PEACE CORPS AUTHORIZATION

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 6334

TO AMEND FURTHER THE PEACE CORPS ACT

57-792

JULY 11, 1975

Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1975

CONTENTS

Statements by:

Balzano, Michael P., Director ACTION, accompanied by John Dellen-

back, Associate Director for International Operations; John Ganley,

Deputy Director; Harry Hogan, Assistant Director for Policy and

Planning; Alfredo Perez, Deputy Associate Director for Interna-

tional Operations; Emerson Markham, Director of Budget; and

William Prendergast, Assistant Director for Congressional Affairs__

Insertions for the record:

Text of H.R. 6334, as amended__.

Foreign Relations Committee staff memorandum on the Peace Corps

authorization bill, H.R. 6334_

Text of S. 1789_.

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7

1

Information concerning improvements in the Peach Corps operations

since joining ACTION_.

14

Prepared statement of Michael P. Balzano__

18

Letter to Senator John Sparkman from Senators Alan Cranston,

Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Jennings Randolph, John V. Tunney,

Walter F. Mondale, Jacob K. Javits, Charles H. Percy, Barry Gold-

water, June 25, 1975__

37

Letter to Senator John Sparkman from Ronald E. Gervas, Acting

Deputy Director, July 25, 1975.

38

Percentage of Peace Corps programs in OPEC countries paid for by

host country.

40

"ACTION Agency Is Accused of 'Political' Bias," article by Douglas
Watson, the Washington Post, January 14, 1975---

"U.S. Agency Held Political Target: Employees of ACTION Charge

Civil Service Violations Under Nixon and Ford," by R. W. Apple, Jr.,

the New York Times, January 13, 1975---

41

Information supplied by ACTION concerning requests for Peace Corps
Voluteers which ACTION has turned down__.

Information supplied by ACTION concerning programs_.

Information supplied by ACTION concerning trips taken by National

Voluntary Service Advisory Council, 1974–75---.

Appendix:

ACTION responses to additional questions by the Foreign Relations

Committee for the record_.

ACTION responses to additional questions by Senator Joseph Biden__

(III)