Speech #810249797

Assurances shall be executed by a citizen or citizens of the United States 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 person 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 twentyone 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. and no such person shall be admitted into the United States unless there shall have been first a thorough examination and written report as provided for in section 10 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. as amended. " (b) Upon the issuance of an immigration visa under subsection (a) above. which shall be in addition to the numbers authorized in section 3 (a) of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. as amended. the consular officer shall use. notwithstanding the provisions of section 11 (f) of the Immigration Act of May 26. 1924 (8 U. S. C. 211). a quota number from that portion of the quotas for Germany and Austria for the fiscal years ending June 30. 1949. and June 30. 1950. which was made available to persons of German ethnic origin under the provisions of section 12 of Public Law 774. Eightieth Congress. except that the total of such quota numbers shall not exceed by seven thousand the quota numbers used under the authority of the said section prior to June 30. 1950. and if no such quota number is available in that event the consular officer shall use a quota number from the immigration quota of the country of nationality of the person who receives the visa as defined in section 12 of the Immigration Act of May 26. 1924 (8 U. S. C. 212): Provided. That not more than 50 per centum of the quotas of the country of nationality of persons who receive immigration visas under this section shall be used in any fiscal year. and quota deductions authorized under this proviso shall be made within the limitations contained in the first proviso of subsection (c) of section 3 of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. as amended. "(c) Notwithstanding the preferences provided by section 6 of this Act. as amended. 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 sixteen 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 United States. 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 and necessary incidents thereto of persons who are eligible for emigration to the United States under this section from their place of residence in Germany or 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 who adheres to. advocates. or follows. or who 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 toany 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 who advocated or assisted In the persecution of any person because of race. religion. or national origin. or to any person who has voluntarily borne arms against the United States during World War ir. Upon arrival at the port of entry in the United States. every person eighteen years of age or older authorized to be admitted under this Act 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 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. irrespective of the date of his entry. be deported in the manner provided by sections 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act of February 5. 1917. as amended. "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 Commission which shall be employed by the Commission for loans through public or private agencies to persons who provide assurances. or to public or private agencies to finance the reception and transportation of eligible displaced persons and eligible displaced orphans and persons authorized to be admitted under section 12 of this Act. as amended. from ports of entry within the United States or its Territories or possessions.