The Government of the Soviet Union. of course. claims that all Soviet citizens are affected equally by the exit fees and that these fees are consistent with the policy of paying the government back for an education which the Soviet people financed. This is an obvious shame. Mr. Speaker. there are no other religions or national minorities except the Jews in the Soviet Union which have been applying in great numbers for exit visas. In ynetice. and clearly in its intent. this p~licy is aimed at Soviet Jewry. Regarding the cost of receiving a public education. all Soviet citizens are already required to repay the Government by working for an appropriate ministry or by serving in a Governmentsponsored agency for up to 3 years.