Insertions for the record continued. "The Browning of the Green Revolution," article by William and AID response to articles on world food situation___ Prepared statement of Hon. John A. Hannah, Administrator, AID_ AID comments on "We Don't Know How". Prepared statement of Robert H. Nooter, Assistant Administrator for AID programs of assistance in the development of marine resources__ Letter concerning statutory propaganda restrictions to Senator J. W. Fulbright from Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General of the United Prepared statement of Herman Kleine, Assistant Administrator for Latin America, AID, and Deputy U.S. Coordinator, Alliance for Prepared statement of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey--- "Members of Former Presidential Advisory Groups Endorse New Con- gressional Initiative Toward Developing Countries," press release__ Letter and enclosed population growth table to Mr. Norvill Jones, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, from William C. Paddock, dated July 18, 1973__ The least developed countries: economic and social data, table___. 1972 World Population Data Sheet, table, facing page.... Letter and enclosed tables concerning fertility rates to Senator J. W. Fulbright, from William H. Draper, Jr., dated June 28, 1973_- -Prepared statement of Dr. Timothy W. Stanley, executive vice presi- Appendix-continued. う Letter to Senator J. W. Fulbright from Leonard Woodcock, president, 358 360 Analysis of AID fiscal year 1974 program presentation to the Con- 361 FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, 1973 TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1973 UNITED STATES SENATE, Washington, D.C, The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 4221, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Senator J. W. Fulbright (chairman), presiding. Present: Senators Fulbright, Pell, Aiken, Case, and Javits. OPENING STATEMENT The committee this morning begins consideration of legislation to authorize appropriations for foreign economic assistance. There are three bills before the committee. S. 1711 is the executive branch's formal request. S. 2026, introduced by several of my colleagues on the committee, would authorize funds on an activity or sector basis to replace the existing development lending and technical assistance programs. It would also authorize a new program to expand exports to developing countries at subsidized interest rates. It is my understanding that the executive branch supports the basic provisions of this legislation. Yesterday I introduced a bill, S. 2059, not for the purpose of obtaining action on it this session, but in order to stimulate public discussion of foreign assistance issues. There is, I believe, general agreement that the traditional foreign economic aid program does not command the support of Congress or the public. What is needed, in my opinion, is not a cosmetic job to make foreign aid a more salable package to the public and Congress, but a thorough study of the entire spectrum of our Nation's economic relationships with the developing countries, of which foreign aid is only a small factor. For the last 9 years matters relating to the war and the restructuring of executive-legislative relationships have dominated the interest, energies and time of the Committee on Foreign Relations. Hopefully, the war is now behind us and the committee can turn its attention to long-neglected policy areas such as foreign assistance and the entire spectrum of our Nation's relationships with the poorer countries. I hope that the committee will devote itself to this task in the months ahead. We are pleased to have as a principal witness this morning Dr. John A. Hannah, Administrator of the Agency for International Development. He is accompanied at the witness table by Mr. Robert Nooter, Assistant Administrator for Supporting Assistance, AID. I understand that representatives from the various AID regional bureaus and the office for population and humanitarian assistance are available to answer specific questions involving their areas. [Text of S. 1711, S. 2026, S. 2059 and additional materials follow:] (1) 93D CONGRESS 18T SESSION S. 1711 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 7, 1973 Mr. SCOTT of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Foreign Assistance Act 4 of 1973". 5 6 DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND SEC. 2. Title I of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign 7 Assistance Act of 1961, relating to the Development Loan 8 Fund, is amended as follows: 9 10 11 (a) In section 202 (a), relating to authorization: (1) immediately after "fiscal year 1972," strike out "and"; |