We are here to authorize the spending of $20 million this year and $25 million in fiscal year 1976 for international travel promotion. We are fast approaching our Nations 200th birthday and I am certain that many citizens of foreign lands are already gearing up to come over and celebrate the many Bicentennial events with us. I am in this relation rather disturbed that while we are asking foreigners to visit us and here considering the allocation of large sums of money to make the requests. the Immigration and Naturalization Service has decided that these good people cannot be allowed to stay too long with us. The Service has by a regulation published in the Federal Register of January 16. 1975. effectively limited foreign "visitors for pleasure" to 6month stays. Mr.
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