Speech #920316950

Whenever the rate for operations as passed by the Senate is different from that contained in the House bill. the rate shall not exceed the lower rate. Special provision. however. has had to be made for certain programs which were not included. pending authorization. in the Senate version of the appropriation bill. These include refugee relief assistanceBangladesh. security assistance. military assistant naval training. and foreig credit sales. The new sectio vides that the interim rate fo for these programs shall not rates which would be perm the pending authorization bil by the Senate. This basis has been used amounts in the Senate ver authorization bill are lowe budget estimate or the am House passed appropriation for refugee relief assistanc desh. In this instance the 1 mate and the amount provi continuing resolution is $100 compared with $75 million In passed appropriation bill. Section 108 also provides t tive provisions which are incl pending appropriation bill were not included in the 1972 tion act shall not be applic included in identical form ir passed by both Houses. Section 108 also provides th vision which is included in t appropriation bill as passed b shall be applicable if It w in the 1972 appropriation ac In total. the proposed conti lution would provide an ann operation for new budget a $4.010.155.000 as compared budget estimate of $5.163.024 In most instances the rat in the proposed continuing re exactly the same rates prov foreign aid appropriation 16705) for fiscal year 1973 the House on September 21 last month. The only except statement are as follows: Refugee relief assistance (Bangladesh) Military assistance ---------Security reporting assistanceMilitary credit sales ........ Total under Housepassed bill---------These rates are tied to the authorization bill as passed which were below the compa figures. In total the continuing res would be below the House pa aid appropriation bill by $185 under the budget estimate by Attention should -be dire( formula as to the distributi between accounts concernin American Development Bank forth in the House report on assistance appropriation bil 1973 .