The first issue relates to the use of U.S. Armed Forces in the evacuation from Vietnam. The second issue deals with an authorization of funds for humanitarian aid to refugees and funds to pay for civilian evacuation. Let me describe first what the conference report contains in the way of funds. The overall authorization is the same as in the House bill. There is $150 million in new authorizationsand the lifting of certain restrictions on the use of $177 million previously authorized but not appropriated for Indochina relief. Any part of those $177 million that the Congress wants to appropriate in the future. can be appropriated for refugee aid and evacuation under the conference report. This. in my opinion. was a victory for the position taken by the House. The conferees agreed to strike out $100 million in new funds contained in the Senate bill.
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