overcrowding, double shifts, or unhealthful or hazardous conditions;

(c) sets forth standards and procedures for determining the order of priority for projects under the plan, which standards and procedures shall assure (1) that the highest priority will be given to local educational agencies which, upon making a tax effort reasonably commensurate with their economic resources are unable, solely because of lack of such resources, to finance from the resources available to them the full cost of the school facilities needed to relieve or prevent overcrowding, double shifts, or unhealthful or hazardous conditions, and (2) that in other respects the order of priority will be based on relative need for financial aid in the construction of such school facilities and the relative urgency of the need for such facilities;

(d) provides for affording to every applicant whose application to be included in a State request under section 8 for a Federal grant commitment is denied, an opportunity for a hearing before the State educational agency;

(e) provides that the State educational agency will make such reports to the Commissioner, in such form and containing such information, as are reasonably necessary to enable the Commissioner to perform his duties under this Act.

Grant commitments

Sec. 8. (a) In the case of each project for the construction of school facilities for a local educational agency to be financed by obligations for which the State educational agency requests a Federal grant commitment under this Act, the State educational agency shall include in its request—

(1) a description of the school facilities project with respect to which the request is made and its estimate of the cost of construction of such project;

(2) the amount of the obligations which are to be covered by the commitment;

(3) a certification—

(A) that it has determined, in accordance with the State plan approved under section 7, that the local educational agency is eligible for such commitment with respect to such obligations and such project is entitled to priority over other projects within the State;

(B) that such project is consistent with any applicable State redistricting plans or policies and is in accord with applicable State construction laws and standards;

(C) if any portion of the cost of construction of such project is not to be met from the proceeds of such obligations, that the financing of such portion has been arranged;

(4) assurance, satisfactory to the Commissioner that the local educational agency will take appropriate steps, including a public offering of the obligations, to secure the most favorable rate of interest and other terms for such obligations.

(b) If the Commissioner finds that the request of a State educational agency for a Federal grant commitment with respect to any obligations meets the requirements of subsection (a) and that the amonut of such cbligations does not exceed the amount remaining in the State's allocation or allocations available for the purpose, the Commissioner shall, subject to the provisions of section 9, make the Federal grant commitment requested with respect to the obligations specified.

State Commitments

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), no Federal grant commitment may be made with respect to any obligations for financing, in whole or in part, the construction of a school facilities project included in a request therefor of the State filed after June 30, 1960, unless the State makes an equally binding commitment to pay the State share of the principal and interest annually becoming due on such obligations. For the purposes of this Act, the "State share" for any State shall be 100 per centum less than the Federal share.

(b) (1) A State may, in lieu of the commitment provided in subsection (a), make a capital grant to cover part of the cost of such construction, in which case (A) the Federal grant commitment shall be to pay the entire principal and interest annually becoming due on an amount of obligations which bears the same ratio to the amount of such capital grant as the Federal share of the cost of such construction bears to the State share thereof, and (B) the amount charged against the applicable allocation of the State shall be equal to the sum of the amount of the obligations covered by such commitment and the amount of such capital grant.

(2) A State may require repayment of all or any portion of the amounts paid by the State pursuant to its commitment, with or without interest, and, in such case, the same requirement shall apply with respect to the amounts paid under the Federal grant commitment.

(c) In the case of any obligations included in a request of a State filed pursuant to section 8 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, with respect to which the State does not make either a commitment to pay the State share of the principal and interest annually becoming due, or a capital grant, as provided in subsection (a) or (b).

(1) the request shall include assurrance of the ability of the local educational agency to secure the funds necessary to meet the portion of the principal and interest annually becoming due on such obligations not covered by the Federal grant commitment;

(2) the requirement in section 7(c) for standards and procedures assuring highest priority to certain local educational agencies shall be deemed met if such priority is assured subject to the ability of local educational agencies to secure funds to meet the portion of the principal and interest annually becoming due on obligations

(to finance school facilties projects) not covered by a Federal grant commitment.

States exclusively responsible for school construction financing

Sec. 10. If exclusive responsibility for the financing of the construction of school facilities in any State, or in any portion of a State, has been assumed by the State, the Commissioner may, to the extent he deems such action necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act, modify or make inapplicable to such State or portion thereof, as the case may be, any of the provisions of this Act which he determines to be inappropriate by reason of the absence of a local educational agency or agencies responsible for such financing.

Payment of Federal Grants

Sec. 11. (a) The Commissioner shall from time to time pay to such agency or person or persons as may be designated in the request of a State agency pursuant to section 8 with respect to any obligations, the Federal grants for each year under the Federal grant commitment under this Act with respect to such obligations.

(b) The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment of all grants due under Federal grant commitments made under this Act. Federal Capital Grants for Local Educational Agencies Which Have Reached Their Debt Limits

Sec. 12. (a) During the fiscal years ending June 30, 1960, and June 30, 1961, a State educational agency which has submitted and had approved a State plan under section 7 may, in lieu of requesting a Federal grant commitment with respect to obligations to finance a project of a local educational agency for the construction of school facilities, request a Federal capital grant in an amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of constructing such project. If the Commissioner finds that—

(1) the local educational agency is unable by reason of State legal restrictions on the incurring of debt by such agency to issue obligations or otherwise borrow the amount covered by the State's request and is unable to obtain such amount by arrangement with State or local school building authorities or other arrangement not involving violation of such restrictions;

(2) such local educational agency would, if obligations were issued to finance the cost of constructing such project, in all respects meet the requirements under section 8 for a Federal grant commitment with respect to such obligations;

(3) financing for the portion of the cost of such project not covered by such Federal capital grants has been arranged; and

(4) the State educational agency (or an appropriate official of the State) has given reasonable assurance to the Commissioner that it will dili

gently seek an amendment of State law which will enable such local educational agency to obtain, through borrowing or other financial measures, the amount of any Federal capital grant made under this section and that provision will, assuming such an amendment of State law, be made for the repayment of such amount by or on behalf of the local educational agency to the Federal Government; the Commissioner shall make a Federal capital grant in the amount requested and shall pay the same in such installments, in advance or otherwise, as he may determine, and shall charge against the applicable allocation of the State an amount equal to twice the amount of the capital grant.

(b) Any obligations which are issued for the purpose of obtaining the amount of any Federal capital grant made or to be made pursuant to subsection (a) (for repayment to the United States), and which meet the requirements of section 8(a) (4) and of the last sentence of section 4(a) (2), shall be deemed to be obligations meeting the requirements for Federal grant commitments under this Act, except that any such obligations with respect to which a Federal grant commitment is made shall not be charged against any allocation of the State under this Act.

(c) If a Federal capital grant has been made upon the request of any State pursuant to subsection (a) and any portion of such grant has not been repaid to the Federal Government by July 1, 1962, the allocation for such State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, shall be charged with an amount equal to twice the unpaid portion of such grant, and if such allocation is insufficient for such purpose with respect to all such grants, against the State's allocations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964. Upon repayment by the State to the Federal Government of any Federal capital grant or portion thereof for which an allocation of such State has been charged under this subsection, such allocation shall, if still available, be increased by an amount equal to twice the amount so repaid.

(d) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1961, and June 30, 1962, such sums as may be necessary for payment of Federal capital grants made under this section.

(e) The provisions of sections 13, 14, and 18, and the first sentence of section 4(a) (2), shall apply to Federal capital grants to the same extent as they are applicable to Federal grant commitments and obligations covered thereby.

Abandonment of Projects

Sec. 13. If any project financed by obligations with respect to which a Federal grant commitment has been made under this Act or any project financed with the aid of a Federal capital grant, is abandoned, or is not completed within a reasonable period (determined under regulations of the Commissioner) after such obligations have been sold or after such grant has been made, the United

States shall be entitled to recover from the State in which such project is located or from the local educational agency whose project was involved, or both, the amount of the grants made by the United States as capital grants or with respect to the principal and interest on such obligations or such lesser amount as may be reasonable under the circumstances (as determined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in a Federal district court).

Labor Standards

Sec. 14. (a) The Commissioner shall not make any commitment under this Act with respect to obligations to finance the construction of any school facilities project, except upon adequate assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of work on such project will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5), and will receive compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in any workweek in excess of eight hours in any workday or forty hours in the workweek, as the case may be.

(b) The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in subsection (a) of this section, the authority and function set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267), and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c).

Administrative Provisions

Sec. 15. (a) The Commissioner, in addition to other powers conferred by this Act, shall have power to agree to modifications of Federal grant commitments made under this Act and of obligations with respect to which such commitments have been made and to pay, compromise, waive, or release any right, title, claim, lien, or demand, however arising or acquired under this Act; except that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the power of the Attorney General in the conduct of litigation arising under this Act.

(b) Financial transactions of the Commissioner in making Federal grant commitments, and payments with respect thereto, pursuant to this Act, and vouchers approved by the Commissioner in connection with such financial transactions, shall be final and conclusive upon all officers of the Government; except that all such transactions shall be subject to audit by the General Accounting Ofice at such times and in such manner as the Comptroller General may by regulation prescribe.

Suits Against the United States Sec. 16. Any holder of obligations with respect to which a Federal grant commitment has been made under this Act may bring suit against the United States to enforce any duty of the Commissioner under this Act relating to the commit

ment or any undertaking of the Commissioner pursuant to such commitment. In any action arising under this Act to which the United States is a party, the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amounts involved. Such action shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the judicial district in which the plaintiff, or any of the plaintiffs if there are more than one, resides, or has his principal place of business or, if he does not have his principal place of business within any such judicial district, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. Definitions

Sec. 17. For purposes of this Act(a) The term "Commissioner" means the (United States) Commissioner of Education.

(b) The term “State" includes Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.

(c) The term "State educational agency" means the State board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary or secondary schools, or (if different) the officer or agency primarily responsible for State construction or supervision of construction of such schools, whichever may be designated by the Governor or by State law.

(d) The term "local educational agency" means a board of education or other legally constituted local school authority having administrative control and direction of public education in a city, county, township, school district, or political subdivision in a State. separate local public authority has responsibility for the provision or maintenance of school facilities for any local educational agency or the financing of the construction thereof, such term includes such other authority.

If a

(e) The term "school facilities" includes classrooms and related facilities for public elementary or secondary education; initial equipment, machinery, and utilities necessary or appropriate for school purposes; and interests in land (including site, grading, and improvement) on which such facilities are constructed. Such term does not include athletic stadiums, or structures or facilities intended primarily for events, such

as

athletic exhibitions, contests, or games, for which admission is to be charged to the general public.

(f) The terms "construct", "constructing", and "construction" include the preparation of drawings and specifications for school facilities; erecting, building, acquiring, altering, remodeling, improving, or extending school facilities; and the inspection and supervision of the construction of school facilities.

(g) The term "obligations" means any bond, notes, interim certificates, debentures, certificates of indebtedness, or other evidence of indebtedness. Withholding of funds and judicial review Sec. 18. (a) Whenever the Commissioner, after reasonable notice and op

portunity for hearing to the State educational agency, finds that—

(1) the State plan approved under section 7 has been so changed that it no longer complies with the requirements of such section; or

(2) in the administration of the plan there is a failure to comply substantially with any such requirement; the Commissioner shall notify such State agency that no further Federal grant commitments and no further Federal capital grants will be made under this Act with respect to obligations to finance the construction of school facilities projects in the State (or, in his discretion, that further commitments or grants will not be made for projects in the State affected by such failure), until he is satisfied that there will no longer be any such failure. Until he is so satisfied the Commissioner shall make no further Federal grant commitments and no further Federal capital grants with respect to projects in such State under this Act (or shall limit commitments or grants to projects with respect to which there is no such failure).

(b) (1) If any State is dissatisfied with the Commissioner's action under subsection (a) of this section, such State may appeal to the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which such State is located. The summons and notice of appeal may be served at any place in the United States.

(2) The findings of fact by the Commissioner, unless substantially contrary to the weight of the evidence, shall be conclusive; but the court, for good cause shown, may remand the case to the Commissioner to take further evidence, and the Commissioner may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact and may modify his previous action. Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be conclusive unless substantially contrary to the weight of the evidence.

(3) The court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Commissioner or to set it aside, in whole or in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in title 28, United States Code, section 1254.

Utilization of Other Agencies Sec. 19. In administering the provisons of this Act, the Commissioner is authorized to utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Federal Government, in accordance with agreements between the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the head thereof. Payment for such services and facilities shall be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the head of the agency concerned.

Delegation of Commissioner's Functions Sec. 20. The Commissioner is authorized to delegate any of his functions under this Act, except the making of regulations, to any officer or employee of the Office of Education.

So the amendment was not agreed to. On motion by Mr. McNAMARA to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the amendment,

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of

Texas, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: The Speaker of the House of Representatives has appointed as members on the part of the House of Representatives the following:

To the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Military Academy: Mr. TEAGUE of Texas; Mr. RABAUT, of Michigan; Mr. RIEHLMAN, of New York; and Mr. LAIRD, of Wisconsin.

To the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy: Mr. RILEY, of South Carolina; Mr. LANKFORD, of Maryland; Mr. BETTS, of Ohio; and Mr. OSTERTAG, of New York.

To the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: Mr. BowLES, of Connecticut, and Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, of Michigan.

To the Board of the U.S. Air Force Academy: Mr. ROGERS of Colorado; Mr. MAGNUSON, of Washington; Mr. CHENOWETH, of Colorado; and Mr. FORD, of Michigan.

FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL

CONSTRUCTION

The Senate resumed the consideration of its unfinished business, viz, the bill

(S. 8) to authorize an emergency 2-year program of Federal financial assistance in school construction to the States.

On motion by Mr. CLARK (for himself, Mr. MURRAY, Mr. LONG of Hawaii, Mr. NEUBERGER, Mr. MANSFIELD, Mr. MORSE, Mr. CHAVEZ, Mr. BYRD of West Virginia, Mr. Moss, Mr. MARTIN, Mr. KEFAUVER, Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. MCGEE, Mr. GRUENING, Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. KERR, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. HENNINGS, Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr. CHURCH, Mr. MUSKIE, and Mr. MONRONEY) to amend the part proposed to be inserted by the reported amendment by striking out and inserting other words in various places therein,

Pending debate,

On motion by Mr. CLARK,

The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the question of agreeing to his (and others) amendments.

Pending debate,

On motion by Mr. CASE of South Dakota to amend the amendments by striking out on line 7, page 2, the sum "$25" and inserting in lieu thereof the sum $15,

On motion by Mr. CASE of South Dakota,

The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were ordered on the question of agreeing to his amendment.

After debate,

The question being taken on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. CASE of South Dakota,

It was determined in/Yeas___. 33 the negative_ ___. Nays------ 54

The yeas and nays having been heretofore ordered.

Senators who voted in the affirmative

are

The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. CLARK (for himself and others), to the part proposed to be inserted by the reported amendment, viz,

On page 8, lines 18 and 19, amend the short title to read as follows: "School Asistance Act of 1960";

On page 8, lines 21 and 22, strike the words "a two-year program of";

On page 8, line 24, insert before the period the words and for teachers' salaries;

On page 9, strike out the words on line 10 through line 14, as follows:

"SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1959, and the succeeding fiscal year, such sums, not to exceed $500,000,000 in any fiscal year, as the Congress may determine, for making payments to State education agencies under this Act."

and insert in lieu thereof the following:

Sec. 4. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1906, and for each succeeding fiscal year, an amount equal to $25 times a number equal to the schoolage population of the United States as of such year for the purpose of making payments to State education agencies under this Act.

On page 15, after line 6 insert the following subsections:

(e) specifies the proportion of its State allotment that will be expended for (1) the construction of school facilities and (2) for teachers' salaries; and

(f) certifies that funds the State education agency specifies for teachers' salaries will be distributed among the local education agencies of the State to be expended solely for teachers' salaries in accordance with this Act.

On page 15, line 10, insert, after the word "section", the following: with respect to the funds specified for school construction;

On page 15, strike out all on line 15 through line 4 on page 16, as follows:

"SEC. 8. The State education agency may allocate funds received under this Act to a project for the construction of school facilities only if the amount to be allocated plus any other amounts previously allocated under this Act does not exceed the Federal share for such State of the sum of (1) the cost of constructing the project in question and (2) the total cost of constructing the projects for which such other allocations have been made, and if the State education agency determines that the remainder of the cost of constructing the project in question will be paid out of funds other than funds paid by the Commissioner under Public Law 815, Eighty-first Congress, as amended. For the purposes of this Act the 'Federal share' for any State is the allotment ratio for such State, except that in no case shall it be less than 0.33% or more than 0.6623." and insert in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 8. (a) After the first two years that allotments are made under this Act, a State in order to receive its allot

ment for any subsequent year must have matched the Federal funds the State received under the Act in the previous year by having increased its expenditures for elementary and secondary education by an amount that is not less than the product of (A) the State's share and (B) the expenditures for elementary and secondary education from State and local sources in the base school year 1959-60: Provided, That the State allotment shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum by which the State fails to match the prescribed amount set forth in this section. The total of such reduction shall be reallotted among the remaining States by proportionately increasing their allotments under section 5.

(b) The "State's share" for a State be 5 per centum of the remainder of 1.00 less the State's allotment ratio as computed under section 5 except that in no case shall the State's allotment ratio be less than 0.333 or more than 0.6623.

(c) For the purposes of this section expenditures for elementary and secondary education for any year means the total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools by the State and subdivisions thereof made from funds derived from State and local sources in the State, as determined by the Commissioner on the basis of data supplied to him by the State education agencies.

(d) A State shall be considered to have matched its Federal funds in any year in which its school-age population is less than its school-age population in the base school year 1959–1960.

(e) If for any reason a State should fail to receive funds under this Act in any given year, for the purposes of the matching provisions contained in subsection (a), the State will be considered to have received Federal funds under this Act in that year.

On page 19, insert after line 11, the following:

(g) The term "teacher" means any member of the instructional staff of a public elementary or secondary school as defined by the State education agency of each State.

(h) The term "teachers' salaries" means the monetary compensation paid to teachers for services rendered in connection with their employment.

It was determined in Yeas the negative_-_

44

Nays

44

The vote of the Senate being equally divided, the Vice President voted in the affirmative.

So the motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

On motion by Mr. MONRONEY (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SYMINGTON, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. CHURCH, Mr. CLARK, Mr. YARBOROUGH, Mr. DODD, Mr. BYRD of West Virginia, Mr. HARTKE, Mr. LONG of Hawaii, Mr. KERR, Mr. FULBRIGHT, Mr. GORE, Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. GRUENING, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. MORSE, Mr. HENNINGS, Mr. MANSFIELD, Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr. YOUNG of Ohio, Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. KEFAUVER, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. CARROLL, Mr. MCNAMARA, Mr. MAGNUSON, and Mr. HART) to amend the reported amendment by striking out all on line 10, page 9, down to and including line 14, and inserting in lieu thereof other words,

Pending debate,

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and after the consideration of executive business, LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The Senate resumed its legislative session.

AUDIT REPORT OF FEDERAL NATIONAL
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, an audit report of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Housing and Home Finance Agency, fiscal year 1959; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

AUDIT REPORT OF ABACA FIBER PROGRAM

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, an audit report of the abaca-fiber program, administered by General Services Administration, fiscal year 1959; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

REPORT OF REVIEW OF SURPLUS PROPERTY PROGRAM

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a review of the surplus-property program for educational and public-health purposes, Division of Surplus Property Utilization, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, August

1958; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

REPORT OF REVIEW OF PROCUREMENT OF AIRFRAME SPARE PARTS AND AMMUNITION

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a review of procurement of airframe spare parts and ammunition at Ogden air material area, Department of the Air Force; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF THE PRICING OF J-69 TURBOJET ENGINES The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of an examination of the pricing of J-69 turbojet engines under Department of the Air Force contracts with Continental Aviation & Engineering Corp., Toledo, Ohio; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF SELECTED SUPPLY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. ARMY

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the examination of selected supply management activities of the U.S. Army, Ryukyu Islands and related activities of the Marine Corps in the Ryukyu Islands; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF PURCHASE ORDERS ISSUED BY DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO., INC.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the examination of purchase orders issued by Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc., Santa Monica, Calif., under the Department of the Army subcontracts; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

REPORT OF FOREIGN EXCESS PROPERTY BY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of foreign excess property disposed of by the Department of Commerce during the calendar year 1959; which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

tion to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for salaries and expenses, research and development, construction and equipment; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences.

CONSTRUCTION AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize certain construction at military installations; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY AT WELCH, W. VA.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of proposed construction of a one-unit National Guard Armory with motor-vehicle-storage building at Welch, W. Va.; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

EXTENSION OF EXISTING CORPORATE NORMAL TAX AND CERTAIN EXCISE-TAX RATES The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid befor the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide a 1-year extension of the existing corporate normal-tax rate and of certain excise-tax rates; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Finance.

REPORT OF D.C. TRANSIT SYSTEM, INC.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the vice president of the D.C. Transit System, Inc., requesting an extension of 2 weeks to file the audit report of the company as required by law; which was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN MAMMALS OR BIRDS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to clarify certain provisions of the Criminal Code relating to the importation of injurious mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles and the transportation of wild mammals or birds taken in violation of State, National, or foreign laws; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. CERTAIN

CONTRACTS ΤΟ FACILITATE THE
NATIONAL DEFENSE

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report that no contracts were entered into authorizing the General Services Administration to enter into contracts and amendments of contracts or to make advance payments thereon which would facilitate the national de