DRAFT OF A PROPOSED PROVISION PERTAINING TO AN EXISTING APPROPRIATION FOR THE PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR COMMUNICATION FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSMITTING DRAFT OF A PROPOSED PROVISION PERTAINING TO AN EXISTING APPROPRIATION FOR THE PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR FEBRUARY 7, 1944.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, February 5, 1944. The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress draft of a proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the Petroleum Administration for War, the details of which, the necessity therefor, and the reason for its transmission at this time being set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitted herewith, in whose comments and observations thereon I concur. Respectfully, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, Washington, D. C., February 5, 1944. The PRESIDENT, The White House. SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith for your consideration draft of a proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the Petroleum Administration for War, as follows: PETROLEUM ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR The limitations in the appropriation for salaries and expenses, Petroleum Administration for War, contained in the National War Agencies Appropriation Act, 1944, upon the amounts that may be expended for travel expenses and for printing and binding are hereby increased from $320,000 to $360,000 and from $15,000 to $25,000, respectively. A demand for increased supplies of petroleum products, especially 100-octane gasoline, for war purposes has necessitated the construction of additional refineries and the conversion of existing plants. This expansion of production facilities has created many problems which have required the Petroleum Administration for War to incur obligations for travel and for printing at a greater rate than was anticipated at the time the 1944 estimate for this agency was submitted to Congress. The foregoing draft of a proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation is required to meet contingencies which have arisen since the appropriation became available for expenditure and its approval is recommended. REPORTS TO BE MADE TO CONGRESS LETTER FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRANSMITTING A LIST OF REPORTS WHICH IT IS THE DUTY OF ANY OFFICER OR DEPARTMENT TO MAKE TO CONGRESS JANUARY 10, 1944.-Referred to the Committee on Accounts and ordered to be printed HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CLERK'S OFFICE, Washington, D. C., January 10, 1944. The Honorable the SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SIR: In compliance with the requirements of rule III, clause 2, of the Rules of the House of Representatives, I have the honor to submit herewith a list of reports which it is the duty of any officer or department to make to Congress. Very respectfully, SOUTH TRIMBLE, Clerk of the House of Representatives. List of reports which it is the duty of any officer or Department to make to Congress [Prepared in obedience to rule III, clause 2, of the Rules of the House of Representatives] BY THE HEAD OF EACH DEPARTMENT Except when a different time is expressly prescribed by law, the various annual reports required to be submitted to Congress by the heads of departments shall be made at the commencement of each regular session and shall embrace the transactions of the preceding year. NOTE.-The appropriations made for printing and binding shall not be used for any annual report or the accompanying documents unless the manuscript and proof therefor is furnished to the Public Printer in the following manner: Manuscript of the documents accompanying such annual reports on or before the 1st day of November of each year; manuscript of the annual reports on or before the 15th day of November of each year; complete revised proofs of the accompanying documents on the 1st day of December of each year and of the annual reports on the 10th day of December of each year; and all of said annual reports and accompanying documents shall be printed, made public, and available for distribution not later than within the first 5 days after the assembling of each regular session of Congress. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the annual reports of the Smithsonian Institution, the Commissioner of Patents, the Comptroller of the Currency, or the Secretary of the Treasury. Rev. Stat. 195.. 5 U. S. C. 108.... When expected to be made Annually; beginning of the session. List of reports which it is the duty of any officer or Department to make to CongressContinued Officer and nature of the report BY THE HEAD OF EACH DEPARTMENT-Continued The fixing and payment under sec. 823 of this title of per diem Every executive department and independent establishment 5 U. S. C. 105a.. The heads of departments and agencies in the executive BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES To transmit the Budget.. Laws of the Territorial Legislature of Alaska Annual report of the officers, agents, or agencies placed in Annual report of the Governor of the Panama Canal.. Annual report of the Governor of Puerto Rico.. All grants of franchises, rights, and privileges made by the Annual report of the Panama R. R. Co..... Annual report of the chief executive of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands. Annual report of the U. S. High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands. 47 Stat. L. 161.. Public, No. 49, 78th 31 U. S. C. 11. 37 Stat. L. 518. In annual estimates. No time specified. From time to time; but not less frequently than the first day of each quarter. At the commence List of reports which it is the duty of any officer or Department to make to Congress— Continued Officer and nature of the report Authority When expected to be made BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES-Con. Annual report of the Council of National Defense. The 5-year program: The President is authorized to submit to Congress annually estimates of the cost of carrying out the 5-year program: Provided, That a supplemental estimate for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1927, may be submitted to cover the cost of the first annual increment. Annual report of the Commission on the Erection of Memorials and Entombment of Bodies in the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater. Battlefields in the United States, study and investigation of. Report of the War Production Board with respect to the To promote the defense of the United States, and for other Public, No. 11, 77th purposes (lend-lease report). Reports of the operations under the appropriations in the Annual report of the Railroad Retirement Board BY THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET The heads of departments and agencies in the executive branch, whose employees are affected by the provisions of Public Law 49, 78th Cong., shall present to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget and to the Congress such information as the Director shall from time to time, but not less frequently than the first day of each quarter, require for the purpose of determining the number of employees required for the proper and efficient exercise of the functions of their respective departments and agencies. The Director shall, from time to time, but not less frequently than the thirtieth day after the beginning of each quarter, determine the number of employees so required, and any personnel of any such department or agency in excess thereof shall be released at such times as the Director shall order. Such determination shall be reported to the Congress each quarter. BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE The Secretary of State shall annually lay before Congress: A synopsis of so much of the information which may A statement of such fees as may have been collected, Cong. Public, No. 651, 77th 5 D. C. C. 107------ 45 U. S. C. 228j (b) 4. Public, No. 49, 78th but not less frequently than once every 6 months. From time to time, but not less frequently than once every 90 days. On or before Jan. 31 in each of the next 2 regular sessions. Beginning of each regular session. Annually. Do. Each quarter. |