change the General Accounting Office audit to a calendar year basis in the case of the Federal home loan banks and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation; H.R. 11052. An act to declare that 80 acres of land acquired for the Flandreau Boarding School is held by the United States in trust for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe; H.R. 11211. An act to provide authority for the payment of certain amounts to offset certain expenses of Federal employees assigned to duty on the California offshore islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 11652. An act to exempt from taxation certain property of the United Supreme Council, 33d Degree, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction-Prince Hall affiliation; and H.J. Res. 1026. Joint resolution to amend section 316 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend the time by which a lease transferring a tobacco acreage allotment may be filed. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same. REPORT ON THE ISSUANCE BY EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF GUARANTEES ON FOREIGN SALES The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Export-Import Bank of Washingtou, transmitting a report for the month of July 1964 on the issuance by the Foreign Credit Insurance Association and the Bank of its guarantees on certain foreign sale transactions, pursuant to title III of the Foreign Aid and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1964 and the Presidential determination of February 4, 1964; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. REPORT ON CERTAIN FACILITIES PROJECTS FOR NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS RESERVES The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Properties and Installations), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report as to the location, nature, and estimated cost of projects for the Naval Reserve at Glenview, Ill., New Orleans, La., and New York, N.Y.; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Air Force, transmitting, pursuant to law, the semiannual report of the Department of the Air Force on research and development contracts in excess of $50,000, for the 6-month period ended June 30, 1964; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Armed Services. INCREASED COSTS WITHOUT COMMENSURATE BENEFITS FROM DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on significantly increased costs without commensurate benefits resulting from an inadequately planned and administered program of installing data processing equipment in hospitals, Veterans' Administration; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. OVERSTATED MATERIAL COST ESTIMATES IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR CESSNA AIRPLANES The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on overstated material cost estimates included in firm fixed prices negotiated for T-37 airplanes produced by Cessna Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kans., Department of the Air Force; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF ALIENWITHDRAWAL OF NAME The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, withdrawing a name from a report heretofore submitted on certain aliens whose deportation had been suspended; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. PETITIONS The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a petition of L. J. Hodge, Miami, Fla., praying for passage of S. 2625, relating to claims of American nationals against the Government of Cuba; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. KEATING presented a resolution of the Broome County Pomona Grange No. 2, Broome County, N.Y., favoring the increased printing of $2 bills; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. REPORT ON REVIEW OF REPORTS ON PROVI DENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, R.I. Mr. MCNAMARA presented a communication from the Secretary of the Army, together with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, transmitting a review of reports on the Providence River and Harbor, R.I.; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Public Works and ordered to be printed as a Senate document, with illustrations. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Mr. KUCHEL, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 439) to provide for the establishment of the John Muir National Historic Site in the State of California, and for other purposes, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1463) thereon. Mr. KUCHEL, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 733) to designate the powerhouse on Clear Creek at the head of Whiskeytown Reservoir in the State of California as Judge Francis Carr powerhouse, reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1462) thereon. Mr. SIMPSON, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 6) to cancel any unpaid reimbursable construction costs of the Wind River irrigation project, Wyoming, chargeable against certain non-Indian lands, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1464) thereon. Mr. BIBLE, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 931) to provide for the establishment of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1465) thereon. Mr. BIBLE, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5498) to provide temporary authority for the sale of certain public lands, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1471) thereon. Mr. GRUENING, from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2327) to amend section 27 of the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended, in order to promote the development of coal on the public domain, reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1466) thereon. Mr. ELLENDER, from the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2687) to extend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, and for other purposes, reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1467) thereon. Mr. HARTKE, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5871) to amend section 11 of the act of April 1, 1942, in order to modify the retirement benefits of the judges of the District of Columbia court of general sessions, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the juvenile court of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1468) thereon. Mr. MAGNUSON, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2315) to authorize the Weather Bureau to make appropriate reimbursement between the respective appropriations available to the Bureau, and for other purposes, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1470) thereon. Mr. MAGNUSON, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 174) to authorize and direct the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries to conduct a survey of the marine and fresh-water commercial fishery resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1469) thereon. Mr. JOHNSTON, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon as follows: S. 1974. A bill to amend the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act, as amended, with regard to filing designation of beneficiary (Rept. No. 1472); H.R. 3545. An act to amend section 131 of title 13, United States Code, so as to provide for taking of the economic censuses 1 year earlier starting in 1968 (Rept. No. 1475); H.R. 4818. An act to amend section 25 of title 13, United States Code, relating to the duties of enumerators of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce (Rept. No. 1474); and H.R. 9425. An act to amend title 13, United States Code, to authorize reimbursement of census enumerators for certain telephone tolls and charges (Rept. No. 1473). Mr. JOHNSTON, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5932) to amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 so as to authorize certain teachers employed by the Board of Education of the District of Columbia to participate in a health benefits plan established pursuant to such act and to amend the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954 so as to extend insurance coverage to such teachers, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1476) thereon. Mr. RANDOLPH, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5708) to bring certain U.S. commissioners within the purview of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 and the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1477) thereon. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Bills were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows: By Mr. ROBERTSON: S. 3128. A bill for the relief of Frank B. Rowlett; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MCCARTHY: S. 3129. A bill to facilitate the acquisition by State agencies of surplus personal property suitable or desirable for public airport use; to the Committee on Government Operations. S. 3130. A bill to amend section 709 (f) of title 32, United States Code, relating to contributions to retirement systems in the case of caretakers and clerks employed by the National Guard; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. INOUYE: S. 3134. A bill to require bidders for public works construction contracts to disclose the identity of proposed joint contractors and subcontractors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works. By Mr. HART: S. 3135. A bill for the relief of Dr. Kim Khong Lie; and S. 3136. A bill for the relief of Vladimir Stakich; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ADDED COAUTHOR OF S. 3122 Under authority heretofore granted, the names of Mr. CURTIS, Mr. DOMINICK, and Mr. MECHEM were added as coauthors of the bill (S. 3122) to authorize the U.S. Secret Service to protect the persons of the nominees of the major political parties for President and Vice President of the United States, heretofore introduced. ADDED COAUTHOR OF SENATE JOINT Under authority heretofore granted, the name of Mr. HARTKE was added as a coauthor of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 195) to provide for a White House Conference on Small Business, and for other purposes, heretofore introduced. AMENDMENT OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 11380) to amend further the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and for other purposes. The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN (for himself and Mr. MANSFIELD) on page 17, after line 7, Pending debate, MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hackney, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 11118) to provide for the disposition of funds from judgments in favor of the Nehalem Band of the Tillamook Indians and the Tillamook Band of the Tillamook Indians. The House has passed the following bills and joint resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 2874. An act to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that imported electron microscopes shall be subject to the regular customs duty regardless of the nature of the institution or organization importing them; H.R. 4989. An act to amend title 28 of the United States Code to transfer the counties of Genesee and Shiawassee in the State of Michigan from the northern division to the southern division of the eastern judicial district and to authorize a term of court at Ann Arbor; HR 10178. An act to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to employ aliens in a scientific or technical capacity; H.R. 11327. An act to provide that the flag of the United States of America may be flown for 24 hours of each day in Lexington, Mass.; H.R. 11332. An act to authorize certain veterans' benefits for disability or death resulting from injuries sustained prior to January 1, 1957, by reservists while proceeding directly to or returning directly from active duty for training or inactive duty training; H.R. 11338. An act to remove certain conditions subject to which certain real property in South Boston, Mass., was authorized to be conveyed to the Massachusetts Port Authority; H.R. 11913. An act to authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed 6-month waiting period, of antimony from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile; H.J. Res. 393. Joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim October 9 in each year as Leif Erikson Day; and H.J. Res. 753. Joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day. The House has agreed to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 273), in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the State of Arizona is hereby authorized to place temporarily in the rotunda of the Capitol a statue of the late Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, of Arizona, and to hold ceremonies in the rotunda on said occasion; and the Architect of the Capitol is hereby authorized to make the necessary arrangements therefor. HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS The bills and joint resolutions this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent. Ordered, That the bills H.R. 2874 and H.R. 11332 be referred to the Committee on Finance; That the bills H.R. 4989 and H.R. 11327 and the joint resolutions H.J. Res. 393 and H.J. Res. 753 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; That the bill H.R. 10178 be referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration; and That the bills H.R. 11338 and H.R. 11913 be referred to the Committee on Armed Services. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 273) to place temporarily in the rotunda of the Capitol a statue of Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, and to hold ceremonies on such occasion, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, was read and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. AMENDMENT OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE The Senate, by unanimous consent, resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 11380) to amend further the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and for other purposes. The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN (for himself and Mr. MANSFIELD) inserting a new section on page 17, after line 7, Pending debate, COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly of the Committee on the Judiciary was authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate, on the request of Mr. PROXMIRE. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills of the Senate, each with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: S. 26. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Dixie project, Utah, and for other purposes; S. 400. An act to establish penalties for misuse of feed made available for relieving distress or preservation and maintenance of foundation herds; S. 524. An act to provide for the registration of contractors of migrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes; and S. 1123. An act to provide for the construction of the lower Teton division of the Teton Basin Federal reclamation project, Idaho, and for other purposes. The House has passed the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 49) authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a continuing program to reduce nonbeneficial consumptive use of water in the Pecos River Basin in New Mexico and Texas with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The House has disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 11202) making apropriations for the Department of Agriculture and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes; it agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon and has appointed Mr. WHITTEN, Mr. NATCHER, Mr. MAHON, Mr. HORAN, and Mr. MICHEL managers at the same on its part. The House has passed the following bill and joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 12253. An act to correct certain errors in the Tariff Schedules of the United States; and H.J. Res. 1160. Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1965, and for other purposes. The Speaker of the House having signed 19 enrolled bills, viz, S. 51, S. 1046, S. 2419, H.R. 189, H.R. 4223, H.R. 4361, H.R. 5154, H.R. 5728, H.R. 5964, H.R. 6034, H.R. 6353, H.R. 7138, H.R. 7219, H.R. 7508, H.R. 8201, H.R. 9561, H.R. 10216, H.R. 11520, and H.R. 10683, and one joint resolution, viz, Senate Joint Resolution 162, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President, ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills and joint resolution: S. 51. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relinquish to the State of Wyoming jurisdiction over those lands within the Medicine Bow National Forest known as the Pole Mountain District; S. 1046. An act to provide hospital, domiciliary, and medical care for nonservice-connected disabilities to recipients of the Medal of Honor; S. 2419. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to condemn certain property in the city of St. Augustine, Fla., within the boundary of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, and for other purposes; H.R. 189. An act to authorize the conveyance of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Calif., to the county of Kern, State of California; H.R. 4223. An act to provide for audit of accounts of private corporations established under Federal law; H.R. 4361. An act for the relief of the estate of Paul F. Ridge; H.R. 5154. An act for the relief of Wilfredo Lacar de Leon; H.R. 5728. An act for the relief of the county of Cuyahoga, Ohio; H.R. 5964. An act to provide for the inclusion of Hopkins County, Tex., within the Paris division of the eastern district for the U.S. district courts in Texas; H.R. 6034. An act for the relief of Robert L. Johnston; H.R. 6353. An act to amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, as amended; H.R. 7138. An act for the relief of St. Francis Levee District, Arkansas; H.R. 7219. An act to amend sections 3288 and 3289 of title 18, United States Code, relating to reindictment after dismissal of a defective indictment; H.R. 7508. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish jurisdiction and venue for appeals from orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission in judicial reference cases; H.R. 8201. An act for the relief of Maj. Jack J. Shea, U.S. Air Force; H.R. 9561. An act for the relief of Moni Parvanoff Floroff; H.R. 10216. An act for the relief of Dr. Miguel de Socarraz; H.R. 10683. An act to amend the act of July 25, 1956, to remove certain residence restrictions upon officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia; H.R. 11520. An act to amend subsection (d) of section 1346 of title 28 of the United States Code relating to the jurisdiction of the U.S. district courts; and S.J. Res. 162. Joint resolution extending recognition to the International Exposition for Southern California in the year 1968 and authorizing the President to issue a proclamation calling upon the The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. FOR THE RELIEF OF J. C. FERREIRA AND On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2803) fr the relief of Joao Carlos Senra Ferreira, Jose Jorge Senra Ferreira, and Maria Goretti Senra Ferreira; and the reported amendment being agreed to, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. RELIEF OF LIM S. SOON On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 9560) for the relief of Lim Sam Soon; and no amendment being made, Ordered, That it pass to a third read ing. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. TAXATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 5739) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to correct certain inequities with respect to the taxation of life insurance companies; and the reported amendments to the text having been agreed to, Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be amended, as reported by the committee, to read: "An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to correct certain inequities with respect to the taxation of life insurance companies, and for other purposes". Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments. RELIEF OF DR. G. L. CLIFTON On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 226) for the relief of Dr. G. L. Clifton; and the reported amendments having been agreed to, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. DEDUCTIBILITY OF ACCRUED VACATION PAY On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 10467) to continue for a temporary period certain existing rules relating to the deductibility of accrued vacation pay; and the reported amendment having been amended on the motion of Mr. LONG of Louisiana, and, as amended, agreed to. Ordered, That the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN OF DELEGATION TO BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. RIBICOFF in the chair) announced that the President pro tempore had appointed Mr. FULBRIGHT as Chairman of the Senate members of the U.S. delegation to the British Parliamentary Conference, pursuant to Senate Resolution 339, agreed to July 23, 1964. INEQUITIES IN CONSTRUCTION OF FISHING VESSELS The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the amendments heretofore received from the House of Repre sentatives for concurrence to the bill (S. 1006) to amend the act of June 12, 1960, for the correction of inequities in the construction of fishing vessels, and for other purposes. The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendments; and On motion by Mr. BARTLETT, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Hackney, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed without amendment the bill (S. 2288) for the relief of John J. Feeney. The House has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1839) to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the free importation of wild animals and wild birds which are intended for exhibition in the United States. The House has passed the following bills and joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 7073. An act to amend the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 in order to increase the limitation on the amount of loans which may be insured under subtitle A of such act; H.R. 9638. An act to amend section 27 of the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended, in order to promote the development of phosphate on the public domain; H.R. 9803. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire the building constructed on the Fort Jay Military Reservation, N.Y., by the Young Men's Christian Association; H.R. 11960. An act to authorize the exchange of public domain lands heretofore withdrawn and reserved for the use of the Hanford project of the Atomic Energy Commission, and for other purposes; H.R. 12091. An act to authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed 6-month waiting period, of approximately 9,500,000 pounds of sisal from the national stockpile; H.R. 12278. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey to the city of Sunnyvale, State of California, certain lands in the county of Santa Clara, State of California, in exchange for certain other lands; and H.J. Res. 793. Joint resolution authorizing the United Spanish War Veterans to erect a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs. The House has agreed to the following concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. House Concurrent Resolution 274 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the statue of Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, presented by the State of Arizona, to be placed in the Statuary Hall collection, is accepted in the name of the United States, and that the thanks of the Congress be tendered said State for the contribution of the statue of one of its most eminent pioneers, illustrious for his early missionary work, exploration, and cartography; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions, suitably engrossed and duly authenticated, be transmitted to the Governor of Arizona. House Concurrent Resolution 320 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress expressly approves, pursuant to section 3(e) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b (e)), the disposal from the national stockpile of the following materials in approximately the following quantities: 1. One thousand five hundred and sixty-seven short tons of Bolivian blue (soft) crocidolite asbestos. 2. One hundred and sixty-five short tons (copper content) of copper and copper base alloys in scrap and thin strip form. 3. Three hundred and sixty-six short tons of cupro-nickel ingots. 4. Three hundred and fifty-five pieces of diamond dies. 5. Forty-six thousand eight hundred pounds of lead castings. 6. Two hundred and twenty thousand two hundred and thirty pounds of punch mica. 7. Sixty-six thousand eight hundred and thirty-four pounds of nickel in fabricated and miscellaneous forms, such as wire, tubing, anodes, cathodes, pellets, and cut cathodes. 8. Twenty-five thousand seven hundred and forty pounds of tantalum in various forms. 9. Two hundred and twenty-one thousand and eighty-seven pounds of zinc in the form of engraving plates. 10. Two hundred and fifty short tons of low-grade manganese ore. House Concurrent Resolution 343 Whereas one hundred and thirteen nations have accepted the obligations of the Charter of the United Nations to maintain international peace and security and have agreed "to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace"; and Whereas the International Court of Justice in an advisory opinion on July 20, 1962, held that expenditures for peacekeeping operations constitute expenses of the Organization which shall be borne by the members as apportioned by the General Assembly under article 17 of the United Nations Charter; and Whereas the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice was accepted by the General Assembly in a resolution on December 19, 1962, by a vote of seventy-six in favor, seventeen against, and eight abstentions; and Whereas article 19 of the United Nations Charter provides that a member of the United Nations which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the Organization shall have no vote in the General Assembly if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contribution due from it for the preceding two full years, unless relieved of that penalty by a vote of the General Assembly on the grounds that "the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the member"; and Whereas at the convening of the Nineteenth General Assembly of the United Nations in 1964, certain members of the United Nations which are now in arrears may fall within the purview of the provisions of article 19 of the United Nations Charter; and Whereas legislation has been enacted expressing the sense of the Congress that "the United Nations should take immediate steps to give effect to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the financial obligations of members of the United Nations in order to assure prompt payment of all assessments, including assessments to cover the cost of operations to maintain or restore international peace and security": Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the President should direct the Permanent United States Delegate to the United Nations to continue efforts toward securing payment by members of the United Nations of their assessments in arrears. It is further the sense of the Congress that if, upon the convening of the Nineteenth General Assembly, the arrears of any member of the United Nations equals or exceeds the amount of the contribution due from it for the preceding two full years, the President should direct the Permanent United States Delegate to make every effort to assure invocation of the penalty provisions of article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The bills and joint resolution this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence, were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent. Ordered, That the bill H.R. 7073 be referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry; That the bills H.R. 9803, H.R. 12091, and H.R. 12278 be referred to the Committee on Armed Services; and That the joint resolution H.J. Res. 793 be referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration; and That the bills H.R. 9638 and H.R. 11960 be placed on the calendar. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED The concurrent resolutions this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were read and referred as indicated: Ordered, That the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 274 be referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration; That the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 320 be referred to the Committee on Armed Services; and That the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 343 be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. AMENDMENT OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (H.R. 11380) to amend further the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and for other purposes. The question being on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. DIRKSEN (for himself and Mr. MANSFIELD) on page 17, after line 7, Pending debate, CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1839 Mr. BYRD of Virginia submitted the following conference report: The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1839) to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the free importation of wild animals and wild birds which are intended for exhibition in the United States, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following: That (a) item 852.20 of title I of the Tariff Act of 1930 (Tariff Schedules of the United States; 28 F.R., part II, August 17, 1963) is amended to read as follows: 852.20 Wild animals (including Free. Free." (b) Headnote 1 of part 4 of schedule 8 of such title I is amended by striking out "item 850.50," and inserting in lieu thereof "items 850.50 and 852.20,". (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the tenth day after the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 2. (a) It is the policy of the Congress that the aggregate quantity of the articles specified in items 106.10 (relating to fresh, chilled, or frozen cattle meat) and 106.20 (relating to fresh, chilled, or frozen meat of goats and sheep (except lambs)) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States which may be imported into the United States in any calendar year beginning after December 31, 1964, should not exceed 725,400,000 pounds; except that this quantity shall be increased or decreased for any calendar year by the same percentage that estimated average annual domestic commercial production of these articles in that calendar year and the two preceding calendar years increases or decreases in comparison with the average annual domestic commercial production of these articles during the years 1959 through 1963, inclusive. (b) The Secretary of Agriculture, for each calendar year after 1964, shall estimate and publish (1) before the beginning of such calendar year, the aggregate quantity prescribed for such calendar year by subsection (a), and (2) before the first day of each calendar quarter in such calendar year, the aggregate quantity of the articles described in subsection (a) which (but for this section) would be imported in such calendar year. In applying paragraph (2) for the second or any succeeding calendar quarter in any calendar year, actual imports for the preceding calendar quarter or quarters in such calendar year shall be taken into account to the extent data is available. (c) (1) If the aggregate quantity estimated before any calendar quarter by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to subsection (b) (2) equals or exceeds 110 percent of the aggregate quantity estimated by him pursuant to subsection (b) (1), and if there is no limitation in effect under this section with respect to such calendar year, the President shall by proclamation limit the total quantity of the articles described in subsection (a) which may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, during such calendar year, to the aggregate quantity estimated for such calendar year by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to subsection (b) (1). (2) If the aggregate quantity estimated before any calendar quarter by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to subsection (b) (2) does not equal or exceed 110 percent of the aggregate quantity estimated by him pursuant to subsection (b) (1), and if a limitation is in effect under this section with respect to to such calendar year, such limitation shall cease to apply as of the first day of such calendar quarter; except that any limitation which has been in effect for the third calendar quarter of any calendar year shall continue in effect for the fourth calendar quarter of such year unless the proclamation is suspended or the total quantity is increased pursuant to subsection (d). (3) The Secretary of Agriculture shall allocate the total quantity proclaimed under paragraph (1), and any increase in such quantity pursuant to subsection (d), among supplying countries on the basis of the shares such countries supplied to the United States market during a representative period of the articles described in subsection (a), except that due account may be given to special factors which have affected or may affect the trade in such articles. The Secretary of Agriculture shall certify such allocations to the Secretary of the Treasury. (d) The President may suspend any proclamation made under subsection (c), or increase the total quantity proclaimed under such subsection, if he determines and proclaims that— (1) such action is required by overriding economic or national security |