I know of no other Federal program where we give. or the State Department preempts such a free hand in determinIng how much the taxpayer will pay to support an activity of such dimensions. Furthermore. if the Congress votes a specific limitation in the amount of 33Va percent it will give our Department of State a basis for realistic bargaining for other nations which do not now pay their fair share. So long as other countries know that. as in the case of many of these programs. the sky is the limit. they will be quite content to let the status quo remain. or. as in the case of the Middle East refugee program. even force us to increase our contribution. I urge the adoption of this amendment.