Mr. President. on behalf of the Senator from Massachusetts . the Senator from New Jersey . the Senator from New York . the Senator from Oregon . and myself. I submit an amendment intended to be proposed to the bill to amend section 3 (a) of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. relating to the distribution of visas thereunder among the various groups of displaced persons. The amendment is intended to supersede another amendment to the act. submitted during the present session. by the same sponsors. as Senate bill 99. That bill provides that visas issued pursuant to the Displaced Persons Act shall be made available to each group or element among the displaced persons according to the proportion that each group or element bears to the total number of displaced persons. The present amendment accomplishes the same purpose by stating thatThe selection of eligible displaced persons shall be made without discrimination in favor of or against a race. religion. or national origin of such eligible displaced persons. and the Commission shall insure that equitable opportunity for resettlement under the terms of this act. as amended. shall be afforded to eligible displaced persons of all races. religions. and national origins. The "groups and elements" provision of Senate bill 99 had its origin in a defense against the 40 percent annexedarea and 30 percent agricultural provisions of the act as it was passed in the last Congress.