Speech #820151140

Mr. Chairman. when the pending bill Is read for amendment later this afternoon I expect to offer an amendment which would simply earmark $10.000.000 of the $1.022.000.000 provided for economic and technical assistance to Europe. for the resettlement program contemplated in the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948. as amended. The proposed amendment would read as follows: At page 2. line 14. strike out "$1.022.000.000" and insert in lieu thereof "$1.012.000.000. and in addition $10.000.000 to carry out the provisions of section 115 (e) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948. as amended." The Economic Cooperation Act of 1948. as amended. provides that: The Administrator shall encourage arrangements among the participating countries in conjunction with the International Refugee Organization looking toward the largest practicable utilization of manpower available in any of the participating countries in furtherance of the accomplishment of the purposes of this title. The Administrator shall also encourage emigration from participating countries having permanent surplus manpower to areas. particularly underdeveloped and dependent areas. where such manpower can be effectively utilized. In view of the fact that the International Refugee Organization is no longer in operation. I wish to call your attention to page 21 of the conference report on the Mutual Security Act of 1951 and specifically the following paragraph. with which I fully concur: The committee of conference wishes to make clear its intent that none of the funds made available pursuant to the- proviso should be allocated to any international organization which has in its membership any Communist. Communistdominated or Communistcontrolled country. to any subsidiary thereof. or to any agency created by or stemming from such organization. It is vital to the security of the United States and to the success of the surplus manpower emigration program that no international body with Communist influence receive any United States assistance for -the purpose of such .program. It is the expectation of the committee of conference that steps will be taken .as quickly as possible to get the program moving and that the funds made available .will be used. The funds referred to by the conference committee for emigration of surplus manpower are in the amount of $10.000.000. During the hearings on the pending appropriation bill. at page 416 of the printed hearings. with regard to the very problem with which my proposed amendment which I hope and expect will be adopted by the committee without opposition is concerned. I asked M r. Bissell the following question concerning ECA taking some action to emigrate surplus manpower from Italy and received the following answer: Mr. RooNEY. Do you or do you not propose to do something like that under the pending budget request?