Mr. President. as passed by the Senate on May 4. 1971. the bill contained four titles dealing with economic development. settlement of war and postwar claims. immigration. and the enlistment of Micronesians in the U.S. Armed Forces. As the bill has been returned from the House it now contains only one title. that dealing with the expansion of the economic development loan fund in order to assist the territory in developing a visible economy. The portion of the bill that had been title II. to provide for the settlement of outstanding claims. has been taken care of in other legislation enacted during the 92d Congress (Public Law 9239). As the author of S. 860. it had been my hope that title III of the Senatepassed version. amending the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the entry of Micronesians into the United States. would be enacted this year. However. I recognize there is some difficulty with the problem. At the direction of President Nixon. negotiations are presently underway with the Status Commission appointed by the Congress of Micronesia to work out a satisfactory United StatesMicronesian relationship once the existing trusteeship arrangement has been terminated. Undoubtedly this immigration question and the tariff relationship between the United States and the trust territory will be included in legislation that will subsequently be sent to the Congress. Therefore. I do not think it necessary for the Senate to insist upon the original language contained in S. 860.
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