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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
OCT 11 1974
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
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Subject: Enrolled Bill S. 2220 - Repeal of "cooly trade" laws
Jo Cerchir
Sponsor - Sen. Fong (R) Hawaii and 4 others
10/21
Last Day for Action
October 21, 1974 - Monday
Purpose
To repeal "cooly trade" laws which are no longer necessary.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Department of State
Approval (Informally)
Department of Justice
No objection
Commission on Civil Rights
No objection (Informally)
Discussion
The "cooly trade" laws were enacted in 1862 and 1875 to correct
the practice of exploiting Chinese, Japanese, and other "oriental
persons." At that time such persons were procured abroad for
importation into the United States under labor contracts. The
practice violated individual rights and upset working conditions
in areas to which the people were imported.
In reporting on this legislation, the Department of Justice made
the following pertinent comment:
"The statutes in question are outmoded and have no
usefulness; the problems which caused their enactment
no longer exist. This bill would be an expression by
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Congress of a realization of that fact and removal
of the statutes from the books would be in the
interest of better understanding between the United
States and Oriental countries. "
nafred H Ronnel neefred W
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Enclosures
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
OCT 11 1974
Honorable Roy L. Ash
Director, Office of
Management and Budget
Washington, D. C. 20503
Dear Mr. Ash:
In compliance with your request, I have examined
a facsimile of the enrolled bill S. 2220, "To repeal the
'cooly trade' laws."
S. 2220 would repeal sections 2158-2163 of the
Revised Statutes, and sections 1, 2, and 4 of the Act of
March 3, 1875, 8 U.S.C. 331-339, which are commonly known
as "cooly trade" laws. These laws are penal in nature and
prohibit the procuring, transportation, disposition, sale
or transfer of Oriental persons for the purpose of holding
them in service as servants or apprentices. The statutes
in question are outmoded and have no usefulness; the
problems which caused their enactment no longer exist. This
bill would be an expression by Congress of a realization of
that fact and removal of the statutes from the books would
be in the interest of better understanding between the United
States and Oriental countries.
The Department of Justice has no objection to
the enactment of this legislation.
Sincerely,
To Rakestraw W. Vincent Rakestraw
Assistant Attorney General
&
FORD
GERALD
LIBRARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION
WASHINGTON
Last Day - October 21
October 18, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
KEN COLE
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill S. 2220
Repeal of "cooly trade" laws
Attached for your consideration is Senate bill, S. 2220,
sponsored by Senator Fong, for repeal of the "cooly trade"
laws which are no longer necessary.
Roy Ash recommends approval and provides you with back-
ground information in his enrolled bill report (Tab A).
We have checked with the Counsel's office (Chapman), the
NSC, and Bill Timmons who also recommend approval.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign Senate bill S. 2220 (Tab B).
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington, D.C. 20520
OCT 15 1974
Honorable Roy L. Ash
Director
Office of Management
and Budget
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Ash:
I refer to the request of October 9, 1974, from
Mr. Rommel of your Office for the Department's
views on the enrolled bill S.2220, "An act to
repeal the 'cooly trade' laws. "
This bill would repeal certain provisions, codified
in 8 U.S.C. 331-339, which relate to the regulation
of the conditions of importation of Chinese "cooly
labor" into the United States and which were rendered
obsolete many years ago by subsequent legislation.
The Department views these obsolete provisions of law
as an anachronistic remnant of the racially discrimina-
tory immigration policy followed by the United States
in former times and recommends that the President approve
this enrolled bill.
Since the provisions are obsolete and have not been
implemented for many years, their existence requires
no expenditure of funds and their repeal would neither
increase nor decrease expenditures in any way.
Linwood
Assistant Secretary for
Congressional Relations
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20425
STAFF DIRECTOR
OCT 11 1974
Mr. W. H. Rommel
Assistant Director
for Legislative Reference
Office of Management & Budget
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Mr. Rommel:
Please find enclosed, in response to your request
of October 10, the position of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights on S. 2220. The Commission expressed
its views one year ago in a letter to Mr. Skidmore
on the proposed repeal of the "cooly trade laws."
Our view remains the same and we favor passage of
S. 2220.
Sincerely,
JOHN A. BUGGS
Staff Director
Enclosure
OCT 10 1973
Mr. William V. Skidmore
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Office of Management & Budget
Washington, D. C. 20530
Dear Mr, Skidmore:
This letter is in response to your request of September 14,
1973, for comment on S. 2220, "A bill to repeal the 'cooly
trade' laws." The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights favors
the objectives of this bill and supports its passage in the
Congress.
The protective features of the "cooly trade" law have been
superceded by more recent civil rights laws, making these
portions of the United States Code superfluous. In addition,
repeal of the "cooly trade" laws would end the diseriminatory
regulations imposed upon voluntary emigrants by the 1875 Act.
The law currently requires special consular inquiry to determine
the free and voluntary nature of immigration from certain Asian
countries in contravention of laws which prohibit discrimination
in immigration on the basis of race or national origin.
Thus, in the Commission's view, passage of S. 2220 would serve
to end a discriminatory policy of the U.S. Government and as
such, we have no objections to the bill.
Sincerely,
JOHN A. BUGGS
Staff Director
Buggs/Blakey/ph/10-9-73
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
W Pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
6
10/11/74
OCT 11 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill S. 2220 - Repeal of "cooly trade" laws
Spensor - Sen. Fong (R) Hawaii and 4 others
Last Day for Action
October 21, 1974 - Monday
Purpose
To repeal "cooly trade" laws which are no longer necessary.
Agency Recemmendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Department of State
Approval (Informally)
Department of Justice
No objection
Commission on Civil Rights
No objection
-
Discussion
The "cooly trade" laws were enacted in 1862 and 1875 to correct
the practice of exploiting Chinese, Japanese, and other "oriental
persons." At that time such persons were presured abroad for
importation into the United States under labor contrasts. The
practice violated individual rights and upset working conditions
in areas to which the people were imported.
In reporting on this legislation, the Department of Justice made
the following pertinent comment:
"The statutes in question are outmoded and have no
usefulness, the problems which caused their enactment
no longer exist. This bill would be an expression by
2
Congress of a realization of that fact and removal
of the statutes from the books would be in the
interest of better understanding between the United
States and Oriental countries."
(signed) Willing II. Roumel
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Enclosures
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
10/11/14
TO: W. Handreds
John R Ratchford
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO. 658
Date: October 15, 1974
Time:
10:00 a.m.
FOR ACTION: Geoff Shepard
cc (for information): Warren K. Hendriks
Phil Buchen
Jerry Jones
Bill Timmons
Paul Theis
NSC/S
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
October 17, 1974
Time: 2:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill S. 2220 - Repeal of "cooly trade"
laws
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
XX For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
K. R. COLE, JR.
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 658
Date:
October 15, 1974
Time:
10:00 a.m.
FOR ACTION: Geoff Shepard
CC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks
Phil Buchen
Jerry Jones
Bill Timmons
Paul Theis
NSC/S
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
October 17, 1974
Time: 2:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill S. 2220 - Repeal of "cooly trade"
laws
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
XX For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing
No objection
10.C.
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
Warren K. Hendriks
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 16, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. WARREN HENDRIKS
FROM:
WILLIAM E. TIMMONS
Pa
SUBJECT:
Action Memorandum - Log No. 658
Enrolled Bill S. 2220 - Repeal of
'Cooly Trade" laws
The Office of Legislative Affairs concurs in the attached
proposal and has no additional recommendations.
Attachment
ACTION
Last Day - October 21
October 18, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
KEN COLE
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill 8. 2220
Repeal of "cooly trade" laws
Attached for your consideration is Senate bill, S. 2220,
sponsored by Senator Fong, for repeal of the "cooly trade"
laws which are no longer necessary.
Roy Ash recommends approval and provides you with back-
ground information in his enrolled bill report (Tab A).
We have checked with the Counsel's office (Chapman), the
NSC, and Bill Timmons who also recommend approval.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign Senate bill S. 2220 (Tab B).
THE WHITE HOUSE
,
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.: 658
Date:
October 15, 1974
Time:
10:00 a.m.
FOR ACTION: Geoff Shepard
CC (for information): Warren K. Hendriks
Phil Buchen
Jerry Jones
Bill Timmons
Paul Theis
NSC/S
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date:
October 17, 1974
Time: 2:00 p.m.
SUBJECT:
Enrolled Bill S. 2220 - Repeal of "cooly trade"
laws
ACTION REQUESTED:
For Necessary Action
XX For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Kathy Tindle - West Wing
2'll
10/18
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
Warren K. Hendriks
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
OCT 11 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill S. 2220 - Repeal of "cooly trade" laws
Sponsor - Sen. Fong (R) Hawaii and 4 others
:
Last Day for Action
October 21, 1974 - Monday
: Purpose
To repeal "cooly trade" laws which are no longer necessary.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Department of State
Approval (Informally)
Department of Justice
No objection
Commission on Civil Rights
No objection (Informally)
Discussion
The "cooly trade" laws were enacted in 1862 and 1875 to correct
the practice of exploiting Chinese, Japanese, and other "oriental
persons." At that time such persons were procured abroad for
importation into the United States under labor contracts. The
practice violated individual rights and upset working conditions
in areas to which the people were imported.
In reporting on this legislation, the Department of Justice made
the following pertinent comment:
"The statutes in question are outmoded and have no
usefulness; the problems which caused their enactment
no longer exist. This bill would be an expression by
2
Congress of a realization of that fact and removal
of the statutes from the books would be in the
interest of better understanding between the United
States and Oriental countries.
"
neefred
nafred H Rommel
H
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Enclosures
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
LEGISL A'TIVE AFFAIRS
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
OCT 11 1974
Honorable Roy L. Ash
Director, Office of
Management and Budget
Washington, D. C. 20503
Dear Mr. Ash:
In compliance with your request, I have examined
a facsimile of the enrolled bill S. 2220, "To repeal the
'cooly trade' laws."
S. 2220 would repeal sections 2158-2163 of the
Revised Statutes, and sections 1, 2, and 4 of the Act of
March 3, 1875, 8 U.S.C. 331-339, which are commonly known
as "cooly trade" laws. These laws are penal in nature and
prohibit the procuring, transportation, disposition, sale
or transfer of Oriental persons for the purpose of holding
them in service as servants or apprentices. The statutes
in question are outmoded and have no usefulness; the
problems which caused their enactment no longer exist. This
bill would be an expression by Congress of a realization of
that fact and removal of the statutes from the books would
be in the interest of better understanding between the United
States and Oriental countries.
The Department of Justice has no objection to
the enactment of this legislation.
Sincerely,
WRakestraw W. Vincent Rakestraw
Assistant Attorney General
Calendar No. 779
93D CONGRESS
SENATE
REPORT
2d Session
No. 93-812
REPEALING THE "COOLY TRADE" LAWS
MAY 2, 1974.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. FONG, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 2220]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill
(S. 2220) to repeal the "cooly trade" laws, having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that
the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE. BILL
The purpose of the bill is to repeal the "cooly trade" laws which
prohibit the procuring, transportation, disposition, sale, or transfer
of Oriental persons as servants or apprentices, or to be held to service
or labor (8 U.S.C. 331-339).
STATEMENT
The "cooly trade" laws were enacted by Congress in 1862 and 1875
to correct the then increasingly prevalent practice of exploitation of
oriental persons, particularly Chinese and Japanese, involving their
procurement abroad for importation into the United States under con-
tracts of servitude. These practices resulted not only in the violation
of the individual rights of the persons SO recruited, but also were dis-
ruptive to the working conditions in the areas into which they were
imported.
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The circumstances which prompted the "cooly trade" legislation
have long since ceased to be prevalent in the fact of changes in the
social, economic, and political conditions in the United States and
abroad. The continued existence of the "cooly trade" laws is also in-
consistent with the later policies of the Congress under which other
statutes singling out Oriental peoples have been repealed or modified
by progressive amendments to the immigration laws.
The "cooly trade" legislation currently serves no useful purpose in
view of general civil rights legislation. It also presents an unnecessary
and disparaging reminder of a past historical period which potentially
could be the cause of misunderstanding as to the present relationships
between the people of the United States and the people of Oriental
countries.
The following reports from the Acting Assistant Attorney General
dated December 5, 1973, and from the Assistant Secretary for Congres-
sional Relations, U.S. Department of State, dated November 8, 1973,
to the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary with refer-
ence to the bill read as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington, D.C., December 5, 1973.
Hon. JAMES O. EASTLAND,
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary,
U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: This is in response to your request for the
views of the Department of Justice on S. 2220, a bill "To repeal the
'cooly trade' laws."
This bill would repeal sections 2158-2163 of the Revised Statutes,
and sections 1, 2, and 4 of the Act of March 3, 1875, 8 U.S.C. 331-339,
which are commonly known as "cooly trade" laws. These laws are
penal in nature and prohibit the procuring, transportation, disposi-
tion, sale or transfer of Oriental persons for the purpose of holding
them in service as servants or apprentices. The statutes in question
are outmoded and have no usefulness; the problems which caused
their enactment no longer exist. This bill would be an expression by
Congress of a realization of that fact and removal of the statutes
from the books would be in the interest of better understanding
between the United States and Oriental countries.
The Department of Justice has no objection to the enactment of
this legislation.
The Office of Management and Budget has advised that there is
no objection to the submission of this report from the standpoint of
the Administration's program.
Sincerely,
PATRICK M. McSweeney,
Acting Assistant Attorney General.
S.R. 812
3
NOVEMBER 8, 1973.
Hon. JAMES O. EASTLAND,
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary,
U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Secretary has asked me to reply to your
letter of August 1, 1973, enclosing for the Department's study and
report a copy of S. 2220, "A bill to repeal the 'cooly trade' laws."
The Department favors the objectives of this bill. General United
States civil rights laws, particularly those prohibiting peonage, make
the protective features of the "cooly trade" laws no longer necessary.
The requirement of those laws for special consular inquiry to deter-
mine the free and voluntary nature of immigration from certain
areas of the world is discriminatory and inconsistent with the aboli-
tion by the Act of October 3, 1965, of discrimination in immigration
generally on the basis of race or national origin.
The Office of Management and Budget advises that, from the
standpoint of the Administration's program, there is no objection to
the submission of this report.
Sincerely yours,
MARSHALL WRIGHT,
Assistant Secretary
for Congressional Relations.
RECOMMENDATION
The committee, after consideration of all the facts, is of the opinion
that the bill 2220) should be enacted.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
In compliance with subsection 4 of rule XXIX of the Standing
Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill, as re-
ported, are shown as follows (new material is printed in italic, while
existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman)
SECTIONS 2158, 2159, 2160, 2161, 2162, AND 2163, REVISED STATUTES
[SEC. 2158. No citizen of the United States, or foreigner coming
into or residing within the same, shall, for himself or for any other
person, either as master, factor, owner, or otherwise, build, equip,
load, or otherwise prepare, any vessel, registered, enrolled, or licensed,
in the United States for the purpose of procuring from any port or
place the subjects of China, Japan, or of any other Oriental country,
known as "coolies," to be transported to any foreign port, or place, to
be disposed of, or sold, or transferred, for any time, as servants or
apprentices, or to be held to service or labor.
[SEC. 2159. If any vessel, belonging in whole or in part to a citizen
of the United States, and registered, enrolled, or otherwise licensed
therein, be employed in the "cooly-trade," SO called, contrary to the
provisions of the preceding section, such vessel, her tackle, apparel,
furniture, and other appurtenances, shall be forfeited to the United
States, and shall be liable to be seized, prosecuted, and condemned in
any of the district courts of the United States for the district where
the vessel may be found, seized, or carried.
S.R. 812
4
[SEC. 2160. Every person who SO builds, fits out, equips, loads, or
otherwise prepares. or who sends to sea, or navigates, as owner, master,
factor, agent, or otherwise, any vessel, belonging in whole or in part to
a citizen of the United States, or registered, enrolled, or licensed
within the same, knowing or intending that such vessel is to be or may
be employed in that trade, contrary to the provisions of section
twenty-one hundred and fifty-eight, shall be liable to a fine not ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding one
year.
[SEC. 2161. Every citizen of the United States who, contrary to
the provisions of section twenty-one hundred and fifty-eight, takes
on board of any vessel, or receives or transports any such subjects as
are described in that section, for the purpose of disposing of them in
any way as therein prohibited, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
two thousand dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding one year.
[SEC. 2162. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to apply to
any voluntary emigration of the subjects specified in section twenty-
one hundred and fifty-eight, or to any vessel carrying such person as
passenger on board the same, but a certificate shall be prepared and
signed by the consul or consular agent of the United States residing
at the port from which such vessel may take her departure, containing
the name of such person, and setting forth the fact of his voluntary
emigration from such port, which certificate shall be given to the
master of such vessel; and the sameshall not be given until such consul
or consular agent is first personally satisfied by evidence of the truth
of the facts therein contained.
[SEC. 2163. The President is empowered, in such way and at such
time as he may judge proper, to direct the vessels of the United States,
and the masters and commanders thereof, to examine all vessels
navigated or owned in whole or in part by citizens of the United States,
and registered, enrolled, or licensed under the laws thereof, whenever,
in the judgment of such master or commanding officer, reasonable
causé exists to believe that such vessel has on board any subjects of
China, Japan, or other oriental country, known as "coolies;" and
upon sufficient proof that such vessel is employed in violation of the
preceding provisions, to cause her to be carried, with her officers and
crew, into any port or district within the United States, and delivered
to the marshal of such district, to be held and disposed of according
to law.]
SECTIONS 1, 2, AND 4 OF THE ACT OF MARCH 3, 1875 (CH. 141, 18 STAT. 477)
[That, in determining whether the immigration of any subject of
China, Japan, or any Oriental country, to the United States, is free
and voluntary, as provided by section two thousand one hundred and
sixty-two of the Revised Code, title "Immigration," it shall be the
duty of the consul general or consul of the United States residing at
the port from which it is proposed to convey such subjects, in any
vessels enrolled or licensed in the United States, or any port within
the same, before delivering to the masters of any such vessels the
permit or certificate provided for in such section, to ascertain whether
such immigrant has entered into a contract or agreement for a term
S.R. 812
5
of service within the United States, for lewd and immoral purposes:
and if there be such contract or agreement, the said consul general or
consul shall not deliver the required permit or certificate.
[SEC. 2. That if any citizen of the United States, or other person
amenable to the laws of the United States, shall take, or cause to be
taken or transported, to or from the United States any subject of
China, Japan, or any Oriental country, without their free and volun-
tary consent, for the purpose of holding them to a term of service, such
citizen or other person shall be liable to be indicted therefor, and, on
conviction of such offense, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
two thousand dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding one year; and
all contracts and agreements for a term of service of such persons in
the United States, whether made in advance or in pursuance of such
illegal importation, and whether such importation shall have been in
American or other vessels, are hereby declared void.
[SEC. 4. That if any person shall knowingly and willfully contract,
or attempt to contract, in advance or in pursuance of such illegal
importation, to supply to another the labor of any cooly or other person
brought into the United States in violation of section two thousand one
hundred and fifty-eight of the Revised Statutes or of any other sec-
tion of the laws prohibiting the cooly trade or of this act, such person
shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, in any
United States court, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars and imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year.
S.R. 812
S. 2220
Ainety-third Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-first day of January,
one thousand nine hundred and seventy-four
An Act
To repeal the "cooly trade" laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 2158-
2163, Revised Statutes, and sections 1, 2, and 4 of the Act of March 3,
1875 (ch. 141, 18 Stat. 477) (8 U.S.C. 331-339), are hereby repealed.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
October 9, 1974
Dear Mr. Director:
The following bills were received at the White
House on October 9th:
S.J. Res. 123
H.R. 7954
8. 1794
H.R. 9054
S. 2220
M.R. 11537
S. 3362
Please let the President have reports and
recommendations as to the approval of these
bills as soon as possible,
Sincerely,
Robert D. Linder
Chief Executive Clerk
The Honorable Roy L. Ash
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, D. C.