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October 22, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 27221 STATEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE RECORD OF THE 89TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, Congress is about to conclude one of the most productive sessions in the history of this Republic. Historians may find it difficult to apply a one-word label to identify the Congress. It could be labeled the education Congress, because for the first time in history it was able Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana .,~.,.,., _, _ _ CONGRE l.I\ATE {)('[OU i' I ', J lj(J,j to pa sub tanl!al Federal aid to cope "tlh IH' grave educational situation whtch has become increasingly critical each year. Or they may call 1t the ci\'11 rights Con~:t e for 1t' enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which at long last removed the century-old obstacles to the franchise promised to the Negroes in the 15th amendment to the Constitution. Or the historians may constder it the medicare and health Congre s for in thts session action has been substituted for two decades of public debate and dialog on the way to solve the hospital and medical needs of our 19 million elderly citizens That is not all that has been accomplished in the health field. This Congress has: Enacted the Drug Abuse Control Act of 1965 designed to prevent both the misuse and the illicit traffic of potentially dangerous drugs, especially the sedatives and the stimulants, which are so important In the medicines used today; Extended for 3 years the program of annual grants of $11 million for immunization against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and measles; Extended the program of matching grants for health research facilities for 3 addttional years and authotized $280 million for this period; Authorized a total of $224.1 million through 1972 in staffing grants to community mental health centers: Authorized a 3-year, S340-rnillion program of grants to public and other nonprofit institutions and associations to assist them in planning, establishing, and operating regional medical complexes to combat heart disease, cancer, stroke, and other major diseases; Established purity standards for interstate waters and authorized $150 million in new grants for each of the next 2 fiscal years to help States and localities control water pollution; Established Federal regulation cigarette labeling and advertising; and Authorized $404 million additional for fiscal years 1966-68 for the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to assist in providing more flexibility in financing and administering State rehabilitation programs, and to assist in expanding and improving services and facilities provided under these programs, particularly for the mentally retarded. Or it may be remembered as the Congress that found the way to remove more than $4 billion in excise taxes, a burden borne since the days of the Korean conflict and the Second World War. Some will remember this Congress for immigration reform because it ended the discriminatory national ongms quotas which has remained a constant initant to so many milllons of our citizens who had come to these shores to find the freedom and the economic opportunity denied them in the land of their birth. Conservationists may acclaim this as the consen•ation Congress for it authorized a comprehensive long-range Federal- State program for the development of the Nation's natural resources through the coordinated planning of water and land resources. And it also: A·llthJilt.Cd the A at " u . Spruce Knob, and Tocks Island nauonal recreational areas: Expanded the Federal program of research and development in the field or ~;aline water conversion: Reauthonzed the Garrison reclamaUon proJect in the Missouri Ri\'er Basm, Pro~1ded an additional $944 million for 13 rh·cr ba in plans, Authonzed the Federal construction of the $427 1 milhon Auburn-Folsom Central Valley project m California: and Authorized a $2 billion, 143 project flood control and beach erosion program. Or this session may be remembered as the one that enacted the $325,500.000 program of highway beauti.ficalion and scenic development by the control of outdoor billboards and junkyards. Whatever name ultimately is chosen to identify and describe this Congress, the appraisals of historians will not be limited to the accomplishments already mentioned. They will tell how $1.1 billion in aid to Appalachia was voted by this session of Congress to an 11-State region in which proud American citizens have suffered because of a switch from a coal to a gas and oil economy. Since the midfifties the Governors of these States, representing both parties, had worked to develop a national plan for the rehabilitation of this area and the 89th Congress capped their efforts with this great trailblazing piece of legislation. They will tell how this session doubled the funds by authorizing $1.785 billion for fiscal 1966 for the antipoverty program to create new and expand existing opportunities for young people to obtain work, education, and training. They will tell how the coffee agreement was implemented, thus providing economic underpinning for our relations with our neighbors to the South. As the ghettos of today are replaced by the decent homes of tomorrow, historians may trace the beginning of a successful attack upon urban decay to the extraordinary and revolutionary rent subsidy program authorized by this session. And they will note that this was the session that took cognizance of the fact that more than 70 percent of all Americans live in cities and in recognizing this created a new Cabinet Department of Housing and Urban Development to cope with urban problems which our largely rural ancestors never imagined could exist. Nor was it overlooked that this Nation requires an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable and stable ptices. It was this session that enacted the omnibus farm bill designed to maintain farm income, stabilize prices. and assure adequate supplies of agricultural commodities, to reduce surpluses, lower Government costs, promote foreign trade, and afford greater economic opportunity in rural areas. It was this session of Congress that extended the Sugar Act tlu·ough December 31, 1971, established foreign quotas for 1966 and 1967, increased quotas for domestic producing areas, established quotas for foreign suppliers, and provided for temporarily filling the quotas reserved for Cuba. To alle\ tnt tins · uon tr nspo1 t: - Uon difficu!Ues, his se 1on of Con 1 nuthortzed the 3-~ ar 90 nulhon program of 1 C'nrch and d 'clopment for demon trations 111 high-spcC'd mt Ietty ground tr:msport.atlon, tmpro\t d the m twnal tran portatton S) t
gal t1 uckmg nnd b~ n qu!nng motor cartter and fn•1 ht forwnrders l pay n•pn: atwns for unren on. bl • or ell - crlmmatorv rates And thts Con res , too, authonzed construction of a 25-mth• ratl mptd t1 nnstt for the Nnlton' Capital. H was this SPSSton of Congrc.s-' that approved and subnutted to the States fot· rattfication a proposed constttutionnl amendment to permit the \'tee PrestdPnt to become Actmg President 1f the Pn!itderit were unable to perform Jus cluttcs and to provide for filling a vncancy in the office of the Vice-Presidency. And in this Congress. too, it was macle a Federal crime to kill, kidnap, or assnult the Pr('sident, the President-elect. the Vice President, or. in case there is no Vice President. the officer next in the order of succession to the office of President. It was thts session that. provtded a 7- percent. across-the-board increase m social security benefits; a 6- to 11-percent increase in Federal employees retirement benefits: a 3.6 percent acrossthe board pay increase for Federal employees; and a 10-percent increase in service-connected disability compensation. Before appending the capsule of accomplishments, a few words must be said about how, in my judgment, they came about. The Nation has had in the Whttc House, during this extraordinary period, a President of great dedication with three decades of congressional experience behind him. President Johnson was ~riven by the voters in November of 1964 an unprecedented mandate to tackle problems facing this Nation and huge majorities were elected in the 89th Congress to join in solving them. Moreover, there has been the kind of cooperation from the minority which has reaffitmed the wisdom of the two-party system and demonstrated the meaning and si!!nificance of the loyal opposttion. Posterf'ty will recognize the outstanding contribution of the minority leadership and, notably, in extending voting rights to all citizerts without discrimination. In the field of foreign affairs, posterity will understand the role played by the Senate in support of and -constructive advice to the President. The issues have been critical and difficult but their consideration in the Senate have been singularly free of partisansWp. It has been not only a productive but an interesting session. The following is the brief capsule by subject referred to above. ACRICtTL T'L"RE Acreage reductton agreements: Makes it possible to pay farmers 1965 pricesupport payments or certificates for participating in the feed grain, wheat, and cotton programs where crop plantum IS prevented because of floods, drought, and Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana OctobeT 22, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE 27223 other natural disasters. Pubilc Law 89-112. Farmers Home Administration-Insunx:! loans: Provides for grants and increased loans for water facilities in rural ~ gricultural areas; and expands the Farmers Home Administration insured loan authority from $200 million to $450 million. Public Law 89-240. Federal Farm Loan Act amendments: Increases by $560 million the limit on r mount of obligations Federal intermediate credit banks may have outstanding to aid producers and reduce need for new Government capital. Public Law 89-237. Food an Agricultural Act of 1965: Provides a 4-year program for cotton, wheat, feed grains, rice and wool; to maintain farm income, to stabilize prices, and assure adequate supplies of agricultural commodities, to reduce surpluses, lower Government costs and promote foreign trade, and to afford greater economic opportunity in rural areas. H.R. 9811. Public Law 89- . Food marketing: Extends for 1 year, to July 1, 1966, the date on which the National Commission on Food Marketing shall make its final report to the President. Public Law 89-20. International Wheat Agreement-Implement: Makes effective U.S. participation in the extension of the International Wheat Agreement for 1 year to July 31, 1J66. S. 2294 passed Senate July 23. House Calendar. Sugar Act of 1965: Extends the Sugar Act through December 31, 1971; establishes foreign quotas for 1966 and 1967; increases quotas for domestic producing areas; establishes quotas for foreign suppliers; and provides for temporarily filling the quotas reserved for Cuba. H.R. 11135. Public Law 89- . Tobacco acreage-poundage marketing quotas: Supplements acreage allotment prog-ram with establishment of poundage quotas for all farms producing Fluecured tobacco to reduce sw']Jluses in this commodity, improve quality and increase exports. Public Law 89-12. Wheat referendum: Extend from August 1, 1965, until 30 days after the adjournment sine die of the 1st session of the 89th Congress the time within which the Secretary of Agriculture is required by law to conduct a. marketing quota. referendwn with respect to the 1966 wheat crop. Public Law 89-82. APPROPRIATIONS Agricultural supplemental: Appropriates $1.6 billion for Commodity Credit Corporation; allowed the President final discretion in shipping surplus food to Egypt; and suspended until May 1 the planned closing of 11 VA hospitals, 4 domiciliaries, and the merger of 17 regional offices. Public Law 89-2. Second supplemental, 1965: Appropriates a. total of $2,227,563,977 with $349.7 million of the amount allocated for Appalachian aid. Public Law 89-16. Vietnam supplemental: Appropriates $700 million for airfields, military installations, ammunition and aircraft. Public Law 89-18. YEAR 1966 Agriculture and related agencies: Appropriates a total of $6,242,929,500 for fiscal 1966. H.R. 8370. Public Law 89- . Defense: Appropriates a. total of $46,- 887,163,000 for fiscal 1966. Public Law 89-213. District of Columbia. appropriations: AppropJia.tes a total of $360,228,550 for fiscal 1966, with a Federal payment of $46.122.000. Public Law 89-75. Foreign aid: Appropriates a. total of $3,932,188,000 for foreign aid for fiscal 1966. Public Law 89·-273. Independent offices: Appropriates a. total of $14,246,167,800 for fiscal 1966. Public Law 89-128. Interior Department and related agencies: Appropriates a total of $1,212,739,- 070 for fiscal 1966. Public Law 89-52. Labor-HEW: Appropriates a. total of $8.011,311.500 for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare. Public Law 89-156. Labor-HEW supplemental: Appropriates a total of $1,223,181,500 for Manpower Development, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Vocational Rehabilitation, Public Health Service, Administration on Aging, and National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Public Law 89-199. Legislative: Appropriates a total of $189,993,297 for fiscal 1966 for the legislative branch. Public Law 89-90. Military construction: Appropriates a total of $1,756,635,000 for military construction of the Department of Defense. Public Law 89-202. Public works: Appropriates a total of $4,292,866,500 for fiscal 1966. H.R. 9220. Public Law 89- State- Justice- Commerce- Judiciary: APpropriates a total of $2,057,597,150 for State-Justice-Commerce-Judiciary and relater! agencies for fiscal 1966. Public Law 89-164. Supplemental: Appropriated a total of $4,741,644,602 in supplemental funds for fiscal 1966, including funds for open space program, urban renewal, and the National Foundation on the Arts. H.R. 11588. Public Law 89- Treasury-Post Office: Appropriates a total of $7,669,444,000 for fiscal 1966 for Treasury and Post Office Departments. Public Law 89-57. ATOMIC ENERGY AEC amendments: Clarifies Atomic Energy Act to prevent interference with each other's rights by Federal, State, and local agencies in the nuclear power field. Public Law 89-135. AEC authorization: Authorizes $2,- 555,521,000 for AEC appropriations for fiscal 1966 construction, operations, capital equipment; includes $704 million for weapons program and $2.5 million for merchant ship reactor program. Public Law 89-32. Price-Anderson indemnity provisions: Extends for 10 years to August 1, 1977, the Government indemnity for firms which build and operate nuclear plants to generate electricity. Public Law 89- 210. CIVIL RIGHTS Voting Rights .A.ct of 1965: Guarantees Negroes their right to register and vote. Public Law 89-110. CONGRESS Arts and Antiquities Commission: Establishes a Commission on Arts and Antiquities of the Capitol and authorizes $15,000 for annual expenses. S.J .. Res. 65 passed Senate May 24, 1965. Joint Committee on the Budget: Establishes a 14-membcr Joint Committee on the Budget composed of 7 members from each Appropriations Committee, 4- to-3 ratio. The purpose of the joint committee is to serve the Appropriations Committees year round with the same expertise as the Bureau of the Budget for the Executive. S. 2 passed Senate January 27, 1965. Joint Committee on Organization of Congress: Establishes a 12-member bipartisan Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress to make a complete study of the organization and operation of Congress and to recommend improvement. Rules changes are not included in the study. Authorizes $150,000 through Jan. 31, 1966, to be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate. First report to be submitted 120 days following effective date of the resolution. S. Con. Res. 2 adopted by the Senate March 9; House, March 11, 1965. DEFENSE Active duty promotion opportunity: Permits the Air Force during fiscal 1966 to provide the following promotion opportunity for the officers newly placed in the promotion zones: To the grade of colonel, 45 percent; to the grade of lieutenant colonel, 75 percent; and to the grade of major, 85 percent. Public Law 89-157. Air Force Reserve officers: Provides statutory authority for the promotion of qualified officers of the Air Force to the Reserve grade of brigadier general and major general. Public Law 89-172. Armed Forces personnel-Payday: Permits military paydays as much as 3 days before the last day of a pay period when the last day of the pay period falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday. Public La.w 89-193. Cash awards program fpr inventionsMilitary: Establishes a program of cash awards for suggestions, inventions, or scientific achievements by members of the Armed Forces which contribute to the efficiency, economy or other improvement of Government operations. Public Law 89-198. Claims: Extends authority of Federal agencies to settle claims up to $10,000 for damage to or loss of personal property. Public Law 89-185. Coast Guard Band: Permits the Coast Guard to select as the conductor of its band an officer and to accord statutory recognition to the Coast Guard Band. Public Law 89-189. Coast Guard cutters: Authorizes $6,- 260,000 to replace 17 Coast Guard cutters taken from domestic service and sent to Vietnam. Public Law 89-21. Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana 27221 CONGRE IO.NAL RECORD ~I~ATE Coast Gu.ard procurement· AuthorIzes 114 2 million for US Coast Guard for fiscal 19GG for procur ment of \CSScls. aircraft. and construction of ~horc and ofT ho1c h tnllatlons. Public Law 89 13. Coa t Guard H.cscne rcurcmem: Perm 1 Coast Guard rcsPn 1sts \\ l1o have completed 20 years' scn·1ce to \oluntanly 11 tire from actn·e srrnce wIth rtllred p.1y compnt..Pd on the ba.~1s of 2 1 ' pcrcc nt of bn ic p:w for C'ach year of servic<· Public Law 89-200 Combat servicemen insurance: Prondes an automatic insur:tnce plan of $10.000 or $5.000 for all mrmbrrs of the uniformed f.t'r\"ICC'S on acti,·e duty on and after the ctTecllve date designated by the Administrator of Vct~'rans' AITairs. Public Law 89-214. DrafL cards· 1\1akes a person who knowin"lY de!'troys or knowingly mutilates a draft rc,istralion card subJect to a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both. Public Law 89-152. Ma!lin~ privileges: Provides free airmail service for first-class letter mail, Including cards, for members of the Armed Forces in an overseas combat area as designated by the President, or hospitalized as a result of such service. H.R. 11420. PublicLaw89- Military dependents-Language traininrr: Authorizes language traming for dependents of members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and l\1arine Corps in anticipation of assignment to permanent duty outside the United States. Public Law 89-160. Military dependents-Medical care: Authorizes transportation nt GO\·crnmcnt expense for dependents of members of the uniformed services who arc accompanying members at posts of duty outside the United States where required medical care is not available locally. Public Law 89 140. Military incentive pay: Authorizes incentive pay for personnel who perform hazardous duty on the flight decks of aircraft carriers. Public Law 89-149. Military construction: Provides construction and other related authority for the military departments. and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. within and outside the United States ar.d authority for construction of facilities for the Reserve components in the total amount of $1,780,062,000 consisting of S 1,739,749.000 in new authority, an incrC'nse in prior years' authorization of $9,823.000: and $30,490.000 for Reserve components. Public Law 89-188. Military pay increase: Provides an average 10.4 percent basic pay increase for officers and enlisted members of the uniformed services; tot:!! $1 billion. Public Law 80-132 Military procurement: Authorizes a total of $15,402.800.000 for fiscal 1966 with $8,958.300,000 allocated for aircraft, missiles, and naval vesse!s and $6,444,- 500,000 for r..:sC'arch, development, test, and e1aluation Public Law 89-37. Military transportation: Broadens the authority for the sea transportation at Go,·ernment expense of automobiles owned by military personnel to provide relief to members of the Armed Forces ordered to Vietnam from permanent d~ty · t•ui. u•l' rdc t,;,e Lr.l't.d Sl.alt::; Public Law 89-101. Naval Reserve capt.nlns: PIO\Id permanent authority w1der wluch Na\ al Rcsene officers in the grade of captain shall be ellg1ble for rons1d~ration for promotion \1 hen their running mates nre eli~1blc for con ide ratiOn for prumotwn. P\1blic Law 89 275. ROTC· F.xtC'nd the statute of limitations for fihn" clrtims tor mu tc1 ing-out payn.ents to Ja1;uary 30, 196li, and repeals the authority for such paymcn on July 1. 1066. Public Law 8!l 50. Special allo11 ancc to Aimed Forces dependents: Authorizes paynwnt of special allowances and dislocation allO\\ ances to dependents of members of the uniformed sen-ices when the dependents are e\·acuated from an overseas danger area. Public Law 89-26 Stockpile Act: Revises and consolidates laws go\ ernnig management of national stockpiles of critical and strategic materials to provide Congress and the public 11ith pertinent information; made procurement contracts subject to theRenegotiation Act and facilitated drsposal of surpluses. S. 28 passed Senate February 9, 1965. Submarine incentive pay: Clanfies the entitlement to incentive pay for submarine duty by providing for such pay if over a 3-month period an operational commander has served 144 hours on a submarine during underway operations Public Law 89-278. Surgeons general: ProvidC'S for the rank of lieutenant general or vice admiral of officers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force while serving as Surgeon General. Public Law 89-288. Zinc, lead, and copper: Authoriz~s the disposal of 200,000 tons each of zinc and lead and the sale of 100,000 short tons of copper to producers and processors. Public Law 89-9. Zinc stockpile: Grants congressional consent for the disposal of approximately 200,000 short tons of zinc now held in the national stockpile, or the supplemental stockpile, or both. 1-I R. 9047. Public Law 89- . DISTfliCT OF COLU MlllA Assault: Extends the penalty for assault on District of Columbia police to employees of inst.tutions for confinement of juveniles. Public Law 89-277. Bethune Memorial: Extends for 2 years the existing authority for the erection in the District of Columbia of a memorial to Mary McLeod Bethun!'. prominent Negro educator. Public Law 89-192. Board of Parole: Authorizes the Board of Parole of the District of Columb a, subject to the appro,·al of the Board of CJmmissioners, to promulgate rules and regulations under which the Board of Parole, in its discretion , may discharge a parolee from supervision prior to the expiration of the maximum term or terms for which he was sentenced. Public Law 89-24. Bond requirements: Authorizes the court to set bond in an amount twice the \'alue of the property being attached in the District of Columbia in any case in which the plaintiff states in his affidavit that the ' lue of the prop rt> t.o b ' ' d upon 1 I Utan the mo m or h. claim Public Lnw R - 113 Court ftmcttons· Tr nsfc th f II \\lng functions from the s D trtct court for the DrstricL of Columb a to the D - trirt of Columbia court of gencrn.J sions, thc Comnu !onrrs of the D1 trlc and to the Record r of De d S. 1 II pn ed S.:n. te Au 11 t 2.> 1965 C1 ime !.Jill: Amend the Dr t cl of Columbia Cnmtnnl Codt• by n \I n 1 ul of e\ idrncr. proct dull'. and men e In111lmllm pCn!lltl(S for \ a1 iOUS of1 11 H P. 561!8 m conference Deeds of tm t Pro1 idt s for ub lltuti-. n of tru~tecs under deed of tn: t m the District of Columbia by agreement of the part!es. H R. GH pa <'d Scnatt• amendt:d. Septemb r 2. 1965. District of Columbra Codt•: Rev! l'S. codifies. and enacts into law part III ol the District of Columbia Code. Public Law 89-183. District of Columbia rapid tran.,it: Authorizes construct ion of a 25-rntle rn •I rapid transit for the National Capital area. to be operated throu!l'h contracts with private concerns, at an C'slimated totnl cost of $431 million excluding an estimated $52 million in interest. The bill authori7CS $150 million In grants for construction and C'quipmcnt.-$100 nullion from Federal funds and SSO million from District of Columbia funds Public Law 89-173. Divorce laws: Reduces residence requirement for divorce in the District o( Columbia and makes other chanrres in its code relating to divorce, legal separation. and annulment to bring thC'm into line with neighboring jurisdic ions Public Law 89-217. "Good Samnritan" reli~"f: RC'li rYC physicians and registered ntmes of liability, !f gross negligence is not invol\' ed. where they have rendered frC'e and voluntary medical treatment at the scene of an accident or emergency H R 5597 Public Law 89- Home 111le · Provides for an elrrte·i mayor, city council. and nonvoting delegate to the House of Representative for the District of Columbia. S. 1118 passed House, amended, September ::!9. 1965. Injury reports : Requires mandator~· reporting by physicians, hospitals or similar institutions of injuries in the District of Columbia cau~cd by flrrarms or other dangerous weapons. H.R. D93'i pn~ :ram for grants to stimulate and assist Stat!'s in strengthening the lrad!'rship resources of the State educational ag<'ncies: and a 2-year <'Xtension , of Federal aid to impact!'d areas. Public Law 89-10. H1gher education: Authori~es a 3- year. $2.3 billion higher rducatlon program to provide Federal scholarships for nredy students. funds to strengthen colkges, and to establish a 2-yrar Natio~ al Teacher Corps whose members would serve in poverty-stncken areas to tmprove educational opportw1ities for dlS:J. CtJon rxten ion Contmurs to Dt·cemb<'r 31, 1967, the nne\tal term of any copyright subs1st1n on tlw date of apprO\·al of this mrr~suJ·c, Including any renrwal trnn <·xtt•nded by Public Law 87-668, where such term \\';JUid otherwise <'XPire prior to D<'Ccmber 31, 1967 Public Law 89-142 Construction in Guam and Vu..,in Islands. Improves facilities for enforcement officers of the Customs and Immigrallon and Naturahzation Seniee on Guam and the Virgin Islands. Pub!Jc Law 89-87. Dr. Jonas Salk: Designates April 12. 1965, to honor Dr. Jonas Salk and tlw National Foundation March of Dimes on the lOth anniversa1-y of the announcement. of the world's first effective vaccine a ainst polio. Senate Concurrent Rrsolution 30 adopted Apnl 7; House ndoptt d Apnl 8. 1965. Pather !''lanagan's Boys' Home: Au thorizcs the erection of a memorial to Father Edward J . Flanagan, founder ot Father flanagan's Boys' Town 111 Nebraska. IIou'e Jomt Resolution 641. Public La.w 89- Fathcr Jacques 1\fnrquet.t.c: Establishes a tercentena1-y commission to commemorate the advent and histoJ-y of Father Jacques Marquette in North America Public Law 89-187. Federal adrninistrat.Jve ag-encies: Removes agency established bars for attorneys who appear before certain Federal administrative a · encit'S. S. 1758. Public Law 89- FPC jul'isdiction: Amends t.he Federal Power Act by add1ng any cooperatlte or nonprofit membe1·ship organizatiOn which is financed by the Rural Electnf1- cation AdministratiOn to the list of organizations expr<'ssly exempted from the regulatory ;urisd1ction of the PC'deral Power Commission. S. 1459 passed Senate Au· ust 26, 1965. Guam Organic Act Amendments: Vr? ls in the Guamanian Government the JIO\\ r to fix the salaries and allowances of members of its legislature and to provide for such payment from local rrH'lliH rather than Fooeral appropriatl:lns Public Law 89-100. Intergoverrunental Cooperation Act of 1965: Strengthens the intenwn·rnmrn• 1 relations by improvmg cooperatiOn and the coordination of federally a1dcd activities among the Federal, State, and local levels of government. S . 561 passed Sena te August 5, 1965. Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana October 22, 196.) CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 27227 ing requirement of the Wool Products Labeling Act if labeling is not necessary for the protection of the consumer. S. 836 passed Senate May 11, 1965. HEALTH John F. Kennedy-USIA !'!lm: Authorizes USIA to transfer t:J the trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the P erforming Arts six mast0r copies of the film prepared by the US. Information Agency entitled "John F. Kennedy- Cigarette labeling: Requires that every Years of Lightning, DJy of Drums.'' with package and carton of cigarettes display a full reimbursement to the U.S. Treas- on the front or back panel in conspicuury for the cost of the film. Public Law ous and legible type the following: "Cau- 89-274. tion: Cigarette Smoking May Be Haz- Movable Property Act: Authorizes the ardous to Your Health." Prohibits any Secretary of the Inte:·icr ta tr~.nsfer title other warning requirement on the packto movable property to municipalities age or carton by any Fede1·al, State, or which assume operation and mainte- local authority. Public Law 89-92. nance responsibilities for project works Clean air: Requires standards and serving municipal and indus'rial func- proposed regulations to control pollution tions under the same conditions and on from gasoline and diesel-powered vethe same terms as title transfer to irri- hicles. Establishes a Federal air pollugation districts or water users' orga- tion control laboratory. Authorizes nizations which assume operation and grants for research to improve methods maintenance responsibilities for project for disposal of solid waste. Public Law works serving irrigation functions. 89-272. Public Law 89-48. Community health services extension: Postal rates for voluntC'Pr fire com- Extends for 3 fiscal years, 1966-68, aupanics: Includes volunteer ftre com pan- thority for grants to States and commuies within the group of qualifierl nonprofit nities for mass immunization programs organizations entitled to use preferential against polio, diphtheria, whooping second- and third-class postage rates for cough, tetanus, and adds measles. Exbulk mailings. S. 390 passed Senate tends for 1 year general and special March 29, 1965. health services, including those for mi- Safety Day: Authorizes the President gratory workers, chronically ill and aged, to issue a proclamation designating and grants for research to improve such November 26, 1965, as Crusade for Safety services. Public Law 89-109. Day, and calling upon the people of the Drug control: P•·ovides for regulation United States to observe this day with and control of ma:1Ufacturers of depresappropriate ceremonies and activities sant and stimulant drugs. Public Law designed to reduce traffic accidents. H. 89-74. Con. Res. 448. Passed House August 12; Gorgas Memorial Laboratory: In-passed Senate October 21, 19'i5. creases from $250,000 up to $500,000 the "See the U.S.": Requests the President authorization of appropriations for the to extend through 1966 the period desig- support of the Gorgas Memorial Laboranated as a period to see the United States tory. Public Law 89-181. and its territories. Pub!ic Law 89-235. Health professions educational assist- South Pacific Commission: Authorizes ance: Amends the Public Health Service the appropriation of up to $200,000 a year Act to improve the educational quality of for payment by the United States of its schools of medicine, dentistry, and osteproportionate share of the expenses of apathy, to auth01ize grants to schools the South Pacific Commission and its for scholarships to needy students, and auxiliary and subsidiary bodies. Public extends the student loan and construe- Law 89-91. tion programs. Public Law 89-290. Textile Fiber Products Identification Health Research Facilities Act: Ex- Act: Permits listing on' labels certain tends this act to June 30, 1969, and aufibers constituting less than 5 percent of thorizes an additional $280 million in a textile fiber product. Public Law matching grants for construction. Pub- 89-35. lie Law 89-115. U.S.-Puerto Rico Commission: Extends • Health science library aid: Authorizes the date for final reporting of the Com- a 5-year, $105 million program of grants mission to September 30, 1966, and in- to assist in meeting the need for adecreases the authorization to $465,000. quate medical library services, facilities, Public Law 89-84. training, and research. Public Law 89- Virgin Islands Organic Act Amend- 291. ments: Vests in the government of the Hospital insurance program--social Virgin Islands the power to fix salaries security amendments: Provides insurand allowances of members of its legis- ance for hospital and other medical exlature and to provide for such payment penses of persons 65 or older, increases from local revenues rather than Federal social secw·ity benefits by 7 percent appropriations. Public Law 89-98. across the board with a $4 minimum in- Water Conservation Month: Author- crease for a worker who retired at age lzes the President to issue a proclama- 65 or older, expands the Kerr-Mills protion designating the month of November gram for medical assistance for the needy 1965 as water conservation month, and medically needy aged, blind, diswhich will call attention to Lhe public the abled, and families with dependent chillmportance of water conservation to the dren. Public Law 89- S7. maintenance of public health and the Mental health centers: Authorize national economy. H.J. Res. 671. Public $224.1 million through fiscal 1972 for Law 89- grants to aid in meeting the initial cost Wool Labeling Act: Authorizes FTC of professional and technical personnel to exclude any headwear !rom the label- for comprehensive commulty mental No.I98--15 health centers; $205.5 million for training teachers of handicapped and retarded children; and $80 million for research. demonstration projects, and construction of facilities through fiscal 1971. Public Law 89-105. Regional medical complex: Authorizes $340 million through fiscal 1968 to assist in establishing and operating regionally coordinated medical complexes for heart disease, cancer, and stroke and other major diseases. Public Law 89- 239. Water Quality Act: Vests authority to establish purity standards for interstate water in States which fail to establish approved standards by June of 1967, and increases the authorizations for sewr.ge treatment grants which include an increase to $150 million a year for the next 2 years in the total authorization and an increase to $1,200,000 in individual projects and $4,800,000 for multicommunity projects. Public Law 89- 234. Water pollution control: Federal installations: Provides for improved cooperation by Federal agencies to control water and air pollution from Federal installations and facilities and to control automotive vehicle air pollution. S. 560 passed Senate March 25, 1965. HOUSING Distressed homeowners: Authorizes the Veterans' Administration to extend aid to distressed homeowners who, after relying on VA or FHA construction standards and inspection, find structural or other major defects in their properties purchased with GI mortgage loans which affect the livability of the property. S. 507 passed Senate January 27, 1965. Housing Act of 1965: Authorizes a 4- year $7.8 billion housing program extending existing programs and provides for a new supplementary rent program for low-income families limited to $150 million in total new contract authority for fiscal years 1966- 69. Public Law 89-117. IMMIGRATION Immigration reform: Abolishes national origins quota system in immigration effective July 1, 1968. Pr!ovides for admission of immediate relatives of American citizens. Fixes annual liffiit of 170,000 from all former quota countries, and 120,000 from Western Hemisphere, giving preference to persons with skills and professional abilities. Public Law 89-236. INDIANS Colville Indians: Provides for the termination of Federal supervision over the members and property of the Confederated T1ibes of Colville Indians located in the State of Washington. S. 1413 passed Senate July 22, 1965. Indian adult education: Increases by $3 million of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to agree to an amendment to permit loans to the Intemational Finance Corporation. Public Law 89-126. IMF: Authorizes an increase of $1,035 million in U.S. quota in the International Monetary Fund, from $4.125 to $5 16 billion. Public Law 89-31. Inter-American Development Bank: Authorizes a $150 million increase in the U.S. contribution to the Fund for Special Operations of the Inter-American Development Bank--over a 3-year period at the rate of $250 million a year. This represents the U.S. share of a planned $900 million increase in the Fund which will serve to strengthen multinational aid and the Alliance for Progress. Public Law 89-6. International Claims Settlement Act Amendments: Provides for the determination of claims of American nationals which are covered by the United Stat~sPolish Claims Agreement and for the disposition of funds received under the terms of en bloc claims settlement agreements concluded with the Governments of Bulgaria, Rumania, and Yugoslavia and the reopening of the Italian claims program in order to pay claims not previously compensable. S. 1935 passed Senate September 7, 1965. International Committee of the Red Cross: Authorizes an annual appropriation of not to exceed $50,000 a year as a contribution toward the expenses incurred by the International Committee of the Rrd Cross. Public Law 89-230. International CooperatiOn Year: Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the 20th anniversary of the United Nations during International Cooperation Year. Senate Concurrent Resolution 36. Senate adopted June 16; House adopted June 22, 1965. International Council of Scient fie Unions: Raises the cetling on u.s con- .,.,,JUtlons to th InternaL onal Council of Scic11tlfic Unions and tl.s aSSO(Ial<'d unions from $65,000 to qoo,ooo a Yt ar. Public I.aw 89-104. Peace Corp author :r.at10n: Authorizes an annual appropriatiOn of $115 million !or fi cal 1966 and proVIde:; two additional associate directors. Public Law 89-134 Rell ious pcrsccullo!T: Expn• ( the scn,.;e of Congress a amst pci'sccution of persons by So1·ict Rus::in becau'e of r •l! glOn. S Con. Res. 17 adopted by S<·nate May 14: passed House amended July 12, 1965. Saigon chancery: Authorizes $1 million for the construction of a chancery 111 Saigon. Public Law 89 22. U.N. Participation Act: Grants the President wider discretion In appointing top-level personnel of the U.S. rruss10n to the Umted Nations and gives the US. representative discretion to assign personnel to various organs of the U.N. In accordance with workload and other considerations; and authorizes the President to appoint a representative to the U.S. mission to the European office of the U.N. Public Law 89-206. TREATIES Belgium tax protocol: Modifies the 1948 convention to adjust the provisions to the new Belgian income tax law of November 20, 1962. Executive G ratified October 22, 1965. Getman tax protocol: Modifies the 1954 convention to adjust the provisions to chanf!es in the tax system of the Federal Republic of Germany. Executive I ratified October 22, 1965. Gut Dam Claims Agreement: Establishes an International Arbitral Tribunal to dispose of U.S. claims relating to Gut Dam. Executive C ratifled Au<>u. t 30, 1965. United Nations Charter amendments: Increases the membership of the Security Council from 11 to 15 and the membership of the Economic and Social Council from 18 to 27, to be elected on a geographic basis. Executive A ratified June 3, 1965. Vienna Convention: Establishes standards on diplomatic relations together with the optional protocol concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes Executive H ratifled September 14, 1965. Wheat agreement extension: Extends the International Wheat Agreement to July 31, 1966. Executive B ratified June 15, 1965. JUDICl.AL Additional circuit and district judges: Creates 10 additional circuit and 34 distrlct judgeships throughout the United· States where the need for such JUdgeships has been found to be most urgent S. 1666 passed Senate June 30. Alaska judges: Provides that SP.rvice as a judge of the dl trlct court for the territory of Alaska shall be Included m computing the aggre~ate years of JUdicial service of a US dlstrlct judge for the district of Ala..~ka tor retirement purposes. Public Law 89 70. Assassination evidence: Authorizes prescrvnL!on of evidence pertaining t.o the assassination of the late Pr !dent Kennedy. H.R. 9545 Publlc Lnv. 89- Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana October C) C) ~ .v, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 27229 Bail reform: Revises bail procedures in Federal courts and in the courts of the District of Columbia. S. 1357 passed Senate September 21. Canal Zone prisoners: Permits the transfer of persons convicted of offenses in the Canal Zone to the custody of the Attorney General for transfer to prisons within the United States. Public Law 89-267. Correctional rehabilitation study: Authorizes $2.1 million for a 3-year nationwide study of the shortage of qualified manpower and the educational and training needs in the field of correctional rehabilitation. Public Law 89-178. Court of Claims: Authorizes the President to appoint two additional judges for the U.S. Court of Claims, subject to Senate confirmation. S. 1804 passed Senate September 17, 1965. False information: Reduces the existing penalty against pranksters and jokesters who falsely report the presence of bombs and the like, aboard aircraft, motor vehicles, railroads or vessels, but do so "IVithout malice or evil pU!-pose, by substituting a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 to be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the United States. Public Law 89-64. Firearms: Amends the Federal Firearms Act to authorize the Secretary of Treasury to relieve applicants from certain provisions of the act if he determines the relief would not be contrary to public interest. Public Law 89-194. Tilicit traffic in child adoption: Imposes Federal cximinal sanctions on persons engaged in interstate or foreign commerce in the illicit traffic of placing children for adoption or permanent free care. S. 624 pas~ed Senate March 22, 1965. Jury allowances : Increnses attendance fees for grand and petit jurors from $7 to $10 a day and, where jurors are required to serve in one case for more than 30 days, to increase the allowable attendance fee from $10 to $14 a day. Increases the subsistence allowance from $7 to $10 a day. Public Law 89-165. Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1965: Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to, or to contract with, public or private nonprofit agencies for training State and local law enforcement and correctional personnel and personnel employed in crime prevention programs. Public Law 89-197. President's Crime Commission: Authorizes $1,500,000 for the expenses of the two Presidential Commissions on: Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, and the District of Columbia Commission on Crime and Law Enforcement, both established in July of 1965 by Executive order for crime studies and recommendations to reduce and prevent it. Public Law 89-196. Prisoner work r elease: Facilitates the rehabilitation of persons convicted of offenses against the United States by authorizing the use of residential community treatment centers, emergency furloughs, and community employment or training. Public Law 89-176. Recording of procedures: Provides for recording procedures in U.S. district courts by means of electronic equipment as well as by shorthand or mechanical means. Public Law 89-163. Secret Service arrest authority: Authorizes members of the U.S. Secret ServIce to make arrests without warrants for any offense against the United States committed in their presence or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony. Public Law 89-218. Travel in aid of arson: Penalizes in~erstate travel and transportation in aid of arson, in the same manner as the existing antiracketeering law penalizes interstate travel and transportation in aid of other racketeering enterprises. Public Law 89-68. Tucker Act Amendments: Increases from $10,000 to $50,000 the jurisdictional limitation of the Federal district courts, concurrent with the Court of Claims, in certain enumerated civil actions against ihe United Sta tes, including suits founded on any express or implied contract and claims for recovery of fees, salary or compensation. S. 1587 pR.ssed Senate August 18, 1965. Witness fees : Authorizes payment of witness fees in habeas corpus cases and in proceedings on motion attacking the sentence. Public Law 89-162. LABOR Bonding provisions of Federal labor laws: Amends the bonding provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 and the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act by substituting a fraud or dishonesty bond for the existing requirement for a faithful discharge bond, and permits unions to obtain bonds through companie:; other than those specifically holding grants of authority from the Treasury Department, if approved by the Secretary of Labor. Public Law 89-216. Railroad retirement: Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to permit the spouse of a railroad employee to receive both her retirement annuity as a spouse and social security and railroad retirement benefits earned in her own right without a reduction in her annuity; increases the railroad retirement monthly maximum taxable compensation base to an amount equal to onetwelfth of the maximum annual social security taxable wage base; that is, from the present $450 a month to $550 which is one-twelfth of the maximum social security creditable and taxable base of $6,600 a year; and provides for a 1-percent reduction in the tax rate scaled up to the present level over a period of 3 years. Public Law 89-212. Service Contract Act: Provides labor standards for protection of employees of contractors and subcontractors furnishing services to or performing maintenance service for Federal agencies. Public Law 89-286. NATIONAL MONUMENTS AND PARKS Agate Fossil Beds National Monument: Authorizes $315,000 for the establishment of the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Nebraska. Public Law89-33. Ellis Island: Authorizes the appropriation of $6 million (but limits expenditures to $3 million during the first 5 years) to develop Ellis Island as a unit of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Public Law 89-129. Golden Spike National Monument: Authorizes $1,168,000 for the establishment of the Golden Spike National Monument at Promontory in Box Elder County, Utah, to commemorate the first transcontinental railroad across the United States and completed May 10, 1869. Public Law 89-102. Hoover historical site: Authorizes the establishment of the Herbert Hoover National Monument in West Branch, Iowa. Public Law 89-119. Hubbell Trading Post: Authmizes the acquisition of the Hubbell Trading Post, Ariz., including its valuable collection of Indian art and ethnological materials and provides for its administration by the Secreta1y of the Interior as a national historic site. Public Law 89-148. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: Authorizes an increase from $17,- 260,000 to $23,250,000 in the appropriations authorization for the completion of the construction of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Mo., in commemoration of the concept of westward expansion, the Louisiana Purchase, and all it has meant to the growth of America. Public Law 89-269. Kaniksu National Forest: Authorizes up to $500,000 from the land and water conservation fund to extend the Kaniksu National Forest to include lands necessary for the ~rotection and conservation of the scenic values and natural environment of Upper Priest Lake in Idaho. Public Law 89-39. Kansas historical events: Authorizes commemoration of certain historical events in Kansas with appropriate markets. Public Law 89-155. Kings Canyon National Park, Calif.: Enlarges the boundaries of the park to include Cedar Grove and Tehipite Valley, a combined acreage addition of 5,620 acres. Public Law 89-111. Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho: Authorizes $630,000 for the purchase of 1,500 acres of land to establish the Nez Perce National Historical Park to commemomte, preserve, and interpret the historic values in the early Nez Perce Indian culture, the tribes' war of 1877 with U.S. cavalry troops, the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the area early in the 19th century, subsequent fur trading, gold mining, logging, and missionary activity. Public Law 89-19. Pecos National Monument, N. Mex.: Provides for the establishment of the Pecos National Monument in New Mexico to preserve the remains and artifacts of a 17th century Spanish missicn and an ancient Indian pueblo. Public Law 89-54. Pueblo Culture National Monument: Authorizes the establishment of the Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National Monument to commemorate the 12,000 years or more the Alibates Flint Quarries were worked by Indians living in the Panhandle area of Texas. Public Law 89-154. Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana 27230 CO~GRL~ lOt TAL RECORD- £NATE ') 19 ,) Robert Williams National Memorial: A uthorlzcs $700,000 for the establishment of the Roger W11llams National M<'morial at Providecne, R.I., In commemoration of his outstanding contnbutlon to religious freedom. HR. 7919. Public Law 89- . San Juan Island National Historical Park: Establishes a national hi5torical park on San Juan Island in the State of Washington. S. 489 passed Senate July 29, 1965. PRESIDENCY ANn VICE-PRESIOL."'JCY Official Re~idence for the Vice President: Provides for the creation of a three-member Commission appointed by the President. one from the executive branch and two from private life, to select and furnish an official residence within the District of Columbia for the Vice President of the United States. S. 2394 passed Senate October 21, 1965. Presidential archival depository: Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to enter into an greement with the University of Texas for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Archival Depository. Public Law 89-169. Presidential assassination: Makes it a Federal crime to kill, kidnap, or assault the President, the President-elect, the Vice President or if there is no Vice President, the officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, the Vice-President-elect, or any individual who is acting as P1 esident. Public Law 89-141. Presidential succession: Proposed constitutional amendment fixing conditions and procedures for succession of Vice President to the Presidency in event of Chief Executive disability; provides for fill1ng vacancy in the Vice-Presidency. S.J. Res. 1 cleared for ratification by States July 9, 1965. Secret Service protection: Provides for continuing authority for Secret ServIce protection of former Presidents and their wives. or the person of a widow and minor children of a former President for a period of 4 years after he leaves or dies in office, unless such protection is denied. Public Law 89-186. REORGANIZATION Bureau . of Customs: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1965 provides for modernIzing the Customs Bureau by abolishing the offices of all Presidential appointees and establishing these positions on a career basis. Offices abolished are 45 collectors of customs; 6 comptrollers of customs; and 1 appraiser of merchandise and 1 surveyor of customs. Effective May 25, 1965. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Creates a Department of Housing and Urban Development, headed by a Secretary appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, as would be an Under Secretary, four Ass ·stant Secretaries, and a General Counsel. Public Law 89-174. Environmental Science Services Administration: Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1965 consolidates the Coast... and Geodetic Survey and the Weather Bureau into a new agency in the Department of Commerce to be known as the En>ironmental Science Services Administration. Effective July 13, 1965. ICC. Plan o. 3 provld for the reorganization of the locomotive inspection activities of certain personnel employed by or attached to the Interstate Commerce CommissiOn. Effecti\c July 27, 1965. Interagency committees· Plan No. 4 reorganizes the management and control of interagency committees. Effective July 27, 1965. Library of Congress: Authori7es $75 million for the Architect of the Capitol to construct in the District of Columbia a third Library of Con(l"ress buildinv to be named the James Madison Memorial Building. Public L:!w 89-260. National Found:ttion on the Arts and Humanities: Establishes a National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities to develop and promote a broadly conceiH! d national policy of support for the arts and humanities throughout the United States. Public Law 89-209. National Science Foundation: Plan No. 5 reorganizes the National Science Foundation by abolishing all committees provided for in section 8 of the act and empowers the Director of the Foundation to delegate functions vested in him by law or delegated to him by the Board. Effective July 27, 1965. Older Americans Act: Creates an Administration on Aging under direction of a Commissioner within the Department of HEW to be a coordinating center for information and service to State and local governments, administer grants, promote research, gather statistics, and perepare and publish other data. Publlc Law 89-73. Reorganization Act extension: Extends to December 31, 1968, the authority of the President to transmit reorganization plans to Congress. Public Law 89-43. RESOURCE AND RECREATION BUILDUP Anadromous fish: Authorized the Secretary of Interior to initiate with the States a cooperative 5-year program, at a total cost not exceeding $25 million, for the conservation, development, and enhancement of the Nation's anadromous fish and the fish in the Great Lakes that ascend streams to spawn. H.R. 23. Public Law 89- Assateague Island National Seashore: Provides for the establishment of the Assateague Island National Seashore in the States of Maryland and Virginia. Public La v 89- 195. Auburn-Folsom: Authorizes $427,170,- 000 for the Federal construction of the Auburn-Folsom South unit, American River division, Central Valley project, California, for flood control. Public Law 89-161. Bip-horn Canyon National Recreation Area: Authorizes $355,000 to establish the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Montana and Wyoming to provide for publlc outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the proposed Yellowtail Reservoir and for the preservation of the scenic, scientific, and historic features of the area. S. 491 passed Senate February 10, 1965. Cape Lookout: Authorizes $3,200,000 for the establishment of the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina. S. 251 passed Senate July 27, 1965. Delaware Water Gap National Recrea-tlon Are Author! the es bl m n of the Dcla\\ arc \\'akr G p N tloun.l R<'Crrot1on An•a 111 the Stat of Ptllnsylvani and Ne\\ Jers y, Public Lnw 89-158. Federal Water Projt'<'t R<'Creallon ,\ct. F~tab!l ht•s prospcctn e standard (l\lldt•lmC's on the allocati n nnd l't'lmbUJ.ab: llty of n-crcnt1011, II, h, and \\ildhft• c sts on 1-\-dcral multiple pun e \\Rlcr resource Pl'OJccts. Public L.'\ '' 89 7::!. Fislwrics Lo..'\n Act: Extend tht• h-erY loan pro ram for an additional 5 years: C'xpands its scope top rmit a loan to b<> made re ardless of whether the vessel to h<' acquired\\ 111 rC'place nn rxistin ves.>el: and n moves the pt-cst'nL minimum nnnual intl'rest mte of 3 J)( rceut and substitutrs a formula for rr,tabhshing it. Public La\\ 89-85. Flood protection Authorizrs the Fedem! Govrrnment to bear up to 5 prrccnt of costs of utility reloc.'ltions on J>l'Ojects coverNi by thC' Watershed Protection and Flood PrcvPntion Act when the local organization is unable to bear such costs or cannot do so without undue hnrdship. S. 199 pas..~ed Senate May 35, 1965 Garrison reclamation proJect: Reauthorizes Federal comtruction of the multipurpose Garnson diversion untt Missoun River Basin, which was ongt~ nal!y authorized by the 1944 Flood Control Act. The unit will irr!lzate some 250,000 acres, supply Industrial and municipal watrr for 14 t<>wns and cities. and make possible full development of fish and wildlife and recreation potential. Estimated cost of initial stage is $248,- 234,000 and all but about $35 million is reimbursable. Public Law 89-108. Grand Coule-Third powerplant· Authorizes $364,310.000 for Federal construction of a third powerplant at Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in the State of Washington, which will add 3.6 million kilowatts of generating capacity to the 2 million kilowatts of the two existing plants, making It the larl':<'st single hydroelectric development !n the world. S. 1761 passed Senate June 16 1965. . Indiana Dunes: Authorizes $23 million for the acquisition of land for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Recreation Area. s. 360 passed Senate June 21, 1965. Mann Creek reclamation project: Authorizes an additional $690,000 to complete the Mann Creek project In Idaho which. upon completion. will provide a supplemental water supply to 4,465 acres and a new water supply of 595 acres. Public Law 89- 60. Manson irrigation unit, Wa,hington: Authorizes $12.3 million for the construction and operation of the Manson unit of the Chief Joseph Dam project. The Manson unit has an Irrigation potential of 5,770 acres of land with half of the costs reimbursable. S. 490 passed Senate February 10, 1965. Oceanography: Establishes a Cabinetlevel National Counc1! on Marine Resources and Engineering Development to further ocean engineering and exploration, expand marine science and technology, and intensify development and utilization of ocean, Continental Shelf Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana October 22, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 27231 and Great Lakes resow·ces. S. 944 in conference. Pesticides: Continues for another 3 years a study by the Secretary of Interior of the effects of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides on fish and wildlife for the purpose of preventing losses to this resource. Public Law 89-232. River basin authorization: Authorizes an additional $944 million for fiscal years 1966 and 1967 for 13 river basin plans previously approved by Congress. Public Law 89-42. River basin planning: Authorizes Federal grants of $5 million a year in matching funds to States for State project planning over a 10-year period; sets up a Cabinet-level Water Resources Council to coordinate river basin planning; and authorizes creation of river basin commissions for regional planning. Public Law 89-80. Rivers-Harbor Flood Control Act: Authorizes Federal construction of 143 projects at an estimated cost of $2 billion for navigation improvement, beach erosion and flood control, and hydroelectric power projects. S. 2300. Public Law 89- . Saline water: Extends for 5 years, to June 30, 1972, expanded research and development program for conversion of saline water; authorizes $185 million. Public Law 89-118. Sleeping Bear Dunes: Authorizes the establishment of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan. S. 936 passed Senate August 26, 1965. Small reclamation projects: Broadens and strengthens the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, an act designed to encourage State and local participation in developing and improving reclamation projects in their own localities 'by increasing the authorization for funds available for the loan and grant program from $100 to $200 million; and raising the limitation on loans or grants for single projects to $7.5 million. S. 602 in conference. Southern Nevada water project: Authorizes $81,00~,000 for the Federal construction of the southern Nevada water supply project. a single-purpose municipal and industrial water supply development to fwnish water from Lake Mead to municipalities and industrial centers in Clark County, Nev. S. 32. Public Law 89- Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks: Provides f-:>r the establishment of the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in the State of West Virginia. Public Law 89- 207. St. Croix National Scenic Waterway: Establishes the St. Croix National Scenic Waterway in the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin to protect, develop, and make accessible the outdoor recreation resources of certain segments of the St. Croix and its Namekagon tributary. S. 897 passed Senate September 8, 1965. Tualatin project, Oregon: Authorizes up to $23 million for Federal constl1lction of the multipurpose Tualatin reclamation project in Washington County, Oreg. S. 254 passed Senate April 1, 1965. Walla Walla project: Authorizes Federal construction and maintenance of the Touchet division, Walla Walla project, Oregon-Washington. S. 1088 passed Senate July 29, 1965. Water Resources Research ·Act: Amends the 1964 Water Resources Research Act to authorize grant, mal ening, and contract funds for assistance to educational institutions in addition to State land-grant colleges, to competent private organizations and individuals and to local, State. and Federal agencies undertaking special research in water resource problems. Authorizes $5 million for fiscal 1966 and increases the authorization by $1 million annually until the level of $10 million is reached. The ceiling of $10 million will remain thereafter. S. 22 passed Senate March 25, 1965. Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity: Established the Wiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area in California. H.R. 797. Public Law 89- Yakima project. Washington: Authorizes $5.1 million for the extension, construction, and operation of the Kennewick division of the Yakima project with an irrigation potential of 7,000 additional acres (present irrigated acreage is 19,- 000 >. All but approximately $135,000 is reimbursable. S. 794 passed Senate Febl'Uary 10. 1965. SPACE AND AERONAUTICS NASA: Authorizes a total of $5.190,- 396,200 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal 1966 as follows: Research and development, $4.- 536,971,000; construction of facilities, $62,376,350; administrative operations, $591.048.850. Public Law 89-53. TAXES Duty-free tourists limit: Limits to $100 retail value, the amount of duty-free goods U.S. residents may bring in from travel abroad, until July 1, 1967. Public Law 89-62. Excise taxes: Reduces excise taxes by $4.7 billion. Repeals levies on furs, jewelry, other luxury items and radio, TV sets, cameras, household appliances, musical instruments, 1ecords, sporting goods, bowling alleys, and on cabarets and general admissions, effective July 1, 1965. Cuts 10-percent tax on automobiles gradually to 1 percent and eliminates communications tax effective January 1, 1969. Public Law 89-44. Interest equalization: Extends the Interest Equalization Tax Act from December 31, 1965, to July 31, 1967, which fixes levies on purchases of foreign securities and on bank loans to foreign borrowers. Public Law 89-243. Metal scrap extension: Continues to June 30, 1967, the existing suspension of duties for metal scrap and the existing reduction of duties on copper waste and scrap. Public Law 89-61. Motor fuels taxation compact: Grants the consent of Congress to New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to taxation of motor fuels consumed by inte1 state buses and to an agreement relatin.:: w bus taxation proration and reciprocity. Public Law 89-11. Motor fuels taxation' compact extension: Grants the consent of Congress to the States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont to become parties to the compact on taxation of motor fuels consumed by ;ntcrstate buses and the agreement relating to bus taxation proration and reciprocity. H.R. 10369. Public Law 89- Nickel duty suspension: Suspends through June 30, 1967, the duties on ferronickcl, unwrought nickel, and nickel powder imported from non-Communist countries. Public Law 89-204. Silk yarn duty suspension: Continues for 3 years, until November 7, 1968, the existing suspension of duties on certain classifications of spun silk yarn. Public Law 89-229. Tariff Schedules Technical Amendments Act: Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to correct certain enors caused by the adoption of these schedules. Public Law 89-241. TIME Uniform time: Establishes uniform time dates for commencing and ending daylight saving times in the States and local jurisdictions where it is observed. S. 1404 passed senate June 3, 1965. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION Admeasurement of small vessels: Sub· stitutes for the present intricate system of tonnage computation based on detailed physical measurements of the hull and deck structure a simplified method, at the owner's option and for pleasure vessels only, to permit the assignment of tonnage on the basis of the products of a vessel's length, breadth anct..depth and appropriate coefficients. S. 2142 passed Senate September 8, 1965. Common carriers--Securities: Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to exempt securities issued by the Federal Government, States, municipalities, or other governmental bodies which acquire the status of common carriers from ICC jurisdiction. Public Law 89-86. Customs measurement of shelter deck vessels: Implements recent recommendations made by the Maritime Safety Committee of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization regarding the tonnage measurement of vessels having two or more decks, to promote the safety standards of the fleet and provide a more equitable payment of charges and dues based on tonnage measurement. Public Law 89-219. High-speed ground transport: Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to undertake research and development and to contract for demonstrations in high-speed intercity ground transportation as well as to secure transportation data, statistics, and other information for the improvement of the national transportation system. Public Law 89-220. Highway beautification and scenic development: Authorizes a $325,500,000 program of highway beautification and scenic development of the interstate and primary system for the control of out- Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana - )•)1) ~ .·J- CO~GRE IO:\'AL RICORD-~E);'ATE Octob( r _, .', 1!) ii.i dc.or btl oards and junkyards. Public LuV. 8'1-:!35. III hv.a ·s· AuLhorl7.es an !ncrea~e from $2.9 to $3 billion Federal aid for Interstate and Defense Hi hway System for fl.•cal yPar 1967; and authorizes appoliionmcnt to Slatr ; d1rects Secretary of Commerce to report hi hway needs January I, !968, and eyery 2 years thereaflcr. Public Law 89-139. Inland-Great Lakes-western ri\·ers rules; Amends the inland, Great Lakes, and western rivers rules to clarify the duties of .rmall craft when operating in narrow channels in which Jar"e vessels are also navigatmg. S. 1349 passed Senate September 8, 1965. Interco:>stal Shippin" Act: Changes the penalty provi~ions in the Intercon.' tal Shipping Act of 1933 to conform with similar penal~y provisions in the Shippin!! Act of 1916, relating to requirements for water carriers to file tariffs with the Federal Maril1me Commission. Public Law 89-71. Merchant Marine Act Amendments: Permits empty vans and shipping ta'nks to be transported bct\\·een points in the United States by vessels not qualified or permitted to engage in coastwise trade. Public Law 89-194. Metric system study: Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make a 3-year study to determine the advantages and disadvantages of increased use of the metric system of weights and measures in the United States. S. 774 passed Senate September 20. House Calendar. Motor carrier mergers: Permits unification or merger of motor carriers without approval of the Interstate Commerce Commision if the aggregate annual gross operating revenues have not ~;xceedcd $300,000 for a period of 12 consecutive months preceding the date of the agreement. Public Law 89-93. Navigable Waters Commission: Creates a joint commission of representatives of the United States and the State of Alaska to make administrative determinations of the navigability of inland nontidal waters in Alaska for purposes of State land selection. S. 945 passed Senate August 3, 1965. Navigable waters obstructions: Provides that the primary obligation for marking all obstructions to navigation rests with the' Coast Guard, thereby eliminating the overlapping functions of the Coast Guard and the Corps of Engineers. Public Law 89-191. Navigation: Increases authorizations for the support and maintenance of the Permanent International Commission of Congresses of Navigation. S. 1501 passed Senate April 21, 1965. Oceanographic vessels: Exempts oceanographic research vessels from the application of certain vessel inspection laws. Public Law 89-99. Oil pipelines-safety regulations: Restores to the Interstate Commerce Commission specific statutory authority and responsibility for the safety regulations of all pipelines operating in interstate commerce other than those used·for the transmission of water and gas. Public Law 89-95. Public information: Closes loopholes 1n the Administrative Procedures Act wlucr. p rm1 s ..,,. ; t.;nental a £.11Cl to deny leg1t!matc information to the pubhc and establishes a general philosophy of full a ency di~closure tmless information Is exempted under clearly delineated statutory language. S. 1160 pa~ tas. Public Law 89-12. Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana 272:31 CO~GRE lONAL RECORD- b .ATE C ctob r _ IO(j,j UN. Parllclpa lon Act Amendmen . Public Law 80-:!06. Vocational rehabli!Lntion. H.R. 8310, Public Law 89- . Vlrgm J~lands Organic Act Amendment . Public Law 89-98 Voting Rights Act of 1965. Pubhc Law ::9-110. Water pollullon control. Public law 89-234. Water Projects RecreatiOn Act. Pubhe Law 89-72. Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity Recreatl" n Area. H .R. 797, Public Law 89- TREA.TIF:s Belpium tax protocol. Executive G, ratified October 22, 1965. German tax protocol. Executive I, ratlf!ed October 22, 1965. Gut Dam claims w1th Canada. Executive C, ratified August 30, 1965. U.N. Charter amendments. Executive A, ratified June 3, 1965. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Executive H, ratified September 14, 1965. Wheat agreement extension. Executive B, ratlf!ed June 15, 1965. PASSED BOTH H OUSES AMENDED ( 1) Home rule. S. 1118, September 29. PASSED SENATE (8) Bighorn Canyon Park. S. 491, FebJuary 10. Cape Lookout National Seashore. S. 251, July 27. International Claims Settlement Act Amendments. S. 1935, September 7. Indiana Dunes. S. 360, June 21. Sleeping Bear Dunes. S. 936, August 26. St. Croix National Seashore. S. 897, September 8. Third powerplant, Grand Coulee. S. 1761, June 16; House hearings September 9 and 10. Water Research Act expansion. S. 22, March 25 ; H.R. 3606, House Interior. SENATE CALENDAR (2) Repeal of 14CbJ. H.R. 77, motion to consider debate October 1 to 12. Wild 1ivers system. S. 1446. PASSED HOUSE (2) District of Columbia Revenue Act. H.R. 11487. Senate hearings October 20 and 21. Foreign Service Act Amendments. H.R. 6277, September 9. HOUSE CALENDAR ( 1) Fair Labor Standards Act Amendm~ nts. H.R. 10518. Senate Labor hearings concluded. COMMITTEE ACTIVITY (9) District of Columbia firearms control. S . 1632, Senate District of Columbia hearings concluded; H.R. 6745, House District of Colwnbia. Federal Fi,rearms Act Amendments. S. 1592, Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearings concluded July 27; H.R. 6783, House Ways and Means hearings concluded July 28. Guadalupe National Park, Tex. S. 295, Senate Interior Subcommittee hearings, July 21; H.R. 517 and 698, House subcommittee hearing, July 20. Group practice facilities construction. S. 508, Senate Labor; HR. 2987, House Interstate defeiTed action April 1. ~:...rcotlc Addict &Labillt.<..•h .. n Act of 1965. S. 2152: II R. 9167, House Judiciary hearings concluded. Oregon Dunes. S. 259, Senate Interior Subcomnuttee heanngs, July 20; HR. 75::!4, House Interior Subcommittee hearings, July 19. Tax barriers to foreign !Jwcstment in United States, remoYe. H.R. 11297, House Ways and Means, executin~s underway. Truth in packaging. S. 985, Senate committee hearings concluded ::\lay 18; HR. 1664, House Judiciary. Unemplo~·mcnt insurance impro\·c-ments s. 1931, s nat.c r nnnc : HR. 8282, House \\'n~s and !can he rln s concluded Augu L !!7. ~ l Anl N (J) D lrict of Columbia hi her education, two colleges. S. !G1::!, S •nnt<' D1 tnct of Columbia, II R 'i395. Hou c Di tnct of Columbia EIPCtornl collc c rt'form. s nate Joint Rcwlution 58, S nate Judte!ary: Hou c Joint Rewlution :!78, Hou e Judiciary. Flon·nce A~:rccment, Implement. HR. 8661, Hou~c Ways and !\leans. l\1r. Prr~Idcnt, I \\'l~h to include the following table: Sun lll•lr!J of leg 1q/ c rcc11r l Dny!' In ~"S'IOn --} 1 our!~ in sc~ion Total IJ1(".1~ures pas."t:d l.ly ~l·natc Flrnnt<' l>ills • JIOUS<> bills ---- -- ~~:nate joint r<·solulions ___ ----- llous<' joint r<'~lutions. _ • ~('nate concurrent resolutions __ House concurrc·nt r('~olutions ~cnntc resolutions l'ubllc laws .. __ __ Confirmations __ _ JnT" 3 J lfl 3 Oc.::t ~ \u}.{. a Mr. President, it is with a great amount of satisfaction that I place in the RECORD a table of the appropriation bills on which the Congress has acted during this !o.tJih 1 t Jan. n- J:ln -i Dt c. SO ~ ~W:-44 i,OoU.1" t:110 1, O.'il 1, 005:00 1, OH. 37 I, IJ3 "ll --- 434 4'9 3.13 37.1 4-13 :..'!H 21 2.S 21 32 27 2.1 34 23 ~0 14 2.1 22 1:1.~ 113 140 3X31 2.'J~ 43, ~fj7 til.l,ti03 1st session of the 89th Congress. 177 9}5 17 \1,\{1 -- :1{;7 ,NI 25 : t ~.I a.! l'6 ~I &4, (•1·1 It is with a great amount of pride that I call attention to the prudent savings of $2,410,508,000 over the budget estimates: Appropriation bills, 89th Cong., J~t srs.q., as of Oct.£:!, J.')(J/j 1966 Dud,::l•t figure Agriculture supplemental.. _ ------------------- _, _____ $1,742,209,000 2d !'UpplementnL~ -~~-~ _ ----------------- ----------- 2, 2Ml, 2.'il, 327 'irtnam supplemental ---- --- -- ------------- - ------- 700,000, ono 1966 Agriculture .. _ ... -----.. ·-------·-·-·-.. ----·----------- Defcn~e ____ . __ ... _ ------------------------~------ llistrirt or Columbia Federal pnyment_·-·----·---.. ·--·- IFnodrceipg-enn ndiedn _t_ o •f il. ces. ____ _, _·--,-_- _-_-_- ,- _-_-_-_-_-_- •- _-_-_-_-_-_-_~_-_-_~ -,_~-_· ---_· _ l nl(•rior __ • _. __ ~- __________ .......... _. -------- ______ ----------- J,abor· Jl EW ....... ____ , ____ .. , _____ ..... --------·- J,nl>or-IJ EW supplementaL_·-·----------.. ---------·--·- LMcitho:tirstlr:\yti ,r-oe n_s tr.u. _ct_io -n-_ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_~_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_~_- ------·- -------- PuhliC\\o'Orks______ ·-· ___ ·--~--- __ State, Justice, Commerce, Judiciary ________ ... _ ...... ---- Tr('rt!tury, Post Otnce ___ ~--------------------- --------- SUJli)l('mentuL _ ---------------------. -~~- ---------------- 6, 282, f>1l. 000 4n, nn. sH. ono 53, 1.?'2, {)(}() 4, I'", 023, 000 14, ! -7, 61n,uon 2. 111, q;vl, non 7, 749, 7i0, IXIO 4, 9il, ~. ~1 ' l'uhllc law ilguru fl, '212, 9~J, 500 4!J, 0!<7, lf>3, i)Cl() 4fl, 12'2, ooo 3. !1:12. 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October 22, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE 27221 STATEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE RECORD OF THE 89TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, Congress is about to conclude one of the most productive sessions in the history of this Republic. Historians may find it difficult to apply a one-word label to identify the Congress. It could be labeled the education Congress, because for the first time in history it was able Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 43, Folder 26, Mansfield Library, University of Montana .,~.,.,., _, _ _ CONGRE l.I\ATE {)('[OU i' I ', J lj(J,j to pa sub tanl!al Federal aid to cope "tlh IH' grave educational situation whtch has become increasingly critical each year. Or they may call 1t the ci\'11 rights Con~:t e for 1t' enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which at long last removed the century-old obstacles to the franchise promised to the Negroes in the 15th amendment to the Constitution. Or the historians may constder it the medicare and health Congre s for in thts session action has been substituted for two decades of public debate and dialog on the way to solve the hospital and medical needs of our 19 million elderly citizens That is not all that has been accomplished in the health field. This Congress has: Enacted the Drug Abuse Control Act of 1965 designed to prevent both the misuse and the illicit traffic of potentially dangerous drugs, especially the sedatives and the stimulants, which are so important In the medicines used today; Extended for 3 years the program of annual grants of $11 million for immunization against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and measles; Extended the program of matching grants for health research facilities for 3 addttional years and authotized $280 million for this period; Authorized a total of $224.1 million through 1972 in staffing grants to community mental health centers: Authorized a 3-year, S340-rnillion program of grants to public and other nonprofit institutions and associations to assist them in planning, establishing, and operating regional medical complexes to combat heart disease, cancer, stroke, and other major diseases; Established purity standards for interstate waters and authorized $150 million in new grants for each of the next 2 fiscal years to help States and localities control water pollution; Established Federal regulation cigarette labeling and advertising; and Authorized $404 million additional for fiscal years 1966-68 for the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to assist in providing more flexibility in financing and administering State rehabilitation programs, and to assist in expanding and improving services and facilities provided under these programs, particularly for the mentally retarded. Or it may be remembered as the Congress that found the way to remove more than $4 billion in excise taxes, a burden borne since the days of the Korean conflict and the Second World War. Some will remember this Congress for immigration reform because it ended the discriminatory national ongms quotas which has remained a constant initant to so many milllons of our citizens who had come to these shores to find the freedom and the economic opportunity denied them in the land of their birth. Conservationists may acclaim this as the consen•ation Congress for it authorized a comprehensive long-range Federal- State program for the development of the Nation's natural resources through the coordinated planning of water and land resources. And it also: A·llthJilt.Cd the A at " u . Spruce Knob, and Tocks Island nauonal recreational areas: Expanded the Federal program of research and development in the field or ~;aline water conversion: Reauthonzed the Garrison reclamaUon proJect in the Missouri Ri\'er Basm, Pro~1ded an additional $944 million for 13 rh·cr ba in plans, Authonzed the Federal construction of the $427 1 milhon Auburn-Folsom Central Valley project m California: and Authorized a $2 billion, 143 project flood control and beach erosion program. Or this session may be remembered as the one that enacted the $325,500.000 program of highway beauti.ficalion and scenic development by the control of outdoor billboards and junkyards. Whatever name ultimately is chosen to identify and describe this Congress, the appraisals of historians will not be limited to the accomplishments already mentioned. They will tell how $1.1 billion in aid to Appalachia was voted by this session of Congress to an 11-State region in which proud American citizens have suffered because of a switch from a coal to a gas and oil economy. Since the midfifties the Governors of these States, representing both parties, had worked to develop a national plan for the rehabilitation of this area and the 89th Congress capped their efforts with this great trailblazing piece of legislation. They will tell how this session doubled the funds by authorizing $1.785 billion for fiscal 1966 for the antipoverty program to create new and expand existing opportunities for young people to obtain work, education, and training. They will tell how the coffee agreement was implemented, thus providing economic underpinning for our relations with our neighbors to the South. As the ghettos of today are replaced by the decent homes of tomorrow, historians may trace the beginning of a successful attack upon urban decay to the extraordinary and revolutionary rent subsidy program authorized by this session. And they will note that this was the session that took cognizance of the fact that more than 70 percent of all Americans live in cities and in recognizing this created a new Cabinet Department of Housing and Urban Development to cope with urban problems which our largely rural ancestors never imagined could exist. Nor was it overlooked that this Nation requires an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable and stable ptices. It was this session that enacted the omnibus farm bill designed to maintain farm income, stabilize prices. and assure adequate supplies of agricultural commodities, to reduce surpluses, lower Government costs, promote foreign trade, and afford greater economic opportunity in rural areas. It was this session of Congress that extended the Sugar Act tlu·ough December 31, 1971, established foreign quotas for 1966 and 1967, increased quotas for domestic producing areas, established quotas for foreign suppliers, and provided for temporarily filling the quotas reserved for Cuba. To alle\ tnt tins · uon tr nspo1 t: - Uon difficu!Ues, his se 1on of Con 1 nuthortzed the 3-~ ar 90 nulhon program of 1 C'nrch and d 'clopment for demon trations 111 high-spcC'd mt Ietty ground tr:msport.atlon, tmpro\t d the m twnal tran portatton S) t


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Mars Rover Starts its 9th Year
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Eight years after landing on Mars, the Opportunity rover has gained access to geological deposits from an earlier period in martian history than anything it has previously examined.
West Rim of Endeavour Crater on Mars (False Color). Image Credit:
Eight years after landing on Mars for what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA's enduring Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working on what essentially became a new mission five months ago.
Opportunity reached a multi-year driving destination,
Endeavour Crater
, in August 2011. At Endeavour's rim, it has gained access to geological deposits from an earlier period of martian history than anything it examined during its first seven years. It also has begun an investigation of the planet's deep interior that takes advantage of staying in one place for the martian winter.
Opportunity landed in Eagle Crater on Mars on Jan. 25, 2004, Universal Time and EST (Jan. 24, PST), three weeks after its rover twin, Spirit, landed halfway around the planet. In backyard-size Eagle Crater, Opportunity found evidence of an ancient
wet environment
. The mission met all its goals within the originally planned span of three months. During most of the next four years, it explored successively larger and deeper craters, adding evidence about wet and dry periods from the same era as the Eagle Crater deposits.
In mid-2008, researchers drove Opportunity out of
Victoria Crater
, half a mile (800 meters) in diameter, and set course for Endeavour Crater, 14 miles (22 kilometers) in diameter.
"Endeavour is a window further into Mars' past," said Mars Exploration Rover Program Manager John Callas, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
The trek took three years. In a push to finish it, Opportunity drove farther during its eighth year on Mars -- 4.8 miles (7.7 kilometers) -- than in any prior year, bringing its total driving distance to 21.4 miles (34.4 kilometers).
This mosaic of images taken in mid-January 2012 shows the windswept vista northward (left) to northeastward (right) from the location where NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is spending its fifth Martian winter, an outcrop informally named "Greeley Haven." Image Credit:
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The "Cape York" segment of Endeavour's rim, where Opportunity has been working since August 2011, has already validated the choice of Endeavour as a long-term goal. "It's like starting a new mission, and we hit pay dirt right out of the gate," Callas said.
The first outcrop that Opportunity examined on
Cape York
differs from any the rover had seen previously. Its high zinc content suggests effects of water. Weeks later, at the edge of Cape York, a bright mineral vein identified as hydrated calcium sulfate provided what the mission's principal investigator, Steve Squyres of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., calls "the clearest evidence for liquid water on Mars that we have found in our eight years on the planet."
Mars years last nearly twice as long as Earth years. Entering its ninth Earth year on Mars, Opportunity is also heading into its fifth martian winter. Its solar panels have accumulated so much dust since martian winds last cleaned them -- more than in previous winters -- the rover needs to stay on a sun-facing slope to have enough energy to keep active through the
The rover team has not had to use this strategy with Opportunity in past winters, though it did so with Spirit, farther from the equator, for the three martian winters that Spirit survived. By the beginning of the rovers' fourth martian winter, drive motors in two of Spirit's six wheels had ceased working, long past their design lifespan. The impaired mobility kept the rover from maneuvering to an energy-favorable slope.
stopped communicating in March 2010.
All six of Opportunity's wheels are still useful for driving, but the rover will stay on an outcrop called "Greeley Haven" until mid-2012 to take advantage of the outcrop's favorable slope and targets of scientific interest during the martian winter. After the winter, or earlier if wind cleans dust off the solar panels, researchers plan to drive Opportunity in search of clay minerals that a Mars orbiter's observations indicate lie on Endeavour's rim.
Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, making tracks on Mars. Opportunity drove farther during its eighth year on Mars -- 4.8 miles (7.7 kilometers) -- than in any prior year, bringing its total driving distance to 21.4 miles (34.4 kilometers). Credit:
"The top priority at Greeley Haven is the radio-science campaign to provide information about Mars' interior," said JPL's Diana Blaney, deputy project scientist for the mission. This study uses weeks of tracking radio signals from the stationary rover to measure wobble in the planet's rotation. The amount of wobble is an indicator of whether the core of the planet is molten, similar to the way spinning an egg can be used to determine whether it is raw or hard-boiled.
Other research at Greeley Haven includes long-term data gathering to investigate mineral ingredients of the outcrop with spectrometers on Opportunity's arm, and repeated observations to monitor wind-caused changes at various scales.
The Mössbauer
, which identifies iron-containing minerals, uses radiation from cobalt-57 in the instrument to elicit a response from molecules in the rock. The half-life of cobalt-57 is only about nine months, so this source has diminished greatly. A measurement that could have been made in less than an hour during the rover's first year now requires weeks of holding the spectrometer on the target.
Observations for the campaign to monitor wind-caused changes range in scale from dunes in the distance to individual grains seen with the rover's microscopic imager. "Wind is the most active process on Mars today," Blaney said. "It is harder to watch for changes when the rover is driving every day. We are taking advantage of staying at one place for a while."
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Stalking the Tiger
Camilo Villegas's Early Success on the 2006 PGA Tour is Raising the Inevitable Question—Can He Challenge the World's No. 1 Golfer?
Jeff Williams
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Camilo Villegas, July/August 2006
It's late on Friday afternoon at the 2006 Ford Championship in Miami and the Doral Blue Monster course is abuzz. Tiger Woods is out there, but it's not about him. Phil Mickelson is playing, too, but it's not about him. It's not about Ernie Els or Sergio Garcia or Vijay Singh.
Eddie Carbone, the executive tournament director, knew what the buzz was about. He had been sensing it for weeks. He had gotten e-mails and phone calls asking if a certain player would be in the field. He and his staff had been assuring people that, yes, this player would definitely be teeing it up. As Carbone stood outside the tournament office on Friday afternoon, a thunderous roar rolled across the Blue Monster. Carbone knew it wasn't for Tiger or Phil or Ernie or Sergio or Vijay.
He knew it could be for only one player: Camilo. Camilo? Yes, Camilo. Camilo Villegas. The newest, hottest player on the PGA Tour.
"He's going to be an international superstar," says Carbone, who's seen a lot of superstars. "He's going to reach out to the Spanish-speaking people around the world. Everybody's going to know who this kid is. He's special."
The sunlight will be fading soon in the atrium of a Houston airport hotel. A photographer is arranging a photo shoot of Villegas to catch the optimum light on his caramel skin and his glowing long tresses. Five young women in their early 20s pass by, most likely on their way to a workout room or a jog. They see Villegas changing shirts, his sculpted upper torso rippling, and they can't take their eyes off him. They have no idea who he is. They have no idea that he is the best golfer from Colombia, a country known for coffee and Pulitzer Prize—winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, but other, less savory products, too. They have no idea that he was a four-time All-American player at the University of Florida. They have no idea that he is off to a brilliant start on his rookie year on the PGA Tour. They do know, however, that he has something special, because they are staring at him with twisted necks even as they go out the door. They know he has "it."
What is this "it?" As a PGA Tour player, Villegas has power, touch, focus and imagination. As a personality, he has looks, smarts, grace and magnetism. People come to watch him play golf. People come to watch him be Camilo.
"His impact on our tournament was sensational," says Carbone. "I had people from Colombia e-mailing, calling, wanting to make sure that he was in the field because they wanted to come up from Colombia to watch him play. We have such an extensive Latin community in Miami. Of course, we have a large Cuban population, but lots of people from South America, too. Colombians, Venezuelans, Brazilians. They caught wind of this kid. It was incredible."
Villegas caught lightning in a bottle the final day of the Ford Championship. Playing before an enormous and passionate gallery made up largely of Latinos, Villegas was pressing leader Tiger Woods before an errant drive and three putts at the 18th led to a double bogey and a tie for second place. That he did not win the tournament meant little. That he did win such a huge following meant everything.
"I told my caddie standing on the 18th green that it was the most awesome week I ever had," says Villegas, relaxed and confident on a hotel couch in his J. Lindeberg shirt and his J. Lindeberg jeans. "Playing good golf at the right place at the right time in front of the right people. I don't have any idea how many people out there had no clue as to what is a par, birdie, putting green. It was golf with a soccer crowd. You could see all the Colombian flags. People yelling and screaming for me. So I clapped my hands for them."
Johan Lindeberg saw the "it" in Camilo Villegas nearly three years ago as he was surfing the Internet. Lindeberg, the creative director of the Swedish fashion company J. Lindeberg and a passionate golfer, came across Villegas as a college player at the University of Florida, and from those first Internet pictures he thought he discerned a quality about him that was undeniably attractive. Two years later, when he met Villegas after he had turned pro, when his company had him under contract to wear his golf clothing and the rest of his collection, Lindeberg knew he was right.
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Nurse Delegation Decision-Making
Publications (selected) Book in DevelopmentParsons, L.C. (2013). Leadership and Management for those who Lead or Follow(2013), 2nd edition. Western School: West Bridgewater, MA Refereed ArticlesWeatherspoon, D., Sullivan. D., Wilson, D.R., & Parsons, L.C. (2013). Nurse Delegation Decision-Making: Principles to Guide Practice for Nurses in South Africa. Journal of Community and Health Services 1-11.
McInnis, L.A. & Parsons, L. C. (2009). Thoughtful Nursing Practice: Reflections on Nurse Delegation. The Nursing Clinics of North America, 44 (4), 461-470.Parsons, L.C. (2004). Delegation Decision-Making by Registered Nurses Who Provide Direct Care for Patients with Spinal Cord Impairment. Spinal Cord Injury Nursing, 21 (1), 20-28. Parsons, L.C., & Ward, K.S. (2000). Delegation Strategies for Registered Nurses Practicing in Turbulent Health Care Arenas. Spinal Cord Injury Nurse, 17 (2), 46-51.Parsons, L.C. (1999). Building RN Confidence for Delegation Decision-Making Skills in Practice. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 15 (6), 263-269. Parsons, L.C. (1998). Delegation Skills and Nurse Job Satisfaction. Nursing Economics, 16 (1), 18-26. Parsons, L.C. (1997). Nurse Delegation Decision Making: Evaluation of a Teaching Strategy. Journal of Nursing Administration , 27 (2), 47-52.
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