Speech #810212216

Assurances shall be executed in accordance with regulations of the Commission that persons eligible under this section. if admitted into the United States. will be suitably employed without displacing some other persons from employment and that any such person and the members of his family who propose to live with him shall not become public charges. and will have housing without displacing some other person from such housing. The spouse and unmarried child or children under 21 years of age. including adopted children and stepchildren. of any person eligible under this section shall. if otherwise qualified for admission into the United States for permanent residence. also be eligible under the provisions of this section. All persons qualifying for admission under this section shall be exempt from paying visa and head taxes. "(b) Upon the issuance of an immigration visa under subsection (a) above. which shall be in additionto the numbers authorized in section 8 (a) of the Displaced Persons Act. as amended. the consular officer shall use a quota number from the immigration quota of the country of origin of the person who receives the visa. or if no such quota is available. then from the immigration quota of Germany for the fiscal year current at that time. or. if no such quota number is available for said fiscal year. for the first succeeding fiscal year in which a German quota number is available: Provided. That not more than 50 percent of the German quota shall be so used in any fiscal year. "(c) Notwithstanding the preferences provided within the quotas by section 6 of the act of May 26. 1924. as amended (8 U. S. C. 206). first priority in the issuance of visas chargeable to the German or Austrian quota under the provisions of section 12 of the act of May 26. 1924. as amended (8 U. S. C. 212). or under the provisions of this section. shall be granted to children who were 19 years of age or under on June 25. 1948. and who prior to May 1. 1949. were legally adopted under the laws of the country in which they resided by American citizens residing abroad temporarily. Those provisions of section 5 of this act which relate to the contractlabor clause of the immigration laws and to the payment of ticket or passage shall be applicable to persons whose admission is authorized under the provisions of this section. "(d) The Commission shall make the necessary arrangements incident to the transfer of persons eligible for emigration to the United States under this section from their place of residence in Germany or Austria to the port of embarkation and from the port of embarkation to the port of entry in the UnitedStates. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law. the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and directed. until such time as an appropriation is made for the purpose of this section. to make advances not to exceed in the aggregate $2.500.000 to the Commission which shall be employed by the Commission to finance the transportation of persons who are eligible for emigration to the United States under this section from their place of residence in Germany and Austria to the port of entry in the United States. No interest shall be charged on advances made by the Treasury to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for this purpose. and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation shall be repaid without interest for advances made by it hereunder from funds made available for the purposes of this section." SEC. 11. Section 13 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948 is amended to read: "SEc. 13. No visas shall be issued under the provisions of this act. as amended. to any person who is or has been a member of the Communist Party. or to any person 18 years of age or older who shall not have made affidavit. under oath. that he does not adhere to. advocate. or follow. and that he never has adhered to. advocated. or followed. the principles of any political or economic system or philosophy directed toward the destruction of free competitive enterprise and the revolutionary overthrow of representative governments. or to any person who is or has been a member of any organization which has been designated .by the Attorney General of the United States as a Communist organization or to any person who is or has been a member of or participated In any movement which is or has been hostile to the United States or the form of government of the United States. or to any person 18 years of age or older who shall not have made affidavit. under oath. that he has never advocated or assisted in the persecution of any person because of race. religion. or national origin. or to any person who has borne arms against the United States. Upon arrival at the port of entry in this country. every displaced person 18 years of age or older shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that he is not and has never been a member of any organization or movement named in this section. and shall be liable to prosecution for perjury if such oath or affirmation is willfully false. If any eligible displaced person not entitled to a visa under this section shall nevertheless gain admission to this country. in addition to the penalty abovementioned. such person shall be deported to the country from which his application was made under this act for admission to the United States." SEC. 12. Section 14 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948 is renumbered as section 15 and a new section is added to the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. to be known as section 14 and to read: "SEC. 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law. the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and directed. until such time as an appropriation is made for the purposes of this section. to make advances not to exceed in the aggregate $5.000.000. to the Displaced Persons Commission which shall be employed by the Displaced Persons Commission for loans to public or private agencies to finance the reception and transportation of eligible displaced persons and eligible displaced orphans from ports of entry within the United States to places of final destination in the United States or its Territories or possessions.