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Title VIII provided for a 4-year rice diversion program effective only when the national allotment is reduced below the 1.8 million-acre national allotment in effect in 1965.

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This law (H.R. 11135) amended and extended the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended, through December 31, 1971, and, among other things, fixed foreign quotas through calendar year 1971; increased domestic quotas through 1971; provided for the temporary filling of the quota reserved for Cuba; authorized the President to suspend the quota of any foreign country when to continue would be contrary to the national interest; provided for establishment of a national reserve of the beet quota and the mainland cane quota; and required advance assurance of each foreign country that it would fill the assigned quotas.

APPROPRIATIONS

SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS, 1965
(Public Law 89-2. Approved February 11, 1965)

This law (H.J. Res. 234) made supplemental appropriations of $1.6 billion for the Department of Agriculture for fiscal 1965.

Of this amount, $1.1 billion was to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for unreimbursed net realized losses sustained during fiscal 1963, provided none of the funds appropriated under Public Law 88573 be used prior to May 1, 1965, in eliminating agricultural research stations or lines of research.

The law also added funds available under Public Law 480 for (1) sale of surplus agricultural commodities for foreign currencies pursuant to title I, $250 million; and (2) long-term supply contracts pursuant to title IV, $200 million, subject to the proviso that no part could be used during fiscal 1965 to finance export of any agricultural commodity to the United Arab Republic under title I, except when such exports were necessary to carry out the sales agreement of October 8, 1962, as amended, and if the President determined the financing of such exports was in the national interest.

The law also provided $50 million for expenses of the International Wheat Agreement. In addition, provision was made that no funds heretofore appropriated to the Veterans' Administration could be used prior to May 1, 1965, to implement the order closing or relocating the veterans' hospitals or facilities or to withdrawing, transferring, or reducing services heretofore made available to veterans.

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1965

(Public Law 89-16. Approved April 30, 1965)

This law (H.R. 7091) provided $2,227,563,977 in supplemental appropriations for the various departments and agencies for fiscal

1965.

Included in this total was a total of $349,688,000 for the Appalachia program and a total of $583,117,633 for increased pay costs.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION, 1965

(Public Law 89-18. Approved May 7, 1965)

This law (H.J. Res. 447) made appropriations of $700 million to the Department of Defense for support of military functions in Southeast Asia.

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966

(Public Law 89-52. Approved June 28, 1965)

This law (H.R. 6767) made appropriations of $1,212,739,070 for the Department of the Interior and related agencies (except Bonneville Power Administration, Bureau of Reclamation, Southeastern Power Administration, and Southwest Power Administration) for fiscal

1966.

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The Interior Department total was $801,988,570. For related agencies the total was $410,750,500, including funds for the Forest Service, the Public Health Service, the Indian Claims Commission, the National Capital Planning Commission, the National Capital Transportation Agency, and the National Council on the Arts.

TREASURY-POST OFFICE DEPARTMENTS APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966

(Public Law 89-57. Approved June 30, 1965)

This law (H.R. 7060) made appropriations of $7,699,444,000 for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies for fiscal year 1966. Of this total, $1,035,000,000 was a fiscal 1965 supplemental appropriation for the International Monetary Fund.

The Treasury Department total was $1,291,239,000. The Post Office Department total was $5,324,400,000. For the Executive Office of the President the total was $15,805,000, including the Emergency Fund for the President and expenses of management improvement. The total for independent agencies was $3 million, including funds for the Tax Court of the United States, the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, and the Administrative Conference of the United States.

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This law (H.J. Res. 553) provided for financing continuing Government functions with respect to which fiscal 1966 appropriations bills had not been signed into law prior to July 31, 1965.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966

(Public Law 89-75. Approved July 16, 1965)

This law (H.R. 6453) authorized the District of Columbia to spend out of District of Columbia funds $360,228,500 for fiscal 1966 and appropriated $46,122,000 as the Federal payment out of general revenues of the Federal Treasury for fiscal 1966.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966 (Public Law 89-90. Approved July 27, 1965)

This law (H.R. 8775) made appropriations in the amount of $189,993,297 for the legislative branch for fiscal year 1966. The Senate total was $36,379,790; the House, $66,414,730.

Other agencies for which appropriations were included in this law were the Library of Congress, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and the Government Printing Office.

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This law (H.J. Res. 591) provided for financing continuing Government functions with respect to which fiscal 1966 appropriations bills had not been signed into law prior to August 31, 1965.

INDEPENDENT OFFICES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966 (Public Law 89-128. Approved August 16, 1965)

This law (H.R. 7997) made appropriations of $14,246,167,800 for the various independent executive offices for fiscal year 1966.

Among items included were: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $5,175,000,000; Federal Aviation Agency, $714,794,500; General Services Administration, $549,678,250; Housing and Home Finance Agency, $1,038,861,200; National Science Foundation, $479,999,000; and Veterans' Administration, $5,688,405,600.

LABOR-HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE DEPARTMENTS APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966

(Public Law 89-156. Approved August 31, 1965)

This law (H.R. 7765) made appropriations of $8,011,331,500 for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies for fiscal year 1966.

The Labor Department total was $547,607,500. The HEW total was $7,410,170,000, including $1,178,956,000 for the National Institutes of Health.

The total for related agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, the National Mediation Board, and the Railroad Retirement Board, was $53,554,000.

CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 1966

(Public Law 89-159. Approved September 1, 1965)

This law (H.J. Res. 639) provided for financing continuing Government functions with respect to which annual appropriations bills had not been signed into law prior to September 30, 1965.

STATE-JUSTICE-COMMERCE DEPARTMENTS APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966

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This law (H.R. 8639) made appropriations of $2,057,597,150 for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for fiscal year 1966.

Of this appropriation, the State Department total was $389,602,000; the Justice Department, $370,869,000; the Commerce Department, $856,851,250; the Judiciary, $80,693,900; the Commission on Civil Rights, $1,500,000; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, $2,750,000; and the U.S. Information Agency, $171,617,000.

LABOR-HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE DEPARTMENTS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966

(Public Law 89-199. Approved September 23, 1965)

This law (H.R. 10586) made supplemental appropriations of $1,223,181,500 for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare for fiscal 1966.

The Labor Department total was $156,526,000. The HEW total was $1,066,655,500, including $7 million for programs for the aged and aging, and for salaries and expenses in connection therewith. APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FISCAL 1966 (Public Law 89-202. Approved September 25, 1965)

This law (H.R. 10323) made appropriations of $1,756,635,000 for construction at military installations in the United States and abroad, including $665,846,000 for military family housing projects.

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966

(Public Law 89-213. Approved September 29, 1965)

This law (H.R. 9221) made appropriations for the Defense Establishment of $46,887,163,000 for fiscal year 1966. Of this appropriation, the Air Force received $17,519,600,000; the Navy, $13,957,200,000; the Army, $10,973,094,000; and the joint defense agencies, $4,437,219,000.

CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 1966

(Public Law 89-221. Approved September 30, 1965)

This law (H.J. Res. 673) provided for financing continuing Government functions with respect to which annual appropriations bills had not been signed into law prior to October 15, 1965. The resolution also provided appropriation of such amount as may be necessary for continuing work on development of a civil supersonic aircraft.

CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 1966

(Public Law 89-256. Approved October 15, 1965)

This law (H.J. Res. 695) provided for financing continuing Government functions with respect to which annual appropriations bills had not been signed into law prior to October 23, 1965.

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 1966

(Public Law 89-273.

Approved October 20, 1965)

This law (H.R. 1087) made appropriations of $3,932,188,000 for foreign aid and related agencies for fiscal 1966.

Included in this total were funds for the following: Foreign aid (mutual security), $3,218,000,000 (economic, $2,048,000,000; military, $1,170,000,000); foreign aid (other), $714,188,000 (including the Peace Corps, Army civil functions, investment in Inter-American Development Bank, and subscription to the International Development Association).

Among other things, the law restated the opposition of Congress to the seating in the United Nations of Communist China; restated a sense of Congress declaration condemning any attempt by foreign nations to create distinctions because of race or religion among American citizens in granting personal or commercial access to those nations; and contained restrictions on assistance to countries selling and/or shipping to Castro Cuba, North Vietnam, and the United Arab Republic, and on assistance to Communist countries.

PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1966

(Public Law 89-299.

Approved October 28, 1965)

This law (H.R. 9220) made appropriations of $4,292,866,500 for certain civil functions administered by the Department of Defense, certain agencies of the Department of the Interior, the_Atomic Energy Commission, the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and certain river basin commissions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966.

Of this total appropriation, the Defense Department total was $1,361,694,500; the Interior Department, $451,665,000; the Atomic Energy Commission, $2,412,520,000; and the TVA, $59,347,000.

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1966

(Public Law 89-309. Approved October 31, 1965)

This law (H.R. 11588) provided $4,741,644,602 in supplemental appropriations for the various departments and agencies for fiscal

1966.

Among other things, the law made appropriations for:

Farmers Home Administration (rural housing insurance fund and rural water and waste disposal grants), assistance to refugees, civil supersonic aircraft development, grants for basic water and sewer facilities, housing for the elderly fund, urban renewal, open space land grants, civil defense, water and air pollution programs, National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, Higher Education Act of 1965, poverty program, vocational rehabilitation, public health, Social Security Administration, Welfare Administration (grants to States for public assistance), Public Works and Economic Development Act, high-speed transportation research, highway beautification, and Small Business Administration.

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