengthens the regulatory and supervisory authority of Federal
agencies over insured banks and insured savings and loan associations,
and increases maximum insurance on deposits and share accounts
from $10, 000 to $15, 000 (P. L. 89-695 of October 16, 1966)
Interest Rate Controls.
Provides for more flexible regulation of interest rates paid on bank
deposits, broadens Federal Reserve authority over reserves required
on member bank deposits, and permits open market operations by
Federal Reserve Banks in obligations of Federal agencies.
(P.L. 89-597 of September 21, 1966)
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