Chairman. as the Members have heard in the reading of this particular substitute to the bill. there are two basic things which my bill does. First. It directs the President to take out three categories of people: U.S. citizens. dependents of U.S. citizens. and permanent residents of the United States. and Vietnamese nationals eligible for Immigration to the United States by reason of their relationship to U.S. citizens. These are the first three parts of section 4 in the committees bill. It does not include the fourth section which deals with foreign nationals. The second major aspect of my bill is humanitarian assistance. I personally believe that we need strong humanitarian efforts to care for the refugees and the needy in that part of the world who are suffering because of this war action. I personally believe that this money. $150 million. should be expended through international agencies. In the last days of testimony. over the last 2 days. many Members have gotten up and talked about the evacuation of American citizens. including the personnel of AID who have plans to set up nine sites in South Vietnam on the mainland to provide for the care of refugees and to work in those nine sites to provide comfort. food. medical supplies. and other humanitarian efforts. It is my opinion that if we evacuate all the Americans out of Vietnam. there is no way that that humanitarian aid can be provided in the nature of the original bill. Therefore.
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