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and the Office of Civil Defense), including administration; hire passenger motor vehicles; welfare and recreation; awards and decorations; travel expenses, including expenses of temporary duty travel of miltiary personnel; transportation of things (including transportation of household effects of civilian employees); industrial mobilization; care of the dead; dissemination of scientific information; administration of patents, trademarks, and copyrights; tuition and fees incident to the training of military personnel at civilian institutions; repair of facilities; departmental salaries; procurement of services, special clothing, supplies, and equipment; field printing plants; information and educational services for the Armed Forces; communications services; and not to exceed $3,754,000 for emergency and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense for such purposes as he deems appropriate, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government; $806,500,000, of which not less than $11,900,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities.

37. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1967

(Public Law 89-691, approved October 15, 1966)

A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Hearings on "Foreign assistance and related agencies appropriations for 1967" were held before a subcommitte of the House Committe on Appropriations at intervals in March, April, and May, 1966 The record of the hearing was printed in two parts totaling 1,965 pages. Hearings on these appropriations were held before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on April 29 and September 21, 22, 23, 27, and 28, 1966. The record of these hearings was printed in a volume of 391 pages.

H.R. 17788, the "Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1967" was introduced on September 16, 1966, by Representative Otto E. Passman, of Louisiana. The bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and was reported from that committee on September 16, 1966 (H. Rept. 2045). It passed the House on September 20, 1966. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Appropriations, on September 28, 1966 (S. Rept. 1663). It passed the Senate, amended, on October 5, 1966. The conference report was filed on October 6, 1966 (H. Rept. 2203). The House and Senate both agreed to the conference report on October 7, 1966. The act was approved by the President on October 15, 1966, and became Public Law 89-691.

B. DIGEST OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS AFFECTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and training are widely involved in foreign assistance, but funds made available for educational and training purposes are

not separately identifiable in this act. Following is a list of some
appropriations which may be used in part for such purposes:

Foreign assistance: Technical cooperation and development grants, $200 million.
American school and hospitals abroad, $10,989,000.

American school and hospitals abroad (special foreign currency program), $1
million in foreign currencies.

International organizations and programs, $140,433,000.

Supporting assistance, $690 million.

Alliance for progress, $87,700,000.

Military assistance, $792 million.

Peace Corps, $110 million.

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: Assistance to refugees in the
United States, $51 million.

C. TEXT OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS AFFECTING EDUCATION AND

TRAINING

Following is the text of certain appropriations made by Public Law 89-691 which may be used in part for educational and training

purposes:

80 Stat. 1018.

Foreign Assist

ance and Related Agencies Appro

AN ACT Making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the priation Act, 1967. Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Foreign Assistance and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and for other purposes, namely:

75 Stat. 424.

22 USC 2151 note.

Ante, p. 797.

Ante, p. 798.

Ante, p. 801.

TITLE I-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, to remain available until June 30, 1967, unless otherwise specified herein, as follows:

ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Technical cooperation and development grants: For expenses authorized by section 212, $200,000,000.

American schools and hospitals abroad: For expenses au. thorized by section 214 (c), $10,989,000.

American schools and hospitals abroad (special foreign currency program): For assistance authorized by section 214 (d), $1,000,000 in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States.

International organizations and programs: For expenses authorized by section 302, $140,433,000: Provided, That the President shall seek to assure that no contribution to the United Nations Development Program authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, shall be used for projects for

economic or technical assistance to the Government of Cuba,
so long as Cuba is governed by the Castro regime.
Supporting assistance: For expenses authorized by section
402, $690,000,000.

Alliance for Progress, technical cooperation and development grants: For expenses authorized by section 252, $87,700,000. Alliance for Progress, development loans: For expenses authorized by section 252, $420,300,000, together with such dollar amounts as are authorized to be made available for assistance under section 253, all such amounts to remain available until expended.

Ante, p. 799.

76 Stat. 258.

22 USC 2213.

Ante, p. 796.

22 USC 2163.

Development loans: For expenses authorized by section 202 (a), $500,000,000, together with such amounts as are authorized to be made available for expenses under section 203, all such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available without regard to the provisions of section 205 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Ante, p. 797. as amended, and the President, after consideration of the extent of additional participation by other countries, may make available, on such terms and conditions as he determines, not to exceed 10 per centum of this appropriation to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, or the International Finance Corporation for use pursuant to the laws governing United States participation in such institutions, if any, and the governing statutes thereof and without regard to section 201 or any other requirements of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Administrative expenses: For expenses authorized by section 637 (a), $55,813,500.

Administrative and other expenses: For expenses authorized by section 637 (b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and by section 305 of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951, as amended, $3,255,000.

Ante, p. 808.

75 Stat. 460. 75 Stat. 463.

22 USC 2397.

22 USC 1613d.

68 Stat. 830. 68 Stat. 832; 22 USC 1750 et seq.

31 USC 200.

75 Stat. 460.

Unobligated balances as of June 30, 1966, of funds heretofore made available under the authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, except as otherwise provided by law, are hereby continued available for the fiscal year 1967, for the same general purposes for which appropriated and amounts certified pursuant to section 1311 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, as having been obligated against appropriations heretofore made under the authority of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, for the same general purpose as any of the subparagraphs under "Economic Assistance" are hereby continued available for the same period as the respective appropriations in such subparagraphs for the same general purpose: Provided, That such purpose relates to a project or program previously justified to Congress and the Committees on Appro- committees. priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified prior to the reobligation of funds for such projects or

programs.

72-954 0-67-pt. 1—18

Notification of congressional

Ante, p. 802. 75 Stat. 460. 22 USC 2396.

MILITARY ASSISTANCE

Military assistance: For expenses authorized by section 504 (a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, including administrative expenses authorized by section 636 (g) (1) of such Act, which shall not exceed $23,000,000 for the current fiscal year, and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside the United States, $792,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be available for the purchase of new automotive vehicles outside of the United States.

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22 USC 2501 note.

60 Stat. 810.

40 USC 255;

31 USC 529. 70A Stat. 269.

PEACE CORPS

For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), as amended, including purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for use outside the United States, $110,000,000, of which not to exceed $24,500,000 shall be available for administrative expenses.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY-CIVIL FUNCTIONS

RYUKYU ISLANDS, ARMY

ADMINISTRATION

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet the responsibilities and obligations of the United States in connection with the government of the Ryukyu Islands, as authorized by the Act of July 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 461), as amended (76 Stat. 742); services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), of individuals not to exceed ten in number; not to exceed $4,000 for contingencies for the High Commissioner, to be expended in his discretion; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of four passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; and construction, repair, and maintenance of buildings, utilities, facilities, and appurtenances; $14,893,000, of which not to exceed $2,893,000 shall be available for administrative and information expenses: Provided, That expenditures from this appropriation may be made outside continental United States when necessary to carry out its purposes, without regard to sections 355 and 3648, Revised Statutes, as amended, section 4774 (d) of title 10, United States Code, civil service or classification laws, or provisions of law prohibiting payment of any person not a citizen of the United States: Provided further, That funds appropriated hereunder may be used, insofar as practicable, and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army to pay ocean transportation charges from United States ports, including territorial ports, to ports in the Ryukyus for the movement of supplies donated to, or purchased by, United States voluntary nonprofit relief agencies registered with and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid

or of relief packages consigned to individuals residing in such
areas: Provided further, That the President may transfer to
any other department or agency any function or functions pro-
vided for under this appropriation, and there shall be trans-
ferred to any such department or agency, without reimburse-
ment and without regard to the appropriation from which pro-
cured, such property as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget
shall determine to relate primarily to any function or functions
so transferred: Provided further, That reimbursement shall be
made to the applicable mílitary appropriation for the
pay and
allowances of any military personnel performing services pri-
marily for the purposes of this appropriation.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Mi

22 USC 2601 note.

gration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (Public Law 87- 76 Stat. 121. 510), relating to aid to refugees within the United States, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), 60 Stat. 810. $51,000,000.

For further reimbursement of expenses incurred by Dade County, Florida, in carrying out the provisions of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-510), relating to aid to refugees within the United States, or in otherwise providing aid to refugees within the United States $1,032,997, to be derived from balances of prior year appropriations under this head.

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38. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1967

(Public Law 89-697, approved October 27, 1966)

A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Hearings on supplemental appropriations for fiscal 1967 were held before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations early in October 1966. The record of the hearings was printed in two parts totaling 826 pages.

H.R. 18381, making supplemental appropriations for fiscal 1967, was introduced by Representative George H. Mahon, of Texas, on October 14, 1966. On the same date, the bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and was reported from that committee (H. Rept. 2284).

In the Senate, hearings on H.R. 18381 were held before the Committee on Appropriations on October 17 and 18, 1966. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 468 pages.

H.R. 18381 passed the House on October 18, 1966. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Appropriations, on October 19,

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