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    "ocrText": "A5366\nCONGRESSIONAL RECORD - APPENDIX\nOctober 25, 1966\nSummary of Activities by the Semate Com-\nAuthorizes 30 days leave and round trip\ncans then demanded an immediate 8-\ntransportation to the United States or to a\npercent across-the-board increase in\nmittee on Armed Services\nplace a member selecta to a member of our\nsocial security benefits without a payroll\narmed forces in Vietnam who voluntarily ex-\ntax increase, Democratic leaders shrug-\nEXTENSION OF REMARKS\ntenda his duty there for at least six months\nP.L.89-534 Gold Star lapel buscona\nged it off.\nor\nPlease note the answer Republicans\nAuthorizes gold star lapel buttons to the\nreceived when Representative JOHN W.\nHON. MIKE MANSFIELD\nnext of kin of members of the armed forces\nwho lost their lives In Vietnam or as a result\nBYANES, Republican, of Wisconsin, pro-\nor MONTANA\nof cold war incidents\nposed a $1.6 billion benefits boost without\nIN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES\nH.R.5297 Limiting revocation of retired\na payroll tax increase. HEW Under Sec-\npay.\nretary Wilbur J. Cohen said this could\nSalurday. October 22. 1966\nRequires that reservista completing 20\nbe done but it might contribute substan-\nMr MANSFIELD Mr. President. I\nyears of satimfactory Federal service be\ntially to present infiationary pressures.\nask unanimous consent to innert in the\nfurnished a certificate to this effect and that\nThe circle carne right back to Johnson-\nRECORD a summary of activities by the\npayment of retired pay beginning at age 60\nbased on such certificate may not be revolted\nDemocrat Inflation-ti inflation which\nSenate Committee on Armed Services\nexcept for fraud\nhad created the need for a social security\nThere being no objection, the summary\nP.L 09 490 Loan of equipment to Boy\nbenents increase in the first place.\nwas ordered to be printed in the RECORD,\nScouts\nRepeatedly during this session of Con-\nas follows:\nAuthorizes the Secretary of Defense to lend\ngress, President Johnson himself has\nSUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES BY SENATE COMMIT\nequipment and to provide transportation and\nhung a spender tag on his lopsided\nTFE ON ARMED BOTH\nservices to the Boy Scouts of America in\nDemocratic majorities. Yet in a recent\nconnection with the Twelfth Boy Scouts\n2o SEBAION\nWorld Jamboree and Twenty-aret Boy Scouts\ncampaign speech, Mr. Johnson said the\nLEGISLATION\nWorld Conference to be hold in 1967.\nhistorians would rate the 89th as \"the\nP.L. 89-367 Supplemental 1966 authoriza\nS. 2444: Almska communications disposal\ngreat Congress.\" The President really\ntion for the procurement of aircraft mis-\nAuthorizes the disposal of the Government-\nought to make up his mind. He cannot\nalles. naval vensels. and tracked combat vehi-\nowned long-linew communication facilities\ncles, for research. development, test. and\nhave it both ways\nin the State of Alaska\nAt the end of the last seasion, Senate\nevaluation, and for military construction\nS 3834 Price adjustments on Defense milk\nAuthorizes appropriations for these pur-\nMajority Leader MIKE MANSFIELD said the\ncontractu.\nposes in the amount of $4.857.450.000\n89th Congress in its 2d session\nPermita adjustment of contract price on\nP.I. 89 501 Authorizing appropriations\ncertain milk contracts by the Department of\nought to \"spend less time on new legisla-\nduring facul year 1967 for procurement of\nDefense where the cost of milk was affected\ntion and more time correcting oversights\nmissiles, naval vessels, and tria ked\nby marketing ordera by the Department of\nin legislation we have just passed.'\ncombat vehicles, and for research develop-\nAgriculture\nInstead the Congress busled itself this\nment. test. and evaluation for the arned\nS 3887 Attendance at military academies\nyear rushing through a whole new batch\nforces and military pay incresse\nof certain foreign nationals.\nof legislation proposed by Mr. Johnson\nAuthorizes appropriations for these pur-\nPermita admission of a limited number of\nposes in the amount of $17.480.759.000\nWhatever loophole plugging and reme-\natudents from countries associated in the de-\nProvides a pay increase for members of the\nfenne of South Vietnam to service academies\ndial action was taken resulted primarily\nuniformed services of 3.2 percent\nof the United States\nbecause of Republican pressure.\nPL 9-568 Military construction author-\n266 Extending time for selecting re-\nYou might call the tiny band of Repub-\nization\ntirement home\nlican Congressmen in the 89th the mighty\nAuthorizes military construction and pru-\nPermits an extension in the time allowed\nminority because they-\nvides authorization for housing construc-\nfor selecting Il home to which transportation\nHelped write into the foreign aid bill a\ntion and maintenance in the amount of\nallowances are paid upon release from milt-\n01.500.842.000\nstrict prohibition against aid to any free\ntery service\nPL 89-614 Militury medical benents\nP.L. 89 603 Orade of brigadier general in\nworld nation trading with North Viet-\nAuthorizes an improved health beneflts\nmedical service corpe of regular Army\nnam or Cuba.\nprogram for members of the uniformed serv.\nPermite in the medical service corps\nHelped hold the mass transit author-\nIces and their dependents and for retired\nof the regular Army to be appointed to the\nIzation to the $150 million figure asked\nmembera by initiating a program of out-\ngrade of brigadier general\nby the President. reducing it from the\npatient care from civilian medical sources\nPL 89-007 Exempting certain contrac-\n$175 million sought by House Democratic\nfor dependents of members and by providing\ntors from enaminaton-of-recorda clause\nas program of care in civilian facilities for\nFacilitates certain procurement overseas\nleaders\nretired membera of the uniformed services\nby authorizing walver of examination-o(-\nGained a change in the investment tax\nPL 89-606 Increasing number of Air\nrecords clause in ctrcumatances in which it\ncredit suspension bill to let business firms\nForce coloneis and lieutenant colonels\n10 impracticable to include such a clauss.\ntake the 7-percent credit for investments\nProvides an enhanced promotion oppor-\nPL 89-809 Male nurses\nin alr and water pollution control.\ntunity for Air Porce officera to the grade of\nAuthorises regular commissions for maie\ncolone: and lieutenant colonel by authoriz-\nExerted pressure which resulted in a\nnurses for the Armed Forces\ning an increase in the number of officera that\nPL 80-483 Civil defense emergency au-\n$7,500 celling on expenses for training 3\nmay hold these grades.\nthorization\nJob Corps enrollee.\nPL 89-650 Candidates for appointment\nExtends the authority of the President to\nWon approval of poverty war amend-\nto the military acudemies\nproclaim a civil defense emergency and to\nment requiring one-third participation\nPermits the sons of Heserve ofcicers who\ninvoke emergency powers in such an event.\nby the poor in local community action\nhave been on active duty for more than eight\nH.R. 10646. Exemplary rehabilitation cer-\nyears to be eligible to compete for Prest-\nuficates\nprograms.\ndential appointments to the military aca-\nPermits the Department of Labor to award\nLed a successful fight to include in the\ndenuies and pernita the sons of members of\nan exemplary rehabilitation certificate to a\nFood for Freedom Act a ban on sub-\nthe uniformed services who were killed or\nmember of the Armed Forces who has re-\nsidized food sales to countries tradilig\ntotally disabled in the line of duty at any\ncelved a lema than honorable discharge and\nwith North Vietnam\ntime to be eligible to compete for such ap\nwho can show that his post service conduct\nSucceeded in keeping the Federal\npointments\nhas been exemplary\nPL 80-008 Emergency evacuation allow-\nHR 14741. Marine Corps generals.\nMaritime Administration out of the new\nance.\nIncreases the number of Marine Corps of-\nTransportation Department so that\nExtends authorization for the payment of\nficera that can be general officers.\nthere can be a concerted effort in the\nspecial allowances to dependents of members\nP.L -536 Salary of academic dean of\nyears ahead to rebuild the U.S. merchant\nof the uniformed services who are evacuated\nNaval Postgraduate School\nneet\nunder emergency circumatances\nAmends a limitation on the salary of the\nP.L. 89-538 Baving deposits for nembers\nacademic dean of the Naval Postgraduate\nKept constant pressure on big-spend-\nof the uniformed services oversews\nSchonl.\ning Democrats and thus kept their\nTo counter an adverse balance of payments\nPL 89-398 Loan of navy vessels the Re-\nspending fever from getting worse than\nand to encourage thrift. permits an interent\npublic of China\nit was\nrate as high as 10 percent to be paud on pay\nAuthorizes the loan of one destroyer and\nThese were among the accomplish-\nand allowances that are deposited by mem-\none destroyer escort to the Repubile of\nments of the 89th Congress. 2d session-\nbers of the Armed Forces overseas.\nChina\nimprovements promoted by the mighty\nH.R 15748 Thirty days leave and transpor-\nPL 89-533. Donation of obaolete weapon\ntation extending service in Vietnam\nto Cermany.\nminority."
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