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2. Summary of measure.-This bill would amend the Employment Act of 1946 to require the Council of Economic Advisers to advise the President regarding the effect of the importation of petroleum and petroleum products on employment in the United States.

3. Legislative status.-Hearings were held by the subcommittee. 4. Hearings.-April 8, 1965. Transcript printed.

Q. H.R. 11916, To Amend the Employment Act of 1946 To Bring To Bear an Informed Public Opinion Upon Price and Wage Behavior Which Threatens National Economic Stability.

1. Report number and date.-This bill was not reported by the subcommittee; therefore, no legislative report was filed. However, an investigative report was prepared by the subcommittee (see I.A., above).

2. Summary of measure.-This bill would make a congressional declaration that a new mechanism is needed to promote the aims of the Employment Act; require the Council of Economic Advisers to submit price-wage guideposts annually and to study and report pricewage behavior inconsistent with such guideposts; and the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress would hold public hearings and make recommendations on such guideposts.

3. Legislative status.-The subcommittee held hearings on this bill; however, it was decided that due to the lateness of the session and the expected adjournment of Congress, the subcommittee's views and recommendations on this matter should be put into a report to the House rather than propose adoption of the bill."

4. Hearings.-September 12, 1966. Transcript printed.

R. S. 561, H.R. 6118, H.R. 10212, H.R. 11863, H.R. 12896, H.R. 17955, All Designated as Intergovernmental Cooperation Acts.

1. Report number and date.-No report was filed on this bill. 2. Summary of measure.-These bills, all designated as Intergovernmental Cooperation Acts, contained various provisions designed to achieve the fullest cooperation and coordination of activities between the levels of government in order to improve the operation of our Federal system in an increasingly complex society, to improve the administration of grants-in-aid to the States, to provide for periodic congressional review of Federal grants-in-aid, to permit provision of reimbursable technical services to State and local governments, to establish coordinated intergovernmental policy and administration of grants and loans for urban development, to provide for the acquisition, use, and disposition of land within urban areas by Federal agencies in conformity with local government programs, and for other purposes.

3. Legislative status.-Hearings were held by the subcommittee and H.R. 17955, with amendments, was reported to the full committee. which did not act on the measure. A committee print of the bill, as

amended, was prepared for study by interested organizations during adjournment.

4. Hearings.-March 1, 2, 8, 9; October 5 and 18, 1966. Transcript printed.

S. Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1965 (Creating an Environmental Science Services Administration).

1. Report number and date.-No report was filed on the plan.

2. Summary of measure.-The plan consolidated the Weather Bureau and the Coast and Geodetic Survey into a new Environmental Science Services Administration within the Department of Commerce. 3. Legislative status.-The subcommittee held hearings on the plan but no disapproval resolution was filed in the House or the Senate. The plan, therefore, went into effect on July 13, 1965.

4. Hearings.-June 9, 1965. Transcript printed.

T. Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1965 (Locomotive Inspection).

1. Report number and date.-No legislative report was filed on the plan, but an investigative report was prepared by the subcommittee. (See I.A., above.)

2. Summary of measure.-This plan transferred locomotive inspection functions previously vested by statute in the director and assistant directors of the Locomotive Inspection Service to the Interstate Commerce Commission.

3. Legislative status.-The subcommittee held hearings on this plan but no disapproval resolution was filed in the House or the Senate. The plan, therefore, went into effect on July 27, 1965.

4. Hearings.-July 7, 1965. Transcript printed.

U. Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1965 (Interagency Committees). 1. Report number and date.-No report was filed on the plan. 2. Summary of measure.-This plan transferred the functions of a number of interagency committees within the Government to the President and heads of the appropriate departments and agencies. The committees were then abolished.

3. Legislative status.-The subcommittee held hearings on the plan but no disapproval resolution was filed in the House or the Senate. The plan, therefore, went into effect on July 27, 1965.

4. Hearings.-July 14, 1965. Transcript printed.

V. Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1965 (National Science Foundation).

1. Report number and date.-No report was filed on the plan. 2. Summary of measure.-This plan abolished a number of divisional committees within the National Science Foundation and permitted the Director of that agency to delegate his functions to other employees.

3. Legislative status.-The subcommittee held hearings on this plan but no disapproval resolution was filed in the House or the Senate. The plan, therefore, went into effect on July 27, 1965.

4. Hearings.-July 14, 1965. Transcript printed.

W. Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966 (Public Health Service). 1. Report number and date.-No report was filed on the plan. 2. Summary of measure.-This plan transferred to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare functions previously vested by law in the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service and in its various subordinate units; abolished the four principal statutory components of the Public Health Service (the Bureau of Medical Services, the Bureau of State Services, the National Institutes of Health, exclusive of its several research institutes such as the National Cancer and Heart Institutes, and the Office of the Surgeon General); and authorized the Secretary to assign the functions transferred to him by the plan to officials and entities of the Public Health Service and to other agencies of the Department as he deems appropriate.

3. Legislative status.-The subcommittee held hearings on this plan but no disapproval resolution was filed in the House or the Senate. The plan, therefore, went into effect on June 25, 1966.

4. Hearings.-June 8, 1966. Transcript printed.

X. Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1966 (National Zoological Park). 1. Report number and date.-No legislative report was filed on the plan, but an investigative report was prepared by the subcommittee. (See I.A., above.)

2. Summary of measure.-This plan transferred all functions relating to the National Zoological Park still remaining in officials of the Government of the District of Columbia to the Smithsonian Institution.

3. Legislative status.-The subcommittee held hearings on the plan but no disapproval resolution was filed in the House or the Senate. The plan, therefore, went into effect on August 23, 1966.

4. Hearings.-August 9, 1966. Transcript printed.

Y. Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1966 (National Capital Regional Planning Council).

1. Report number and date.-No legislative report was filed on the plan, but an investigative report was prepared by the subcommittee. (See I.A., above.)

2. Summary of measure.-This plan abolished the National Capital Regional Planning Council and all of its functions.

3. Legislative status.-The subcommittee held hearings on the plan but no disapproval resolution was filed in the House or the Senate. The plan, therefore, went into effect on September 8, 1966. 4. Hearings.-August 9, 1966. Transcript printed.

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MILITARY OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

A. H.R. 5665, To Authorize Disbursing Officers of the Armed Forces To Advance Funds to Members of an Armed Force of a Friendly Foreign Nation

1. Report number and date.-House Report No. 735, August 5, 1965. 2. Summary of measure.-H.R. 5665 was requested by the Department of Defense. It grants peacetime authority to disbursing officers to make emergency advances of funds in small sums to members of the armed forces of a foreign nation which might be operating in areas with U.S. Armed Forces. The grant of authority is subject to agreements with foreign nations requiring reimbursement and reciprocal advances to the United States.

3. Legislative status.-After hearings, the bill was reported favorably to the full committee and subsequently to the House on August 5, 1965. It was passed by the House on September 20, 1965, with amendments recommended by the subcommittee and the full committee. The amended measure was favorably reported by the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate in Senate Report No. 801 and was passed by the Senate on October 1, 1965. The bill was signed by the President on October 19, 1965, and became Public Law 89-265.

4. Hearings.-A hearing was held on the bill on June 10, 1965, and is printed under the title "Special Military Disbursement Authority."

B. Establishing a Department of Transportation

The staff assisted the full committee staff and the bill sponsors in conduct of hearings, and in preparation of reports and supporting material for committee action, floor action, and the conference.

GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES SUBCOMMITTEE

A. H.R. 4845, To Provide for the Economic and Efficient Purchase, Lease, Maintenance, Operation, and Utilization of Automatic Data-Processing Equipment by Federal Departments and Agencies.

1. Report number and date.-House Report No. 802, August 17, 1965. 2. Summary of measure. This legislation establishes a Governmentwide coordinated program for the management of the Government's automatic data-processing (ADP) equipment. The Federal Government is the world's largest user of ADP with expenditures now exceeding $3 billion per year. More than 100 General Accounting Office audit reports point to deficiencies in the present management approach. The Comptroller General estimates the management program to be established by H.R. 4845 will result in savings of approximately $100 million annually.

H.R. 4845 delineates the responsibilities of the Bureau of the Budget (BOB), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Department of Commerce and provides a stronger organization plan for Government ADP management. The bill maintains BOB's traditional control over fiscal and policy matters.

GSA is delegated operational responsibilities for coordinating Government ADP. GSA will administer an ADP "revolving fund" which will provide (1) a continuous flow of recurring data needed for proper management, (2) optimum utilization of Government ADP through multiagency use, and (3) more economic acquisition of ADP through volume procurements.

H.R. 4845 is aimed at general purpose commercially available ADP components. The bill contains adequate exemptions for national security and defense, and the Administrator is expressly prohibited from interfering in the selection and use of equipment by any agency. 3. Legislative status.-The bill passed the House on September 2, 1965, and was approved by the Senate on October 22. The President signed the measure into law on October 30, 1965. Public Law 89-306. 4. Hearings.-March 30, 31, and April 7, 1965. Hearings printed.

B. H.R. 9830, To Amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as Amended, To Authorize Reimbursement to a State or Political Subdivision Thereof for Sidewalk Repair and Replacement or To Make Other Arrangements Therefor. 1. Report number and date.-House Report No. 994, September 14,

1965.

2. Summary of measure.-The purpose of H.R. 9830 is to permit Federal Government agencies to reimburse a State or political subdivision for sidewalk repair and replacement. Under State laws and municipal ordinances, abutting property owners are generally assessed for sidewalk installation, repair, and replacement. The Federal Government is immune from such assessments and, as a result, the sidewalks around Federal property often go unrepaired.

It is important that the Federal Government be a good neighbor in the communities where its properties are located and be willing to assume and discharge the normal responsibilities incident to property ownership. H.R. 9830 was amended to extend to all Government agencies and to include installation as well as repair and replacement of sidewalks.

3. Legislative status.-H.R. 9830, as amended, passed the House on September 20 and the Senate on October 22. Signed by President on November 8, 1965. Public Law 89-344.

4. Hearing.-August 25, 1965. Hearing not printed.
(NOTE.-Identical bills H.R. 9554, H.R. 9730, H.R. 10245.)

C. House Joint Resolution 632, To Authorize the Administrator of General Services To Enter Into an Agreement With the University of Texas for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Archival Depository, and for Other Purposes.

1. Report number and date.-House Report No. 892. August 25,

1965.

2. Summary of measure.-The board of regents of the University of Texas presented an offer to the President of the United States to provide facilities within the academic environs of the university for use as a Presidential archival depository to be known as the Lyndon

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