Mr. President. let us consider briefly the orphan phase of this program. Under Public Law 203. 4.000 orphan visas may be issued on a worldwide basis. and at one time. it appeared that perhaps all of these visas would not be used. However. I have recently been told that the entire 4.000 orphan visas will be exhausted before December 31 of this year and that the American people are simply clamoring for more orphans to adopt. In my State of North Dakota. approximately 150 applications for orphans have been filed. and at last report only 2 have actually come in to North Dakota. Mr.