Luis Reservoir from applicable provisions of Federal law; and Whereas the House of Representatives concurred in the action of the Senate by passage of S. 44 without incorporating in such bill any provision comparable to section 6(a); and Whereas a proposed agreement between the Department of the Interior and the State of California has been submitted to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate pursuant to Public Law 86-488 and is now before that Committee for its consideration; and Whereas that agreement, if approved by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, would result in effectuating the policy contained in section 6(a) set out above and would counteract the expressed policy and intent of the Congress; and Whereas in view of the determination by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs that hearings on the proposed agreement will not be conducted: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate is hereby requested (1) to adopt a committee resolution expressing its disapproval of the proposed agreement between the Department of the Interior and the State of California heretofore submitted to the Committee pursuant to Public Law 86-488, and (2) to notify the Department of the Interior that any such agreement hereafter submitted to the Committee should conform to the policy and intent expressed by the Congress in enacting Public Law 86-488. STABILIZATION OF DOMESTIC FARM LABOR FORCE-ADDITIONAL COPIES OF HEARINGS ON SENATE BILL 1129 Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 323); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Resolved, That there be printed for the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, two thousand two hundred additional copies of volume II of the hearings on S. 1129, a bill to stabilize the domestic farm labor force, held by its Subcommittee on Migratory Labor during the Eighty-Seventh Congress, first and second sessions. UNITED NATIONS BONDS PURCHASE On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (S. 2768) to promote the foreign policy of the United States by authorizing the purchase of United Nations bonds and the appropriation of funds therefor. Pending debate, On motion by Mr. SPARKMAN, and by unanmious consent, Ordered, That the committee amendments to the said bill be agreed to en bloc. On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD (for himself and Mr. DIRKSEN) to further amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause, as amended, and inserting in lieu thereof other words, Pending debate, On motion by Mr. BUSH, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That during an address by him, Mr. Donald A Webster of the Joint Economic Committee be granted the privileges of the floor. Pending debate, MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives having signed 20 enrolled bills, viz, H.R. 1352, H.R. 1451, H.R. 1492, H.R. 1671, H.R. 2180, H.R. 2684, H.R. 3105, H.R. 3376, H.R. 6082, H.R. 6212, H.R. 6276, H.R. 6343, H.R. 6740, H.R. 7676, H.R. 8422, H.R. 8780, H.R. 8781, H.R. 8947, H.R. 9612, and H.R. 10573, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President. The President of the United States has informed the House that he approved and signed the following acts: On March 30, 1962: H.R. 5968. An act to amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, as amended. On March 31, 1962: H.R. 641. An act to provide for the free entry of an intermediate lens betaray spectrometer for the use of Tulane University, New Orleans, La., and to amend section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to treatment of casualty losses in areas designated by the President as disaster areas. UNITED NATIONS BONDS PURCHASE The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (S. 2768) to promote the foreign policy of the United States by authorizing the purchase of United Nations bonds and the appropriation of funds therefor. The question being on agreeing to the substitute amendment proposed by Mr. MANSFIELD (for himself and Mr. DIRKSEN), Pending debate, THE PRESIDENT The President of the United States, Hon. John F. Kennedy, appeared in the Chamber. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. MORSE, at 9 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., The Senate adjourned. TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1962 The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order, and Rabbi Alex J. Goldman, of Philadelphia, Pa., offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, April 2, 1962, was dispensed with. EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and after the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION The Senate resumed its legislative session. APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS OF BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE U.S. MILITARY The VICE PRESIDENT announced the appointment of Mr. ELLENDER, Mr. MusKIE, and Mr. JAVITS to be members of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Military Academy. BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE U.S. NAVAL The VICE PRESIDENT announced the appointment of Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. ROBERTSON, and Mr. BOGGs to be members of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Academy. BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE U.S. AIR The VICE PRESIDENT announced the appointment of Mr. McGEE, Mr. BIBLE, and Mr. MILLER to be members of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Air Force Academy. BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE U.S. COAST The VICE PRESIDENT announced the appointment of Mr. LONG of Hawaii to be a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY The VICE PRESIDENT announced the appointment of Mr. SMITH of Massachusetts to be a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Mr. SPARKMAN announced that Mr. MAGNUSON, as chairman of the Committee on Commerce, had appointed Mr. KEATING as a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, vice Mr. CASE of New Jersey, resigned. VISIT OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL Mr. MANSFIELD announced that on tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. a joint meeting of the two Houses would be held in the Hall of the House of Representatives to hear an address by the President of the United States of Brazil. COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT The following-named committees were authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate: The Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations, and the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, on the request of Mr. MANSFIELD; and The Committee on Finance, on the request of Mr. SPARKMAN. ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills: H.R. 1352. An act for the relief of Giuseppe Aniello; H.R. 1451. An act for the relief of Mrs. Elfriede Prischl Rogers; H.R. 1492. An act for the relief of Ernest John Large: H.R. 1671. An act for the relief of Edvige Cianciulli; H.R. 2180. An act for the relief of Eugene C. Harter; H.R. 2684. An act for the relief of Mohan Singh; HR. 3105. An act for the relief of Christine Fahrenbruch, a minor: H.R. 3376. An act for the relief of George A. McDermott; H.R. 6082. An act for the relief of Mrs. Vartanus Uzar: H.R. 6216. An act for the relief of Theodore T. Reilmann; H.R. 6276. An act for the relief of Athaasia Dekazos: H.R. 6343. An act for the relief of Mrs. Izabel A. Miguel; H.R. 6740. An act for the relief of Teofilo Estoesta; H.R. 7676. An act for the relief of George W. Ross, Jr.; H.R. 8422. An act for the relief of Sister M. Theophane (Jane Carroll); H.R. 8780. An act for the relief of Dr. Carl F. Romney: H.R. 8781. An act for the relief of Walter Singlevich: H.R. 8947. An act for the relief of Harry A. Sebert; H.R. 9612. An act relating to the elections under section 333 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 by the shareholders of the G. L. Bernhardt Co., Inc., of Lenoir, N.C.; and H.R. 10573. An act to grant the American Numismatic Association perpetual succession. The VICE PRESIDENT thereupon signed the same. SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the President of the United States, together with a letter from the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitting, pursuant to law, supplemental estimates of appropriations amounting to $17,300,000 for the executive branch, together with proposed provisions pertaining to existing appropriations for the fiscal years 1961 and 1962, and $300,000 for the judiciary for the fiscal year 1962; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. MILITARY PRIME CONTRACTS WITH BUSINESS FIRMS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, the semiannual report for the period ended January 31, 1962, on Army, Navy, and Air Force on military prime contracts with small and large business firms for experimental, developmental, test, and research work in the United States; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. REPORT OF REVIEW OF SELECTED ASPECTS OF THE DOMESTIC URANIUM PROCUREMENT PROGRAM, ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the review of selected aspects of the domestic uranium procurement program, Atomic Energy Commission. June 1961; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. COLUMBIA BASIN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Under Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to approve an amendatory repayment contract negotiated with the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District, authorize similar contracts with any of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Districts, and to amend the Columbia Basin Project Act of 1949 (57 Stat. 14), as amended; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF AN ALIEN The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report stating all the facts and pertinent provisions of law in the case of a certain alien whose deportation has been suspended, together with the statement of the reason for such suspension; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc.. which were referred as indicated: Memorials of the Board of Supervisors of the Counties of Lake, Mariposa, and Sacramento, and the Councils of the Cities of Rolling Hills Estates, Woodland, Woodlake, Morgan Hill, Alhambra. Mount Shasta, and Pacific Grove, Calif., remonstrating against any amendment to the Constitution of the United States or any action by the Congress of the United States or executive branch thereof, which would have the effect of subjecting the income tax from State and local bonds to a Federal tax; to the Committee on the Judiciary. A concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey favoring the enactment of legislation to implement the Federal Food Insurance Act of 1956; to the Committee on Banking of 1956; to the Committee on Banking and Currency: A resolution of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of the Virgin Islands favoring more self-government for the Virgin Islands in the form of an elected Governor and voting representation in Congress; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; Concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Arizona, as follows: A concurrent resolution favoring amending the Sugar Act for the purpose of encouraging the American farmer to produce a favorable portion of our sugar requirements within the continental United States; to the Committee on Finance; and A concurrent resolution favoring naming the Glen Canyon Dam the Fred T. Colter Dam; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Mr. CHAVEZ, from the Committee on Public Works, to whom was referred the bill (HR. 6676) to designate the Kettle Creek Dam on Kettle Creek, Pa., as the Alvin R. Bush Dam, reported it without amendment and submitted a report (No. 1320 thereon. Mr. BARTLETT, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows: S. 2801. A bill to amend section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, in order to extend for 2 years the time during which a certain definition of the term "obsolete vessel” shall be used (Rept. No. 1322); and S. 2829. A bill to amend title 12 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, in order to remove certain limitations with respect to war risk insurance issued under the provisions of such title (Rept. No. 1323). Mr. MANSFIELD, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, to whom was referred the resolution (S. Res., 323) authorizing for the use of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare additional copies of hearings on S. 1129, a bill to stabilize the domestic farm labor force, reported it without amendment. On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the said resolution and Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. Mr. BARTLETT, from the Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2800) to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, in order to make permanent a temporary increase in the maximum construction differential subsidy that may be paid under such act and to provide that such maximum shall not apply with respect to reconstructing or reconditioning of ships, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1321) thereon, together with individual views of Mr. LAUSCHE; which were ordered to be printed. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND A JOINT Bills and a joint resolution were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows: By Mr. KEFAUVER (for himself, S. 3097. A bill to amend section 7 of the Clayton Act to give full force and effect to the operation of the provisions of that section applicable to certain railroad consolidations and mergers until December 31, 1963, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. JAVITS (for himself, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KEFAUVER, Mr. S. 3098. A bill to provide that, for purposes of certain studies, investigations, and demonstrations authorized with respect to mental illness under the Public Health Service Act, addiction to narcotics be considered as a mental illness; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. By Mr. CHAVEZ (by request): S. 3099. A bill to authorize an adequate White House Police force, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works. By Mr. ALLOTT: S. 3100. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land situated in the vicinity of Georgetown, Colo., to Frank W. Whitenack; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. COOPER: S. 3101. A bill to exempt from taxation certain property of the American War Mothers, Inc.; to the Committee on the District of Columbia. By Mr. GOLDWATER: S. 3102. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. LONG of Missouri: S. 3103. A bill to amend section 4281, title 18, of the United States Code to increase from $30 to $100, the amount of gratuity which may be furnished by the Attorney General to prisoners discharged from imprisonment or released on parole; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. DODD: S. 3104. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the minimum quota for any quota area shall be 250; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. NEUBERGER: S. 3105. A bill to provide that the law limiting the transportation of merchandise in the coastwise trade to certain U.S. vessels shall not apply to such transportation between a port on the east coast of the United States and a port on the west coast of the United States; to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. SPARKMAN: S. 3106. A bill to make certain federally impacted areas eligible for assistance under the public facility loan program; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. KEATING: S.J. Res. 179. Joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to designate May 1, 1962, as a day for observance of the courage displayed by the uprising in the Warsaw ghetto against the Nazis; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EXPRESSION OF WILLINGNESS OF THE SENATE TO COOPERATE IN A SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM Mr. KUCHEL (for himself, Mr. MANSFIELD, Mr. DIRKSEN, and Mr. HUMPHREY) submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 324); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: Whereas the continued vitality of our Republic depends, in part, on the intelligent understanding of our political processes and the functioning of our National Government by the citizens of the United States; and Whereas the durability of a constitutional democracy is dependent upon alert, talented, vigorous competition for political leadership; and Whereas individual Senators have cooperated with various private and university undergraduate and graduate fellowship and internship programs relating to the work of Congress; and Whereas in the high schools of the United States, there exists among students who have been elected to studentbody offices in their sophomore, junior, or senior year a potential reservoir of young citizens who are experiencing their first responsibilities of service to a constituency and who should be encouraged to deepen their interest in and understanding of their country's political processes; Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate hereby expresses its willingness to cooperate in a nationwide competitive high school Senate youth program which would give several representative high school students from each State a short indoctrination into the operation of the United States Senate and the Federal Government generally, if such a program can be satisfactorily arranged and completely supported by private funds with no expense to the Federal Government. SEC. 2. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall investigate the possibility of establishing such a program and if the committee determines such a program is possible and advisable, it shall make the necessary arrangements to establish the program. SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 441) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Interstate Commerce Commission; and no amendment being made, Ordered, That it pass to a third read ing. The said joint resolution was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the preamble be agreed to. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 99) of an identical title, be postponed indefinitely. UNITED NATIONS BONDS PURCHASE The Senate, by unanimous consent, resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (S. 2768) to promote the foreign policy of the United States by authorizing the purchase of United Nations bonds and the appropriation of funds therefor. The question being on agreeing to the substitute amendment yesterday proposed by Mr. MANSFIELD (for himself and Mr. DIRKSEN) for the bill, as amended, Pending debate, MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed, each without amendment, the following bills of the Senate: S. 193. An act for the relief of Rev. Patrick Floyd; S. 899. An act for the relief of Lieu Shui Chen; S. 1305. An act for the relief of Kazuo Ito and Satomi Ito; S. 1520. An act for the relief of Mary Elizabeth Sidor Polkowska; S. 1578. An act for the relief of Edward Yin Liang; S. 1638. An act for the relief of Felix Ledina Mendoza; S. 1841. An act for the relief of Maria Zambetoulla; S. 1874. An act for the relief of Roland Fernando Mishutani; S. 2018. An act for the relief of Robert B. Kasparek, Robert M. Kearney, Richard A. Stokes, J. R. Whitehouse, Jr., and Herbert A. Wolff, Jr.; and S. 2101. An act for the relief of Aida Mary Sorino Boccalery. The House has passed the following bills of the Senate, each with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: S. 860. An act to provide greater protection against the introduction and dissemination of diseases of livestock and poultry, and for other purposes; and S. 1037. An act to amend the provisions of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, relating to practices in the marketing of perishable agricultural commodities. The House has passed the following bills and joint resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 857. An act to amend section 4005 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that cases appealed to the Board of Veterans' Appeals shall contain a brief statement of the facts of the case appealed with a citation and application of the law, together with the recomendations of the office appealed from, and for other purposes; H.R. 946. An act to extend to oyster planters the benefits of the provisions of the present law which provide for pro duction disaster loans for farmers and stockmen; H.R. 1171. An act to assure continued fish and wildlife benefits from the national fish and wildlife conservation areas by authorizing their appropriate incidental or secondary use for public recreation to the extent that such use is compatible with the primary purposes of such areas, and for other purposes: H.R. 3728. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, so as to authorize the administrator to assign a total rating for compensation to a veteran granted service connection for blindness of one eye who subsequent to separation from active duty incurs blindness in the remaining eye: H.R. 4783. An act to grant constructive service to members of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve for the period from July 25, 1947, to November 1, 1949; H.R. 7336. An act to promote the production of oysters by propagation of disease-resistant strains, and for other purposes; H.R. 8030. An act to amend the act admitting the State of Washington into the Union in order to authorize the use of funds from the disposition of certain lands for the construction of State charitable, educational, penal, or reformatory institutions; H.R. 8050. An act to amend the act relating to the importation of adult honeybees; H.R. 8282. An act to amend section 3203(d) of title 38, United States Code, to provide that there shall be no reduction of pension otherwise payable during hospitalization of certain veterans with a wife or child; H.R. 8415. An act to change the classes of persons eligible to receive payments of benefits withheld during the lifetime of deceased veterans while being furnished hospital or domiciliary care; H.R. 8484. An act to authorize establishment of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace and Sagamore Hill National Historic Sites, N.Y., and for other purposes; H.R. 8567. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create trial boards for the U.S. Park Police, and for other purposes; H.R. 8802. An act to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide for waiver of indebtedness to the United States in certain cases arising out of default on loans guaranteed or made by the Veterans' Administration; H.R. 8992. An act to amend certain administrative provisions of title 38, United States Code, relating to the Department of Medicine and Surgery in the Veterans' Administration; H.R. 9351. An act to authorize the issuance of certificates of citizenship in the Canal Zone: H.R. 9805. An act to change the name of Whitman National Monument to Whitman Mission National Historic Site: H.R. 9822. An act to provide that lands within the exterior boundaries of a national forest acquired under section 8 of the act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315g), may be added to the national forest; H.R. 10062. An act to extend the application of certain laws to American Samoa; H.R. 10069. An act to amend section 216 of title 38, United States Code, relating to prosthetic research in the Veterans' Administration; H.R. 10098. An act to authorize the exchange of certain lands at Antietam National Battlefield site: H.R. 10162. An act to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the United States to participate in loans to the International Monetary Fund to strengthen the international monetary system: H.R. 10613. An act to eliminate the requirements for certain detailed estimates in the annual budgets; H.R. 10652. An act to amend the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 to provide a more reasonable allowance for transportation of house trailers or mobile dwellings by certain governmental officers and employees upon their transfer from one official station to another: H.R. 10669. An act to liberalize the provisions of title 38, United States Code, relating to the assignment of national service life insurance; H.R. 10743. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide increases in rates of disability compensation, and for other purposes; H.R. 10931. An act to revise and codify the general and permanent laws relating to and in force in the Canal Zone and to enact the Canal Zone Code, and for other purposes; H.J. Res. 489. Joint resolution to provide protection for the golden eagle; and H.J. Res. 628. Joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim the week in May of each year in which falls the third Friday of that month as National Transportation Week. HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED The bills and joint resolutions this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the bills H.R. 857. H.R. 3728, H.R. 8282, H.R. 8415, H.R. 10669, and H.R. 10743 be referred to the Committee on Finance: That the bills H.R. 946 and H.R. 8050 be referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry; That the bills H.R. 1171, H.R. 4783. H.R. 7336, and the joint resolution H.J. Res. 489 be referred to the Committee on Commerce; That the bills H.R. 8030, H.R. 8484, H.R. 8567. H.R. 9805, H.R. 9822, H.R. 10062, and H.R. 10098 be referred to the Committee on Interior on Interior and Insular Affairs; That the bills H.R. 8802, H.R. 8992, and H.R. 10069 be referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare; That the bills H.R. 9351, H.R. 10931, and the joint resolution H.J. Res. 628 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: That the bill H.R. 10162 be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; That the bills H.R. 10613 and H.R. 10652 be referred to the Committee on Government Operations. UNITED NATIONS BONDS PURCHASE The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill (S. 2768) to promote the foreign policy of the United States by authorizing the purchase of United Nations bonds and the appropriation of funds therefor. The question being on agreeing to the substitute amendment proposed by Mr. MANSFIELD (for himself and Mr. DIRKSEN). Pending debate, ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, at 5 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., The Senate adjourned. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1962 The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order, and Rabbi Harry Z. Sky, of Portland, Maine, offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 3, 1962, was dispensed with. COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations was authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate, on the request of Mr. MANSFIELD. EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and after the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION The Senate resumed its legislative session. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed, without amendment the bill (S. 1934) for the relief of Mrs. Chow Chui Ha. The House has passed the bill (S. 971) for the relief of Salvatore Briganti, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The House has agreed to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 61) requesting the President to designate the week of March 25, 1962, as Voluntary Overseas Aid Week, with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate. The House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 852. An act to amend chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish medical advisory panels to resolve conflicts of evidence in questions involving service connection of disabilities or deaths; H.R. 1372. An act for the relief of Rocco Cambrea; H.R. 1533. An act for the relief of Lee Kyong Ja; H.R. 1650. An act for the relief of Irene Kemeny; H.R. 1651. An act for the relief of Adela Glicman; H.R. 1700. An act for the relief of Jaime Abejuro; H.R. 1811. An act to amend chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, relating to war orphans' educational assistance, in order to permit eligible persons thereunder to attend foreign educational institutions under certain circumstances; H.R. 3005. An act for the relief of Sister Mary Aurelia (Chiara Di Gesu): H.R. 3825. An act for the relief of T. W. Holt & Co. and/or Holt Import & Export Co.; H.R. 5234. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the restoration of certain widows and children to the rolls upon annulment of their marriages or remarriages, and for other purposes; H.R. 5689. An act for the relief of Felicja Saulevicz; H.R. 6344. An act for the relief of Mon (Fred) Young; H.R. 7876. An act relating to the effective date of the qualification of the joint pension plan for employees of Local Unions 645, 1507, and 1511, Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators & Paperhangers of America, as a qualified trust under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; H.R. 9285. An act for the relief of Helenita K. Stephenson; H.R. 9445. An act for the relief of Miss Grace Smith, and others; H.R. 10068. An act to amend section 742 of title 38, United States Code, to permit the exchange of 5-year term policies of U.S. Government life insurance to a special endowment at age 96; H.R. 10242. An act to amend Private Law 86-339; and H.R. 10700. An act to amend the Peace Corps Act. The Speaker of the House having signed an enrolled bill, viz, S. 1520, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President. ENROLLED BILL SIGNED The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the bill (S. 1520) for the relief of Mary Elizabeth Sidor Polkowska. The President pro tempore thereupon signed the same. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent. Ordered, That the bills H.R. 852, H.R. 5234, and H.R. 10068 be referred to the Committee on Finance; That the bills H.R. 1372, H.R. 1533, H.R. 1650, H.R. 1651, H.R 1700, H.R. 3005, H.R. 3825, H.R. 5689, H.R. 6344, H.R. 7876, H.R. 9285, H.R. 9445, and H.R. 10242, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; That the bill H.R. 1811 be referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare; and That the bill H.R. 10700 be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, pursuant to announcement of yesterday, The Senate, at 12 o'clock and 19 minutes p.m., took a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the joint meeting in the Hall of the House of Representatives, to hear an address by the President of the United States of Brazil. Upon the conclusion of the address, the joint meeting was dissolved; and The Senate returned to its Chamber. AT 1 O'CLOCK AND 16 MINUTES P.M. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MANSFIELD in the chair) called the Senate to order. LAND CONSERVATION FUND The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication from the President of the United States; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: THE WHITE HOUSE, April 4, 1962. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: Implementing one of the major recommendations in my message of last month to the Congress on conservation, I am transmitting herewith draft legislation to provide for the establishment of a land conservation fund. The report of the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission and independent recreation surveys undertaken by the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the National Recreation Association, and other public and private agencies confirm the urgent need for public action and public expenditures to acquire and preserve land and water areas of high value for public outdoor recreation purposes. It is clear that we must act now to expand existing recreational resources to meet our present and future needs. This bill proposes a fiscally responsible means of financing the acquisition of land and water areas essential for an adequate recreational land base; national parks and areas of national scenic, scientific, historic, and recreational significance; lands of high recreation and other conservation values within the national forest system; lands for the preservation of endangered species of wildlife; and lands adjoining Federal reservoirs to assure the maximum recreation and fish and wildlife benefits for the public. The loss and threatened loss of key public recreation sites to noncompatible uses, the steady escalation of land prices and the unmet and growing public demand combine to justify a sharply increased and regularized program of land acquisition. The bill establishes or authorizes new revenue sources and dedicates receipts from these and certain existing revenues to the Federal recreational lands program. Expenditures for developing suitable facilities on both existing and newly acquired areas will not be financed by the special fund, but through the normal appropriations processes. The four revenue sources proposed by the bill are 1. Proceeds from entrance, admission and other recreation user fees on Federal land and water areas. 2. Proceeds from the sale of Federal surplus nonmilitary real property. 3. That portion of the gasoline excise tax for gasoline used in boats which is now refundable under existing law. 4. Revenues from a new system of annual Federal user charges on recreation boats. The rationale underlying the selection of these revenue sources is that direct beneficiaries of recreational facilities made possible by Federal programs would prefer to have any fees or charges collected from them applied to insuring adequate recreational land and water areas for the future needs of our expanding population. In the case of receipts from the sale of surplus Federal property, it is appropriate to effect what amounts to an exchange of unneeded land for what clearly is land essential to a worthwhile Federal purpose. Dedication of receipts from gas tax revenues paid by boatowners and operators and user charges on recreation boats to a fund of this character is especially appropriate. The services that boatowners receive from the Federal Government are of great value and, for the most part, no compensation is paid for these services. Aside from the improvements to rivers, harbors, beaches and seashores, significant benefits to boatowners and operators are provided by the Coast Guard, for example, in the fields of navigation aids, education, rescue, safety, and registration-services which must continue to be available and made even more effective as the number of boats on our lakes, rivers, and seashores increases. Revenues realized from these sources would be deposited in a separate account in the Treasury and handled in the following manner: (a) A portion of the revenues will be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury to help offset the costs of acquiring additional lands for public recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement at Federal reservoirs, financed through project appropriations to water-resource agencies; and (b) the remaining revenues will be transferred to the land conservation fund established by the bill. In addition, the legislation would authorize advance appropriations of $500 million to the fund to be used for an 8-year program (through fiscal year 1970) to permit the acquisition program to be initiated without delay. These advances would be repaid from the sources outlined above. It is my intention to create a Land Conservation Commission consisting of |