90TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session { REPORT No. 1278 CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT APRIL 3, 1968.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed Mr. ANDERSON of Tennessee, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. Res. 1125] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 1125, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution do pass. O Mr. MAHON, from the committee of conference, submitted CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany H.R. 15399] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 15399) making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 5 and 8, and agree to the same. The committee of conference report in disagreement amendment numbered 6. STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 15399) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes, submit the following statement in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon and recommended in the accompanying conference report as to each of such amendments, namely: CHAPTER I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Amendments Nos. 1 and 2: Delete the Senate proposal to appropriate $25,000,000 for Farmers Home Administration, direct loan account. While the conferees have eliminated this item from the bill, they recommend that the Bureau of the Budget release $25,000,000 from the reserve fund of $300,000,000 established by section 203(a) of Public Law 90-218. Amendment No. 3: Deletes the Senate proposal to appropriate $500,000 to the Forest Service for forest protection and utilization. The Department of Agriculture is directed to transfer not to exceed $500,000 of the unobligated balance remaining in the insect and disease control activity to the activity, national forest protection and management for rehabilitation of range improvements damaged by heavy winter storms in Arizona. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Amendment No. 4: Deletes the Senate proposal to appropriate $75,000,000 for manpower development and training activities. Both amendments 4 and 7 have been deleted without prejudice. The Office of Economic Opportunity has sufficient funds on hand to do whatever planning that may be desirable in connection with these programs. Amendment No. 5: Appropriates $28,000,000 for unemployment compensation for Federal employees and ex-servicemen as proposed by the Senate instead of $28,800,000 as proposed by the House. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Amendment No. 6: Relates to school assistance in federally affected areas, and is reported in technical disagreement. The managers on the part of the House will offer a motion to concur with an amendment to provide $20,810,000, which sum will permit payment of 98 percent of entitlements under section 3(a) of Public Law 874, as amended. (2) H.R. 1279 |