For a savings of less than $2 million. the post closings now prohibited by this bill would have represented a major loss of prestige. influence. and commercial opportunities. Beyond the financial issues. the Foreign Relations Authorization Act includes some significant legislative provisions. These include: A rewrite of the McCarranWalter Act to eliminate a McCarthy era relic of our visa laws. Periodically. we have read about how the State Department has denied a distinguished foreign author. scientist. or Nobel Laureate a visa to the United States because of some alleged past political association or comment. The new provision. of which Senator MOYNIHAN is the principal author. prevents the exclusion of aliens on the basis of their political beliefs. It is an affirmation of first amendment values appropriate to the bicentennial of our Constitution.