For fiscal year 1980. the conference substitute authorizes appropriations totaling $2.134.216.000. which is $9.7 million less than the bill which passed the House and only $4.5 million more than the executive branch request. For fiscal year 1981. the conference substitute authorizes appropriations totaling $2.356.097.000. which is $13.2 million less than the bill which passed the House and only $7.9 million more than the executive branch request. The increase in the executive branch request contained in the conference substitute is due largely to additional authorization for migration and refugee assistance for Soviet and Eastern European refugees migrating to Israel. The total amount authorized in this conference report for fiscal year 1980 is essentially within the guidelines set for this purpose in the second concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year The conference substitute contains specific authorizations totaling $1.619.752.000 for fiscal year 1980 and $1.803.366.000 for fiscal year 1981 for the Department of State. $432.547.000 for fiscal year 1980 and $465.944.000 for fiscal year 1981 for the International Communication Agency. and $81.917.000 for fiscal year 1980 and $86.787.000 for fiscal year 1981 for the Board for International Broadcasting. The conference report also contains supplemental fiscal year 1979 authorizations of $104.910.000 for migration and refugee assistance. Mr. President. in addition to the authorization of appropriations. the conference substitute retains various identical or modified policy and administrative provisions which were contained in either the Senate or House version of the bill.
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