A series of bills to amend the foreign aid legislation of 1964 by inserting anti-bias measures, arising from Arab discrimination against Americans of Jewish faith, were introduced over the weekend by Rep. Leonard Farbstein, New York Democrat. Rep. Farbstein said: “This action was prompted by a news item to the effect that the Bureau of the Budget had marked for elimination in the proposed fiscal 1964 foreign aid appropriation bill the present anti-hias clause and, further, the President’s statement in his news conference that he would withhold his opinion of such legislation until he had examined the language thereof.”
One Farbstein amendment would give the President right to deny aid “to any country in which, as a result of law or official policy, an American citizen is discriminated against because of his race, color or religion. The President shall report annually as to the steps taken in connection with carrying out the provisions of this act. ” Another amendment provided that “no assistance shall be furnished under this or any other Act to any country in which, as a result of law or official policy, any American citizen is discriminated against because of his race, color or religion.”
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