Senate and House conferees agreed today on the Senate version of an amendment which would give the President discretionary authority to continue agricultural commodity aid to Egypt.
The action follows a House vote yesterday which had the effect of retreating from the original House-enacted ban on further food shipments to Egypt. The Senate modified the House provision last week in permitting the aid to continue if the President determined such action to be in the national interest.
In a meeting with Democratic Congressional leaders today, the President expressed his pleasure with yesterday’s House action in adopting the Senate’s position on the aid amendment. The supplementary appropriations bill to which the amendment is attached now returns to both Houses for final adoption. Action on the bill is expected tomorrow.
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