Mr. President. as this session of Congress rapidly draws to a close. the urgency for amending the Refugee Relief Act becomes greater and greater. The Refugee Relief Act and our refugee program expire at the end of this year. and unless prompt action is taken. many thousands of refugee quotas will go unused. Mr. President. last May 3 I testified before the Refugee Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of legislation to permit reallocation of unused quotas from countries where they are not needed. to countries where they have been exhausted and are needed. I understand that thousands of refugee quotas authorized for Germany. Austria. and The Netherlands are going unused. while quotas for hardpressed areas in Italy. Greece. and the Far East have long been oversubscribed. President Eisenhower has given full support to the reallocation of quotas and the Senate Refugee Subcommittee has reported favorably Senator LANGERS bill. S. 3574. but the bill has not been reported as yet by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Because of the urgency of the situation. the distinguished senior Senator from Utah has proposed a number of amendments to H. R. 6888. the socalled sheepherders bill. to permit the reallocation of unused quotas under the Refugee Relief Act. These amendments also contain muchneeded improvements to our general immigration laws. Mr. President.
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