Mr. President. I would like to take a few minutes to commend the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations. the Senator from Alabama . and all of the conferees who met with their House counterparts to resolve the differences in the refugee aid bill that the Senate completed action on yesterday. As the Senate knows. there were amendments to that bill accepted by the Senate. one of which I presented to require a report to the appropriate congressional committees within 30 days and each 90 days thereafter. To be included in the report were an inventory of the refugees and a resettlement plan. developed according to specified guidelines. I felt that this was extremely important. because of the nature of the evacuation itself. and because of the number of refugees. who were here. I felt. too. that a definite plan of resettlement would be in the best interest of the refugees and certainly the best interest of this country. as we undertook to spend a considerable amount of money. in order to make the best possible arrangements for those who had fled South Vietnam and Cambodia. I know that the conferees worked very diligently with the House conferees. I know the difficulties that we have many times in resolving differences. when we have amendments here in the Senate.
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