designated period of time the Congress did not pass a concurrent resolution stating in substance that the Congress did not favor the suspension of deportation, the suspension was final and the status of the alien involved was adjusted to that of a permanent resident.

Since July 1, 1948, under the provisions of Public Law No. 863, Eightieth Congress (62 Stat. 1206, 8 U. S. C. 155 (c)), affirmative congressional action in each individual case is required before the suspension of deportation granted by the Attorney General could become final and the status of the alien could be adjusted to that of a permanent resident.

It is the view of the Department of Justice that all cases which were pending before the Congress during the second session of the Eightieth Congress should be handled under the new procedure (affirmative action) prescribed in Public Law No. 863 of the Eightieth Congress.

The 76 cases included in the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 22) were among 83 cases which were referred by the Attorney General to the Congress on December 1, 1947; 7 cases were withheld for further study and investigation and they were subsequently acted upon favorably by the Senate. They have been reconsidered and examined again by the committee and subsequently acted upon favorably.

In each case which is recommended for approval, a check has been made to determine whether or not the alien (a) has met the requirements of the law, (b) is of good moral character, and (c) is possessed of strong equities which would warrant the suspension of deportation.

The committee, after consideration of all the facts in each case referred to in the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 22), recommend that the concurrent resolution do pass.

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SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION OF CERTAIN ALIENS

JUNE 21, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed

Mr. WALTER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the

following

REPORT

[To accompany S. Con. Res. 40]

The Committee on the Judiciary to whom was referred the resolution (S. Con. Res. 40) favoring the suspension of deportation of certain aliens, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the resolution do pass.

PURPOSE OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

The purpose of the concurrent resolution is to record congressional approval, in accordance with Public Law 863 of the Eightieth Congress, of suspension of deportation in certain cases in which the Attorney General has suspended deportation for more than 6 months.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Since 1940 and prior to July 1, 1948, the law (sec. 19 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1917, as amended) provided in substance that the Attorney General may suspend deportation and adjust the immigration status in the United States of certain deportable aliens. Under this provision of the law, aliens subject to deportation on the so-called technical charges may have their deportation suspended for 6 months if they are persons of good moral character and if their deportation would result in a serious economic detriment to a citizen of the United States or legally resident alien, who is the spouse, parent, or minor child of such deportable aliens. This privilege does not run in favor of persons subject to deportation for the serious causes such as on the ground of being a political undesirable, a narcotic-law violator, a criminal, an immoral person, etc.

Since 1940, such suspensions of deportation accorded by the Attorney General were subject to review by the Congress. If within a

designated period of time the Congress did not pass a concurrent resolution stating in substance that the Congress did not favor the suspension of deportation, the suspension was final and the status of the alien involved was adjusted to that of a permanent resident.

Since July 1, 1948, under the provisions of Public Law 863, Eightieth Congress (62 Stat. 1206; 8 U. S. C. 155 (c)), affirmative congressional action in each individual case is required before the suspension of deportation granted by the Attorney General could become final and the status of the alien could be adjusted to that of a permanent resident. It is the view of the Department of Justice that all cases which were pending before the Congress during the second session of the Eightieth Congress should be handled under the new procedure (affirmative action) prescribed in Public Law 863 of the Eightieth Congress.

Included in the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 40) are 98 cases. Of the 98 cases, 7 were among those cases referred to the Congress on December 1, 1947; 11 were among those cases referred to the Congress on December 15, 1947; 25 were among those cases referred to the Congress on January 15, 1948; 17 were among those cases referred to the Congress on February 1, 1948; 18 were among those cases referred to the Congress on February 15, 1948; 9 were among those cases referred to the Congress on March 1, 1948; 7 were among those cases referred to the Congress on March 15, 1948; and 4 were among those cases referred to the Congress on April 15, 1948.

In each case which is recommended for approval, a check has been made to determine whether or not the alien (a) has met the requirements of the law, (b) is of good moral character, and (c) is possessed of strong equities which would warrant the suspension of deportation.

The committee, after consideration of all the facts in each case referred to in the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 40) recommends that the concurrent resolution do pass.

TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF IMPORT CONTROL AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO FATS AND OILS (INCLUDING BUTTER) AND RICE AND RICE PRODUCTS

JUNE 21, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. SPENCE, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 5240]

The Committee on Banking and Currency, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5240) to continue for a temporary period certain powers, authority, and discretion for the purpose of exercising, administering, and enforcing import controls with respect to fats and oils, and rice. and rice products, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.

The amendment is as follows:

Amend the title so as to read:

A bill to continue for a temporary period certain powers, authority, and discretion for the purpose of exercising, administering, and enforcing import controls with respect to fats and oils (including butter), and rice and rice products.

GENERAL STATEMENT

Recently the committee reported and the House passed H. R. 5044 which provided for extension until June 30, 1950, of the powers, authority, and discretion with respect to tin and tin products conferred upon the President under authority of the Second Decontrol Act of 1947, as amended.

The Secretary of Agriculture has requested an extension of the import-control authority with respect to fats and oils and rice and rice products until January 1, 1951. Such import controls have been exercised under the Second Decontrol Act of 1947, as amended, and would otherwise expire on June 30 of this year.

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In a letter to the chairman of the committee under date of June 20, 1949, the Secretary stated:

Rice is still in short world supply and is the only agricultural commodity that will remain under international allocation after June 30, 1949. We believe that it is highly desirable for the United States to continue to cooperate with other nations associated with the IEFC with respect to the one remaining commodity in world short supply. Import controls on rice and rice products are essential if this cooperation is continued.

With respect to fats and oils (other than petroleum and petroleum products) the Secretary of Agriculture in the letter above referred to stated:

This Department also believes that domestic surpluses of flaxseed (linseed oil) and edible oils necessitate the continuation of import controls. It is believed that the controls are essential not only to protect the farmers' marketing of the oilseed crops and peanuts, but also to facilitate orderly liquidation of the surpluses owned or controlled by the Government.

Current information indicates that the world supplies of flaxseed and linseed oil are probably the largest on record. The United States production last year was 52,533,000 bushels. The production in Argentina was 21,400,000 bushels and their carry-over of stocks at the beginning of this year amounted to 9,600,000 bushels of flaxseed and 224,000 metric tons of oil (equivalent to 27,000,000 bushels of seed). The old crop and new crop supplies provide a current exportable surplus of more than 300,000 tons of oil (equivalent to 36,000,000 bushels of seed). The price paid to the farmers in Argentina was $2.261⁄2 per bushel of flaxseed. Reports also indicate Canadian production as 17,353,000 bushels with average farm prices ranging from $3.78 to $3.81 per bushel. Approximately 11,000,000 bushels are available for export. In Uruguay the production was reported as exceeding 5,000,000 bushels and the price paid to the farmers for the seed delivered at Montevideo was $3.42. Mexico and India produced large exportable surpluses.

Following the receipt of the letter of the Secretary of Agriculture the committee held a hearing on the subject bill at which Mr. Ralph S. Trigg, Administrator, Production and Marketing Administration, Department of Agriculture, emphasized the desirability of enacting the proposed legislation prior to the present expiration date of June 30, 1949. Mr. Trigg pointed out that the Commodity Credit Corporation had in storage at the present time approximately 20,000,000 bushels of flaxseed acquired under the price-support program at the $6 a bushel support price. In addition to the support price paid, there have accrued handling and storage charges amounting to approximately 25 cents per bushel. Further, the Commodity Credit Corporation holds about 345,000,000 pounds of linseed oil processed from flaxseed that had been taken which in terms of flaxseed amounts to approximately 17,000,000 bushels of flaxseed.

While the authority for import controls for fats and oils is requested primarily with reference to the situation pertaining with respect to surplus stocks of flaxseed and linseed oil held by the Government, it will be noted from the wording of the bill that the fats and oils covered by the authority include oil-bearing materials, fatty acids, butter, soap and soap powder, but exclude petroleum and petroleum products. The bill would provide that such import controls would be exercised only upon a determination by the President that they are (a) essential to the acquisition or distribution of products in world short supply or (b) essential to the orderly liquidation of temporary surpluses of stocks owned or controlled by the Government. Attention is also called to a proviso in the bill which states "that such controls shall be removed as soon as the conditions giving rise to them have ceased.”