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August 2, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S 12863 ecessor as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—endorse this bill without qualification. I hope the Senate will pass the bill. The VICE PRESIDENT. Under the unanimous-consent agreement, and the hour of 3 o'clock having arrived, the clerk will read the bill for the third time. The assistant legislative clerk read the bill as follows: H.R. 8432, an act to authorize emergency loan guarantees to major business enterprises. The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on final passage of the bill, H.R. 8432. On this question the yeas and nays have been ordered, and the clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. I announce that the Senator from Texas (Mr. BENTSEN) and the Senator from Washington (Mr. JACKSON) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Washington (Mr. JACKSON) would vote "nay." Mr. GRIFFIN. I announce that the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. MUNDT) is absent because of illness. The result was announced—yeas 49 nays 48, as follows: [No. 185 Leg.] YEAS—49 Allen Fannin Packwood Allott Fong Pearson Baker Gambrell Prouty Bennett Gravel Randolph Bible Gurney Roth Boggs Hansen Scott Brock Hollings Sparkman Byrd,W.Va. Hruska Stennis Cannon Humphrey Stevens Case Inouye Talmadge Cook Javits Thurmond Cooper Long Tower Cotton Mathias Tunney Cranston Mclntyre Williams Dole Metcalf Young Eastland Miller Ellender Moss NAYS—48 Aiken Goldwater Montoya Anderson Griffin Muskie Bayh Harris Nelson Beall Hart Pastore Bellmon Hartke Pell Brooke Hatfield Percy Buckley Hughes Proxmire Burdick Jordan,N.C. Ribicoff Byrd, Va. Jordan,Idaho Saxbe Chiles Kennedy Schweiker Church Magnuson Smith Curtis Mansfield Spong Dominick McClellan Stevenson Eagleton McGee Symington Ervin McGovern Taft Fulbright Mondale Weicker NOT VOTING—3 Bentsen Jackson Mundt So the bill (H.R. 8432) was passed. Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed. Mr. TALMADGE and Mr. BENNETT, I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that S. 2308 be indefinitely postponed. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BUCKLEY). Without objection, it is so ordered. ______________________ APPOINTMENTS BY THE VICE PRESIDENT The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair appoints the following Senators to attend the Fourth International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy to be held at Geneva, Switzerland, September 6-16, 1971: The Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. PASTORE) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. BENNETT) . The Chair appoints the following Senators to attend the 15th session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency to be held at Vienna, Austria, beginning September 21, 1971: The Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. PASTORE) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. DOMINICK). _______________ QUORUM CALL Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BUCKLEY) . Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senate is not in order. The Senate will be in order. _________________ FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971 Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, What is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order the Senate will proceed to the consideration of S. 382, which the clerk will state. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 382) to promote fair practices in the conduct of election campaigns for Federal political offices, and for other purposes. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Mr. PROUTY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following staff members may be present during the debate on S. 382: Arthur Pankopf, Paul Molloy, James Medill, Burkett Van Kirk, and Miss Lynn Davis. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. PASTORE. Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Arkansas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arkansas is recognized. ______________________________ THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FULBRIGHT ACT Mr. FULBRIGHT. Mr. President, on August 1, 1946—25 years ago—President Truman signed Public Law 79-584, an amendment to the Surplus Property Act of 1944. That marked the official begin ning of our educational and cultural exchange program administered by the Department of State. On this 25th anniversary of the exchange program, I would like to pay tribute to all those who have administered it with such devotion and efficiency. We have been fortunate to have a number of dedicated persons involved in directing the program. In the 25 years the program has been enlarged and extended, primarily through the Smith-Mundt Act in 1948; the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-256), known as the Fulbright-Hays Act; and the International Education Act of 1966. Altogether some 140,000 persons have participated in exchanges under this legislation. If the short-term "International Visitors" category is excluded, the cumulative total would be about 100, 000— roughly 35,000 Americans and 65,000 foreigners. These exchanges have immeasurably benefited not only the individuals who have participated directly, but thousands of others who have come into contact with exchange participants— for example, the students who have been taught by grantees. More than 130 countries have been involved in exchange activities, although the major emphasis has been placed upon those 50 nations with which the United States has binational educational foundation agreements. Eighteen of these countries—most of them in Europe— have entered into cost-sharing arrangements with the United States and currently contribute directly about $1.7 million annually to the exchange program. Private and indirect contributions cannot be measured. I remain convinced that educational and cultural exchange offers one of the best means available for improving international understanding. Certainly in relation to the cost nothing can compare with it. The total amount expended on the program by the United States over 25 years—including the appropriations for fiscal 1972—is about $740 million, or the equivalent of about 1 percent of this year's military budget. I am encouraged by the increase in the fiscal 1972 appropriation for the program. The amount just approved, $40.5 million, is up from $37 million in 1971 and only $31 million in 1969—of the $40.5 million no less than $4.5 million must be from U.S.-owned foreign currencies. The highest appropriation was $53 million in 1966. increased public awareness of the value of this program, stimulated by former grantees and by our own foreign observers, helped reverse the downward trend in appropriations and I appreciate the role that members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and other Senators have played in this process. Tribute should also be paid to Assistant Secretary of State John Richardson, who has worked vigorously for the program and has administered the program with efficiency and good judgment. Regrettably, rising costs have diminished the impact of this increase. The projected number of exchanges for 1972—almost 7,000 including foreign nationals in American-sponsored schools—
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Title | The 25th Anniversary of the Fulbright Act |
Abstract | Fulbright speech commemorating the 25th anniversary of the passage of Public Law 79-584, an amendment to the Surplus Property Act of 1944, which officially marked the beginning of the international educational and cultural exchange program bearing Fulbright's name. |
Creator | Fulbright, J. William |
Date | August 2, 1971 |
Audience of Speech | U.S. Senate |
Institution Where Speech Was Given | U.S. Senate |
City and State | Washington, D.C. |
Subject |
Fulbright Program Education Fulbright Act Exchange Program International Educational Exchange |
Item Location | J. William Fulbright Papers (MS F956 144, Series 71, Box 37, File 41) |
Rights | Please contact Special Collections for information on copyright. |
Digital Publisher | University of Arkansas Libraries |
Series Title | A Calm Voice in a Strident World: Senator J.W. Fulbright Speaks |
Description
Title | The 25th Anniversary of the Fulbright Act |
Abstract | Fulbright speech commemorating the 25th anniversary of the passage of Public Law 79-584, an amendment to the Surplus Property Act of 1944, which officially marked the beginning of the international educational and cultural exchange program bearing Fulbright's name. |
Creator | Fulbright, J. William |
Date | August 2, 1971 |
Audience of Speech | U.S. Senate |
Institution Where Speech Was Given | U.S. Senate |
City and State | Washington, D.C. |
Subject |
Fulbright Program Education Fulbright Act Exchange Program International Educational Exchange |
Transcript | August 2, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S 12863 ecessor as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—endorse this bill without qualification. I hope the Senate will pass the bill. The VICE PRESIDENT. Under the unanimous-consent agreement, and the hour of 3 o'clock having arrived, the clerk will read the bill for the third time. The assistant legislative clerk read the bill as follows: H.R. 8432, an act to authorize emergency loan guarantees to major business enterprises. The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on final passage of the bill, H.R. 8432. On this question the yeas and nays have been ordered, and the clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. I announce that the Senator from Texas (Mr. BENTSEN) and the Senator from Washington (Mr. JACKSON) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Washington (Mr. JACKSON) would vote "nay." Mr. GRIFFIN. I announce that the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. MUNDT) is absent because of illness. The result was announced—yeas 49 nays 48, as follows: [No. 185 Leg.] YEAS—49 Allen Fannin Packwood Allott Fong Pearson Baker Gambrell Prouty Bennett Gravel Randolph Bible Gurney Roth Boggs Hansen Scott Brock Hollings Sparkman Byrd,W.Va. Hruska Stennis Cannon Humphrey Stevens Case Inouye Talmadge Cook Javits Thurmond Cooper Long Tower Cotton Mathias Tunney Cranston Mclntyre Williams Dole Metcalf Young Eastland Miller Ellender Moss NAYS—48 Aiken Goldwater Montoya Anderson Griffin Muskie Bayh Harris Nelson Beall Hart Pastore Bellmon Hartke Pell Brooke Hatfield Percy Buckley Hughes Proxmire Burdick Jordan,N.C. Ribicoff Byrd, Va. Jordan,Idaho Saxbe Chiles Kennedy Schweiker Church Magnuson Smith Curtis Mansfield Spong Dominick McClellan Stevenson Eagleton McGee Symington Ervin McGovern Taft Fulbright Mondale Weicker NOT VOTING—3 Bentsen Jackson Mundt So the bill (H.R. 8432) was passed. Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed. Mr. TALMADGE and Mr. BENNETT, I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that S. 2308 be indefinitely postponed. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BUCKLEY). Without objection, it is so ordered. ______________________ APPOINTMENTS BY THE VICE PRESIDENT The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair appoints the following Senators to attend the Fourth International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy to be held at Geneva, Switzerland, September 6-16, 1971: The Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. PASTORE) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. BENNETT) . The Chair appoints the following Senators to attend the 15th session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency to be held at Vienna, Austria, beginning September 21, 1971: The Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. PASTORE) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. DOMINICK). _______________ QUORUM CALL Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BUCKLEY) . Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senate is not in order. The Senate will be in order. _________________ FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971 Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, What is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order the Senate will proceed to the consideration of S. 382, which the clerk will state. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 382) to promote fair practices in the conduct of election campaigns for Federal political offices, and for other purposes. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Mr. PROUTY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following staff members may be present during the debate on S. 382: Arthur Pankopf, Paul Molloy, James Medill, Burkett Van Kirk, and Miss Lynn Davis. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. PASTORE. Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Arkansas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arkansas is recognized. ______________________________ THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FULBRIGHT ACT Mr. FULBRIGHT. Mr. President, on August 1, 1946—25 years ago—President Truman signed Public Law 79-584, an amendment to the Surplus Property Act of 1944. That marked the official begin ning of our educational and cultural exchange program administered by the Department of State. On this 25th anniversary of the exchange program, I would like to pay tribute to all those who have administered it with such devotion and efficiency. We have been fortunate to have a number of dedicated persons involved in directing the program. In the 25 years the program has been enlarged and extended, primarily through the Smith-Mundt Act in 1948; the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-256), known as the Fulbright-Hays Act; and the International Education Act of 1966. Altogether some 140,000 persons have participated in exchanges under this legislation. If the short-term "International Visitors" category is excluded, the cumulative total would be about 100, 000— roughly 35,000 Americans and 65,000 foreigners. These exchanges have immeasurably benefited not only the individuals who have participated directly, but thousands of others who have come into contact with exchange participants— for example, the students who have been taught by grantees. More than 130 countries have been involved in exchange activities, although the major emphasis has been placed upon those 50 nations with which the United States has binational educational foundation agreements. Eighteen of these countries—most of them in Europe— have entered into cost-sharing arrangements with the United States and currently contribute directly about $1.7 million annually to the exchange program. Private and indirect contributions cannot be measured. I remain convinced that educational and cultural exchange offers one of the best means available for improving international understanding. Certainly in relation to the cost nothing can compare with it. The total amount expended on the program by the United States over 25 years—including the appropriations for fiscal 1972—is about $740 million, or the equivalent of about 1 percent of this year's military budget. I am encouraged by the increase in the fiscal 1972 appropriation for the program. The amount just approved, $40.5 million, is up from $37 million in 1971 and only $31 million in 1969—of the $40.5 million no less than $4.5 million must be from U.S.-owned foreign currencies. The highest appropriation was $53 million in 1966. increased public awareness of the value of this program, stimulated by former grantees and by our own foreign observers, helped reverse the downward trend in appropriations and I appreciate the role that members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and other Senators have played in this process. Tribute should also be paid to Assistant Secretary of State John Richardson, who has worked vigorously for the program and has administered the program with efficiency and good judgment. Regrettably, rising costs have diminished the impact of this increase. The projected number of exchanges for 1972—almost 7,000 including foreign nationals in American-sponsored schools— |
Item Location | J. William Fulbright Papers (MS F956 144, Series 71, Box 37, File 41) |
Rights | Please contact Special Collections for information on copyright. |
Digital Publisher | University of Arkansas Libraries |
Series Title | A Calm Voice in a Strident World: Senator J.W. Fulbright Speaks |
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