There will be nothing to negotiate about in conference if the JacksonVanik amendment is adopted in the same wording and In the same substance as we have adopted it during the past few minutes in this House. If. however. we strike out title IV. there Is something to negotiate. and all of the Members of this Chamber will be able to have some further input into the process. We will not be dependent entirely on what the Russians decide to do with respect to the emigration tax as a condition precedent to nondiscriminatory tariff and credit treatment in the future. To those who want to work something out so that trade is a possibility. striking title IV offers a chance. but only a chance. for more leeway in conference. If both bodies enact JacksonVanik in the same wording. it very. very much reduces the option to work out progress in the commercial field.
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