Speech #940020075

The President and the Secretary of State are authorized to negotiate and to make such agreements with the Republic of Vietnam as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act while assuring that citizenship conferred under this Act is in accordance with the norms of international law and the treaty obligations of the United States. SEC. 6. No person shall acquire any right. privilege. or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act by reason of such persons relationship to any child granted citizenship under the first section of this Act. H.R. 4809 A bill to establish within the Peace Corps a special program to be known as the Vietnam assistance volunteers program Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Congress declares that(1) the United States has a moral responsibility to assist the government of South Vietnam in the care and protection of all South Vietnamese children. particularly those orphaned or abandoned. in relocation and settlement of refugees. and in medical care for victims of the Vietnam conflict. (2) the spirit of volunteerism held by Americans can and should be applied effectively in helping those most in need of help. and there is a deep desire on the part of the American people to share in the rebuilding of wartorn Indochina by Americans of every age and persuasion who wish to make a personal commitment and contribution to the future of the peoples of Indochina. (3) there are in South Vietnam millions of individuals who are innocent victims of a conflict which has left them and their country badly in need of assistance during the postwar period. (4) it Is imperative for the future of South Vietnam that the needs of these millions of children and refugees be attended to. since it is unreasonable to expect that they will find the resources to resurrect themselves after the war. and (5) the dedication. expertise. technological skills. and knowledge of those willing to devote a period of humanitarian service in South Vietnam can be of immeasurable benefit to the people of South Vietnam and to the cause of peace and brotherhood in the world. SEC. 2. There is established In the Peace Corps the Vietnam assistance volunteers program.