population which are contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Among those amendments rejected was: (1) An amendment that sought to delete the provision establishing a Southern Africa Special Requirements Fund and the $100 million in security supporting assistance for the Fund. (2) An amendment that sought to reduce the foreign military sales authorization by $103 million. Also rejected was a motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on International Relations with instructions to report it back forthwith containing an amendment designed to permit the President to suspend the Turkish embargo, thus giving him flexibility for negotiations with Turkey over Cyprus. H.R. 6884 passed the House on May 24, 1977, by a recorded vote of 242 to 163. On June 15, 1977, H.R. 6884 passed the Senate by a recorded vote of 67 to 18 after being amended to contain the language of the Senate companion bill, S. 1160. On the same day, the Senate insisted on its amendment and requested a conference with the House. Senate conferees appointed to the conference committee were: Senators Sparkman, Humphrey, Church, Biden, Clark, Case, Javits, and Percy. The House on June 20, 1977, disagreed to the Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. House conferees appointed to the conference committee were: Representatives Zablocki, Fascell, Hamilton, Wolff, Diggs, Meyner, Bonker, Broomfield, Derwinski, and Winn. The conferees met on June 29 and agreed to file the conference report which was subsequently filed in the House on July 15, 1977. The table below illustrates the authorization figures for fiscal year 1978 as agreed to by the conference committee: 1 The FMS aggregate ceiling represents the total program which could be funded under FMS credit authorization of $677,000,000. The aggregate ceiling is not an authorization of funds. 4 This figure includes $20,000,000 which the executive branch requested be authorized as disaster relief assistance for Lebanon for fiscal year 1978. Both the House bill and the Senate amendment authorize $20,000,000 in security supporting assistance for Lebanon for fiscal year 1978. 3 The executive branch requested and the Senate authorized $300,000,000 for a balance of payments loan for Portugal. The House included $300,000,000 in its authorization for security supporting assistance for economic development loan on nonconcessional terms for Portugal. The executive branch requested and the House authorized $12,200,000 in security supporting assistance for the Sinai support mission. The Senate included $12,200,000 for Sinai support mission in its authorization for the Middle East special requirements fund. Of the $25,000,000 agreed to by the conference committee for the Middle East special requirements fund, $12,200,000 is earmarked for the Sinai support mission. Other measures agreed to in conference were: (1) To eliminate the language adopted on the House floor with respect to the use of security assistance funds by countries in repressing human rights. (2) To accept a provision from the Senate bill which amended the Arms Export Control Act to require a report by the President, by March 15, 1978, on the impact of U.S. arms sales and transfers to U.S. defense readiness and national security. (3) To accept a provision from the Senate bill which amended section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act to terminate the sale of defense articles and defense services for 1 year to any country granting sanctuary to international terrorists, unless the President finds (and reports to the Congress) that U.S. national security justifies a continuation of sales. (4) To accept the Senate provision which reduces the number of countries eligible for military assistance advisory groups from 34 to 15, and limiting to 865 the number of personnel that can be assigned to such groups. The conference report on the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act was agreed to on the House floor on July 21, 1977, by a recorded vote of 262 to 147, and the Senate by voice vote on July 22, 1977. On August 4, the measure became Public Law 95-92 upon signature by the President. Legislative history (Hearings and markup held by subcommittees and full committee on draft legislation prior to introduction of H.R. 6884.) May 4, 1977-Considered in open markup session by full committee and ordered favorably reported by voice vote. May 9, 1977-Reported. House Report 95-274. May 9, 1977-Rule requested. May 17, 1977-Hearing on request for rule. Rule granted. H. Res. 576. May 18, 1977-Rule debated in House and agreed to by a vote of 359 May 23, 1977-General debate and reading for amendments in House. nays. June 13, 1977-Report received from Department of State on Sec. June 29, 1977-Conferees met and agreed to file conference report. July 22, 1977-Senate agreed to conference report by voice vote. 3. Export Administration Amendments of 1977-H.R. 5840 (by Mr. Zablocki, for himself, and Representatives Bingham, Rosenthal, Findley, Fascell, Diggs, Nix, Fraser, Wolff, Solarz, Winn, Studds, Lagomarsino, Gilman, Whalen, Pease, Ireland, Cavanaugh, Meyner, and Burke of Florida) On May 19, 1975 the Secretary of Commerce forwarded to the Speaker of the House, Executive Communication 1089, transmitting draft legislation providing for a 3-year extension of the authority of the Export Administration Act of 1969. This communication was referred to the Committee on International Relations and on June 5, 1975, Chairman Morgan introduced the draft legislation as H.R. 7665. The full committee held 8 days of hearings on the Export Administration Act on June 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, August 10 and 24, 1976. The bill, H.R. 7665 and various amendments to the Export Administration Act of 1969 were considered by the committee on August 26, 30, and September 1, 1976. On September 1, the committee voted out a clean bill, H.R. 15377, by voice vote, with an amendment strengthening controls on the export of U.S. nuclear technology and fuel. H.R. 15377 passed the House on September 22, 1976, by a vote of 318-63. A companion bill, S. 3084, passed the Senate. However, final consideration of the extension of the Export Administration Act during the 94th Congress was prevented by the failure of the Senate to call for a conference on the bill. In the 95th Congress, a new version of the extension of the Export Administration Act was introduced as H.R. 1561, which was drafted as a compromise between the Senate bill S. 3084 and the House bill H.R. 15377. The committee held 5 days of hearings on H.R. 1561 on March 1, 7, 8, 9, and 14. The committee considered the bill on March 15 and 31, and instructed Chairman Zablocki to introduce a clean bill reflecting the amendments made by the committee. The clean bill, H.R. 5840, was introduced on March 31, 1977, and was referred to the Committee on International Relations. H.R. 5840 was ordered reported unanimously on the same day by a vote of 36–0. H.R. 5840, as passed by committee, and enacted into public law, provides for the following: (1) to amend the Export Administration Act of 1969 to extend the authority of the act from September 30, 1977, to September 30, 1979; (2) to strengthen U.S. policy against compliance with foreign boycotts; (3) to expedite and open up the export review licensing process; (4) to require a review of export control lists by December 31, 1978; (5) to require within 1 year of enactment a review of export rules and regulations issued under the act; (6) to provide authority to exempt agricultural commodities purchased for export and stored in the United States from subsequent export restrictions; (7) to require a study of the national security impact of the export of technical information through published material and the training of foreign nationals in the United States; (8) and to require additional reporting and notification requirements. The bill also authorizes an appropriation of $14,033,000 ($7,226,000 for fiscal year 1978 and $6,807,000 for fiscal year 1979) plus any funds necessary for mandatory pay raises to carry out the purposes of this legislation for the export administration programs for fiscal years 1978 and 1979. [Up until this year, there was no language in the Export Administration Act of 1969 as amended, specifically authorizing funds to carry out the purposes of the act. In previous years, funds were appropriated annually without undergoing an authorizing process. That procedure was inconsistent with clause 2 of rule XXI of the rules of the House which stipulates that no funds shall be appropriated in a general appropriations bill "for any expenditure not previously authorized by law." Under section 102 of H.R. 5840, a specific authorization was required beginning with fiscal year 1978.] On April 20, 1977, the House passed H.R. 5840 with amendments, by a recorded vote of 364 to 43. The House agreed to the following amendments: (1) an amendment that required congressional approval of any Presidential embargo on agricultural commodities either within an initial 30-day period or within 60 days of a modified prohibition; and (2) an amendment that prohibited the export of Alaskan oil for 2 years. On May 5, the Senate passed H.R. 5840 by a recorded vote of 90 to 1, amending it to contain the provisions of Senate companion bill, S. 69. On May 10, the House disagreed to the Senate amendment and asked for a conference with the Senate. The Speaker appointed the following Members as conferees: Representatives Zablocki, Fascell, Rosenthal, Hamilton, Bingham, Ryan, Solarz, Broomfield, Buchanan, and Whalen. On May 11, the Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference with the House. The President of the Senate appointed the following Members as conferees: Senators Proxmire, Sparkman, Williams, McIntyre, Cranston, Stevenson, Brooke, Tower, Garn, and Heinz. The conferees met on May 16, and agreed to a substitute for the House bill and the Senate amendment. The main differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill and the substitute agreed to in conference were as follows: (1) The Senate amendment contained no provisions for any amount of money to be authorized to carry out the purposes of the Export Administration Act. The conference committee agreed to the House provision that authorized the appropriation of $14,033,000 for fiscal years 1978 and 1979; and (2) The House bill prohibited the exportation of domestically produced crude oil for 2 years after the date of enactment while the Senate amendment contained no comparable provision. The conference committee agreed to a substitute which is similar in nature to the House provision and which substantially strengthened existing Iaw. On June 7, the Senate agreed to the conference report and on June 10, the House agreed to the conference report by a recorded vote of 306 to 41. On June 22, the President signed the Export Administration Act Amendments of 1977 into law-Public Law 95-52. Legislative history Feb. 8, 1977-H.R. 1561: Report requested from Department of Mar. 1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 1977-H.R. 1561 considered in open session by full Mar. 3, 1977-H.R. 1561: Report received from Department of Mar. 4, 1977-H.R. 1561: Report received from Department of State. Mar. 15, 1977-H.R. 1561 considered in open markup session by full committee. Mar. 31, 1977-H.R. 1561 considered in open markup session, amended, and a clean bill, H.R. 5840, ordered reported by a vote of 36 yeas to 0 nays. Mar. 31, 1977-H.R. 5840 considered in open markup session by full committee and ordered favorably reported by a vote of 36 yeas to 0 nays. Apr. 6, 1977-Reported, House Report 95–190. Apr. 6, 1977-Rule requested. Apr. 19, 1977-Hearing on request for rule. Rule granted. H. Res. 493. Apr. 20, 1977-Passed House, amended, by a vote of 364 yeas to 43 nays. May 10, 1977-House agreed by a vote of 240 yeas to 166 nays, to instruct May 16, 1977-Conferees met and agreed to file conference report. May 18, 1977-Conference report filed in House. House Report 95–354. June 10, 1977-House agreed to conference report by a vote of 306 yeas June 22, 1977-Approved. Public Law 95-52. 4. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1978-H.R. 6689 (by Mr. Fascell, for himself, and Representative Buchanan) On February 23, 1977, the Speaker of the House referred to the Committee on International Relations executive communication 806 which contained a draft bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1978 and 1979. Executive communication 822 which contained a draft bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Information Agency for fiscal years 1978 and 1979 was referred to the committee on February 24, 1977; and executive communication 849 containing draft legislation to authorize appropriations for the Board for International Broadcasting for fiscal years 1978 and 1979 was referred on February 28. Each of these executive communications were referred by the full committee to the Subcommittee on International Operations, and were subsequently introduced as H.R. 4915, H.R. 4916, and H.R. 4917, by Hon. Dante B. Fascell, chairman of the subcommittee, and Hon. John B. Buchanan, ranking minority member of the subcommittee on March 14, 1977. The subcommittee held hearings on the three proposed bills March 22, 23, 24, 30, 31, and April 5, during which testimony was received by numerous witnesses. On March 23, 1977, executive communication 1125 which contained draft legislation to amend the Foreign Service |