this Act shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a–276a-5), and every such employee shall receive compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times his basic rate of pay for all hours worked in any workweek in excess of eight hours in any workday or forty hours in the workweek, as the case may be. No such project or program shall be approved without first obtaining adequate assurance that these labor standards will be maintained upon the construction work. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this provision, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 133–15), and section 3 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (48 Stat. 948, as amended; 40 U.S.C. 276c). Definitions Sec. 10. As used in this Act (a) The term “State" means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United States. (b) The term "local public body" includes public corporate bodies or political subdivisions; public agencies or instrumentalities of one or more States, municipalities, counties, or other political subdivisions of States; Indian tribes, and board or commissions established under the laws of any State to finance specific public works projects. (c) The term "public works" includes the construction, repair, and improvement of: public streets, sidewalks, highways, parkways, bridges, parking lots, airports, and other public transportation facilities; public parks and other public recreational facilities; public hospitals, rehabilitation and health centers, and other public health facilities; public refuse and garbage disposal facilities, water, sewage, sanitary facilities, and other public utility facilities; civil defense facilities; public police and fire protection facilities; public educational facilities, libraries, museums, offices, laboratories, employee housing, and other public buildings; and public land, water, timber, fish and wildlife, and other conservation facilities and measures. (d) The term "project" includes a separable, usable feature of a larger project or development. (e) The term "segment of work" means a part of a program on which the work performed can be separately identified by location and will provide usable benefits or services. So the amendment was not agreed to. On motion by Mr. KERR to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the amendment, On motion by Mr. CLARK, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. CLARK (for Mr. Long of Missouri). On motion by Mr. MILLER to further amend the bill by inserting on page 4, line 17, after the word "variations", the following: and excluding unemployment by reason of any strike or strikes, After debate, The question being taken on agreeing to the amendment, It was determined in Yeas... 12 the negative...---Nays... 66 On motion by Mr. MILLER, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present. Senators who voted in the affirmative Byrd, W. Va. Cotton Engle Fong Goldwater 44 Gore Hart On motion by Mr. COOPER, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present. Kefauver Kerr Long, Hawall Long, La. Mansfield McCarthy McClellan McGee McNamara Metcalf Monroney Morse Morton Pastore Pearson Proxmire Scott Smathers So Mr. MILLER'S amendment was not agreed to. On motion by Mr. KERR to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the amendment, On motion by Mr. PASTORE, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. The bill was further amended on the motion of Mr. KERR. No further amendment being made, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. On the question, Shall the bill pass? After debate. $8 It was determined in Yeas...--. 44 the affirmative... [Nays..... 32 On motion by Mr. DIRKSEN, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Senators who voted in the affirmative are— Anderson Bible Burdick Byrd, W. Va. Cannon Case, NJ. Chavez Clark Cooper Dodd Douglas Engle Fong Gore Hart Resolved, That the bill do pass. The title was ordered to stand as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary_request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. On motion by Mr. KERR to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill, On motion by Mr. RANDOLPH, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table. On motion by Mr. KERR, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the bill be printed as passed by the Senate. ORDER FOR CONSIDERATION OF UNOBJECTED BILLS ON CALENDAR On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That upon the conclusion of morning business tomorrow the calendar be called for the consideration of bills to which there is no objection, beginning with Order No. 1452. ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION The Secretary reported that on today he presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bill and joint resolution: S. 2132. An act to approve the revised June 1957 reclassification of land of the Fort Shaw division of the Sun River project, Montana, and to authorize the modification of the repayment contract with Fort Shaw Irrigation District; and S.J. Res. 151. Joint resolution permitting the Secretary of the Interior to continue to deliver water to lands in the third division, Riverton Federal reclamation project, Wyoming. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. McNAMARA, at 6 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m., The Senate adjourned. TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1962 The PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order, and the Chaplain offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 28, was dispensed with. EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and after the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION The Senate resumed its legislative session. PRESIDENTIAL APPROVALS A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. Miller, his secretary; Mr. President: The President of the United States on May 28, 1962, approved and signed the following acts: S. 160. An act for the relief of Thomas O. Tate, Jr.; S. 383. An act to provide for the acquisition of a patented mining claim on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park, and for other purposes; and S. 1684. An act for the relief of Merle K. Loessin. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT UNTIL FRIDAY NEXT AND FROM FRIDAY TO TUESDAY NEXT WEEK On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns today it be to meet on Friday next, and that when the Senate adjourns on Friday next it be to meet on the following Tuesday. To the Congress of the United States: This Government has recently signed with the Government of Belgium an atomic cooperation agreement for mutual defense purposes. This agreement, which has been concluded pursuant to sections 91-c and 144-b of the Atomic Energy Act, is essentially the same as agreements we have concluded since 1959 with a number of other NATO countries. By providing for the exchange of information and nonnuclear materials the agreement with Belgium will enable us to cooperate in developing plans and training personnel so that Belgian NATO forces can effectively contribute with other NATO countries to the collective defense effort. The members of NATO have made clear that it is necessary for their common defense to maintain the most modern NATO forces, and that these forces must be capable of using nuclear weapons if necessary. Since it is well known that measures to build NATO military strength are designed solely for defense purposes, these measures should not be a cause of concern to other countries. In general, NATO countries are proceeding simultaneously along two lines to provide for their necessary military strength: conventional forces are being strengthened, and an effective nuclear capability is being maintained. The conclusion of this agreement is consistent with these current policies and with the continuing alliance purposes of collective defense. I am forwarding a copy of the atomic cooperation agreement with Belgium to each House of the Congress, in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. I am also forwarding a letter from the Secretary of State transmitting an authoritative text of the agreement, a copy of the joint communication by the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission recommending my approval of the agreement and a copy of the memorandum recording my affirmative response to their recommendation. JOHN F. KENNEDY. THE WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1962. RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMISSION ON CAMPAIGN COSTS The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following communication from the President of the United States; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration: THE WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1962. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: The election of the President of the United States is the supreme expression of the free choice of the American people. By our free choice, we vote and in other ways participate in the politics of our democracy. One form of political participation is the contribution of money to support the candidates and party each of us prefers. For the citizens' free choice to be exercised meaningfully, they must be well informed about opposing candidates, parties, and issues. To achieve this, candidates and parties must have the financial means to carry their views to the voters. In a constituency as vast as the presidential, the costs of reaching the electorate are high, necessarily putting great financial burdens on the candidates and the parties they represent at the polls. In these days when the public interest demands basic decisions so essential to our security and survival, public policy should enable presidential candidates to free themselves of dependence on large contributions of those with special interests. Accordingly, it is essential to broaden the base of financial support for candidates and parties. To accomplish this, improvement of public understanding of campaign finance, coupled with a system of incentives for solicitation and giving, is necessary. In October 1961 I appointed a distinguished, bipartisan Commission on Campaign Costs to take a fresh look at the problems of financing presidential campaigns. I am gratified at the enthusiastic bipartisan reception accorded the Commission's unanimous report, and I am pleased to transmit herewith legislation designed to carry out five of its important recommendations. Other recommendations do not require legislation, and I intend to help carry them out through other means. I now ask you to join me in supporting in broad outline the constructive proposals of the Commission, which have received the approval of both majority party chairmen and of former Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, and former presidential candidates Thomas E. Dewey, Adlai E. Stevenson, and Richard M. Nixon. Although the Commission devoted its attention to the problems of campaign costs for presidential and vice presidential candidates only, and its recommendations go only to such campaigns, it pointed out that “*** it is our view that the measures we propose would have a desirable effect on all political fund raising." The Congress may therefore wish to consider the applicability of any of the recommended practices to campaigns other than presidential or vice presidential. It may also wish to explore the subject of campaign financing for elections other than presidential and vice presidential either through standing committees, a special committee, or by means of a specially constituted advisory commission of the type that has produced the report upon which the proposals I am recommending today rest. If the financial burdens of presidential campaigns are to be widely shared, then some system of incentives must be established to encourage broad solicitation and giving. The Commission recommended for an experimental period including two presidential elections, and I propose, a system of tax incentives for political contributions, which would include two alternatives available to the taxpayer, as follows: (1) A tax credit against Federal income tax for 50 per cent of contributions up to a maximum of $10 in credits a year; and (2) a tax deduction for political contributions for the full amount of the contribution up to a maximum of $750 per tax return per year (the Commission in its report recommended $1,000). The contributions eligible for tax benefits would include those made to the national committee of a political party and to one political committee designated by the national committee to receive such contributions in each State. The tax incentive program is an effort to encourage political giving as educational and charitable giving have been encouraged for many years by tax benefits. It is designed to give party solicitors an additional tool to help stimulate individuals to contribute money, in nonelection as well as election years. The Commission stated that if the measures it recommended do not accomplish their purposes, alternative approaches would have to be examined. and it recommended that consideration be given to the matching incentive plan outlined in its report. I urge the Congress to study this plan, since it is an original and imaginative approach and would encourage concentrated party effort in broadening the financial base of presidential campaigns. Under the matching incentive plan, contributions in amounts of $10 or less per person raised by designated political committees would be deposited by those committees with the U.S. Treasury, where the money would be matched by a like sum from Government appropriations. The combined total would be used to pay authorized types of expenses, payments being made by Government check direct to sellers of campaign goods and services. The total sum to be matched could be limited by statute. To increase public confidence in the ways campaigns are financed, I urge the repeal of present Federal limits on receipts and expenditures of interstate political committees and on the amounts individuals can contribute to such committees for use in presidential nominations and election campaigns. Since present ceilings have proven to be ineffective and existing practices violate the spirit, if not the letter of the law, an effective system of disclosure and publicity to reveal where money comes from and goes in such campaigns has been proposed. Full and effective disclosure is the best way to control both excessive contributions and unlimited expendi tures. One bill I am submitting would require candidates for President and Vice President to report contributions and expenditures in nomination and election campaigns. As one who participated in a presidential campaign, I heartily endorse this recommendation. I also endorse the proposition that all political committees campaigning for candidates for President and Vice President and raising or spending as much as $2,500 in a year, should be required to file periodic campaign fund statements. Furthermore, reporting requirements should go beyond present law in two important respects. Reporting requirements should reach individuals and families contributing or spending, singly or in combination, $5,000 or more per year in the aggregate, in connection with the nomination or election campaign of one or more candidates for President or Vice President. And for reasons inherent in the dramatic growth of bipartisan citizenship and public affairs programs undertaken in recent years by corporations, labor unions, trade associations, and other groups, the Commission has recommended that reports be required of both individuals and groups spending $5,000 or more for bipartisan or multipartisan political activities in any year. It is essential that all reports be submitted to a Registry of Election Finance, a central repository having responsibility to receive, examine, tabulate, summarize, publicize, and preserve the reported data. The proposed legislation would place the Registry under the Comptroller General, with a Registrar appointed by him, and with a bipartisan Board of Advisors providing guidance. Radio and television broadcasts are an essential but expensive means of reaching a vast electorate. To help reduce costs for presidential candidates, I propose the temporary suspension in 1964 of the "equal time" provision in section 315 of the Communications Act with respect to presidential and vice presidential candidates. A similar suspension in 1960 worked well, and the broadcasting industry is eager to provide free time and facilities for such political uses. I believe temporary suspension, rather than permanent repeal, desirable, so that the Congress can periodically review broadcasting and campaigning practices that occur under ever-changing conditions. Traditionally, the political parties have had to pay the costs of the President-elect and Vice-President-elect during the transition period between the election and the inauguration of a new administration. It is entirely desirable and appropriate that the Federal Government provide funds for paying the reasonable and necessary costs of installing a new administration in office. There are important reasons, aside from costs, to institutionalize the change in party power from one administration to another. An incoming President must select and assemble responsible public officials who must prepare themselves for their new responsibilities. Thus I recommend that the outgoing President be authorized to extend needed facilities and services of the Government to the President-elect and his associates. For this purpose, funds should be appropriated to be spent for specified activities through normal Government channels, as the draft legislation provides. The political parties would be substanially assisted in the registration of voters if the Post Office Department were authorized to cooperate with them by making available change-of-address Hon. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED UNDER AGRICUL- The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service. Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law. reports concerning agreements entered into during April 1962 with Poland, Yugoslavia, United Arab Republic, China (Taiwan), and Uruguay, under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE Mr. MONRONEY, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom were referred the following bills, reported them each without amendment and submitted reports thereon, as follows: H.R. 6695. An act to amend title 39 of the United States Code with respect to the transportation of mail by highway post office service, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 1536); and H.R. 7559. An act to amend title 39 of the United States Code to provide for additional writing or printing on thirdand fourth-class mail (Rept. No. 1537). Mr. MONRONEY, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom was referred the bill (HR. 7532) to amend title 39 of the United States Code relating to funds received by the Post Office Department from payments for damage to personal property, and for other purposes reported it with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1538) thereon. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND A JOINT Bills and a joint resolution were introduced, severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows: By Mr. PASTORE: S. 3360. A bill for the relief of Joao Pereira Morais and Maria da Gloria Morais; and S. 3361. A bill to facilitate the entry of alien skilled specialists and certain relatives of U.S. citizens; and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MUSKIE: S. 3362. A bill to amend section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954 to provide grants for continuing support of metropolitan planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. S. 3363. A bill to provide for more effective utilization of certain Federal grants by encouraging better coordinated local review of State and local applications for such grants; to the Committee on Government Operations. By Mr. HART (for himself and S. 3364. A bill to establish in the State of Michigan the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. By Mr. SCOTT: S. 3365. A bill for the relief of Evangelia N. Giameos; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. PASTORE (by request): S.J. Res. 193. Joint resolution to suspend for the 1964 campaign the equal opportunity requirements of section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 for nominees for the offices of President and Vice President; to the Committee on Commerce. ADDITIONAL COAUTHORS OF CERTAIN BILLS On motion by Mr. CLARK, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the name of Mr. HARTKE be added as a coauthor of the bill (S. 3131) to assist cities and States by amending section 5136 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, with respect to the authority of national banks to underwrite and deal in securities issued by State and local governments, and for other purposes. On motion by Mr. LONG of Louisiana, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the name of Mr. BURDICK be added as a coauthor of the bill (S. 3289) to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit, for 1 year, the granting of national service life insurance to veterans heretofore eligible for such insurance. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF NAVAJO INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT AND INITIAL STAGE OF SAN JUAN-CHAMA PROJECT The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. METCALF in the chair) laid before the Senate the amendment heretofore received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the bill (S. 107) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Navajo Indian irrigation project and the initial stage of the San JuanChama project as participating projects of the Colorado River storage project, and for other purposes. The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendment; and On motion by Mr. ANDERSON, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. REPEAL OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION 8 OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACT OF 1959 The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the amendment heretofore received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the bill (S. 3157) to repeal subsection (a) of section 8 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, limiting the area in the District of Columbia within which sites for public buildings may be acquired. The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendment; and On motion by Mr. MUSKIE, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. SALVATORE BRIGANTI The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the amendment heretofore received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the bill (S. 971) for the relief of Salvatore Briganti. The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendment; and On motion by Mr. MUSKIE, Resolved, That the Senate agree there to. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. WHITE HOUSE POLICE FORCE On motion by Mr. MUSKIE, and by unanimous consent, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 11261) to authorize an adequate White House Police force, and for other purposes; and no amendment being made, Ordered, That it pass to a third read ing. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the bill (S. 3099) of an identical title, be postponed indefinitely. CONSIDERATION OF UNOBJECTED BILLS ON CALENDAR The Senate, under its order of yesterday, proceeded to consider bills on the calendar to which there was no objection. The following bills were thereupon considered; and no amendment was made: S. 2208. A bill for the relief of Su-Fen Chen; S. 2694. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Jum Ak Marek; S. 2729. A bill for the relief of Hom Wah Yook (also known as Hom Bok Heung); S. 2751. A bill for the relief of Susan Gudera, Heinz Hugo Gudera, and Catherine Gudera; S. 2766. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Tom Pon Shee (also known as Tom Pon Ma Cheung); S. 2777. A bill for the relief of Arild Ericksen Sandli; S. 2803. A bill for the relief of Juliano Barboza Amado and Manuel Socorro Barboza Amado; S. 2804. A bill for the relief of Shev Chivan Shaivu; S. 3266. A bill to amend the act entitled "An act to create a Library of Congress Trust Fund Board" relating to deposits with the Treasurer of the United States of gifts and bequests to the Library of Congress; S. 2107. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, entitled, "Coast Guard," to extend the application of certain laws relating to the military services to the Coast Guard for purposes of uniformity; and S. 2876. A bill to extend the authority to insure mortgages under sections 809 and 810 of the National Housing Act, and for other purposes. Ordered, That they be engrossed and read a third time. The said bills were severally read the third time. Resolved, That they pass and that the respective titles thereof be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills; and no amendment was made: H.R. 1395. An act for the relief of Sydney Gruson; H.R. 1404. An act for the relief of Mrs. Frances Mangiaracina; H.R. 1712. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Rose Di Carlo; H.R. 2103. An act for the relief of Antonio C. Ysrael; H.R. 2672. An act for the relief of Sonia Maria Smith; H.R. 2839. An act for the relief of Mildred Love Hayley; H.R. 8368. An act for the relief of A. Eugene Congress; H.R. 9466. An act for the relief of Sfc. Jesse O. Smith; H.R. 8570. An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit disbursing officers of an armed force to entrust funds to other officers of an armed force; and H.R. 4783. An act to grant constructive service to members of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve for the period from July 25, 1947, to November 1, 1949. Ordered, That they pass to a third reading. The said bills were severally read the third time. Resolved, That they pass. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. The Senate proceeded to consider the following bills; and the reported amendments were agreed to: S. 1264. A bill for the relief of Capt. Dale Frazier; S. 2661. A bill for the relief of John Joseph; S. 2667. A bill for the relief of Sebastiana Savtoro; S. 2722. A bill for the relief of Miss Livia Sernini; S. 2760. A bill for the relief of YukVan Chenk; S. 2865. A bill for the relief of Ferdinand A. Hermens; S. 3327. A bill to make certain federally impacted areas eligible for assistance under the public facility loan program; and S. 3016. A bill to amend the act of March 2, 1929, relating to load lines for oceangoing and coastwise vessels, to establish liability for surveys, and for other purposes. Ordered, That the bills be engrossed and read a third time. The said bills were severally read the third time. Resolved, That they pass and that the respective titles thereof be as aforesaid. Ördered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 1653) for the relief of William Falby; and the reported amendment having been agreed to, Ordered, That the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1849) for the relief of Stephen S. Chang and Grace Hsin Lee Zia Chang: and the reported amendment to the text having been agreed to, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be amended, as reported by the committee, to read: "A bill for the relief of Stephen S. Chang." Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 2668) for the relief of Francelina Jorge Querido, Jose Jorge Querido, Juis Jorge Querido, Elizia Jorge Querido, and Izabel Jorge Querido; and the reported amendments to the text having been agreed to. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time. The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be amended, as reported by the committee, to read: "A bill for the relief of Francelina Jorge Querido, Jose Jorge Querido, Luis Jorge Querido, Elizia Jorge Querido, and Izabel Jorge Querido." Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. The Senate proceeded to consider the following resolutions: S. Res. 337. Resolution increasing the limit of expenditure by the Committee on Appropriations: S. Res. 341. Resolution to print a list of proposed amendments to the Constitution, 69th Congress through 87th Congress; S. Res. 342. Resolution to print as a Senate document an agreement relating to the use and development of water and related land resources; On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 29, 1962, was dispensed with. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Repreof the Senate to each of the following sentatives has agreed to the amendment bills of the House: H.R. 1347. An act for the relief of Adolf M. Bailer; and H.R. 5652. An act for the relief of Kevork Toroian. The House has agreed to the amendments of the Senate to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 638), for the relief of certain aliens who are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The House has disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 10788), to amend section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956; it agrees to to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon and has appointed Mr. COOLEY, Mr. POAGE, Mr. GATHINGS, Mr. HOEVEN, and Mr. McINTIRE managers at the same on its part. The Speaker of the House having signed 14 enrolled bills, viz, S. 107, 8. 971, S. 3157, H.R. 1395, H.R. 1404, H.R. 1712, H.R. 2103, H.R. 2672, H.R. 2839. H.R. 4783. H.R. 8368, H.R. 8570, H.R 9466, and H.R. 11261, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President. ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the following bills: S. 107. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Navajo Indian irrigation project and the initial stage of the San Juan-Chama project as participating projects of the Colorado River storage project, and for other purposes: S. 971. An act for the relief of Salvatore Briganti; S. 3157. An act to repeal subsection (a) of section 8 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, limiting the area in the District of Columbia within which sites for public buildings may be acquired; H.R. 1395. An act for the relief of Sydney Gruson: H.R. 1404. An act for the relief of Mrs. Frances Mangiaracina: H.R. 1712. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Rose DiCarlo: H.R. 2103. An act for the relief of Antonio C. Ysrael; H.R. 2672. An act for the relief of Sonia Maria Smith: H.R. 2839. An act for the relief of Mildred Love Hayley: H.R. 4783. An act to grant constructive service to members of the Coast Guard Women's Reserve for the period from July 25, 1947, to November 1, 1949: H.R. 8368. An act for the relief of A. Eugene Congress: H.R. 8570. An act to amend title 10. United States Code, to permit disbursing officers of an armed force to entrust funds to other officers of an armed force: H.R. 9466. An act for the relief of Sfc. Jesse O. Smith; and H.R. 11261. An act to authorize an adequate White House Police force, and for other purposes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same. ALASKA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following communication from the President of the United States; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Armed Services: THE WHITE HOUSE, May 31, 1962. Dear Mr. PRESIDENT: I have approved a plan for the transfer of responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the Alaska Communication System from |