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was held on this bill on August 22, 1966, by the subcommittee. the conclusion of the hearing, the subcommittee met in an executive session and unanimously ordered the bill reported favorably with amendments. The Committee on Education and Labor, meeting in executive session on August 25, 1966, approved this action and ordered the bill reported favorably with amendment. The bill has not yet received final consideration by the House.

The primary purpose of the bill is to eliminate the necessity for those submitting welfare and pension plans to have the plans acknowledged by a notary, and also to reduce the number of copies of the descriptions which is necessary for those proposing the plans to submit. It is estimated that these changes will save the Government as much as $100,000. The subcommittee added an amendment which eliminates the 60-day period of changes made in plan descriptions to the following annual report.

Impact of foreign imports on American industry and employment

H.R. 16831 and H.R. 17248, were introduced by Representative Dent on August 4, 1966, and August 24, 1966, respectively. Both of these bills deal with legislation concerning the impact of foreign imports on domestic industry and employment. The subcommitte began a very extensive investigation into these bills with 10 days of hearings (August 29; September 19, 20, 21, 27, 28; October 3, 4, 5, and 12). The subcommittee plans to resume its hearings in February 1967.

H.R. 16831 provides that the Secretary of Labor must investigate when a complaint is filed by an employer or labor organization in respect to imports affecting a domestic industry. H.R. 17248 provides the President with a standby power to require quotas, etc., when domestic industries in low-wage areas are being injured by foreign imports.

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966

On March 16, 1966, Representative Dent introduced H. R. 13712, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to increase the minimum wage and extend coverage and overtime protection to additional workers. This bill was modified from earlier bills introduced in the first session. Extensive hearings were held on these bills, and they were the basis of the provisions of H.R. 13713.

On March 7, 1966, the subcommittee ordered the bill reported faovrably to the full committee. On March 21, 1966, the bill was ordered reported favorably by the full committee, and was reported to the House (H. Rept. 1366) on March 29, 1966.

The bill was considered by the House on May 24, 25, and 26, and was passed by a vote of 303 to 93 on May 26, 1966. On September 23, 1966, the bill was enacted into law (Public Law 89-601).

The 1966 amendments will increase the minimum wage for already covered employees to $1.40 an hour beginning in February of 1967, and $1.60 in February of 1968. The bill also allows for an additional 8 million newly covered employees who will begin at $1 an hour on February 1, 1967, with $0.15 an hour increments each year up to 1971 when they will reach the $1.60 minimum wage. Coverage was extended for the first time to agricultural employees and workers in hotels, motels, and restaurants.

Equal Employment Act of 1965

H.R. 10065 was introduced by Representative Hawkins on July 26, 1965. This bill was reported with amendments to the full committee after hearings were held on the previous bill H.R. 9222 in the first session. The clean bill, H.R. 10065 provides to more effectively eliminate discrimination in regard to employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

The Committee on Education and Labor reported the bill on August 3, 1965 (H. Rept. 718). The House considered H.R. 10065 on April 27, 1966 and it passed by a vote of 299 to 94. No action has been taken by the Senate.

Special Subcommittee on Labor

During the 2d session of the 89th Congress the Special Subcommittee on Labor conducted 5 days of hearings on several legislative proposals relating to the National Labor Relations Act and one legislative proposal relating to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.

National Labor Relations Act

On February 9, 1966, the subcommittee conducted a preliminary hearing on the proposed review in depth of the National Labor Relations Act and its administration and interpretation by the National Labor Relations Board. The subcommittee heard testimony from the Chairman and the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board who discussed the procedural problems of the Board. Various amendments to the act were considered, but no specific legislation was reported from the subcommittee.

Pending approval of the resolution to authorize the funds to conduct. this review in full, the subcommittee has been conducting studies and compiling information to aid in the proposed complete review of the act and its administration by the Board.

On September 14, 1966, the subcommittee conducted a hearing on H.R. 14354 and H.R. 17672, bills to amend the National Labor Relations Act to give to employers and employees in the performing arts the same rights given by section 8(f) of such act to employers and employees in the construction industry. On October 7, 1966, the subcommittee reported H.R. 14354, with amendments, to the full committee. The bill, as amended, would permit employers and employees engaged in the "live" entertainment business (does not apply to the broadcasting and motion picture industries) to negotiate labor-management relations contracts in which the so-called union shop provision, if included, would be effective after 7 days of employment, and would also permit labor organizations to execute prehire agreements with employers. This bill was not considered by the full committee due to the adjournment of the Congress. Arts and humanities

On July 26, 27, and August 4, 1966, the subcommittee conducted hearings on H.R. 16100, a bill to amend the National Foundation. on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 by the inclusion of a title II which would establish a Commission on Architecture and Planning for the Capitol. This would be an independent Commission

of outstanding individuals recognized by their peers for their expertise in the fields of architecture, landscaping, and in the preservation of historic buildings. The duty of the Commission would be to advise the Congress, and those employees of the Congress charged with providing and maintaining the quarters, on construction projects involving the U.S. Capitol and adjacent areas. The subcommittee did not conduct any executive sessions on this legislation.

Additionally, the subcommittee discharged its legislative oversight responsibility by observing the operations of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.

Select Subcommittee on Labor

During the second session, the Select Subcommittee on Labor considered three subjects. It held 14 days of hearings and reported two bills which became law. In addition, a subcommittee measure considered and passed by the House during the first session, the Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act (H.R. 8989), passed the Senate on June 23. The House and Senate agreed to the conference report on this bill on August 31, and it became Public Law 89-577 on September 16.

Federal Employees' Compensation Act

Consideration of H.R. 10721 was resumed during the second session. The bill, broadened in executive session to include some of the other FECA proposals referred to subcommittee, was reported to the full committee on February 2. On March 2 the committee reported the measure, amended, to the House (H. Rept. 1304). The bill provides for increased benefits in line with the percentage rise in the Consumer Price Index, flexible dollar ceilings on compensation payments, continued benefits to and on account of dependent children still receiving an education, rehiring procedures for disabled employees who wish to return to work, and a hearing procedure.

On March 7, H.R. 10721 passed the House, by voice vote, under suspension of the rules. The House concurred in the Senate amendments to the bill on June 21, and on July 4 the bill became Public Law 89-488.

Manpower Services Act and Employment Service Act

On February 24 Mr. Holland introduced H.R. 13037, a bill to amend the Wagner-Peyser Act, and entitled the "Manpower Services Act." Ten days of joint hearings were held on this bill and its companion S. 2974 by the select subcommittee and the Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Also considered during these hearings were the Employment Service Act bills, H.R. 13362 and S. 3032, introduced by Mr. Holland and Senator Clark on behalf of the administration. H.R. 13037 (and S. 2974) provided for expansion, modernization, and improvement of the operations of the Federal-State employment service in order to meet the Nation's present manpower needs. The Senate passed S. 2974 with amendments on June 29, and on June 30 it was referred to the select subcommittee. No further action was taken.

Manpower Development and Training Act

Four days of hearings (June 2, 6, 7, and 8) were held on a series of bills to amend the Manpower Development and Training Act. These bills were H.R. 14341, H.R. 14637, H. R. 14671, H.R. 14685, H.R. 14690, H.R. 14705, H.R. 14731, H.Ŕ. 14737, and H. R. 14362, known as the State and Local Government Employees Training Act.

On July 29 Mr. Holland introduced H.R. 16715, an omnibus bill embodying approved proposed amemdments to MDTA, and the subcommittee reported this measure to the full committee on August 1. H.R. 16715 broadens the eligibility for referral to training, extends training allowance provisions, provides for broader utilization of private educational institutions, authorizes experimental and demonstration training projects for inmates of correctional institutions and makes some necessary administrative adjustments.

H.R. 16715 was reported with amendments to the House on September 8 (H. Rept. 2017). The House considered and passed the bill under suspension on September 19. The bill passed the Senate on October 13 and became Public Law 89-792 on November 7, 1966.

Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the War on Poverty Program

The investigatory task force authorized late in August 1965 to assist the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the War on Poverty, began an intensive series of investigations in September, which carried through to the end of February 1966. Its prime purpose was to collect data. on the administration and operation of programs funded under the Economic Opportunity Act, useful to the subcommittee in drafting new amendments to the act. During this period the task force, in teams of 1 to 6 investigators, made 79 inspections of antipoverty agencies and programs in 22 States and the District of Columbia. These included visits to 15 Job Corps conservation and urban training centers; intensive investigation of 58 community action programs in large cities covering Neighborhood Youth Corps operations and work. experience programs; programs in rural communities in North Carolina, Texas, New Mexico, and West Virginia were also examined. In fact, the investigations covered the entire range of programs funded under the Economic Opportunity Act. The intensity of the investigations is exemplified by the fact that nine States were visited twice, and four sites were inspected on three separate occasions. It is also most significant to note that 15 of these inspections were led by congressional members of the subcommittee. From March to the present, the task force has continued to function, although on a more limited scale. It assisted the committee with the hearings, the development of amendments to the act, and investigated numerous serious complaints from communities across the country. Chairman Powell sent a staff summary of these investigations to the Members of Congress.

On March 8, 1966, Chairman Powell introduced H.R. 13391, a bill to provide for continued progress in the Nation's war on poverty. On the same date Representative Gibbons introduced an identical bill. Both bills were referred to the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the War on Poverty Program. Subcommittee hearings were held on March 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, and 23, 1966.

by independent groups in obtaining funding where there existed communitywide action programs which tended to become monopolies through control of distribution of funds under the Economic Opportunity Act.

On May 13 and 20, 1965, the ad hoc subcommittee of the war on poverty program met in executive sessions. On May 20, both the subcommittee and the full committee approved a clean bill (H.R. 8283) which was introduced by Representative Gibbons. On May 27, H.R. 8283 was reported (H. Rept. 428), and a rule was granted on June 22, 1965. In addition, the report strongly urged maximum feasible representation of the poor in the policymaking function of CAP operations, more flexible use of independent funding by the Office of Economic Opportunity, and more realistic salary levels for administrative personnel. The bill, amended, passed the House by a vote of 245 to 158 on July 22, 1965. The House adopted the conference report (H. Rept. 1061), by voice vote on September 23, 1965. The act was signed by the President on October 9, 1965, and became Public Law 89-253.

The major changes effected by the 1965 amendments were the increase in the authorizations from $947.5 million for fiscal year 1965, to $1.8 billion for fiscal year 1966, as well as an expansion of youth programs under title I, and special programs in basic adult education directed at the chronically unemployed poor adults under title II.

Because of the complex nature of the problems of poverty, as well as programs designed to cope with them, it became clearly necessary for the House to establish a mechanism for forming its independent judgment on the effectiveness of the many and varied projects under this act. Therefore, House Resolution 537, passed August 25, 1965, and House Resolution 609, passed October 19, authorized funds for a professional task force to assist the subcommittee in the investigation and evaluation of antipoverty programs funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity, under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and subsequent amendments.