This does not call for the expenditure of any money. The original bill provided for a 2 years extension of the relief provisions benefiting close relatives of U.S. citizens and lawfully residing aliens who are afflicted with tuberculosis. The Senate has amended H.R. 6118 by adding to the bill one section providing for a 1 year extension of the law enacted in 1957 under which eligible alien orphans adopted by United States citizens may enter the United States outside the immigration quotas. The Senate report states that this extension of the statute which has expired on June 30. 1959. has been limited to 1 year in order to give the Committees on the Judiciary of both Houses an opportunity to further investigate and study the administration and the broader aspects of the orphans admission program. The Committee on the Judiciary has unanimously decided to accept the amendment of the Senate with an amendment designed to give the Attorney General the opportunity to conduct investigations and make findings as to the suitability of the adoptive parents. and of their homes. to bring to this country the alien orphan whom they desire to make a part of their family.
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