Mr. President. the conference report on the refugee assistance authorization bill represents a fair and reasonable compromise of the differences with the House. Let me explain briefly what the conference did. There were four differences between the Senate and the House bills. These were on the amount of the authorization. the retrieval of foreign aid funds in the pipeline for Vietnam and Cambodia. specific authority for payment of return transportation for the refugees. and in the reporting requirements. The Senate bill authorized the appropriation of $405 million in 1975 fiscal year. the amount of the appropriation bill which has already been signed into law. The House authorized $507 million without fiscal year limitation.
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