WASHINGTON, Aug. 3—The House approved today, by a close vote, a foreign aid bill that would authorize $6.9 billion in economic and military assistance over the next two years, but would suspend aid to Pakistan and Greece.

The authorization bill, which sets limits on funds to be appropriated subsequently by Congress, goes now to the Sen ate. Its Foreign Relations Committee has suspended consideration until the Defense Department supplies the committee with its five‐year plans for military aid.

The bill, was accepted by the House as a substitute for the Nixon Administration plan for a sweeping revision of the foreign aid program, including abolition of the Agency for International Development. The effect of the bill would be to extend the present program two years while Congress considers the Administration's plan.

The vote was 200 to 192. It was unexpectedly close be cause many liberals, who until recent years had supported foreign aid, joined conservatives in opposing the bill. The liberal shift first became evident last year, when the House voted 176 to 163 to approve the foreign aid bill.

For the present fiscal year, which began July 1, the bill would authorize $3.44‐billion in aid, broken down into $1.4‐ billion in economic aid and $2‐billion in military and defense‐related aid. For fiscal 1973, the bill would authorize $3.49‐billion, with $1.47 billion for economic aid and $2 billion for military aid.

Because of the Administration's proposed revision of the foreign aid program, direct comparisons cannot be made between the amounts approved by the House and those re quested by the Administration. Basically, however, the House bill would provide slightly more than President Nixon is seeking for the first year of his proposed reorganized program and about $800‐million more than Congress appropriated for foreign aid last year.

In the Senate committee, the aid bill is expected to become the vehicle for various amendments circumscribing the authority of the executive branch, such as a requirement that the State Department be required to get annual Congressional authorization for all appropriations.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee took a step in the same direction by including in the bill provisions suspending aid to Pakistan and Greece. These amendments are almost certain to be accepted by the Senate committee.

The effect of the amendment, sponsored in committee by Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher, Democrat of New Jersey, would be to cut off some $425‐million in economic aid, military sales and surplus food shipments authorized last year and in this fiscal year's program for Pakistan.

The Administration had opposed the restrictions, but has made no concerted attempt to eliminate the amendments on the House floor.

Earlier in the day Martin J. Hillenbrand, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that the restriction on aid to Greece was “not desirable.” “It is unfortunate,” he said, “that we have reached the point where Congress feels it must act by hamstringing the ability of the executive to carry out a program it thinks important to NATO security.”

The closeness of the vote on passage of the bill suggested why the Administration made no floor fight to eliminate the amendments concerning Greece and Pakistan. In the maneuvering that led to floor consideration of the bill, according to Congressional sources, Administration representatives were warned that if either amendments was defeated, there would be a shift of votes that would defeat the over‐all bill.

During the floor debate, Representative Gerald R. Ford of Michigan, the House Republican Leader, said he was sure that the President would use “an escape clause” in the restriction on aid to Greece.

That clause in the bill was a provision that would suspend all military aid or weapons sales to Greece unless the President determined that “over‐ riding requirements of the national security of the United States” justified the aid. In that event, however, the aid would be limited to the $70‐million of the last fiscal year, rather than the $118‐million in military aid planned by the Administration for the current fiscal year.

By a vote of 122‐57, the House rejected a move by Representative James A. Burke, Democrat of Massachusetts, to eliminate the restriction on Greece, which the House committee had included in the bill to show disapproval of the Greek junta's failure to restore constitutional democracy.

“I am in favor of political democracy,” Mr. Burke told the House, “but with all the problems we have in this nation, we have one hell of a nerve telling the Greeks how to run their country.”

Representative Wayne L. Hays, Democrat of Ohio, was the author of the amendment. He accused Mr. Burke of making a “blatant plea for dictator ship.” As Mr. Hays observed that he had “heard a lot of unadulterated baloney in my life,” Mr. Burke tried to interrupt, only to be told, “Sit down and be quiet” by Mr. Hays.

Aid to Pakistan would be suspended until the President determined that Pakistan had restored “reasonable stability” in East Pakistan and had allowed refugees to return to their homes and reclaim their property. The Administration had planned $225‐million in economic aid to Pakistan for fiscal 1971.

The House bill would provide $100‐million for relief assistance in East Pakistan and for East Pakistani refugees in India.