April 25, 1956: Allen, Hon. George, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern, South Critz, Col. H. H., Office of Programing and Control, Office of Assistant McGuire, E. Perkins, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Voorhees, Hon. Tracy S., consultant to the Secretary of Defense.. Barnes, Robert C., special assistant for Mutual Security Affairs, Page 583 596 599 600 612 617 610 603 665 Critz, Col. H. H., Office of Programing and Control, Office of Assistant 650 638 McGuire, E. Perkins, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International 635 Shaw, Markley, Comptroller, Office of International Security Affairs, 657 May 2, 1956: Allan, Aley, Deputy General Counsel, United States Information 692 Beers, Robert, Chief, Informational Media Guaranty Branch, United 700 Houston, Charles, Chief, Investment Guaranties Staff, International 679 714 Murphy, John, Controller, International Cooperation Administration_ Burger, George J., vice president, National Federation of Independent Campbell, Wallace J., director, The Cooperative League_ 719 768 Gotwald, Dr. Luther, executive secretary, Division of Foreign Mis- 766 Gray, Virginia M., executive secretary, Citizens Committee for 763 Hart, Merwin K., president, National Economic Council, New York, 747 Kohlberg, Alfred, Alfred Kohlberg, Inc., New York 18, N. Y. 727 753 Reisner, John H., consultant, Agricultural Missions, Inc., New York 734 May 7, 1956: Biemiller, Andrew J., legislative representative, AFL and CIO.. 795 819 Chamberlin, Waldo, director, Council for Social Action of the Con- 803 818 Groseclose, Elgin, Washington, D. C.. 785 Hartz, Mrs. A. Paul, chairman of legislation, General Federation of 829 Nathan, Robert R., member, executive committee, Americans for 811 Wilson, Raymond, executive secretary, Friends Committee on National 823 May 8, 1956: Bader, Salem, president, United States Arab-Asian Institute, Inc.. Cooper, Hon. John Sherman, a United States Ambassador to India__ Swanstrom, Msgr. Edward, vice chairman and executive director, May 9, 1956: Page 845 856 865 831 861 Ashley, Hon. Thomas L., a Representative in Congress from the 957 Cutter, R. Ammi, consultant to the Director, International Cooperation Administration___. 918 Ellis, G. Corson, industrial management consultant; partner in firm 967 925 Gwinn, Hon. Ralph W., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York... 946 Hollister, Hon. John B., Director, International Cooperation Administration... 902 Murphy, John, Controller, International Cooperation Administration_ May 10, 1956: 885 Dulles, Hon. John Foster, Secretary of State-- 979 MUTUAL SECURITY ACT OF 1956 TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1956 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C. The committee met, pursuant to call, in room G-3, United States Capitol, at 10:40 a. m., the Honorable James P. Richards (chairman) presiding. Chairman RICHARDS. The committee will come to order, please. Ladies and gentlemen, we have before us here for consideration this morning a committee print of the Mutual Security Act of 1956. I also call to the attention of the committee that in addition to the committee print of the bill you have before you the Ramseyer print, and also the section-by-section analysis of the bill. There is also a copy of the President's message. I had hoped to have this committee print here for your consideration before this, but there were some changes that had to be made. You will also notice that you have four presentation books before you. There is 1 unclassified book, and there are 3 secret presentation books, for which each member will be responsible during the committee meetings. After each committee meeting the books will be taken up by a representative of the Defense Department and kept in the custody of the Defense Department. Each member will remember to keep these books together during sessions of the committee. (The committee print referred to is as follows:) [Committee print] A BILL To amend further the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Mutual Security Act of 1956". SEC. 2. Title I, chapter 1, of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, which relates to military assistance, is further amended as follows: (a) In section 103 (a), which relates to authorizations, add the following new paragraph: "(3) In addition, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of this chapter not to exceed $2,925,000,000 to remain available until expended." (b) In section 105 (c), which relates to delivery ceilings for military assistance, strike out "$617,500,000", "$181,200,000", "$583,600,000", and "$13,000,000" and substitute "$766,100,000", "$608,200,000", "$2,131,900,000", and "$58,400,000", respectively. SEC. 3. Title I, chapter 3, of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, which relates to defense support, is further amended by substituting a semicolon for the period after "Asia" in subsection (c) of section 131 and inserting thereafter "and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed " "(1) $78,700,000 for Europe (excluding Greece and Turkey); (2) $170,000,000 for the Near East (including Greece and Turkey) and Africa; and "(3) $882,000,000 for Asia." SEC. 4. Title II of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, which relates to development assistance, is further amended by changing section 201, which relates to authorization, as follows: In subsection (a) (3), strike "the other American Republics and non-self-governing territories of the Western Hemisphere" and substitute "Latin America"; in subsection (c), after "$38,000,000", insert and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $63,000,000, $80,000,000 and $27,000,000,"; and add the following new subsection: (d) Funds made available under this title may be used for expenses (other than those provided for under section 411 (c) of this Act) to assist in carrying out functions under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1691 and the following), delegated or assigned to any agency or officer administering nonmilitary assistance.” SEC. 5. Title III of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, which relates to technical cooperation, is further amended as follows: (a) In section 304 (b), which relates to authorization, after "$146,500,000", insert ", and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $140,500,000,". (b) In section 306, which relates to multilateral technical cooperation: (1) In subsection (a), which relates to contributions to the United Nations Expanded Program of Technical Assistance, strike out all following "1956" and substitute", and $15,500,000 for the fiscal year 1957, for such contributions;" (2) In subsection (b), which relates to contributions to the technical cooperation programs of the Organization of American States, strike out all following "1956" and substitute ", and $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1957, for such contributions.". (c) In section 307, which relates to advances, grants, and contracts, strike out all following "Congress" in the last sentence thereof and substitute "and except as provided in section 421, extend at any time for not more than three years.". SEC. 6. Title IV of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, which relates to other programs, is further amended, as follows: (a) Amend section 401, which relates to special fund, as follows: (1) In the first sentence of subsection (a), strike out "$50,000,000" and substitute "$200,000,000", and after "such Acts" insert "(and not to exceed $100,000,000 of funds made available under this section may be used in any fiscal year for such purposes without regard to the requirements of this or any other Act)"; and in the last sentence thereof substitute "$40,000,000" for "$20,000,000". (2) In subsection (b), after "$100,000,000", insert ", and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $100,000,000,". (b) In section 402, which relates to earmarking of funds, after "$300,000,000", insert", and of the funds so authorized for the fiscal year 1957 not less than $250,000,000,". (c) In section 403 (b), which relates to special assistance in joint control areas, after "$21,000,000", insert ", and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $12,200,000,". (d) Section 405, which relates to migrants, refugees and escapees, is amended as follows: (1) In subsection (c), after "$1,400,000", insert ", and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $2,300,000,". (2) In subsection (d), after "$6,000,000", insert ", and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $7,000,000,". (e) In section 406 (b), which relates to children's welfare, after "$14,500,000", insert ", and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $10,000,000,”. (f) In section 407 (b), which relates to Palestine refugees in the Near East, strike "for the fiscal year 1956". (g) Amend section 409, which relates to ocean freight charges, as follows: (1) In subsection (c), after "$2,000,000" in the last sentence thereof, insert ", and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $1,400,000,". (2) Insert in subsection (d), after "$13,000,000" in the first sentence thereof, ", and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $14,000,000,". (h) In section 410, which relates to Control Act expenses, after "$1,175,000” in the first sentence thereof, insert, "and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $1,175,000". (i) Amend section 411, which relates to administrative and other expenses, as follows: (1) In section 411 (b), strike all that follows "$35,225,000," and insert "and for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $35,250,000, for necessary administrative expenses incident to carrying out the provisions of this Act (other than chapter 1 of title I and section 124).". (2) Redesignate subsection "(c)" as subsection "(e)," and insert after subsection (b) the following new subsections: "(c) Not to exceed $1,500,000 of funds made available under title II may be transferred in the fiscal year 1957 for necessary administrative expenses not otherwise provided for incident to carrying out functions under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1691 and the following), delegated or assigned to any agency or officer administering nonmilitary assistance, and the amounts so transferred shall be consolidated with funds made available pursuant to this section for said fiscal year. "(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State such amounts as may be necessary from time to time for administrative expenses which are incurred for normal functions of the Department which relate to functions under this Act." (j) Amend section 413 (b) (4) as follows: (1) Substitute "June 30, 1962" for "June 30, 1957." (2) Amend subparagraph (F) to read as follows: "(F) the President is authorized to issue guaranties up to a total face value of $350,000,000 exclusive of informational media guaranties heretofore and hereafter issued pursuant to section 1011 of the Act of January 27, 1948, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1446) and section 111 (b) (3) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1509): Provided, That any funds allocated to a guaranty and remaining after all liability of the United States assumed in connection therewith has been released, discharged, or otherwise terminated, and funds realized after June 30, 1955, from the sale of currencies or other assets acquired pursuant to subparagraph (C), shall be available for allocation to other guaranties, and the foregoing limitation shall be increased to the extent that such funds become available. Any payments made to discharge liabilities under guaranties issued under this paragraph shall be paid out of fees collected under subparagraph (E) as long as such fees are available, and thereafter shall be paid out of funds realized from the sale of currencies or other assets acquired pursuant to subparagraph (C) and notes which have been issued under authority of paragraph 111 (c) (2) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, when necessary to discharge liabilities under any such guaranty: Provided, That all guaranties issued, after June 30, 1956, pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered for the purposes of sections 3679 (31 U. S. C. 665) and 3732 (41 U. S. C. 11) of the Revised Statutes, as amended, as obligations only to the extent of the probable ultimate net cost to the United States of such guaranties; and the President shall, in the submission to the Congress of the reports required by section 534 of this Act, include information on the operation of this paragraph: Provided further, That at all times funds shall be allocated to all outstanding guaranties issued prior to July 1, 1956, exclusive of informational media guaranties issued pursuant to section 1011 of the Act of January 27, 1948, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1446), and section 111 (b) (3) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, equal to the sum of the face value of said guaranties." (k) Amend section 415, which relates to assistance to international organization, as follows: (1) Change "ORGANIZATION" in the title to "ORGANIZATIONS”. (2) After "the North Atlantic Treaty Organization", insert "and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation". (1) Add the following new sections: "SEC. 420. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA.There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1957 not to exceed $100,000,000 for assistance in the general area of the Middle East and Africa in accordance with provisions in this Act applicable to the furnishing of assistance under chapter 3 of title I, title II, title III, or section 407. "SEC. 421. SPECIFIC LONGER TERM COMMITMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. The Congress recognizes the desirability of making more effective the assistance provided by the United States to long-term projects for economic development and recognizes further that increased participation by other governments, international institutions, and private investors in financing such projects would be facilitated if the United States were willing to make longer-term commitments for assistance to such projects. Accordingly, the President is authorized to enter into commitments for assistance to be provided to such projects in accordance with provisions of law applicable at the time such commitments are made: Provided, That at no time shall any commitment made pursuant to this section |