Speech #920235900

With respect to the sum added to the House bill. I wish to point out some of the major items: For the Department of State. the committee recommended a total of $570.670.169. an Increase of $45.844.419 over the House allowance. This additional sum would provide $700.000 for salaries and expenses to help defray increased pay costs and overseas operating expenses such as wage and price increases and added support to security. communications. and passport and visa operations. $32.687.919 for contributions to international organizations to provide $24.070.500. the sum requested restored to permit full payment of the U.S. assessment for calendar year 1972 at the going rate for the United Nations and affiliated agencies that had been limited to the 25 percent restriction under the House provision. and the balance. $8.617.419. the sum needed to cover our contribution to the International Labor Organization through the calendar year 1972fiscal year 1973. $92.500 for the International Fisheries Commission. to provide $80.500 to the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission to permit salary increases of personnel and improvement of the Commissions basic data system. and the balance. $12.000 for U.S. membership in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. $12.044.000 for the mutual educational and cultural exchange activities. which together with the House allowance of $40.816.000 would provide the full budget request of $52.860.000. and $320.000 additional for the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange in Hawaii to permit expansion of existing programs. including mandatory cost increases of Center operations. The committee also recommended that the House provision on restriction of assessments to U.N. and affiliates exceeding the 25 percent maximum become effective on January 1. 1973. For the Department of Justice. the committee agreed with the House allowance of $1.765.578.000 in new obligational authority for the fiscal year 1973. The Department advised that they were satisfied with this allowance which includes the full budget requests of $850.597.000 for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. $351.675.000 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. $135.084.000 for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. and $74.053.000 for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. The allowance also includes the funds necessary to cope with the increased caseload of the U.S. Attorneys and Marshals Offices and for which 165 additional positions were provided135 for U.S.