Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act of 1975
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| Other short titles | South Vietnam Assistance Act of 1975 |
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| Long title | An Act to authorize funds for humanitarian assistance and evacuation programs in Vietnam and to clarify restrictions on the availability of funds for the use of U.S. Armed Forces in Indochina. |
| Nicknames | Vietnam Contingency Act of 1975 |
| Enacted by | the 94th United States Congress |
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Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act of 1975 was U.S. congressional legislation proposed to designate financial resources for evacuation and humanitarian efforts of South Vietnam preceding the Fall of Saigon. The Act of Congress was to grant the 38th President of the United States a U.S. monetary fund as immediate humanitarian aid to assist the South Indochina liberation movement during the influx of the Viet Cong into French Indochina.
On April 11, 1975, U.S. President Gerald Ford initiated discussions with the U.S. 94th Congressional session concerning legislation to assist the Republic of Vietnam.[1] The 38th President's legislative plea regarding the H.R. 6096 bill concluded on May 1, 1975 when the U.S. 94th House of Representatives rejected the Act in a vote of one hundred and sixty-two to two hundred and forty-six for U.S. monetary assistance faciliting freedom flights from Cochinchina.[2]
See also
- 22 Gia Long Street
- Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act
- Operation Frequent Wind
- Operation New Life
- Vietnamese boat people
References
- ↑ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Gerald R. Ford: "Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate Transmitting Proposed Legislation To Assist the Republic of Vietnam," April 11, 1975". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
- ↑ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Gerald R. Ford: "Statement on House Action Rejecting Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Legislation.," May 1, 1975". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
External links
- Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Gerald R. Ford: "Statement Following Evacuation of United States Personnel From the Republic of Vietnam.," April 29, 1975". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
- Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Gerald R. Ford: "Letter to the Speaker of the House Urging Enactment of Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Legislation.," May 1, 1975". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.