Mr. President. the objective of the committee amendment has been served. I believe that the Inclusion of this correspondence in the legislative history of this bill will remove all doubt. These funds are for refugee assistance and are not to be used to meet normal operating expenses of the Department of Defense. Therefore. the amendment is no longer required. The committee also proposed an amendment to delay the availability of funds appropriated in this bill until proper authorizing legislation has been enacted. That legislation has now passed the House and the Senate. I believe that the intent of -the committee has been fulfilled and that this amendment is no longer required.