H. Retirement of Comptroller General (80 Stat. 329) This act was the result of the enactment of S. 3150, 89th Congress. It was approved on July 26, 1966, as Public Law 520, 89th Congress. The text of the act appears in volume 80, Statutes at Large, page 329. Its provisions are codified as 31 U.S.C. 43. A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAW 520, 89TH CONGRESS 1. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD REFERENCES TO DEBATES, ETC. S. 3150: Messrs. McClellan and Jackson (by request); March 29, 1966 (Government Operations). Reported in Senate June 15, 1966 (S. Rept. 1283), 12528. Passed Senate June 16, 1966, 12944. Referred to House Committee on Government Operations June 20, 1966, 13067. Reported in House June 22, 1966 (H. Rept. 1645), 13336. Passed House July 18, 1966, 15161. Cleared for President July 18, 1966, D633. Approved July 26, 1966 (Public Law 520). 2. SERIAL NUMBERS TO BOUND VOLUMES OF CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 520, 89TH CONGRESS Senate Report 1283, 89th Congress, 3. CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS RELATING TO S. 3150, PUBLIC LAW 520, 89TH (No printed hearings found.) CONGRESS B. TEXT OF PUBLIC LAW 89-520 Public Law 89-520 89th Congress, S. 3150 July 26, 1966 An Act To make further provision for the retirement of the Comptroller General. 80 STAT, 329 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 303 of Comptroller the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, as amended (31 U.S.C. 43), is General. hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following Further retireparagraph: ment provisions, 67 Stat. 229. "Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph of this section, any person appointed to the Office of Comptroller General after January 1, 1966, and who at the time of his appointment is or has been subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act, shall be subject to 70 Stat. 736. all of the provisions of that Act, unless he shall in writing elect to be 5 USC 2251 note. subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph of this section. Such election may be made at any time, but not later than sixty days after the expiration of the first ten years of service as Comptroller General, and shall be irrevocable. Any Comptroller General making such an election under this paragraph shall be entitled to a refund of the lump-sum credit to his account in the Civil Service retirement and disability fund, but shall receive no benefits under the Civil Service Retirement Act." SEC. 2. Section 319 of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, as Dependents' amended (31 U.S.C. 43b), is hereby amended by substituting a colon annuities. for the period at the end of subsection (a) and adding the following: 73 Stat. 197. "Provided, That in the case of a Comptroller General who elects in accordance with the third paragraph of section 303 of this Act to be subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of such section, the election permitted by this section may be made within sixty days after the making of the election permitted by the third paragraph of section 303." Approved July 26, 1966. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1645 (Comm. on Government Operations). II. LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1946 AND AMENDMENTS A. Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 812) This act was the result of the enactment of S. 2177, 79th Congress. It was approved on August 2, 1946, as Public Law 601, 79th Congress. The text of the public law appears in volume 60, Statutes at Large, pages 812-852. Its provisions are codified as 2 U.S.C. 31 et seq., 261270; 28 U.S.C. 1291, 1346, 1402, 1504, 2110, 2401, 2402, 2411, 2412, 2671, et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 525-533. A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAW 601, 79TH CONGRESS 1. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD REFERENCES TO DEBATES, ETC. (Page citations are to vol. 92, Congressional Record) S. 2177: To provide for increased efficiency in the legislative branch of the Government. Mr. LaFollette; Special Committee on the Organization of Congress, 4881. Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 1400), 5958. Debated in Senate, 6344, 6365-6375, 6390-6398, 64396454, 6455-6466, 6466-6469, 6515-6521, 6522-6541, 6547-6575. Amended and passed Senate, 6578. Made special order (H. Res. 717), 10037. Debated, amended, and passed House, 10039-10104. Senate concurs in House amendment, 10139-10152. Examined and signed, 10329, 10411. Presented to the President, 10412. Approved (Public Law 601), 10740. 2. SERIAL NUMBERS TO BOUND VOLUMES OF CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS, ETC., RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 601, 79TH CONGRESS Senate Report 1400, 79th Congress, 11016. 3. (JOINT COMMITTEE PRINTS) JOINT COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS 1. Organization of Congress: Symposium on Congress by Members and others, August 1945. 2. Summary of hearings on Organization of Congress, March 13June 29, 1945. 3. Organization of Congress: A Select, Annotated Bibliography, October 20, 1945. 4. Report of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, March 4, 1946. 4. CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 601, 79TH CONGRESS Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, 79th Congress, pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 18: Organization of Congress: Part I: March 13, 15, 16, 19, 22, 26, 28, 1945. Part II: April 2, 4, 6, 16, 17, 20, 24, 27, 30, 1945. Part III: May 1, 4, 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 1945. August 2, 1946 (8. 2177] (Public Law 601] Legislative Roor ganization Act of 1946. Post, pp. 911, 912. B. TEXT OF PUBLIC LAW 601, 79TH CONGRESS AN ACT To provide for increased efficiency in the legislative branch of the Government. SHORT TITLE That (a) this Act, divided into titles and sections according to the following table of contents, may be cited as the "Legislative Roorganization Act of 1946": Post, p. 814. Post, p. 814. Post, p. 823. TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE I-CHANGES IN RULES OF SENATE AND HOUSE Sec. 101. Rule-making power of the Senate and House. PART 1-STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE Sec. 102. Standing committees of the Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Committee on Armed Services. Committee on Banking and Currency. Committee on Civil Service. Committee on the District of Columbia, Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. Committee on Finance. Committee on Foreign Relations. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Committee on the Judiciary. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Committee on Public Lands. Committee on Public Works. Committee on Rules and Administration. Sec. 103. Appropriations. PART 2-RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sec. 121. Standing committees of the House of Representatives. Committee on Appropriations. Committee on Armed Services. Committee on Banking and Currency. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Committee on the District of Colun:bia. Committee on Education and Labor. Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Committee on House Administration. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Committee on the Judiciary. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Committee on Public Lands. Committee on Public Works. |