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SECRET Approved For Release 2006/09/25: CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Friday - 29 October 1965 1. Picked up Chairman L. Mendel Rivers at his home and brought him in for breakfast with the Director and a briefing. 2. Talked with the office of Senator Birch Bayh (D., Ind.) and ascertained that the Senator would be in town until he leaves for his Latin American trip on Tuesday. This information was obtained in connection with a proposal to brief the Senator on Agency interest in one of his travelling companions. 3. Talked with Mr. Osborn, Chief of Management Section, BOB, in connection with the surprise passage by the Senate of H. R. 4845, Automatic Data Processing. Mr. Osborn confirmed that the Senate held no hearings on the bill and that at the last moment, Senator McClellan resorted to the unique procedure of polling the Government Operations Committee membership in order to report out the bill for floor action, late in the day on the 22nd of October, the last day of the session. Mr. Osborn indicated that this action caught them totally unaware. While we have made good legislative history supporting an administrative exemption of the Agency, Mr. Osborn agreed that it would be a good idea to complete the record by a restatement of our position in a letter to BOB. This will be done. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 SEGMENT Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 March 22, .1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE on Simplification of the Income Tax Laws. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be printed in the RECORD, that it be printed and appropriately referred, and that it lie over until Friday for the addi- tion of possible cosponsors. The VICE PRESIDENT. The bill will be received and appropriately referred; and, without objection, the bill will be printed in the RECORD and will lie on the desk, as requested by the Senator from Iowa. The bill (S. 1583) creating a commis- sion to be known as the Presidential Commission on Simplification of the In- come Tax Laws, introduced by Mr. MILLER (for himself and Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware), was received, read twice by its title, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer- ica in Congress assembled, FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECLARATION OF POLICY SECTION 1. The Congress finds that the in- come tax originally contemplated by the six- teenth amendment to the Constitution has become so complex and cumbersome, through the numerous statutory enactments, amend- ments, rulings, and regulations, that it is an undue burden on the taxpayers of the United States, the professional people who serve them, and the Government officials who ad- minister the law. This burden has become increasingly worse and if permitted to con- tinue there is danger that our system of in- come taxation will collapse. It is the re- sponsibility of the Federal Government to carry out its powers under the sixteenth amendment in such a manner as to enable taxpayers to comply with the law and to de- termine their liabilities without the expendi- ture of excessive time, effort, and money. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMIS- SION FOR SIMPLIFICATION OF THE INCOME TAX LAWS SEC. 2. (a) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby created a commission to be known as The Presidential Commission for Simplification of the Income Tax Laws (hereinafter re- ferred to as the "Commission"). (b) Service of an individual as a member of the Commission or employment of an in- dividual by the Commission as an attorney or expert in any business or professional field, on a part-time or full-time basis, with or without compensation, shall not be con- sidered as service or employment bringing such individual within the provisions of sec- tion 281, 283, 284, 484, or 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code, or section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99). MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 3. (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.-The Commission shall be composed of seventeen members, appointed by the President, with- out regard to political party affiliation, as follows : (1) Two Members from the Senate; (2) Two Members from the House of Rep- resentatives; (3) One member from the Office of Legis- lative Counsel of the Treasury Department; (4) One member from the Internal Re- venue Service; (5) One member from a State tax commis- sion engaged in State income tax adminis- tration; (6) Two members of the American Bar Association, one of whom shall be engaged primarily in tax law practice, including the preparation of tax returns, and the other of whom shall be engaged in the general practice of law, including the preparation of tax returns; (7) One member of the American Insti- tute of Certified Public Accountants whose practice includes the preparation of tax re- turns; (8) One member of the National Asso- ciation of Accountants whose practice in- cludes the preparation of tax returns; (9) Two farmers; (10) Two small businessmen; (11) Two wage earners. (b) VACANCIES.-Any vacancy in the Com- mission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (C) CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP UPON CHANGE OF STATUS.-A change in the status or employment of any person appointed to the Commission pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall not affect his member- ship upon the Commission. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 4. The Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from among its members. QUORUM SEC. 6. Nine members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 6. (a) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.-Mem- bers of Congress who are members of the Commission shall serve without compensa= tion in addition to that received for their services as Members of Congress; but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission. (b) MEMBERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.-The members of the Commission who are in the executive branch of the Gov- ernment shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services in the executive branch, but they shall be re- imbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission. (C) MEMBERS FROM PRIVATE LIFE.-The members from private life shall each receive $50 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Com- mission, plus reimbursement for travel, sub- sistence, and other necessary expenses in- curred by them in the performance of such duties. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 7. The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable, without re- gard to the provisions of the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 8. There Is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treas- ury not otherwise appropriated, so much as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 9. (a)-INVESTIGATION, ANALYSIS, and RECOMMENDATIONS.-It shall be the duty of the Commission- (1) to analyze the Federal income tax laws and to determine how they can be simplified in a manner consistent with equity and pro- tection of the revenue. (2) to formulate and make recommenda- tions for legislative action determined to be necessary and desirable to simplify the in- come tax laws and their administration. (b) REPORT.-The Commission shall report to the President and the Congress its find- ings and recommendations as soon as prac- ticable and in no event later than July 1, 1966. The Commission shall cease to exist sixty days following the submission of its final report. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 10. (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.-The Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hear- ings and sit and act at such times and places, administer such oaths, and require, by sub- pena or otherwise, the attendance and testi- mony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memorandums, papers, and documents as the Commission or such subcommittee or mem- ber may deem advisable. Subpenas may be issued over the signature of the Chairman of the Commission, or such subcommittee, or any duly designated mem- ber, and may be served by any person desig- nated by such Chairman or member. The provisions of sections 102 through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192-194) shall apply in the case of any failure of any witness to comply with any subpena or to testify when summoned under authority of this section. (b) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.-The Com- mission is authorized to secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent estab- lishment, or instrumentality, information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this Act, and each such depart- ment, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and directed to furnish such in- formation, suggestions, estimates, and sta- tistics directly to the Commission, upon re- quest made by the Chairman or Vice Chair- man. Mr. MILLER. Mr. President, this bill is introduced on behalf of myself and the senior Senator from Delaware [Mr. WIL- LIAMS ]. The income tax originally envisioned by the 16th amendment to the Constitu- tion has become so complex and cumber- some that it is an undue burden on the taxpayers, the professional people who serve them, and the Federal officials who administer the laws. This burden has been growing steadily worse and, if permitted to continue, there is danger that our system of income taxation will collapse. The effectiveness of our tax system rests on the under- standing of those who must pay the tax- the American public. When the nu- merous changes made by Congress over the years add to the confusion of the tax- payer, this effectiveness is negated. This is what has happened. In making structural changes, either through executive department interpre- tation or congressional action, it appears to me that the basic social philosophy un- derlying the tax structure has often been overlooked. Too often we fail to remember that a tax system has purposes other than simply meeting the cost of government. Many tax systems would raise the neces- sary revenue. Some would be more desir- able than others. When computing tax liability becomes so difficult, so complex, and so confusing, as is now the case, we are failing to take into account the other purposes of stimulating employment and economic growth and the encouragement of savings and investment. Changes in the law made for purposes of doing equity can result in inequity as a result of the complexities they bring with them. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 CONGRESSIONAI. RECORD - SENATE March 22, 1965 It is the responsibility of the Federal Government to carry out its powers un- der the 16th amendment in such a man- ner as to enable taxpayers to comply with the law and to determine their liabilities without the expenditure of ex- cessive time, effort, and money. My bill, to create a Presidential Com- mission on Simplification of the Income Tax Laws, would be a step in this direc- tion. The Commission would be charged with: First. Analyzing the Federal income tax laws to determine how they can be simplified in a manner consistent with equity and protection of the revenue. Second. Formulating and making rec- ommendations for legislative action de- termined to be necessary and desirable to simplify the tax laws and their administration. The VICE PRESIDENT. The time of the Senator has expired. Mr. MILLER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I may be per- mitted to continue for 1 additional minute. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Sen- ator from Iowa is recognized for 1 addi- tional minute. Mr. MILLER. Mr. President, the Commission would be composed of two members each from the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the American Bar Association; one from the Office of Legislative Counsel of the Treasury Department; one from the In- ternal Revenue Service; one from a State tax commission; one from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; one from the National As- sociation of Accountants; two farmers; two small businessmen, and two wage ILLEGIgrners. As can be seen, this Commission would be representative of all strata of rs, those who constitute the bulk of e taxpayers, and the professions which ist many taxpayers with their returns. LIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY THROUGH BETTER MANAGEMENT OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESS- GOVERNMENT Mr. DOUGLAS. Mr. President, I In- educe, for appropriate reference, abill Ld authorize the Administrator of General Services to coordinate and otherwise provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, maintenance, operation, and utilization of automatic data process- ing equipment by Federal departments and agencies. This bill would provide for central management and control over the auto- matic data processing facilities of the Federal Government. If enacted. it should make possible savings of many millions of dollars to the taxpayers of this country through better management of automatic data processing equipment. including improved procurement and utilization practices. The Federal Government is currently spending about $1 billion annually to op- crate the approximately 1.800 computers installed directly in Federal agencies. The Bureau of the Budget recently esti- mated that an additional 3.600 computers are employed in unique military opera- tions and by private contractors perform- ing work for the Government on a cost reimbursement basis. This means, ac- cording to the Bureau of the Budget, that the Federal Government is probably fi- nancing about 30 percent of all com- puters in the country, representing approximately $3 billion In total annual costs. The Federal Government is the world's largest user of data processing equip- ment, and the related costs continue to increase with each passing year. The Comptroller General has repeatedly pointed out, in the course of some 60 reports to the Congress since 1962 on this matter, that until the Government estab- lishes a form of centralized management and control over the procurement and use of this equipment, Federal agencies will continue to incur unnecessary costs in this already high-cost area of Gov- ernment operations. On March 6, 1963, the Comptroller General sent to the Congress a very sig- nificant report entitled "Study of Fi- nancial Advantages of Purchasing over Leasing of Electronic Data Processing Equipment in the Federal Government." This report showed that by purchasing rather than leasing 523 of the over 1,000 computers being leased by Government agencies the Government could save $148 million over a 5-year period and an addi- tional $100 million for each year of ad- ditional use after the 5-year period. But it is important to point out as well that these very significant possible sav- ings are based on calculations involving only about one-half of the computer sys- tems leased by Government agencies. There are many more computer systems which are indirectly leased at Govern- ment expense through contracts nego- tiated by the Department of Defense, Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Adminis- tration, and other Government agencies. Therefore, the total savings available through purchasing and improved utiliza tion of this equipment may well come to several times the amounts applicable to the 523 computer systems covered in the Comptroller General's report. This report and a followup report on this subject issued by the Comptroller General on April 30. 1964, pointed out that to realize the extremely significant possible savings, basic changes in the Government's overall management sys- tem will be necessary. In particular, de- cisions regarding purchasing and utiliza- tion of this equipment should be made through one central coordinating orga- nization which will consider both the Government-wide needs for this equip- ment and the resources already avail- able. There has been some improvement during the past 2 years in Government policies relating to the purchasing of computers. It is estimated that by the end of this fiscal year the Government will own about 46 percent of the 1,946 computers to be installed in Federal agencies by that time. Nevertheless, at the present time Government agencies have on lease about 1,100 computers. In other words, we have more computers on lease now than we had when the Comp- troller General issued his March 6, 1963, report to the Congress. Also, as the Comptroller General pointed out in his April 30, 1964, report, practically all of the equipment used by Government con- tractors is being leased. This latter re- port also showed that extensive savings could be achieved through improved equipment utilization practices in the agencies and through the joint use of electronic data processing resources by a number of Federal agencies in lieu of additional procurement of this costly equipment by each agency separately. The rapid growth in Government use of this costly equipment makes it essen- tial, In my opinion, that the Congress act to institute these economies. The bill which I have introduced is identical to my bill, S. 1577, of the 87th Congress which the General Accounting Office drafted at my request following a very revealing hearing before a subcommittee of the Joint Economic Committee. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mc- NAMARA in the chair). The time of the Senator from Illinois has expired. Mr. DOUGLAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I may be per- mitted to continue for 5 additional seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. With- out objection, it is so ordered. Mr. DOUGLAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be held at the desk for 10 days for possible addi- tional cosponsors. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will be received and appropriately re- ferred and, without objection, the bill will be held at the desk for 10 days for possible additional cosponsors. The bill (S. 1584) to authorize the Ad- ministrator of General Services to coordinate and otherwise provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, maintenance, operation, and utilization of automatic data processing equipment by Federal departments and agencies, in- troduced by Mr. DOUGLAS, was received, read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Government Operations. PROPOSED LEGISLATION RELATING TO FOREIGN CLAIMS SET'I'LE- MENT COMMISSION Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, I send to the desk two proposed bills deal- ing with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission and the Office of Alien Prop- erty. Under previous legislation the Office of Alien Property has drastically reduced its workload and this year's budget re- quest is approximately 50 percent of last year's. In addition, the Office of Alien Property has recently completed the sale of the General Aniline & Film Corp. and only minor technicalities remain to be settled in this matter. Consequently, the Office of Alien Property should be abe to complete its work during this session of the Congress and we should be able to transfer any remaining functions to the Foreign Claims Settlement Com- mission, resulting in a consolidation of Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 25X1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 March 25, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE authorization of $15 million is proposed for this purpose. Grants and technical assistance to multicounty economic development dis- tricts for formulating overall economic development plans. Additional Federal grants of 10 per- cent for development facility projects which are part of an approved district development plan, as a special incentive to encourage communities to work to- gether. Federal grants and loans for desig- nated economic development centers in order that economic development dis- tricts will have resources sufficient to sustain their growth. For the last two purposes I am recom- mending an authorization of $50 million. To allow ample time for the States to prepare well thoughtout action pro- grams, no projects would be approved under this authorization until 1 year after enactment of the legislation. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION This enlarged and redirected program of economic development will be admin- istered by the Department of Commerce, which has also been responsible for the r~xisting experimental program. The legislation I am proposing would create the position of Economic Development Administrator in that Department. The functions and powers of the existing Area Redevelopment Administration would be tansf erred to a Successor orga- nization to be created by the Secretary of Commerce to administer the new act. Many other Federal programs also can contribute to the economic development of distressed areas. It is essential that these programs be closely coordinated to make sure resources are used with maximum effectiveness in reaching the common goal of a higher standard of living for the people of these regions. Therefore, I have directed the Secretary of?Commerce to work closely with inter- ested departments and agencies in achieving a coordinated Federal effort. It is especially important that this effort be carried forward in close cooperation with the Office of Economic Opportunity. The antipoverty program will help people improve their ability to obtain and hold a job. This program is de- signed to increase the number of jobs available to those who want to work. Obviously both efforts are essential to the future growth of distressed areas. I in- tend to see that they work closely to- gether toward the common objective. steel from Pittsburgh. Poverty in_ one area slows progress in other areas. Third, the job can be done. We have the resources and the skill to extend American abundance to every citizen and every region of this land.. This program will help give us the instru- ments to match our determination to eliminate poverty in America. The conditions of our distressed areas today are among our most important economic problems. They hold back the progress of the Nation, and breed a despair and poverty which is inex- cusable in the richest land on earth. We will not permit any part of this country to be a prison where hopes are crushed, human beings chained to mis- ery, and the promise of America denied. The conditions of our depressed areas can and must be righted. In this gen- eration they will be righted. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THE WHITE HOUSE, March 25, 1965. thorizations of funds for technical assist- ance on a multicounty basis, and :n connection with the full development of regional resources, are proposals which I know the committees will review care- fully. - The ARA program has been one which has stimulated enterprise and created jobs in many parts of our country, but it has also had its problems which have' been recognized as the agency developed its experience to meet different needs in different sections of our country: I hope that attention will be given to these pro- posals, to a study of the accomplish- ments of the program since its beginning in 1961, and to the need for revisions and improvements which many of us have urged in the Senate for many years. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. HARRIS in the chair). What is the will of the Senate? Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. HARTKE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. With- AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TITLE Mr. COOPER. Mr. President, the Senate has just received the President's message on area and regional economic development. In this message, he has made recommendations which are fo- cused upon the economic needs of dis- tressed areas, and directed at providing the conditions which can lead to growth and to improvement of the towns and counties in which the people of these areas want to maintain their residence. I welcome the recommendations of the President, and I am pleased to note that he has based these recommendations primarily upon the experience of, the ac- celerated public works program, the Area Redevelopment Administration, and also the Appalachian Regional De- velopment Commission, which helped develop the Appalachian bill the Con- gress enacted this year. I know that the committees of both the House and Sen- ate will give careful consideration to these proposals, and I want to comment only briefly on the main points made in the message to the Congress. As one who has spoken and voted for the accelerated public works program, I am glad that a program of direct grants for 50 percent of the cost of constructing public facilities related to economic de- velopment is included in the message. More importantly, the request for an an- nual authorization of $250 million for this program, including a provision for greater assistance for communities whose financial condition makes them unable to raise the required local share, would place this program on a regular basis- a procedure I have long urged to meet the needs in many areas of our country that want to work to share in the eco- nomic growth and affluence of the rest of the Nation. The request for an annual authoriza- tion of $170 million for a revolving fund which would provide loans for commer- cial and industrial facilities, for con- nected public facilities, and for working capital guarantees, is one which deserves close study by the Congress. In addi- tion, the new recommendations for au- CONCLUSION There are three important things to remember about this program. First, it is designed to extend opportunity to those now deprived of a full chance to share in the blessings of American life. As such it has a call upon the moral conscience of every citizen. Second, it will benefit all Americans. The experience of the last 30 years has shown conclusively that the increasing prosperity of any region of this country increases the prosperity of the Nation. We have truly become a national econ- omy. Higher incomes for the people of Illinois or Arkansas mean increased mar- kets for automobiles from Detroit and h.iection, it is so ordered. aPOSED CUT IN SOIL CONSER- VATION SERVICE BUDGET Mr. HARTKE. Mr. President, I invite t'ie attention of the Senate to a crisis which is developing in the Nation's vital soil conservation efforts. I speak of the administration's proposal to cut $20,130,- 000 from the Soil Conservation Service budget for 1966, and to establish a re- volving fund to absorb this loss. The dominant conservation problem on the non-Federal rural lands today is soil erosion. A recent study made by the Department of Agriculture-the "Na- tional Inventory of Soil and Water Con- servation Needs"-reveals that conser- vation problems are inadequately treated on 62 percent of the country's cropland, 73 percent of non-Federal pasture and range, and 55 percent of non-Federal forest and woodland. Great strides, however, have been made in recent years toward developing proper conservation practices. In the forefront of these efforts has been the Soil Conservation Service. Of particular importance has been the technical as- sistance provided by the Service to the individual landowner in helping him to plan and develop conservation practices. It is proposed to cut funds for these technical services from the budget and to substitute in its place a revolving fund. This would force soil conservation districts, or individual landowners and operators, to pay to the Service up to 50 percent of the cost of technical assis- tance furnished. Mr. President, this proposal will seri- ously jeopardize water resource develop- ment in this country. We are not mov- ing fast enough in this area now. We need more funds, not less. I believe that the revolving fund plan is unworkable and can lead only to a decline in proper Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 - CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE March 25, 1965 conservation practices. Districts unable to offset the $20 million would be forced to reduce proportionately the technical staff providing assistance. In Indiana, for instance, the impact of the budget cut would be severe. More than $230,000 would have to be raised each year to maintain the program at present levels. About 70 man-years of technical time would be lost without the funds. Perhaps this budget cut is proposed as an economy measure. Action to re- duce Government spending is laudable in many instances, but here we have a clear case of false economy. By failing to fund this relatively small cost for valuable technical know-how, we will bring about enormous dollar losses in soil, crops, water and wildlife. The problem of water resource devel- opment and land management is na- tional in scope and affects every one of our citizens. We cannot expect the small landowner to bear the entire bur- dent of conservation costs. He already pays a percentage of construction costs and all of the maintenance costs. It should be recognized that urban people. too, benefit significantly from a balanced watershed development. Urban resi- dents want unpolluted streams, recrea- tion areas and attractive countrysides. The public interest requires an in- crease-not a decrease-in funds for these purposes. I urge every Senator to- study this problem carefully and to join me in opposing any effort to reduce or hinder our land and water conservation pro- grams. GENERAL SCHRIEVER ON 1 COMPUTER SYSTEMS Mr. HARTKE. Mr. President. a speech on the use of computers in the Air Force, which operates more than 500 of them as the heart of its systems man- agement program, recently came to my desk. It was written by Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, commander of the Air Force Systems Command, and was given at the 11th Annual Data Processing Conference of the American Management Associa- tion. Because of the importance of data processing and because of the contents of General Schriever's remarks. I ask unanimous consent to have the address printed in the RECORD. There being no objection, the speech was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: THE EVOLUTION AND CHALLENGE OF SYSTETIR MANAGEMENT It is a distinct pleasure to take part in this conference on "Management and the Computer." I see from theprogam that the computer portion of your conference has been covered by the speakers and panelists who are experts in data processing and man- :,gement information systems. I would like to discuss the management aspect, drawing specifically on the Air Force experience In managing the largest military development program In the Nation's history-the ICBM. Let me begin with a few observations about the place of the computer In the manage- ment picture. Military requirements. of course, have greatly stimulated the pace of computer development. Today the Air Force operates more than 500 computers. They is the traditional "arsenal" approach. There are at the heart of many of our systems, were two compelling reasons for rejecting It. especially command and control systems. First of all, It ran directly contrary to the They enable us to perform tasks that would Air Force philosophy of drawing directly on be simply impossible without them. the Nation's vast scientific and industrial re- to computer systems and designers and those which constantly face management are simi- lar in at least two ways: First, the computer, like the management approaches we adopt, must be placed in its proper perspective In our way of life. It must be fitted into our free enterprise system. Among other things, it will be measured by its contribution to our national economy and to our industrial base. Second, the computer, like any other re- source, must be capable of supporting deci- slonmaking in the most economical and effective manner. It must be competitive among other alternatives. Simply stated, my view of the computer In management Is that it should assist top man- agement In making better big decisions. A misuse of the computer Is to use It to par- ticipate in all decisions. I think this kind of misuse Often occurs because the computer Is still a mystery to much of the top man- agement. Too many specialists and inter- preters get Into the actin the so-called software area. We must Work toward com- puter systems which will allow the manager and the computer to communicate directly, and we believe that technology can provide this capability. The Air Force faced the same challenges In managing the ballistic missile program. We not only needed to take full advantage of the free enterprise system, and find the approach which best supported the decision- makers, but we also needed to make fullest use of our valuable scientific, technological, and industrial resources. I believe that the lessons we learned remain valid today and for the years ahead. At the outset of the ICBM program In 19.54 we faced two categories of problems-- I 'Ile which involved technology and one which involved management. A committee of prominent scientists advised us that both +ategories of problems could be solved, but that each demanded a special approach. Our success in solving the technological problems is a matter of record. The extent to which that success depended upon the evolution of management needs to be better known. During the late 1940's and early 1950's the management problems associated with weapon systems acquisition bad been rela- tively simple. We could normally start by designing a basic aircraft and then install the "black boxes," such as communications equipment, radar, armament. and other more or less off-the-shelf items. In short, our ap- proach involved straightforward engineer- ing. A systems engineering approach care- fully intergating the various subsystems was not necessary. But the ICBM required a whole new dimen- sion of management. It Involved a whole variety of technical problems, which often had to be solved simultaneously. The overall task-from initial concept to the deployment of the missiles in operational sites across the Nation-was unprecedented In size, cost, and urgency. We had the military resources, the scientif- ic resources. the industrial resources, and the manpower to develop this radically new weapon system. But we needed to find the way to harness these resources effectively- to weld them into an effective instrument that could meet the urgent challenge facing the Nation. This was primarily a challenge to management., and the challenge today is not too different from what It was 11 years ago. Should we meet this challenge by trying to achieve a rapid buildup of Air Force In- house resources, at the cost of many millions of dollars for Government facilities? This sources. Secondly, and more important, this approach would not allow us to rapidly at- tract, motivate, and employ all the outstand- ing scientists, engineers, and managers who were needed. What was the alternative? After consult- ing leading scientists and Industrial execu- tives, the Air Force decided to reaffirm its basic philosophy of employing the total re- sources in the scientific and Industrial com- munity. Immediately we faced the question of how to organize and manage this effort. A re- view of both Government and industrial ca- pablllties revealed that no single organiza- tion had sufficient expertise in all the tech- nical fields involved in developing the ICBM. This fact led the Air Force to adopt the concept of an associate contractor team work- ing directly with the Air Force. This con- cept permitted the Air Force to have a direct contract with each of several major specia- lized contractors, thus taking advantage of the specialized capabilities available and making possible closer management control. Because of the size and complexity of the ICBM program It was necessary to form a separate and Independent organization to perform the critical function of systems en- gineering and technical direction (SE/TD). This is a unique discipline which requires an extremely high degree of competence. The associate contractor approach, together with the use of the independent SE/TD group, insured that we made use of the out- standing talent of the Nation, whether in government, Industry, or the universities, In addition, the associate contractor struc- ture provide competition in both cost and technical excellence. The success of this approach is now a mat- ter of record. In spite of the fact that the ICBM program was a pioneering effort on a scale never before attempted and involved a whole new dimension of technical complex- ity, it succeeded beyond all expectations. The range, payload, and accuracy of today's ballistic missiles far exceed the most opti- mistic predictions. Furthermore, they were developed ahead of schedule. We were able to achieve these results through a management approach in which we carried on a number of activities concur- rently. These activities included develop- ment, test and evaluation; establishment of a logistic system: training of people; con- struction of technical and operational facil- ities; and production. If these had been done In sequence, the leadtime for the total system would have been much longer and the overhead costs would have been greater. Thus the concurrency approach made It pos- sible to save both time and money. This lat- ter advantage Is not always recognized. Obviously some degree of concurrency is Involved in the development of any major weapon system, but this does not always or necessarily mean concurrency in technical development. I want to stress this point. Concurrency has often been taken to mean stretching the state-of-the-art, but this is not the case. Technology is only one ele- ment of the total system acquisition. De- pending on circumstances, we can take an approach involving high technical risk, as with the ICBM, or low technical risk, as with the C-141 Jet transport or take an approach somewhere in between. But in each case concurrency is involved in the system acqui- sition cycle. We must always use judgment In employ- Ing this management concept, as we must In employing any management concept. It is Simply not possible to take a single manage- ment approach and say, "This Is the only way to develop a new system." Rather, our Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 March 25, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE approach should always be appropriate to the task we have to do-considering the size, the cost, the urgency, and technical risk in- volved, and other relevant factors. This brings me to a second consideration which has affected the evolution of systems management, and that is the constant chal- lenge to shorten the time cycle for systems development, while at the same time making maximum use of the potential of technology, This problem is not unique to the military. To the businessman it might take the form of the following two questions: Do we want to use today's technology and hardware to build a product that may be equal to or perhaps marginally superior to our competi- tor's products, but which is available rela- tively soon? Or do we want to assume a certain risk and build a product which will require some new technology but which will be definitely superior to the products our competitors are building?. To translate these questions into the lan- guage of military systems development, the first approach might be called the use of "hardware building blocks." The second would then be called the use of "technologi- cal building blocks." Each of these approaches has certain ad- vantages and certain drawbacks. The use of hardware building blocks minimizes the technological and economic risks, but at the same time it introduces the real risk of early obsolescence. This may not only be danger- ous from a military point of view, but may actually cost more money in the long run. The use of technological building blocks, on the other hand, involves technical risk, but it was this approach which enabled us to create today's superior ballistic missile force in time to meet the Soviet ICBM challenge. Future challenges may very well demand that we follow the same approach. With today's broad spectrum of technology and its con- tinuing evolution, there is no doubt that technical superiority is combat superiority. We must strive to attain the best balance between hardware and technological build- ing blocks, between concurrent and sequen-, tial activities, and among the often conflict- ing considerations of time, cost, technical risk, and operational requirements. We can attain this balance only if we remain clear about the results we need to achieve. The most important result of this evolu, tion in Air Force management is the stra- tegic superiority which our Nation enjoys today. But there are also a number of sub- stantial side benefits. Let me mention a few of them. First, by relying on the total re- sources to be found within the scientific and industrial community, we have avoided the buildup of a multibillion-dollar Gov- ernment network of facilities. Second, we have encouraged and maintained a strong, competent, up-to-date industrial base com- posed of all areas of technical endeavor. Third, we have insured that healthy indus- trial competition is always available and flourishes in such specialized fields as guid- ance, propulsion, reentry vehicles, and so forth. In this way we have not only con- tributed to building the industrial base for our national space program but have also fostered numerous commercial applications of new technology. Thus the management. approach which evolved in the ICBM development effort not only achieved its objective of creating a superior missile force, but at the same time provided a direct input to the national econ- omy. This fact is worth noting, because we live in an age when neither the military nor the economic aspects of national security can be considered in isolation. Our objec- tive must be superior military strength and a strong economy; both are essential to our overall national security. Effective SE/TD is still an essential part of system management. We have found that the best way to remove any question as to the complete objectivity and impartiality of the systems engineering/technical direction contractor is to assign the SE/TD function to a nonprofit, nonhardwase producing or- ganization. Furthermore, the use of the SE/TD contractor is selective. Where the technical complexity and the systems inte- gration problems do not require unusual capability across the broad spectrum of scientific disciplines, we follow the more traditional methods of systems acquisition. The challenges of the future will certainly call for further innovations to cope with the complex and demanding tasks ahead of us. These innovations are not to be feared, but welcomed. I do not believe that we shall ever reach a perfectly static set of manage- ment procedures, any more than we will ever prevent technology from moving ahead. Contrary to what some people may say, tech- nology has not reached a "plateau." Ac- tually it continues to move forward rapidly, and we must work to keep our technological leadership. We must maintain the techno- logical superiority that is the key to national security. Our management practices must be geared to encourage this superiority. This is the challenge facing all of us. It is clear that computer technology will make possible far-reaching changes in manage- ment. In only a few years it has already had a significant impact on the way we do business--both in the Government and in industry. We must make sure, however, that the tail does not begin to wag the dog. The goal of management is not merely to evolve toward more complex and more involved methods of procedure. Its. objective is not just some theoretical model of completeness and effi- ciency. Quite simply, its only aim is to get the job done-with speed, effectiveness, and economy. Furthermore, it must enable us to do the job within the framework of our democratic goals and values. This is the principle which the Air Force has followed in its development of systems management. It has frequently led us to evolve new concepts, and we have not been afraid to depart from tradition. I think the results fully justify this approach, and I am certain that it will be required to meet the challenges of the future. PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED AGRICUL- TURAL LEGISLATION Mr. HARTKE. Mr. President, in a very short time, the President will have submitted proposed agricultural legisla- tion for consideration by Congress. Every year, I receive considerable mail, and a volume of telephone calls and. tele- grams, directed to questions or sugges- tions concerning farm programs-rang- ing from how to make them better to how to get rid of them entirely. I am certain that all Senators enjoy a similar experience. I have been struck by certain facts and considerations that run through these letters, and which recur in meet- ings and discussions I hold with various groups and delegations. These are items, incidentally, that are evident each year when farm legislation is considered. There is still a high level of misunder- standing between various segments of the urban and rural populations. It is not clearly recognized by all that their ties are close, that interrelationships are continuous and vital, and that even in this age of specialization each is wholly dependent upon the other. These are not alien worlds. While certain facets of the daily mode of life may vary, both segments assume and carry responsibilities that would be meaningless without the other. The oc- cupational skills and workload of the farm, urban or city dweller may be ex- tremely different but each needs the expertise and help of the other to sur- vive. The efforts and output of each are inexpugnably entwined in the national welfare. A metropolitan and industrial nation, no matter how strong, could be reduced to a second-rate power, even a debtor nation, without a continuous- and even flow of wholesome food supplies. A nation dominated by agricultural in- terests could only fail to reach its maxi- mum capabilities in growth and outlook. This Nation has been blessed with a strong and responsive agriculture, and with a viable industrial and business complex. The interests, activities, bene- fits, and burdens of each blend together. Six million American workers are needed to supply the farmer with tools, machines, materials, and services for food and fiber production. Farmers bought $41 billion worth of goods and services in 1963-$29 billion for produc- tion supplies, and $12 billion for services. Ten million workers transport, proc- ess, manufacture, and sell farm goods. In 1961, manufacturers of food products alone had 1.7 million employees and a payroll of $8.4 billion. With ever-increasing efficiency, the American farmer now produces enough food for himself and 31 others. We spend only about 19 percent of our take- home pay for food. Britishers spend about 29 percent, Russians 40 percent or more. Many a factory worker lives in a rural community or is a part-time farmer; many a farmowner lives in town or is a' part-time factory worker. Many a farmer enters the business world when he retails, his product, sets up his own processing operation, or becomes a stock- holder in an allied industry. Many a city dweller has an interest in a family farm or is a gentleman farmer who re- ceives the benefits of commodity and conservation programs. Examples of the interrelation of rural and urban interests are many and varied. To deny an interdependence is to beg the issue. To misunderstand this fact brings forth criticism from urban interests that are not wholly merited by the farmer. It brings forth indignation from the farmer that should not be directed spe- cifically to the city dweller. One thing is certain, however: With- out an abundance of food, and the means and services to move it to market, both rural and urban consumers would be pay- ing high and premium prices for many a commodity, and a disastrous spiral of inflation would be started. The second fact that emerges is that, as with no other segment of our econ- omy, agriculture is the least equipped to bring its individual or cumulative pro- duction into line with demand so that farm income reflects an equitable return on investment. In no other segment of the economy is there less consensus on how to meet the problem. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE March 25, 1965 Agriculture speaks with a babble of voices. Each commodity group seem- ingly considers Itself a separate entity and evidences little consideration for the others-although their mutual aims are basically the same. Within each commodity group are the divergent in- terests of producers and the allied in- terests-the processors, manufacturers, mills, and what-have-you. Add to this a general distrust by geographical regions, and muddied waters only be- come darker. Also, it is apparent that, all claims withstanding, no agricultural group or organization-and certainly no national farm association-speaks for agriculture. Considerable criticism has been voiced about the complexities of commodity programs. The farmer in Indiana, who for the most part has diversified opera- tions, is particularly sensitive on this point-and I suggest rightly so. But I suggest also that any legislation adopted by the Congress Is mandated by the very condition it reflects, Until clear and simplified mandates are received from within agriculture, then the legislation that agriculture seeks can only meet the many and diverse claims that it makes. A third point is that price support pro- grams, initiated by the Congress in the public interest and for the national wel- fare, have been tarred by some with the black brush of handout to the point that this type of subsidy, if it is a true sub- sidy, has been distorted to a caricature of its basic meaning. The concept and intent-in fact, the reality-of price-support operations is that of dollar and cent values placed upon eligible commodities which reflect a minimum fair value to the farmer only when, and if, he places that commodity under loan. Price-support programs do not guarantee a profit to any farmer. The accumulation of commodity stocks by the Government that began to become burdensome and costly during the 1950's-and with certain commodities at the present time--can be attributed pri- marily to the aversion within agriculture to place restrictions upon yield. Of what value are general acreage restrictions when yields per acre for all the major commodities are annually surpassing previous records? Be that as it may, the fact remains that those portions of farm programs that may be considered subsidy-type operations are not limited to agriculture in our economic system. They are unique only in that they are the most open to public scrutiny and the most susceptible to criticism. I believe that It should be borne in mind, too, that commodity programs are not outright payments for mere services rendered. They are basically loan pro- grams. in which a specified commodity is pledged as collateral. Takeover by the Government occurs when the loan Is de- faulted. Land diversion and retirement features of farm programs are predi- cated upon conservation principles which protect our national resources. All are designed to meet a definite need at min- imal cost-not only for the farmer but also for all taxpayers. For those individuals and groups in- terested in farm legislation, I would commend, and recommend the reading of "Farm Programs and Dynamic Forces in Agriculture," which was prepared by the Legislative Research Service of the Library of Congress and transmitted to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, U.S. Senate. This document was ordered to be printed and appears under date of February 4. 1965, 89th Congress, 1st session. I find it Interesting to note in this detailed and objective report that, in the absence of price-support programs In the years 1961-65, net farm Income would have declined by one-half, to about $6 billion a year. In addition to some $6 billion annual losses in farm income, farmers also would have experienced de- creases of several billion dollars a year In farmland values-rather than the in- creases which occurred. It is also interesting to note In con- nection with these observations that similar conclusions were reached by study groups of Iowa State University, Pennsylvania State University, and Oklahoma State University. It is possibly true that, as charged, certain inequities may exist in present price-support legislation-that many benefits accrue to the larger operators, that the higher productive farm units use support programs as a hedge for their overproduction, and that the smallest farm units are not given suffi- cient legislation protection and incentive. If these charges are true, then I be- lieve that due consideration should be given to realining support mechanisms so that the national interest is served to the fullest. The fourth point Is that considerable interest has been created over proposed rural development programs and in con- nection with resource development pro- grams. These are needed and long- awaited proposals. Many benefits have already been derived. Many added benefits will undoubtedly be forthcoming. However, I suggest that, insofar as our basic concern is for a strong agriculture, we do not get the cart before the horse- and relegate the growing of crops to a mere contingency of rural affairs. The reason for being of a farmer- large or small-is to grow a needed com- modity at a profit which will assure an adequate and even flow of food and fiber to market, and at a fair price to the consumer. A strong rural America, with an ag- gressive rural development, rests firmly on a sound and progressive onfarm economy. The farmer needs to avail himself of all that is part and parcel of our high sta:.dard of living. Rural America needs to avail itself of all the advantages and incentives that are encompassed in the principles of the Great Society. But a clear line of understanding must be maintained between those programs directed primarily at increasing the pur- chasing power, and the bargaining power, of the farmer and those designed solely to supplement these programs, or as vehicles to aid those farmers forced off the land for want of income. A fifth point is that I find it paradoxi- cal and tragic that the Department of Agriculture should become the whipping post for so much undue criticism. As the saying goes, "It is flayed if it does, and peeled if It does not." I make the point that many harsh evaluations of the Department are due to misunderstandings of its role and function. Perhaps no other department of Gov- ernment administers so many programs that affect consumers. Certainly, this Department is second to none in its day- to-day concern and efforts to protect and to further the national Interests. A sixth and final point is that the value of agriculture has been downgraded and the image of agriculture has become blurred. I am afraid that much of the fault lies within agriculture itself. Many within agriculture are now voic- ing concern that changing population trends, the growth of metropolitan areas, and the increased representation from urban areas will have an adverse effect on agricultural legislation. There is concern that the voice of rural America will be lost in the hurly-burly sounds of megalopolis and that the votes will be cast only on the basis of urban interests versus rural need. I suggest that this is a false and short- sighted view. I have not supported all farm legislation proposed, but it was not because those city people I represent recommended that the farmer be written off the books. Whether or not farm legislation as presented this year is acceptable to the majority of the Senate remains to be seen. It will be neither accepted nor voted down, however, on the simple basis of rural vote against urban vote. It will be considered on its merits, and on the basis of fact, need, and feasibility as presently known. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. Mr. ALLOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. With- out objection, it is so ordered. EXPORT SALES OF CATTLE TO ITALY Mr. ALLOTT. Mr. President, a short time ago Mr. Joseph McCaffrey, In tele- vision comments, spoke about the cattle Industry. The substance of it was that the Secretary of Agriculture is about to deprive the United States of what had been building Into a lucrative cattle ex- port business, at a time when this coun- try is desperately in need of increased overseas trade. The problem is that the cattle must have health certificates, and as Mr. McCaffrey points out: The health certificate now provided by the Department of Agriculture contains spaces for 18 head of cattle on a single sheet of paper. When a shipment of 500 heifers or cows is exported to Italy. they may be sold to as many as 500 Individual buyers. Each cow must have a certificate to accompany Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 21972 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE September 2, 1965 A motion to reconsider the table. FEDERAL. METAL AND NONMETAL- LIC MINE: SAFETY ACT Mr. POWELL. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8989) to promote health and safety in metal and nonmetallic mineral industries, and for other pur- poses. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New York. The motion was agreed to. IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consid- eration of the bill H.R. 8989, with Mr. MONAGAN in the chair. The Clerk read the title of the bill. By unanimous consent, the first read- ing of the bill was dispensed with. Mr. POWELL. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may desire. Mr. Chairman, before making any fur- ther remarks I would like to say that the area of jurisdiction over this particular matter Is a little bit clouded. Many of the items in here belong to the Com- mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. I had the privilege of serving as subcom- mittee chairman of the Committee on Mines, even though the only mines we had were subways. I would like to say that the distin- guished chairman of that committee, the gentleman from Colorado, was one-of the major persons affecting my life by ap- pointing me to be chairman of that com- mittee. I would like to thank the gentleman from Colorado publicly for this as I' have thanked him privately. I would like to say that the gentleman from Colorado, the chairman of the Com- mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs, and the gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. EDMONDSON), have presented to the com- mittee certain very valuable amend- ments. We are accepting those amend- ments. The distinguished author of the bill, the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. ?O'HARAI, of our committee, will present these amendments for Mr. ASPINALL and Mr. EDmoNDsoN. But I just want the RECORD to show that these amendments originated from their committee and we think they will help the bill tremendous- ly. Mr. Chairman, the purpose of H.R. 8989 is to reduce the high accident rate and improve health and safety conditions in mining and milling operations In the metal and nonmetallic mineral indus- tries. It establishes a Federal-State pro- gram of systematic inspection of opera- tions affecting commerce and requires the development, promulgation, and en- forcement of health and safety stand- ards. The bill would provide for the Secretary of the Interior to Inspect and investigate all mines, other than coal or lignite; a mine being an area of land nonliquid form, or if in liquid form, extracted with workers underground. This definition also includes private roads appurtenant to such an area, ex- cavations, underground passageways, and structures and equipment used in ex- tracting minerals or in milling them. 'I,he bill authorizes the Secretary to make inspections and investigations as he may consider necessary to obtain in- formation on health and safety, to de- termine the extent of compliance with the health and safety standards under the act, and to evaluate the manner in which an approved State plan is being carried out. In addition, the Secretary is required to inspect annually or at more frequent intervals each underground mine subject to this proposed act, except in mines located in States with approved State plans. Mine operators will be required to sub- mit annual reports concerning accidents, injuries, occupational disease, and re- lated information. Other provisions include enforcement of the mandatory standards, appeal by the mine operators, definition of the criminal penalties, and direction for a program of health and safety education. The need for the bill has been amply demonstrated before the committee. In- terest in legislation to reduce the acci- dent rate in mines was demonstrated by the committee in 1956 when a specially appointed subcommittee held hearings on bills proposed to extend Federal inspec- tion to metallic and nonmetallic mines. In 1961 the Select Subcommittee on Labor held similar hearings; these hear- ings resulting in Public Law 87-300 which directed the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on health and safety hazards and report his findings to Con- gress. A study conducted by the Mine Safety Board showed a widespread exist- ence of correctable hazards in metallic and nonmetallic mines. As I did in the coal mine safety legis- lation recently passed by the House, I strongly urge the passage of this im- portant piece of legislation which will improve the conditions under which these miners work, and demonstrate to them the high value that the Members of Congress place on their lives. There was no opposition expressed by any committee member to this legisla- tion. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may desire to the gentleman from Mich- igan [Mr. O'HARAI, the author of this leg- islation and a member of the Select Sub- comittee on Labor which developed H.R. 8989, and who has proven through the years to be a valuable strong right arm to the chairman, Mr. O'HARA. (Mr. HOLLAND (at the request of Mr. O'HARA of Michigan) was granted per- mission to extend his remarks at this point.) Mr. HOLLAND. Mr. Chairman, it is a source of great satisfaction to me to see H.R. 8989, the Federal Metal and Non- metallic Mine Safety Act, come. before. this House today. Almost 25 years have gone by since the Congress first enacted legislation to protect the men who work in the Nation's coal: mines. Now, after this lapse of almost a quarter of a cen- tury, we are finally acting to extend pro- tection. to the rest of our mineworkers- to the men who labor in our copper, Iron, uranium, and other mines, under con- ditions that we all know to be excep- tionally hazardous. During the years of struggle to bring this protection to miners outside the coal, industry, members serving on the Committee on Education and Labor have attended many days of hearings and studied volumes of reports and state- ments on the question of the need for Federal mine safety legislation. This question has been given exhaustive anal- ysis, and the legislation before us today is the product of the most careful con- sideration. In 1956, in 1961, and again this Year, representatives of the workers in these mines have come before the committee, asking that the Congress act, and act effectively, to cut down the in- tolerably high rate of deaths and in- juries incurred by miners. Their testi- mony on the hazards of the miner's oc- cupation is spread across page after page of the hearings record that has been built up over these years, and any Member who turns' to 'this record will find detailed there a saddening account of the suffering experienced by mine- workers, and by their wives and chil- dren, from accidents and from crippling occupational diseases that could have should have been prevented. If every mine operator had, over these years, been as concerned with the health and safety of his workers as are our most consicen- tious operators-and if every State had put into its mine safety program the re- sources that are required for an ade- quate program-then many men would have been saved from early and violent deaths, and many others from injuries and diseases that have left them incap- able of supporting themselves and their families. Let us not forget the host of workers in our mines who have paid a terrible price for our failure to act firmly, years ago, to give them the coverage of a com- prehensive code of health and safety standards, backed up by effective en- forcement machinery. We are here to- day, at long last, to remedy that failure. It is true that spokesmen for mine operators have told us that Federal leg- islation in the field of mine safety is superfluous. Indeed, they have never de- viated from this line. The vast majority of deaths and injuries suffered by miners, they have argued, are-and presumably always will be-the result of the workers' own carelessness. Let the worker be more alert and cautious, as he loads ore or drills into a rock face in a tunnel hundreds of feet below the earth's sur- face-this is their prescription. Safety laws and periodic mine inspections, they imply, can accomplish little or nothing, since safety rests ultimately upon the responsibility of the individual worker to avoid stupid or reckless behavior that can injure himself or his fellow workers. This implied attitude toward safety legislation has more than a slight simi- larity to the attitude of those who tell Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 5epterrtber 2, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 21971 man's reservations have been cleared up since that time. But in any event, Mr. Speaker, I wanted to call this to the attention of the House so the Members will have the privilege of listening to the gentleman when he expresses his opinion relative to this bill. Mr. Speaker, I know of no objection to the rule and I urge the adoption of the rule. Mr. YOUNG. Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question. The previous question was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ALBERT). The question is on the reso- lution. The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. EQUIP Mr. YOUNG. Mr.`Speaker, by direc- tion of the Committee on Rules I call up House Resolution 550 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read as follows : H. Has. 550 Resolved. That upon the adoption of this resolution It shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself Into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4845) to provide for the economic and ef- ficient purchase, lease, maintenance, opera- tion, and utilization of automatic data pro- cessing equipment by Federal departments and agencies. After general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall con- tinue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Operations, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. At the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amend- ments thereto to final passage without Inter- vening motion except one motion to recom- mit. Mr. YOUNG. Mr. Speaker. I yield 30 minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska I Mr. MARTIN] and pending that I yield myself such time as I may consume. t Mr. YOUNG asked and was given per- mission to revise and extend his re- marks.) Mr. YOUNG. Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 550 provides an open rule with 1 hour of general debate for considera- tion of H.R. 4845. a bill to amend title I of the Federal Property and Administra- tive Services Act of 1949 to provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, maintenance, operation, and utili- zation of automatic data processing equipment by Federal departments and agencies. H.R. 4845 would provide a continuous flow of recurring data needed for effec- tive and efficient management. Present- ly the Bureau of the Budget issues only an annual inventory report wholly inade- quate for automatic data processing management purposes. Inventory and fiscal information Is needed to maintain policy and budgetary control, increase utilization, and provide more economical acquisition of equipment. Under this legislation, GSA would establish such a comprehensive inventory. This inven- tory coupled with the fiscal information flowing from the operations of the revolv- ing fund would afford all levels of gov- ernment with more adequate information necessary for effective and efficient man- agement. The availability of Informa- tion on prospective Government require- ments should also provide for fairer com- petition among all automatic data proc- essing manufacturers. There is widespread waste In available but unused Government automatic data processing equipment time. On June 16, 1964, the Bureau of the Budget set up an automatic data processing sharing pro- gram under GSA. This legislation would, however, substantially Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of GSA's interagency coordinating efforts. GSA would also be authorized to establish multiagency service centers to furnish automatic data processing capacity to several users. H.R. 4845 would strengthen the Gov- ernment's bargaining position in acquir- ing automatic data processing. The Government now obtains no special ad- vantages as a volume purchaser. Under the GSA supply schedules, price deter- minations and procurement are divorced. To obtain volume discounts, the Govern- ment must have volume procurement rather than a piecemeal agency-by- agency procurement. The traditionally accepted solution to this type of problem has been the "single purchaser" concept. The Government would be In a stronger bargaining posi- tion were all Its automatic data process- ing purchase and lease money in "one pocket." Whenever feasible, general purpose components, Including those used in specially designed automatic data processing systems, would be acquired under a volume procurement program. Government software acquisition could also be subjected to more orderly pro- curement procedures. The revolving fund would be used to consolidate volume acquisitions. GSA would acquire the automatic data proc- essing systems selected by the manage- ment of the agencies and, in effect, the agencies would then lease equipment from the GSA revolving fund reimburs- ing the fund periodically at rates reflect- ing the use value of the equipment. GSA could obtain direct appropriations cover- ing overhead expenses incident to oper- ating the revolving fund. H.R. 4845 delineates the responsibil- ities of the Bureau of the Budget, GSA, and the Department of Commerce and provides a stronger organization plan for Government automatic data processing management. The bill maintains the Budget Bureau's traditional control over fiscal and policy matters. Mx. Speaker. I urge the adoption of House Resolution 550. Mr. MARTIN of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. MARTIN of Nebraska asked and was given permission to revise and ex- tend his remarks.) Mr. MARTIN of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, as the able gentleman from Texas has explained House Resolution 550 makes in order the consideration of H.R. 4845 under an open rule with 1 hour of debate. I know of no opposition to the rule. Mr. Speaker, automatic data process- ing has become a major expense item in all large businesses today; the Federal Government is no exception. Last year automatic data processing costs totaled over $3 billion, or 3 percent of the budget. These costs will continue to grow in the normal course of events. Because of this, It is necessary that the Government take steps to insure that it Is getting as much for its dollar as possible. To insure this result, the Bureau of the Budget began a major study in 1958, which stressed the need for government- wide coordination and accurate informa- tion for all levels of management. A subsequent study this year made these same points. Since 1959 the General Accounting Office has issued about 100 reports revealing serious shortcomings in the acquisition and use of automatic data processing equipment. H.R. 4845 seeks to remove some of these shortcomings. It delineates the responsibilities of the Bureau of the Budget. GSA, and the Department of Commerce, and provides for a stronger organization plan for use of automatic data processing. The Bureau of the Budget retains its control over fiscal and policy matters. GSA retains its traditional sphere over operational re- sponsibilities. Additionally GSA will ad- minister an automatic data processing revolving fund which will provide more adequ'hte information for management decisions, optimum utilization of equip- ment. and economic acquisition of equip- ment. The bill will consolidate Government procurement and so strengthen its hand in negotiations with manufacturers. The GSA, using the revolving fund, will procure the equipment needed by vari- ous agencies and, in effect, lease the equipment to the agencies, who will re- imburse the revolving fund. it is ex- pected that these new procedures will make for fuller and more economic use of automatic data processing equipment. There are additional views, signed by eight members, which concur in the ob- vious need for the bill as reflected in the numerous GSA reports. The opposition is to the special exemption treatment afforded by amendments which exempt from the bill the contractors in the aero- space programs. The members urge a study now of this situation and the in- clusion of the contractors under this leg- islation If the hearings indicate the need. They support the bill as presented to the House today. Mr. Speaker, I know of no objection to the rule and urge its adoption. Mr. YOUNG. Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question. The previous question was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ALBERT). The question is on the resolu- tion. The resolution was agreed to. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 October 22, 15p roved For ftIVRAWWR iffiAMVE~&A6MO0600060063-1 surrounding such properties could be kept in good repair. "It is estimated, as far as buildings under the, custody and control of GSA. are con- cerned, that the additional expenditures ne- cessitated by enactment of this legislation would average approximately $50,000 an- nually. According to the Administrator of GSA, the additional expenditures should be offset to some extent by reduction of Gov- ernment tort liability resulting from elimina- tion of hazardous sidewalk conditions. "HOUSE AMENDMENT "The bill, as introduced, would cover only those buildings for which GSA. is responsible. This would include an estimated 1,700 of the approximately 4,900 federally owned build- ings. The Bureau of the Budget recom- mended that the bill be amended to author- ize the heads of all Government agencies to repair and replace sidewalks around federally owned building sites and installations. GSA concurred in the amendment. "The bill as reported to the Senate contains the amendment as recommended by the ad- ministration and approved by the House of Representatives." My BYRD of West Virginia subse- quently said: Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the bill- H.R. 9830 was passed. Mr. MUNDT. Mr. President, I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MoN- ToYA in the chair). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be re- scinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. W. USE OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROC- ESSING EQUIPMENT BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES' Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, I send to the desk the report of the Committee on Government Operations on H.R. 4845, and ask unanimous consent that it. be laid before the Senate and made the pending business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will be stated by title for the infor- mation of the Senate. The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. A bill (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. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the present consideration of the bill? There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, the pending bill (H.R. 4845) would central- ize the purchasing, leasing, maintenance, operation, and utilization of automatic data processing equipment, used by the Federal agencies, in the General Services Administration. The purpose of this legislation is to bring about more efficient use of the data processing equipment that, is now avail- able in the various agencies of the Gov- ernment. It is said that this legislation should save millions of dollars in costs to the Government by maximizing in a more efficient manner the use of the existing data processing equipment which has now proliferated through many if not all the executive agencies. Special provision, however, is made to take care of the situation in agencies that deal with the national security, such as the Department of Defense, NASA, and other necessary exceptions. Mr. President, the bill passed the House on September 2, 1965. It has the support of the Government Operations Committee, and I ask for its passage. Mr. MUNDT. May I say to my dis- tinguished friend, the Senator from Washington, who is the acting chairman of the Committee on Government Oper- ations this evening, that before his de- parture for home, Senator MCCLELLAN called me and asked me to try to round up the Republican Members to sign a poll, in order to be able to bring the bill out and report it an the floor. I am par- ticularly allergic to the polling procedure for passing legislation. I had some re- luctance in doing that, but was persuaded because it seems to me we should have a little better policy for dealing with new electronic and computing devices. I I should therefore like to have reassur- ance from the acting chairman that I have a correct understanding of the bill. First, does this proposal have the ap- proval of the Bureau of the Budget? Mr. JACKSON. The Senator is cor- rect. Mr. MUNDT. Second, it does not mean that we are going automatically tomatic computing machines, but will result in a careful study and survey which, at the end of the road, should en- able us more intelligently to decide whether outright purchase or leasing is the best situation so far as the Govern- ment is concerned; is that not correct? Mr. JACKSON. The Senator is cor- rect. As I understand the situation, the Federal agencies have been managing, operating and handling their own data processing equipment. The result has been, in many instances, that Agency A will not make full use of its data process- ing equipment, whereas another agency may be overusing or taxing its available data process equipment, and then would have to obtain new equipment when there is already equipment within the execu- tive agencies of the Government which could be utilized by that agency. Therefore, the burden of the effort, as I understand, is that there is plenty of data processing equipment, but it seems to me that a great deal of the equipment is not being fully and effi- ciently utilized. Therefore, as it has been presented to us, it is estimated that this measure will save us approxi- mately $60 to $100 million. Even if we saved only $5 million, it would be a worthwhile effort and one which we should certainly try to make. 27219 Mr. MUNDT. If it would save any money at all, it would be a shocking ex- ception to the rule, so far as Congress is concerned, and I certainly would ap- plaud such economy. Mr. JACKSON. We are not author- izing any additional expenditures here. Mr. MUNDT. Mr. President, I sat at the conference in the Appropriations Committee where we had a rather siza- ble appropriation dealing with this whole area, and we substantially reduced it primarily because the so-called Brooks bill had not been acted upon. It was felt by many of the conferees that it should be acted upon and that we should have the information available. The studies which will ensue therefrom will guide us in knowing whether appropria- tions should bemade for new equipment. I would hope, Mr. President, and I should like the legislative history to so record, that out of this action would come a report to Congress,. to the Appro- priations Committee, and to Members generally, as to whether it is in the Gov- ernment's interest primarily to purchase the equipment outright and then to hire the maintenance crews who would repair and maintain the equipment, or whether. there would be more economy in leasing it from the companies which manufac- ture it and who in turn would provide for it maintenance. Certainly, I do not know the answer. The committee does not know the an- swer. We are not going to find the an- swer merely by sitting here and waiting. The proposed legislation, I believe, will move in the direction of providing us with answers of that kind. This is a fast developing field. Senators know that they have placed automatic equipment of one kind or another in their offices, and the next year someone invents something very much better, and they are stuck with the old equipment. That is another factor to be considered in deciding whether to purchase the equipment or lease it; but I believe I am correct in my assumption that out of the action we take in the Senate tonight, if we approve the legislation-and I have a feeling that we shall-we will get a report which can guide our actions in the future. Mr. JACKSON. I should also like to suggest, and I know the distinguished Senator from South Dakota would agree, that we should be advised as to whether the proposed legislation-which central- izes the management and direction of the equipment in the hands of the Gen- eral Services Administration-will result in full and better utilization of the ma- chines, whether they are leased or pur- chased. Mr. MUNDT. That is very good. Mr. JACKSON. Therefore, it is not merely the leasing and selling alone, but I am sure the Senator would agree that we also wish to make sure there is no duplication involved, that full utiliza- tion is made within all the agencies of the Government before they go out and lease or purchase new quipment. Mr. MUNDT. The Senator is correct. It should be used. It is expensive equip- ment. It costs too much to have it sit- ting around not being used. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved Fff"S /Qf/ -5 Pg 6R0006000~~0 22, 1965 Mr. President, in that connection I have some happy news for Members of the Senate, in that when we were discus- sing this matter in the supplemental ap- propriation. I inquired of representatives of the GSA, who have custody of much of the equipment, whether this was something which was merely being pro- vided for the executive agencies of the Government alone or whether; perhaps, congressional committees and even Sen- ators and Representatives could also have access to all this "hifalutin' " ma- chinery. I did not know whether it would create a situation where we would have jet age electronic machines for calcula- tion purposes in the executive branch and Congress would still have its horse and buggy, pencil-eraser kind of proce- dure in House and Senate. I was given encouragement to believe that reserve equipment was available in order to keep it busily in use. As the Senator from Washington has pointed out, certainty this Government property should be open and available to committees of the Senate and to individ- ual members who might have reason to use it. Therefore, I would hope that we keep the wheels turning busily, if we adopt the proposed legislation. I am going to interpose no objection to the adoption of the proposed legisla- tion, but merely wish to register this little "forensic pulp" as to the kind of procedure we have to follow in polling a committee. The Senate wishes to ad- journ- The hour is late. The issue is important. I am not going to make any objection. Mr. METCALF. Mr. President, will the Senator from South Dakota yield? The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BYRD of West Virginia in the chair). Does the Senator from South Dakota yield to the Senator from Montana? Mr. MUNDT. I yield. Mr. METCALF. As a member of the committee, I share the ideas of the Sen- ator from South Dakota. As to polling the committees, I feel that this is a procedure which should be resorted to only in extreme emergency situations. However, along with the Senator from South Dakota, I acquiesce in adoption of the bill. I should like to inform the Senator from South Dakota, and the Senate, that as a member of the Joint Committee for Legislative Reorganization, under the joint chairmanship of the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. MONRONEY], and Repre- sentative Madden, we are going into this question of the use of electronic devices. I hope that early next year we will have an extensive report on the use of these devices which will save a good deal of money for the Senate and the House of Representatives, and at the same time will give us more information as to all problems with which Congress is con- cerned. I signed the poll today, as did the Sen- ator from South Dakota, because this is only the first step. Surely, next year, when the committee of the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. MONEoNEYl makes its report. we will need to have many more electronic devices, computers, and so on. for the use of the Appropriations Committee, in order to have greater and additional information for the Senate and House of Representatives. So I agree with the Senator from South Dakota that this matter should be taken rare of at this time, and later we shall have further information about the use of these and other devices. Mr. MUNDT. The Senator from South Dakota happily sits with the dis- tinguished Senator from Montana on this Reorganization Committee and it was because of the testimony that we heard there that I was inspired to ask GSA about the use and availability of com- puter machines for people working in the Government, whether the legislative or executive branch, because I was sur- prised, as I am sure the Senator from Montana was surprised, to hear some of our colleagues in the House talk as if they had some of these computer machines in their own offices. This was a sur- prise to me. I have never seen them. I do not know how big or complicated they may be, or whether they have whirling wheels or flashing lights such as they have at Las Vegas, but apparently they have some that they are using, and I thought perhaps we could gain some in- formation. Mr. METCALF. With reference to the testimony about computers and the need for electronic computers, not only is there a need for this legislation before us now, but there is a need for other legislation so we can have computers and other machines in our committees to give us more information about appropria- tions. Mr. MUNDT. I am sure by the time we conclude our hearings and make our report we shall have information there upon which to make recommendations. To sum up. I am happy to report that all the Republican Members have affixed their names to this procedure, proving that it is widely recognized that it is of importance. The White House is in- terested in it. I believe on the last day of Congress it cannot be said that by rubberstamping this legislation we will be establishing a dangerous precedent which will plague us In 1966. Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, will the Senator yield? Mr. MUNDT. I yield. Mr. JACKSON. Will the Senator say this was a bipartisan consensus? Mr. MUNDT. Yes. Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, If the Senator will yield, I understood there were two bills before the committee, one that delegated almost unlimited power to GSA that virtually could not be con- trolled by the Congress, and that the committee did refine this bill so as to leave a measure of control here. I trust that is correct. Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, will the Senator yield? Mr. DIRKSEN. I yield. Mr. JACKSON. The Senator Is cor- rect. The bill the distinguished minority leader referred to is the bill that was in the Congress at the last session. The bill we now have before us has been re- fined, restricted, and confined to meet- ing the problems we have discussed on the floor this evening. I can assure the Senator it Is my under- standing this is simply an effort to try to give centralized control to prevent duplication, waste, and inefficiency that has occurred in the use of data proces- sing equipment of which there has been a proliferation throughout the govern- ment. Mr. DIRKSEN. With that statement I am sure I am in agreement. Mr. YARBOROUGH. Mr. President, will the Senator yield? Mr. MUNDT. I yield. Mr. YARBOROUGH. While this sub- ject is being discussed, I would like to refer to a related subject, that of com- munications within the Senate itself. I made the suggestion yesterday that we install in the office of the chief of pages a closed-circuit television system con- nected to our offices so when the bells ring we can see what it is for. I have come to the conclusion that we do not need to have the vision part, but that if we just had what is commonly called "squawk boxes," when the bells ring we would be able to get in touch with the cloakroom and find out what the bells were for, rather than have Sen- ators' offices tied up waiting to get in touch with the cloakroom. This kind of system is used in the executive branch. There is no reason why we cannot put this kind of electronic communications system In the cloak room and have it connected with an audio system so it will expedite matters. Mr. MUNDT. Is the Senator proposing "squawk boxes" to be hooked up with the White House so those in the White House can communicate with the Senate or Congress? Mr. YARBOROUGH. My reference was to an intercommunication system in this body. Mr. MUNDT. I am glad it was con- fined to that. To the best of the knowl- edge of the Senator from South Dakota, communications between the White House and the Senate and Congress are pretty good-they are one way, but they are pretty good. Mr. YARBOROUGH. I am interested only in getting a better communications system in this branch. I think it would expedite our business and prevent all the delays that are caused when we try to find out what the bells are all about. Mr. TOWER. Mr. President, it is my understanding that H.R. 4845 will in ef- fect provide for efficient, businesslike, governmentwide. coordinated manage- ment of Federal automatic data proc- essing equipment. I certainly support the move here tonight so that this meas- ure may be enacted into law. When similar legislation was passed by the House in 1963, there was some opposition to it. However, since that time, with the cooperation and assist- ance of the Bureau of the Budget I un- derstand that H.R. 4845 has now been modified to meet the earlier objections. This is a measure which the admin- istration and the Bureau of the Budget strongly support. The Bureau is con- vinced that with the adoption of this Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 ,October 22, 1965 roved For ~ II 1s ~9 ~ 67g WO0600060063-1 27221 measure, they will be able to do a much better job in the management of this costly equipment. GAO, as I understand, has recommended replacement of pres- ent automatic data processing manage- ment procedures for some 7 years. I am advised that cost of the present management procedures now stands at some $3 billion annually. I am further advised that the Comptroller General has estimated that through the coordinated management program called for in H.R. 4845, possibly as much as $200 .million annually can be saved. I do indeed believe, Mr. President, that this legislation will prove most worth- while, and I certainly support it. I am happy to note that this measure's pas- sage is largely the result of much effort and hard work by the distinguished Con- gressman, JACK BROOKS, of Texas, chair- man of the Government Activities Sub- committee of the Government Opera- tions Committee of the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is open to amendment. If there be no amendment to be pro- posed, the question is on the third read- ing and passage of the bill. The bill (H.R. 4845) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, I move that the vote by which the bill was passed be reconsidered. Mr. MUNDT. Mr. President, I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. DOUGLAS. Mr. President, I sug- gest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. With- out objection, it is so ordered. ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION As in executive session, Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate, as in executive session, proceed to the consideration of the nomination of Philip H. Trezise, of Michigan, to be the respresentative of the United States of America to the Organization for Eco- nomic Cooperation and Development. The ACTING. PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The nomination ? will be stated. The legislative clerk read. the nomina- tion of Philip A. Trezise to be the repre- sentative of the United States of Amer- ica, to the Organization for Economic Cooperation. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Without objection, the nomination is confirmed; and the President will be notified forthwith. TO PRINT AS A SENATE DOCUMENT A STUDY ENTITLED "THE ANTI- VIETNAM AGITATION AND THE TEACH-IN MOVEMENT" Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House on Senate Concurrent Resolution 65. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore laid before the Senate the amend- ment of the House of Representatives to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 65) to authorize the printing as a Senate .document of 10,000 copies of a study en- titled "The Anti-Vietnam Agitation and the Teach-in Movement," prepared for the use of the Subcommittee on Internal Security of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which was, in line 7, strike out all after "printed" down through and including "Judiciary." in line 9, and in- sert "22,975 additional copies, of which 10,000 copies shall be for the use of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 10,- 975 copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, and 2,000 copies shall be for the House Document Room." Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I move that the Senate concur in the amendment of the House. The motion was agreed to. BENJAMIN A. RAMELB Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House of Repre- sentatives on S. 149. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore laid before the Senate the amend- ments of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 149) for the relief of Ben- jamin A. Ramelb, which were, on page 1, line 5, strike out "legal" and insert "court-appointed"; on page 1, line 6, strike out "$68,240" and insert "$50,000"; on page 2,. line 1, strike out "Act" and insert "section", and on page 2, after line 8, insert: SEc. 2. That, additionally, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Nicholas Ramelb, father of Benjamin A. Ramelb, the sum of $5,000 in full settlement of all his claims against the United States for ex- penses incurred in providing necessities for his son, Benjamin A. Ramelb, since the said Benjamin A. Ramelb attained his majority. No part of the amount appropriated in this section shall be paid or delivered to or re- ceived by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I move that the Senate concur in the amendments of the House. The motion was agreed to, KIM SUNG JIN Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask that the. Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House on S. 1647. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore laid before the Senate the amend- ment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 1647) for the relief of Kim Sung Jin, which was,. to strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: That, for the purposes of sections 203(a) (2) and 205 of the Immigration and Na- tionality Act, Kim Sung Jin shall be held and considered to be the natural-born alien son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sims, Junior, citizens of the. United States: Provided, That the nat- ural parents of the beneficiary shall not, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right, privilege, or status. under the Immi- gration and Nationality Act. Mr.. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, on August 12, 1965, the Senate passed S. 1647, to deem the beneficiary to be an eligible orphan. On August 19, 1965, the House of Representatives passed S. 1647, with an amendment to grant the bene- ficiary second preference status as the natural-born alien son of U.S. citizens. Mr. President, I move that the Senate concur in the amendment of the House. The motion was agreed to. REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND STATISTICS FOR 89TH CON- GRESS, 1ST SESSION Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Democratic policy committee be per- mitted to print as a Senate document the yearend report of accomplishments and statistics for the 89th Congress, 1st ses- sion, together with a statement by me. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro texn- pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TO FILE REPORTS FOLLOWING THE ADJOURNMENT OF CON- GRESS Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Com- mittee on Government Operations be au- thorized to file reports with the Secre- tary of the Senate during the adjourn- ment sine the of the 89th Congress, 1st session, and that they be printed. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tern- pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. STATEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE RECORD OF THE 89TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, Congress is about to conclude one of the most productive sessions in the history of this Republic. Historians may find it difficult to apply a one-word label to Identify the Congress. It could be labeled the education Congress, because for the- first time in history it was able Approved For Release 2006/09/25 CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 27222 Approved Fdr SD ,r '12 .E BDP- Q R00060006 ~bl)- 22, 196 to pass substantial Federal aid to cope with the grave educational situation which has become increasingly critical each year. Or they may call It the civil rights Congress for its enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which at long last removed the century-old obstacles to the franchise promised to the Negroes in the 15th amendment to the Constitution. Or the historians may consider it the medicare and health Congress for in this session action has been substituted for two decades of public debate and dialog on the way to solve the hospital and medical needs of our 19 million elderly citizens. That is not all that has been accomplished in the health field. This Congress has: Enacted the Drug Abuse Control Act of 1965 designed to prevent both the mis- use and the illicit traffic of potentially dangerous drugs, especially the sedatives and the stimulants, which are so im- portant in the medicines used today; Extended for 3 years the program of annual grants of $11 million for immuni- zation against polio, diphtheria, whoop- ing cough, tetanus, and measles; Extended the program of matching grants for health research facilities for 3 additional years and authorized $280 million for this period; Authorized a total of $224.1 million through 1972 in staffing grants to com- munity mental health centers; Authorized a 3-year. $340-million program of grants to public and other nonprofit institutions and associations to assist them in planning, establishing, and operating regional medical com- plexes to combat heart disease, cancer, stroke, and other major diseases; Established purity standards for in- terstate waters and authorized $150 mil- lion in new grants for each of the next 2 fiscal years to help States and localities control water pollution; Established Federal regulation ciga- rette labeling and advertising; and Authorized $404 million additional for fiscal years 1966-68 for the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to assist in providing more flexibility in financing and admin- istering State rehabilitation programs, and to assist in expanding and improv- ing services and facilities provided under these programs, particularly for the mentally retarded. Or it may be remembered as the Con- gress that found the way to remove more than $4 billion in excise taxes, a burden borne since the days of the Korean con- flict and the Second World War. Some will remember this Congress for immigration reform because it ended the discriminatory national origins quotas which has remained a constant irritant to so many millions of our citi- zens who had come to these shores to find the freedom and the economic op- portunity denied them In the land of their birth. Conservationists may acclaim this as the conservation Congress for it author- ized a comprehensive long-range Fed- eral-State program for the development of the Nation's natural resources through the coordinated planning of water and land resources. And it also: Authorized the Assateague, Spruce Knob, and 'locks Island national recre- ational areas; Expanded the Federal program of re- search and development in the field of saline water conversion; Reauthorized the Garrison reclama- tion project in the Missouri River Basin; Provided an additional $944 million for 13 river basin plans: Authorized the Federal construction of the $427.1 million Auburn-Folsom Cen- tral Valley project in California; and Authorized a $2 billion, 143 project flood control and beach erosion program. Or this session may be remembered as the one that enacted the $325,500,000 program of highway beautification and scenic development by the control of outdoor billboards and .junkyards. Whatever name ultimately is chosen to identify and describe this Congress, the appraisals of historians will not be limited to the accomplishments already mentioned. They will tell how $1.1 billion in aid to Appalachia was voted by this session of Congress to an 11-State region in which proud American citizens have suf- fered because of a switch from a coal to a gas and oil economy. Since the mid- flfties the Governors of these States, rep- resenting both parties, had worked to develop a national plan for the rehabil- itation of this area and the 89th Congress capped their efforts with this great trail- blazing piece of legislation. They will tell how this session doubled the funds by authorizing $1.785 billion for fiscal 1966 for the antipoverty program to create new and expand existing opportunities for young people to obtain work, educa- tion, and training. They will tell how the coffee agreement was implemented, thus providing eco- nomic underpinning for our relations with our neighbors to the South. As the ghettos of today are replaced by the decent homes of tomorrow, his- torians may trace the beginning of a suc- cessful attack upon urban decay to the extraordinary and revolutionary rent subsidy program authorized by this ses- sion. And they will note that this was the session that took cognizance of the fact that more than 70 percent of all Americans live in cities and in recogniz- ing this created a new Cabinet Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Develop- ment to cope with urban problems which our largely rural ancestors never imag- ined could exist. Nor was it overlooked that this Nation requires an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable and stable prices. It was this session that enacted the omnibus farm bill designed to maintain farm in- come. stabilize prices, and assure ade- quate supplies of agricultural commodi- ties. to reduce surpluses, lower Govern- ment costs, promote foreign trade, and afford greater economic opportunity in rural areas. It was this session of Congress that ex- tended the Sugar Act through December 31, 1971. established foreign quotas for 1966 and 1967, increased quotas for do- mestic producing areas, established quo- tas for foreign suppliers, and provided for temporarily filling the quotas reserved for Cuba. To alleviate this Nation's transporta- tion difficulties, this session of Congress authorized the 3-year $90 million pro- gram of research and development for demonstrations in high-speed inter- city ground transportation, improved the national transportation system by strengthening enforcement efforts against illegal trucking and by requiring motor carriers and freight forwarders to pay reparations for unreasonable or dis- criminatory rates. And this Congress, too, authorized construction of a 25-mile rail rapid transit for the Nation's Capital. It was this session of Congress that approved and submitted to the States for ratification a proposed constitutional amendment to permit the Vice President to become Acting President if the Presi- dent were unable to perform his duties and to provide for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice-Presidency, And in this Congress, too, it was made a Federal crime to kill, kidnap, or assault the Pres- ident, the President-elect, the Vice Pres- ident, or, in case there is no Vice Presi- dent, the officer next in the order of suc- cession to the office of President. It was this session that provided a 7- percent across-the-board increase in social security benefits; a 6- to 11-per- cent increase in Federal employees re- tirement benefits; a 3.6 percent across- the board pay increase for Federal employees; and a 10-percent increase in service-connected disability compensa- tion. Before appending the capsule of ac- complishments, a few words must be said about how, in my judgment, they came about. The Nation has had in the White House, during this extraordinary period, a President of great dedication with three decades of congressional experience be- hind him. President Johnson was given by the voters in November of 1964 an unprecedented mandate to tackle prob- lems facing this Nation and huge major- ities were elected in the 89th Congress to join in solving them. Moreover, there has been the kind of cooperation from the minority which has reaffirmed the wisdom of the two-party system and demonstrated the meaning and significance of the loyal opposition. Posterity will recognize the outstanding contribution of the minority leadership and, notably, in extending voting rights to all citizens without discrimination. In the field of foreign affairs, posterity will understand the role played by the Senate in support of and constructive advice to the President. The issues have been critical and difficult but their con- sideration in the Senate have been sin- gularly free of partisanship. It has been not only a productive but an interesting session. The following is the brief capsule by subject referred to above. AGRICULTURE Acreage reduction agreements: Makes it possible to pay farmers 1965 price- support payments or certificates for par- ticipating in the feed grain, wheat, and cotton programs where crop planting is prevented because of floods, drought, and Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 October 21, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE Senate. Also included are brief com- ments on certain other bills and subjects on which hearings have been held, staff memorandums prepared and/or reports issued. Of the total of 74 Senate and House bills and resolutions referred to the Com- mittee during the 1st session of the 89th Congress, 21 were approved by the Sen- ate and/or enacted into law. Three other bills were approved by the Senate but not acted upon in the House of Rep- resentatives, three are pending on the Senate calendar, and the committee postponed action on two House bills until the next session. BUDGETING AND ACCOUNTING The Committee on Government op- erations again reported favorably and the Senate approved, as it has in six preceding Congresses, a bill-S. 2; Sen- ate Report No. 6-proposing the creation of a Joint Committee on the Budget. This proposed legislation, with 77 Sena- tors as sponsors, was developed and per- fected by the committee over a period of 15 years, and has repeatedly passed the Senate. It is designed to remedy serious deficiencies in appropriation pro- cedures and to improve the congressional surveillance over the expenditure of pub- lic funds. It constitutes a positive ap- proach to the elimination of extrava- gance, waste, and needless or excessive expenditures. A joint, committee, as proposed, and its staff, would serve the Committees on Appropriations, in the appropriation field, in a manner comparable to that in which the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation and its staff, in the field of taxation, serve the House Com- mittee on Ways and Means and the Sen- ate Committee on Finance. The Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxa- tion has, for more than a quarter of a century, proved its great worth and serv- ice in the revenue field. In the view of the committee, a like joint committee and service is needed in the appropria- tion and expenditure field. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Rules on January 28, 1965, but no fur- ther action was taken. GAO AUDIT REPORTS Pursuant to the requirements of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, and the rules of the Senate, a total of 344 audit reports and other communications relating to fiscal and related operations of the Government were submitted to the Senate by the Comptroller General of the United States, and referred to the com- mittee. These reports were reviewed by the staff of the committee and, when warranted, by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The great majority of the reports relate to excessive expenditures or agency actions which are considered to be irregular or not in accord with existing law. Unless some specific recommendations for ac- tion were suggested by the Comptroller General, the committee took no further action on these reports. REORGANIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT-EXTENSION OF THE RE- ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1949 The Reorganization Act of 1949, Pub- lic Law 109, 81st Congress, as amended and extended, providing the basic au- thority under which the President may submit reorganization plans to the Con- gress, expired on June 1, 1965. Upon the recommndeation of the committee, the authority of the President to submit such plans was further extended by the 89th Congress, to December 31, 196&. Under the provisions of the act as ex- tended, reorganization plans submitted to the Congress by the President, when in session, prior to December 31, 1968, be- come law within 60 calendar days after submission, unless disaproved by a ma jority of either the House or the Senate by the adoption of a resolution of dis- approval. REORGANIZATION PLANS OF 1995 Under authority of the Reorganization Act, the President submitted five reor- ganization plans to Congress during the present session all of which became ef- fective. The basic objectives of each of the plans, and the anticipated economies to be effected are as follows: Plan No. 1 consolidated the Federal customs service, on a career basis, re- placing 53 Presidential appointees with civil service employees. Treasury offi- cials estimated that it could result in a $9 million annual saving. The commit- tee recommended disapproval of Senate Resolution 102, to disapprove plan No. 1 (S. Rept. 203), following extensive hearings. Plan No. 2 established a new Environ- mental Science Services Administration, combining in a single agency the Weath- er Bureau, the Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey, and the Central Radio Propagation Laboratory. Savings are estimated at aproximately $2 million. Plan No. 3 transferred to the Inter- state Commerce Commission all Federal locomotive inspection activities, which had been operated under the direction of Presidential appointees since 1911, at an approximate saving of $170,000 a year. A hearing was held on plan No. 3 in re- sponse to a request from interested par- ties. No report was filed because no res- olution of disapproval was introduced in the Senate. However, a statement in lieu of a report, summarizing the issues and the committee's action, was incor- porated in the printed hearings as an introductory statement. Plan No. 4 abolished nine obsolete in- teragency committees, transferring their remaining functions to existing officials or agencies, at a saving that was termed "substantial." Plan No. 5 eliminated eight advisory committees attached to the National Sci- ence Foundation and gave the Founda- tion Director increased authority to dele- gate his growing responsibilities. CREATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT The Congress, upon the recommenda- tion of a majority of the committee, ap- proved a bill-Public Law 89-174-cre- ating a Department of Housing and Urban Development. The.act transfers to, and vests in, the Secretary of the new Department the functions of the Housing and Home Finance Agency and its Ad- ministrator. These include the urban renewal, urban planning, and open-space programs of the Urban Renewal Admin- istration and the planning advances and public facility and other loan programs of the Community Facilities Adminis- tration, alpng with the agency's urban mass transportation program. The act created within the Department a Federal Housing Commissioner, who shall first be one of the Assistant Secretaries; second, head a Federal Housing Administration; third, be provided with such duties and powers as may be prescribed by the Sec- retary;. and fourth, administer, under the supervision and direction of the Sec- retary, departmental programs relating to the private mortgage market. The Federal National Mortgage Asso- ciation, a corporate entity which provides a secondary mortgage market for FHA- insured and Veterans' Administration- guaranteed mortgages, was transferred to the new Department in its present corporate form, with the Secretary re- placing the Housing Administrator as Chairman of the FNMA Board. The act further established within the Department a Director of Urban Pro- gram Coordination, to be designated by the Secretary, who shall assist him in carrying out his responsibilities to the President with respect to achieving max- imum coordination of the programs of various departments and agencies of the Government which have a major impact on community development; and that the President shall, first, undertake studies of the organization of housing and urban development functions and programs within the Federal Govern- ment; and second; provide the Congress with the findings and conclusions of such studies, together with his recom- mendations regarding the transfer of such functions and programs to or from the Department. CHART AND REPORT OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION As initiated in the 80th Congress, the committee continued the compilation of an annual organization chart and re- port reflecting by calendar year all re- organizations and changes effected in the basic structure and increases. or de- creases in personnel of all departments and agencies in the executive branch of the Government. The chart and accom- panying report for calendar year 1964, reflecting data as of January 1, 1965, were submitted to the Senate March 23, 1965-Committee Report No. 25. The annual chart contains a tabulation of personnel assignments to major operat- ing components of each department and agency. The report contains complete details concerning major reorganizations effected, the resulting improvements in administration as reported by the agen- cies, as well as the total reductions or in- creases in Federal personnel. MISCELLANEOUS REORGANIZATION PROPOSALS Other reorganization bills, on which no action was taken by the committee, included proposals to establish, first, a Department of Education; second, an Office of Community Development in the Office of the President; third, an office of Consumers; fourth, a U.S. Depart- ment of Transportation; fifth, a Depart- ment of Marine and Atmospheric Affairs under a proposed Marine and Atmos- pheric Affairs Coordination Act; sixth, Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Li~l 46P redesignate the Department of the In- terior as the Department of Natural Re- sources; and seventh, establish commis- sions, first, to study and appraise the organization and operation of the execu- tive branch of the Government; second, on noxious and obscene matters and materials; third, for the elimination of pornographic materials; fourth, on sci- ence and technology; and fifth, Advisory Commission on Health Research Activi- ties. GENERAL SERVICES There were a number of bills which would affect the activities of the General Services Administration in various areas, which, first, were designed to broaden or clarify the authority of the Administra- tor, officers, or employees designated to act in his behalf, or to broaden the func- tions and activities of GSA; second, pro- vide general authority with respect to certain types of surplus property dis- posals; third, relate to the transfer of surplus property; fourth, broaden the donable property program-set forth in the report of the Subcommittee on For- eign Aid Expenditures; fifth, providL'for the procurement of property and services by executive agencies-S. 1004, which has passed the Senate and House; sixth, per- ILLEGIpit GSA to enter into contracts for the spection, maintenance and repair of equipment which is attached to or is a part of Government-owned buildings- 1516, approved by the Senate and the Ouse: and seventh, authorize reim- ursement to a State or political subdi- ision thereof for sidewalk repair or re- lacement (H.R. 9830). AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT A bill, H.R. 4845, providing for th conomic and efficient purchase, lease aintenance, operation, and utilization f automatic data processing equipment y Federal departments and agencies, passed the House as amended on Sep- tember 2, and was referred to this com- mittee on September 7, 1965. The com- mittee has received a number of com- munications from Government agencies and public and private users of auto- matic data processing equipment, as well as from private concerns who are en- gaged in the manufacture, installation and application of such equipment, re- questing an opportunity to present their views at hearings on the bill. The pri- vate organizations and industry repre- sentatives requested more time to deter- mine what impact enactment of the bill might have on their operations. In view of the interest which was mani- fested in the bill, it was determined that hearings should be held before further action or consideration is given to the proposed legislation by the committee. The bill was not received from the House until near the end of the session, and due to the pressure of other business, the committee did not have an opportunity to act before adjournment, but expects to hold hearings on H.R. 4845 and on a companion bill, S. 1584 early in the next session of the Congress. GENERAL LEGISLATION The committee also gave consideration to a number of other bills of general ap- ase 20 6/09/25: CIA-R PP67B00446R0 600060063-1 'GRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE October 21, 1965 plication. These included bills which would : First. Discontinue or modify certain reporting requirements of Federal de- partments and agencies (S. 2150). The bill was amended and reported--Senate Report No. 545--on August 10, 1965, passed the Senate August 12, was amend- ed by the House and approved on October 18, 1965. Second- Provide for reimbursement of moving expenses of Federal employees and authorize payment of storage ex- penses of household goods of employees assigned to isolated duty stations within the United States-S. 2374 and S. 2516. The committee requested comments and recommendations from the Bureau of the Budget, and all of the major departments and agencies of the Government. Due to the pressure of other business, the reports were delayed, and the committee did not have an opportunity to consider the measures- During the closing days of the session, the House Committee on Government Operations held hearings on a companion bill H.R. 10607) and ordered the bill reported favorably on October 13, 1965. Third. Provide for an official residence for the Vice President of the United States (S. 23901. This bill provides that the principal residence located on the grounds of the Naval Observatory in the District of Columbia, together with such lands appurtenant thereto as shall be designated by the Administrator of Gen- eral Services, be set aside for use as the official residence of the Vice President of the United States. It would authorize an annual appropriation of $100,000 for de- fraying the expenses of the operation of the official residence. The committee re- quested comments from the Bureau of the Budget, General Services Admin- istration, Department of the Navy, and other agencies which might have had an interest in this proposal, but has received no reports from any of these agencies. Fourth. Authorize the Administrator of General Services to enter into an agreement with the University of Texas for the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presi- dential Archival Depository-House Joint Resolution 632; Senate Joint Reso- lution 105. These resolutions waived the 60-day waiting period provided by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act in order to enable the Uni- versity of Texas and the Administrator of General Services to move forward im- mediately with the proposal made by the university. House Joint Resolution 632 was enacted as Public Law 89-169 on September 6, 1965. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS The Subcommitte on Intergovernmen- tal Relations gave extended considera- tion to and/or held hearings on several bills relating to legislation referred to it, including, first, Intergovernmental Cor- poration Act of 1965-S. 561 and S. 689; Senate Report 538; second, Uniform Compensation for Relocation Act-S. 1201 and S. 1681; and, third, Adjustment of Legislative Jurisdiction, S. 1007. Further details regarding action on these bills and other matters are set forth in the summary of the activities of the subcommittee. REPORTS OF SPECIAL STUDIES During the 1st session of the 89th Congress, the committee undertook sev- eral special studies and reports on sub- jects which were considered to be of particular interest to the Congress and the public generally. These included studies dealing with, first, constitutional and legal aspects of Reorganization Act procedures under the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended; second, Gov- ernment competition with private enter- prise with special reference to contracts for technical services; third, legislation authorizing appropriations and estab- lishing revolving funds; fourth, certain aspects of the operation of the Buy American Act of 1933, as amended; and fifth, a reexamination and reappraisal of the committee's earlier work on fees for special services, which is currently underway. CONSTITUTIONAL LEGAL ASPECTS OF REORGANIZA- TION PROCEDURES The study on Reorganization Act pro- cedures was prepared in connection with hearings on bills to extend or make per- manent the authority of the President to submit reorganization plans. It was is- sued as staff memorandum No. 89-1-6. entitled "Constitutional and Legal As- pects of Reorganization Act Procedures, Pursuant to the Reorganization Act of 1949, as Amended," and was inserted in the record of those hearings. It con- sisted of a review and analysis of ap- plicable court decisions and of the con- tention, made from time to time, that the delegation by the Congress to the President of authority to reorganize the executive branch of the Government was of doubtful constitutional validity. The study concluded that legislation dele- gating such authority to the President was constitutionally valid as long as it contained, first, specific guidelines and objectives laid down by the Congress defining the subject and extent of the delegation; and second, provisions en- abling the Congress to retain and exer- cise control over the delegated author- ity by, first, conferring on the President limited rather than permanent author- ity; second, providing for an automatic termination of such authority; and third, establishing a procedure whereby the Congress can disapprove reorganization proposals submitted by the President. GOVERNMENT COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE ENTERPRISE The study on Government competition with private enterprise, which is of a continuing nature, was designed to keep members of the committee and of the Senate current on recent developments. Issued as staff memorandum No. 89-1-10 on March 22, 1965, it contained a brief summary and review of past studies and legislative action by the committee as well as information on pending meas- ures and recent events in the field. With respect to legislation, thememo- randum noted that the committee had before it two bills and one resolution dealing with various aspects of Govern- ment competition with private enter- Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 United States of America Con t1 80 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION and was called to order by the President pro tempore. The Chaplain, Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, D.D., offered the following prayer: Our Father God, with the deep desire that all our deliberations on this high hill of the Nation's life -should be begun, continued, and ended in Thee, we would enter this forum of the people's hope through the gateway of prayer. Here may our faulty perspectives be corrected by vast horizons. Here may mistaken magnitudes be lost in the long sweep of Thine eternal purpose, as our thoughts and hopes are lifted above the strident distresses of our immediate time. We pray that Thou wilt lead our lead- ers, and teach our teachers,, and strengthen our people, for all the trying tests that are upon us. Make strong the arm of our might-material and moral-to beat down, even at staggering costs, the cruel iniquity that today tor- tures those who ask for but freedom, and which twists truth by crooked sophist- ries. Above all other ambitions may our hearts be captured by a ruling passion to find a way of global concord in the flaming dawn of a warless world. We ask it in the name of the Prince of Peace. Amen. THE JOURNAL On request of Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, September 2, 1965, and Friday, Septem- ber 3, 1965, was dispensed with. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE A message from the House of Repre- sentatives, by Mr. Hackney, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House had passed the bill (S. 1588) to author- ize the Secretary of Commerce to under- take research, development, and demon- strations in high-speed ground transpor- tation, and for other purposes, with amendments, in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate. The message also announced that the House had passed the following bills, in which It requested the concurrence of the Senate: nomio and efficient purchase, lease, main- tenance, operation, and utilization of auto- matic data processing equipment by Federal departments and agencies; and H.R. 8989. An act to promote health and safety in metal and nonmetallic mineral in- dustries, and for other purposes. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The following bills were each read twice by their titles and referred as in- dicated: HR. 4845. An act to provide for the eco- ~nomic and efficient purchase, lease, mainte- nance, operation, and utilization of auto- matic data processing equipment by Federal departments and agencies; to the Committee on Government Operations. H.R.8989. An act to promote health and safety in metal and nonmetallic mineral in- dustries, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on Labor and Public Welfare. HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Higher Education Act of 1965 (H.R. 9567), passed by the Senate last Thursday, be printed as passed. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of execu- tive business to consider nominations on the Executive Calendar, beginning with the Export-Import Bank of Washington. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the Senator from Montana? There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of execu- tive business. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. if them be no reports of committees, the nominations on the Executive Calendar will be stated. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF WASHINGTON The Chief Clerk read the nomination of Hobart Taylor, Jr., of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of Wash- ington. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the nomination is confirmed. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDU- CATION, AND WELFARE The Chief Clerk read the nomination of Ralph K. Huitt, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health, Edu- cation, and Welfare. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the nomination is confirmed. U.S. NAVY The Chief Clerk read the nomination of Rear Adm. Alexander C. Husband, Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Navy, to be Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks in the Department of the Navy. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- out objection, the nomination is con- firmed. U.S. ARMY , The Chief Clerk proceeded to read sundry nominations in the U.S. Army. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the nomina- tions be considered en bloc. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- out objection, the nominations are con- sidered and confirmed en bloc. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE The Chief Clerk proceeded to read sundry nominations in the Department of Justice. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the nomina- tions in the Department of Justice be considered en bloc. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- out objection, the nominations are con- sidered and confirmed en bloc. NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SEC- RETARY'S DESK-MARINE CORPS The Chief Clerk proceeded to read sundry nominations in the Marine Corps. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE September 7, 1965 Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the nomina- tions be considered en bloc. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- out objection, the nominations on the Secretary's desk are considered and confirmed en bloc. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Presi- dent be immediately notified of the confirmation of the nominations. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- out objection, the President will be notified forthwith of the confirmation of the nominations. LEGISLATIVE SESSION On request of Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, the Senate resumed the consideration of legislative business. CALL OF CERTAIN MEASURES ON THE CALENDAR Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, be- fore the Senate proceeds to the consid- eration of morning business, I ask unani- mous consent for the consideration of certain measures on the calendar to which there is no objection. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- out objection, it is so ordered. MEASUREMENT OF GROSS AND NET TONNAGES FOR CERTAIN VESSELS HAVING TWO OR MORE DECKS Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate pro- ceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 657,S. 906. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be stated by title. The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. A bill (S. 906) to provide for the measurement of the gross and net tonnages for certain ves- sels having two or more decks, and for other purposes. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection to the present consider- ation of the bill? There being no objection, the bill was considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed, as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That as used in this Act: (a) The term "uppermost complete deck" means the uppermost complete deck of a vessel exposed to sea and weather which shall be deemed to be that deck which has permanent means of closing all openings in the weather portions thereof, provided that any opening in the side of the vessel below that deck, other than an opening abaft a transverse watertight bulkhead placed aft of the rudder stock, is fitted with permanent means of watertight closing. (b) The term "second deck" means the deck next below the uppermost complete deck which Is continuous In a fore-and-aft direction at least between peak bulkheads, is continuous athwartships, is fitted as an integral and permanent part of the vessel's structure, and has proper covers to all main hatchways. Interruptions In way of propelling machinery, space openings, ladder and stairway openings, trunks, chain lockers, cofferdams, or steps not exceeding a total height of forty-eight inches shall not be deemed to break the continuity of the deck. (C) The term "trunks" as used In the definition of second deck shall be deemed to refer to hatch or ventilation trunks which do not extend longitudinally completely between main transverse bulkheads. (d) The term "Secretary- means the Secretary of the Treasury. SEC. 2. In the measurement of a vessel under sections 4148, 4151 and 4153 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (46 U.S.C. 71, 75, 77), upon application of the owner and approval by the Secretary, there shall be omitted from Inclusion In the gross ton- naee- ra) those spaces available for the carriage of drv cargo or stores which are located be- )ween the uppermost complete deck and the second deck, and other spaces so located which would be omitted from gross tonnage under the provisions of section 4153 if above the upper deck, provided that a tonnage mark is placed and displayed on the vessel in accordance with the provisions of this Act, so long as that tonnage mark Is not submerged; (b) those spaces which are located on or above the uppermost complete deck and which are available for the carriage of dry cargo or stores, without regard to whether a tonnage mark Is placed or displayed on the vessel or, if placed or displayed, with- out regard to whether that mark Is Rub- merged; and (c) those spaces which are located on the uppermost oomplete deck and which are used for cabins or staterooms, provided that a tonnage mark is placed and displayed on the vessel, so long as that tonnage mark is not submerged. Sac. 3. The tonnage mark shall be a hor- izontal line, unon which shall be placed for identification an Inverted equilateral tri- angle, with its apex on the midpoint of the line. The mark shall be placed and dis- played on each side of the vessel, subject to such specifications as to location and dlmen- si ms as are prescribed In regulations issued tinder this Act. Sec. 4. No tonnage mark shall be required to be placed or displayed above the statutory summer loadline prescribed in accordance with the applicable loadline convention, except that, when a vessel's statutory load- line is assigned on the assumption that the second deck 1s the freeboard deck, the ton- nage mark may he permitted to be placed and displayed on a line level with the upper- most part of the loadline grid. SEc. 5. Except when the tonnage mark is placed and displayed on the vessel at the level prescribed In section 4 hereof, an addi- tional line may be added to the tonnage mark, subject to such specifications as to location and dimensions as are prescribed in regulations issued under this Act. SEc. 6. The tonnage mark shall be deemed to be submerged when the upper edge of the mark is under water, except that If the vessel is marked with the additional line in accordance with section 5 of this Act and Is in fresh water or in tropical waters the ton- nage mark shall not be deemed to he sub- merged unless the upper.edge of the addi- tional line is under water. SEc. 7. In a case in which a vessel measured under this Act and other applicable Statutes has a tonnage mark placed and displayed at a place other than a line level with the uppermost part of the loadline grid, any measurement certificate or marine document reciting tonnages Issued to such vessel shall ahow the gross and net tonnages applicable when the tonnage mark Is submerged and the gross and net tonnages applicable when the mark is not submerged. In any other case In which a vessel is measured under this Act and other applicable statutes, any meas- urement certificate or marine document reciting tonnages issued to such vessel shall show only one set of gross and net tonnages, taking Into account all applicable omissions or exemptions. SEC. 8. In a case in which an application for omission of spaces Is filed under section 2 of this Act for a vessel for which a statu- tory loadline is not required and is not assigned, the line of the uppermost complete deck shall be marked in the manner specified for marking the deck line in the interna- tional loadline convention in force. Sac. 9. Section 4149 of the Revised Stat- utes (46 U.S.C. 72) Is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 4149. The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe how evidence of admeasure- ment shall be given." SEC. 10. Section 4150 of the Revised Stat- utes (46 U.S.C. 74) is amended to read as follows: "SEc. 4150. A vessel's marine document shall specify such identifying dimensions, measured in such manner, as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe." SEC. 11. Section 4153 of the Revised Stat- tites (46 U.S.C. 77) is amended by inserting before the first paragraph the following: "The tonnage deck, in vessels having three or more decks to the hull, shall be the sec- ond deck from below; In all other cases the upper deck of the hull is to be the tonnage deck. All measurements are to be taken in feet and decimal fractions of feet." SEC. 12. The Secretary shall make such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. SEC. 13. Any person who makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or repre- sentation in any matter in which such state- ment or representation is required to be made to the Secretary in any regulation issued under this Act shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each such statement or representation. SEC. 14. If any tonnage mark required to be placed and displayed on a vessel in any regulation Issued under this Act by the Secretary is not so placed or displayed or if the mark at any time shall cease to be con- tinued on the vessel, such vessel shall be subject to a penalty of $30 on every sub- sequent arrival In a port of the United States. SEC. 15. Any penalty Incurred under this Act may be remitted or mitigated by the Secretary under the provisions of section 5294 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (46 U.S.C. 7). Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the RECORD an excerpt from the report (No. 674), explaining the purposes of the bill. There being no objection, the excerpt was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: PURPOSE OF THE BILL This legislation will implement recent rec- ommendations made by the Maritime Safety Committee of the Intergovernmental Mari- time Consultative Organization (IMCO) re- garding the tonnage measurement of vessels having two or more decks. BACKGROUND OF LEGISLATION This bill, S. 906. was introduced at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury. A hearing was held on the bill on August 6. 1965. At the hearing the legislation was supported by the Treasury Department, the American Merchant Marine Institute, and the Pacific American Steamship Association. In addition, the committee has received a letter from the American Bureau of Shippl g supporting the bill. No opposition has been expressed from any source. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE September 7, 1965 The IUE knows that the utility industry of the United States can meet this challenge if granted the proper incentives. Ten years ago, it cost 10 times as much to put dis- tribution lines underground as to bring them in on overhead poles. Using the new equip- ment developed by skilled workmen of the electrical manufacturing industry, the utilities have been able to develop operating and installation techniques that have re- duced this differential to a negligible 1'~12 to 1. For these reasons, the IUE supports the three bills (H.R. 10513, H.R. 10514, and.H.R. 10515) Introduced by Congressman RrcHARD L. OTTINGER, Democrat of New York, on August 17, 1965. H.R. 10513 would provide the necessary information about the extent of the over- head transmission problem in the United States and would result in the development of invaluable criteria for measuring the relative costs of underground and overhead systems in various situations. (Mr. GONZALEZ (at the request of Mr. MATSUNAGA) was granted permission to extend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and to include extraneous mat- ter.) [Mr. GONZALEZ' remarks will appear hereafter in the Appendix.] (Mr. GONZALEZ (at the request of Mr. MATSUNAGA) was granted permission to extend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and to include extraneous mat- ter.) [Mr. GONZALEZ' remarks will appear hereafter in the Appendix.] INCREASED COMPENSATION PAY- MENTS FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VETERANS (Mr. FASCELL (at the request of Mr. MATSUNAGA) was granted permission to extend his remarks at this point in the ter.) Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, I w Affairs for reporting the bill H.R. 168, which has been considered and passed by the House of Representatives today, H.R. 168 is identical to my bill, H.R. 10881. I hope this legislation will re- ceive speedy and favorable considera- tion in the Senate, so that its provisions may be enacted into law during the pres- ent session of Congress. As Members are aware, H.R. 168 will provide for an average 10-percent in- crease in compensation payments for veterans with service-connected disabili- ties. The increases will vary from $1 in the case of the 10-percent disabled vet- eran to $85 in the case of some few very severely disabled veterans who receive special allowances because of the extreme impairment of health which they have suffered. A general increase in compen- sation payments was last granted in 1957. Certainly, these veterans, whose disabilities were incurred because of their service to this country, are entitled to every consideration possible, and par- ticularly is this so in the case of those who suffered such severe disabilities that thier earning power is seriously im- paired. There are 1,837,591 veterans on the The complexities and rapid pace of the compensation rolls of the Veterans' Ad- technological world in which we live, ministration whose disabilities were in- place a high demand on the. immediate curred in wartime, and a total of 1,934,- availability of data of all types. Gov- 074 veterans receive compensation pay- ernment services are constantly expand- ments for disabilities incurred in either Ing to meet the needs of a growing popu- wartime or peacetime. At the end of lation which is now nearing 200 million June of this year, 65,554 of these veterans persons in the United States. The elec- listed Florida as their official residence, tronic computer has been a great benefit and received $65,297,673 during fiscal to the Federal Government in coping year 1965 in the form of compensation with the ever present task of reducing the payments. The increases granted by cost of providing Government ? service. H.R. 168 will place this figure at over President Johnson has said : $72 million, since $6.7 million more will The use of automatic data processing go to these particular veterans because equipment during the past 10 years has coh- of enactment of this legislation. tributed significantly to increased effective- In addition to increasing the basic ness and rising productivity in governmental compensation payments for service-con- operations. The electronic computer has en- neCted disabled veterans-H.R. 168 would abled the Government to carry out programs also increase the dependency .allowances which otherwise would have been impossible. Better and more economical services to the paid to veterans who are 50 percent or public have been achieved through the use more disabled, and permit payment of of this equipment. this allowance until the dependent child We rely heavily on automatic data attains the age of 23 if the child is pur- processing equipment. Without the suing a course of. education in an ap- present generation of computers, man proved educational institution. could never hope to reach the moon. Although H.R. 168 is primarily a bill There would be no ballistic missiles or to increase compensation payable to Polaris submarines. It has been esti- service disabled veterans, there is also mated that to process without computers included a provision which will benefit the flood of checks that will be in circu- dependent parents of servicemen who lation by 1970, banks would have to hire lost their lives because of service in the all the women in the United States be- armed forces, that is those dependent tween the ages of 21 and 45. After the parents who receive dependency and in- installation of an IBM 7094, the Uni- demnity compensation payments. H.R. versity of Chicago estimated that it takes 168 raises the income limitations ap- about 1 hour of computer time to do the plicable to this group of beneficaries, and equivalent of 1 million man-hours of the effect of this action will be to pro- desk calculator work. Computers have vide increases for many who presently a widespread usage in industrial appli- receive these payments, as we ex- cations. tend bility to certain rents o don -'Qualify to i t ese p y- In view of the great flexibility of dig- me their c e in a ess ital computers, and the rapid advances of u allow unde the being made in computer technology, un- 1 k doubtedly there will be an expanding de- ICING OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (Mr. FASCELL (at the request of Mr. MATSUNAGA) was granted permission to extend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and to include extraneous mat- ter.) Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4845, a bill to provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, maintenance, operation, and utili- zation of automatic data processing' equipment by Federal departments and agencies. This proposed legislation is urgently needed. I fully and whole- heartedly supported H.R. 4845, when it passed the House of Representatives on September 2, 1965. H.R. 4845 is identical velopment of new applications. It has been estimated that nearly one-half of the computer business in the United States is with the Government, and the major portion of this business is with the Federal Government. Computers make out 95 percent of the Government's paychecks, keep track of military sup- plies and weapons all over the world, register the course, direction, and speed of all shipping in the North Atlantic, and now check all business income tax returns and a third of the individual re- turns. The number of computers in use by the Federal Government has been ex- panding rapidly. In 1961 the Federal Government had 730 computers in use; this figure rose to 1,006 in 1962, 1,169 in 1963, and 1,767 in 1964. A couple of years ago the Bureau of the Budget esti- mated that by 1966 the U.S. Government would have 1,500 computers in use; this number was surpassed in 1964. The fig- ures above do not take into account the computers in use by military services on for the same express purpose. use oy contractors of the Federal Gov- The bill we are considering would au- ernment.. It has been unofficially esti- thorize and direct the Administrator of mated that each of these two categories the General Services Administration to of computer users are equal to the num- coordinate and provide for the economic ber of Government computers cited and efficient procurement, maintenance, above. and utilization of the automatic data In June of this year the National Aero- processing equipment needs of the Fed- nautics and Space Administration or- eral departments and agencies. dered new computer equipment that will Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 September 7, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 22181 FTC knows also that hundreds of millions In 1921 he became a foreign correspondent number and effect of overhead transmis- of dollars In free stamps, discriminatory for the old Philadelphia Ledger. He was sion lines in the Nation and to develop prices on stamps, et cetera, have gone to the based in London but spent much of his time some objective standard for measuring biggest stamp users who have killed off thou- In Ireland covering the "troubles" between the destructive impact such lines have sands of small dealers unable to obtain the Irish and the British. In 1924 he covered upon community planning, upon prop- stamps, or give them out in special offers the Inauguration of the Dawes reparations arty values, and upon the natural beauty to consumers because small users paid the plan. highest prices for stamps. Mr. Hassett returned to Washington and of our Nation. It also directs the See- went to work for the Federal Government in retary to gather sufficient data to eval- Lhe early data of the New Deal. In 1935 he uate the affected overhead installations WILLIAM D. HASSETT--CONFIDANT joined the White House stall. He soon be- planned for the future. OF TWO PRESIDENTS Caine a favorite of President Roosevelt, who The second bill H.R. 10514 authorizes was impressed by his amiable personality, the Secretary to undertake research, de- +Mr. FLOOD (at the request of Mr. erudition and keen memory. velopmret, and demonstration projects MATSUNAGA) was granted permission to Mr. Hasse*t treasured a photograph on extend his remarks at this point In the which the President wrote: "To Bill Has- in the field of underground transmission sett ? a rare combination of Buckle. so as to perfect the necessary techniques RECORD and to include extraneous mat- l3:irttett, and Roget ? ? ? from his old to make such transmission economically ter.) friend. Franklin D. ioosevelt." and technically feasible. The Secretary Mr. FLOOD. Mr. Speaker, one of the The reference was, of course, to Henry of the Interior is the, logical person to great privileges in being a Member of Thomas Buckle, the English historian: John carry forward these programs, first, be- Congress is the opportunity to become Bartlett. author of 'Familiar Quotations," cause of the traditional concern of his friends of exceptional persons in public and Peter Mark Roget, who got up the office with conservation of natural re- life. One such person that I came to "Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases." know and respect was William D. Hassett In the Roosevelt administration Mr. Has- sources and, second, because his Depart- sett occasionally took over the duties of ment operates the largest single power of Vermont, correspondence secretary White House Press Secretary Stephen Early. system in the Nation. and confidant of Presidents Franklin D. His main Job, however, was handling tor- My third bill, H.R. 10515, would en- Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, Who respondence for the President. including a abe the investor-owned public utilities to (lied at his home in Northfield, Vt., on delicate exchange between F.D.R. and Myron participate in this effort by providing sig- August 29, 1965. Taylor. who was a liaison- between the incentives to those com- A modest and scholarly man, he was White House and the Vatican in the war nlficanpanicst that tax istart underground se cola- the soul of tact in dealing with juniors y p ident Truman retained Mr. Hassell as tion. This is founded in a firm belief as well as seniors, and thoroughly trust- a White House secretary, and he too assigned that private enterprise can and will take worthy. When once commenting on his him to letl,erwriting, a task at which the a position of leadership in the battle retirement after a most distinguished Vermont scholar had great skill. to achieve the President's goal of a more career, he stated: Mr. Hassett remained at the White House beautiful America, if these industries Now. I am joining the ranks of those who until July It'. 1952, when he resigned. He was are encouraged by enlightened Govern- are burdened with carrying the secrets of then 71. merit policy. their Presidents to the grave. Thereafter. Mr. Hassett devoted his time to writing his book on F.D.R. and magazine Two distinguished Members of this In order that a summary of his career, articles. House have joined me in this program, Mr. as published Washington, may is of that he i lived to bean old med to be an. He andlh is Athe gentleman SHLEY. and from from Mary- ably ably recorded in the permanent ann nals of the Congress, I quote the the following obitu- close friend. radio commentator it. Bauk- land, CLARENCE D. LONG. hage, of 3 311000 Connecticut Avenue e NW., used I am pleased to report that our pro- ary notice: to make a point of reading the death notices [From the Washington Post, Aug. 30, 1930 on the bulletin board at the Cosmos Club. gram for action has been warmly re- on W. D. BASSETT, AID TO F.D.R. Mr. Bassett said he did this to make sure ceived in many n quarters. Electrical The Inter a- (By Edward T. Folliard) that he was still allve In 1959. after the death of his friend, Fleet Machine Workers has endorsed all three William D. Hassel, who served as a White Adm. William D. Leahy, Mr. Bassett was de- proposals. Under the direction of its House secretary In the Roosevelt and Tru- scribed as "the late Bill Hassett" In his old president, Paul Jennings, this great man administrations, died last night of a newspaper's obitrary of the Admiral. Mr. union has established a reputation for heart attack at his home in Northfield, Vt, Hassett showed up in Washington and He was 85. laughed oil the report of his death as exag- leadership in conservation matters. Mr. Hassett was with President Franklin berated. Mr. Jennings' statement is a cogent and D. Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Us., when air Hassett had experienced heart attacks succinct analysis of the challenge of the F.D.R. died there on April 12. 1945. It was and a fall In recent years, but seemed to feel problem which I hope will be read by all he who made the announcement that the well on his 85th birthday Saturday. who are concerned with maintaining the 32d President was dead. Yesterday he attended mass at Norwich beauty of our Nation. He could hardly have been surprised at University, across the street from his home. STATEMENT OF PAUL JENNINGS, PRESIDENT, the passing of Mr. Roosevelt. In a book he After an early dinner he called his niece, INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELELTRICAL, RADIO wrote later, "Off the Record With F.D.R.," he Maxine McNiunara, and asked her to summon MACH WORKERS (AFL-CIO) ON told of taking the White House mail pouch a doctor explaining that he felt "terrible." AND UNDEMACHIN D : POWERLENES, AUGUST 20, 1965 to the President that April morning, and He died at about 9 p.m. The IUE has long been concerned about said: Funeral services will be held at 9 am. Wed- was shocked at the President's appear- nesday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic the problem of overhead transmission lines :Inca. The weariness crept upon Win from Church in Northfield. and the damage that such lines can cause midday onward, as I saw too plainly when not only to natural beauty, but to property I had to return to the cottage after my values. real estate revenues and local com- morning visit." THREE: BILLS INTRODUCED AT- munity zoning and planning efforts. The Mr. Hassett, who was a newspaperman for TACKING OVERHEAD POWERLINE ITIE believes that as a result of modern tech- 25 years, 11 of them with the Washington nology such damage is no longer necessary. Post. was born in Northfield on August 1;8. PROBLEM TO BEAUTIFY AMERICA Today, there is no technical barrier to 1880. He attended Clark University at (Mr. OTTINGER (at the request of the development of economically feasible Worcester, Mass., from which be received an methods of underground power transmission. Mr. MATSUNAGA) was granted permission The art of power transmission has passed honorary master of arts degree in 11515. to extend his remarks at this point in beyond such limitations. Unfortunately, Norwich University in Northfield gave him the honorary degree of doctor of letters in the RECORD and to include extraneous the actual operating experience of the in- 1946. matter.) dustry has not kept pace with this technical Ile began his newspaper career on the Mr. O'1I'INGER. Mr. Speaker, on know-how. Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, and joined the August 17, I introduced three bills at- The utility industry has not undertaken the experimental installation programs that staff of the Washington Post in 1906. In tacking the problem of overhead power- would lead to actual construction, installs- 1911 he went to the Associated Press, where lines which are a continuing challenge lion and operating cost reductions. he remained for -5 years. 't'hen came 2 years to our efforts to beautify America. As a result, there has been no significant with the International News Service, after which he returned to the Post. From 1917 to The first of these bills, H.R. 10513, effort to determine, or reduce, the supposed 1921 he covered Congress and wrote occa- directs the Secretary of the Interior to cost differential between overhead and un- tional editorials for this newspaper. undertake an immediate survey of the derground high voltage transmission lines. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 September 7, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE make it possible to process data sent back by spacecraft 40 times faster than the systems currently used. The cost of this order will range from $8 million initially to $18 million if all contract options are exercised. The Federal Government spends about $1 billion annually on the procurement, maintenance, and leasing of computers. We must expect a con- tinued heavy and probably increasing Federal outlay for this type of equip- ment. Our responsibility here to to pro- vide the authority for the most econom- ical, efficient and effective procurement and utilization of this equipment. The General Accounting Office has noted that 867, or 86 percent, of the 1,006 computers installed in U.S. Government facilities as of June 30, 1962, were leased. The GAO revealed that cost comparisons of 16 models, which accounted for 523 of the 1,006 machines in use, showed the Government could save $148 million over 5 years if it bought the machines rather than leased them. Since then, the Fed- eral Government has increased pur- chases of previously leased equipment. The Comptroller General has recom- mended that the President establish a central management office suitably em- powered with authority and responsibil- ity to make decisions on the procurement and utilization of data processing equip- ment. Mr. Speaker, this bill would give such authority to the only logical agency to coordinate the procurement and uti- lization of automatic data processing equipment of the Federal Government, namely the Administrator of the General Services Administration. THE VOLUNTEER GENERATION (Mr. RODINO (at the request of Mr. MATSUNAGA) Was granted permission to extend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and for include extraneous mat- ter.) Mr. RODINO. Mr. Speaker, all too often today we ':hear of the shortcomings, the failures, the delinquency, the violence of our young people. It is to be expected that seaside riots, senseless vandalism and crime, aswell as student protests, picketing and! other demonstrations on public issues, (would receive widespread publicity. They make timely, emotional and sensation4l news stories. But there afire other qualities and ac- tivities of our; young people which, un- fortunately. 4o not receive as much attention. Hete at home college students pitched in to whelp build levees during last spring's = devastating Mississippi River floods. Abroad, they are helping people of the ndwer nations develop their individual and rational resources. And no one of us sho~ld ever forget that night after night you g Americans are risking their lives for usn patrols through Viet- namese jungles. Mr. Speaker, Vie President HUBERT H. HUMPHREY has pu the picture in proper perspective for us, Tali 1a most enlightening and penetrating dis ussion of his views on the younger generation, "What's Right With Today's ' puth." At a time when the tendency is to condemn our youth for the minor element which cre- ates havoc and crime, our Vice President has reaffirmed his faith and confidence in the potential of the vast majority to build a "greater, more dynamic nation." And if one were to choose a term for 'our youth, the Vice President would call them the volunteer generation. Under unanimous consent, I include this fine article, which appeareF1 in Parade maga- zine of September 5, 1,865, in the RECORD. WHAT'S RIGHT WITH T?DAY'S YOUTH-SOME RIOT-OTHERS Do G9OD DEEDS-THE VICE PRESIDENT LOOKS AIj OUR CONTROVERSIAL YOUNGER GENERATIOII (By HUBERT It. HUMPHREY) WASHINGTON, D.C.--Young Americans give their lives for freedom in South Vietnam, while other young americans demonstrate against our involvexryent there. Some young people rip apart sea4ide resorts, others work night and day to repair the flood-ravaged dikes of the Middle; West. Our universities turn out the brightest, best-educated gradu- ates in history, but;at the same time we face a problem of school' dropouts. Which is the trje picture' of the younger generation? Are ,'more and more young people finding their release in rioting, pro- tests, and crime? i Or is the trend upward toward honor anc achievement? Will they send America into decline, or will they build a greater, more dy amic nation? I believe the I. is true, and I can back up my belief wit facts and personal experi- ence. This is nb reason for complacency. For we cannot a; ow even a fraction of our youth to squand r themselves while we, who like to boast th t we are older and wiser, stand by lamentiig. My interest in3youth is by no means aca- demic. As the; father of four children (three still in school), I am concerned at the increase in juvenile crime not only in the slums, whey there is the goad of dismal poverty, but am ng children who have never known want, c ildren who should know better. I Like any othet father of my generation, I have my share 'Of skepticism about Beatle mops and dance dike the Swim, the Frug and the Watusi. Bdt then I find myself ask- ing: Was there ever a young generation that didn't have crazy and was there ever an old one that approved of them? What of the flappers of the roaring twenties, many of them now sedatp grandmothers? What of the grandfathersi who once sported Rudolph Valentino sidebuns and those wide trousers known as Oxford bags? What about the Black Bottom aid the Charleston? But we grew out of the . I do not condone the excesses of youth. I don't mean th fads; I mean the rioting, violence and crime that cause its worry in our society. Bu - again, I must ask how much we, the of er generation, are respon- sible for the st rtling increase in juvenile The war broke up families and reduced parental discipli e. Then came the post- war years of the 'fast buck" with an inevita- ble eroding of morality and family respon- sibility. Childre were left to bring them- selves up while heir parents made up for Now we are Ina period of unprecedented prosperity, and cannot help feeling that prosperity is a in re severe test of character than adversity. and times, as I remember from my on you h, bring families together. In good times, it i all too easy to drift apart. Though the youn people today enjoy lux- uries never know to their parents, they are are also exposed o pressures and frustra- tions their pare. never encountered. MORE PE PLE THAN JOBS Our youth are q ite conscious they live in a world that has he capacity to destroy itself and that the etonators are in the hands of the older generation. They are also conscious of the fact that, in our affluent society, there are more people of their age than there are jobs to go around. The num- ber of workers 18 and 19 years old is ex- pected to increase byi half a million this year-twice the increase of last year. Before 1970, more than 3 million young people will swell the labor force each year. Those without trainifg and skills will face a bleak future. The ur(employment rate for the young already is more than three times as high as for older wbrkers. We are past the time when a living; even a humble one, can be made without 4nything but willing hands. Our country does not owe anybody a liv- ing, but it does owe itt,s, youth at least the opportunity to work. bovernment and pri- vate industry are now alert to this problem, and we are doing everything we can to help these young people. There are youth oppor- tunity centers, the poverty program, the Job Corps, the Neighborhood Youth Corps, the community, action; programs. Of course, youth must be willing to work, and most of them re. I have spoken to thousands of young people at Job Corps camps and other training centers. Many come from broken homes; many are barely able to read and writie. Almost all have been bitterly disappointed in their short lives. Yet most are deterjnfined to pick up their second chance, acgdiire new skills, and face the world with hop);. Even more imprdssive are the thousands of young Americans( who have an acute con- science about their ' wn generation and want to help, the less fortunate. They are intelli- gent, courageous, hell-informed young peo- ple, willing to wor~ long hours for little or no pay to correct that they feel is injustice. Some of the st4dent protests, picketing, marches, sit-ins hove caused dismay among us older folk. Frapkly, I have shared it, be- cause some of thel issues, in my view, have been false. But I 'must admit that America today might be a better place if the people of my generation ha- shown the same aware- ness. Fiery speec es and angry placards on the campus are, my mind, far less danger- ous to the Nations future than the silence that stifles new i eas. Age in itself is no guarantee of wisd . In a world changing as rapidly as ours, ere can be as many old fools as young foo s. Young Americans who get into trouble, ho kick against the estab- lished order, are ten the most alert. Who of our old generation has not been a rebel? I have een one, and so has our President. Lyndo, Johnson was a school dropout who left is native Texas to work with his hands i the fields of California. But he returned enter college and begin his career as a teac er in a Mexican-American public school. Hi former students still re- member him as a an who gave them knowl- edge and encouragement to face a world that all too often seeme stacked against them. Lyndon Johnson held his first presidential appointment at 27, his first political office at 29. He has said: "No one knows better than I the fires that bur in the hearts of young men who yearn fo , the chance to do better what they see the elders doing not well, or not doing at all " FAMO S BEATNIKS Today's young p ple-as students, as citi- zens, yes, even as emonstrators-are show- ing that they, too want to do better. Of course, we have o r beatniks. There have been beatniks in every age. Some of there are now listed among the world's leadi,g artists, writers, musicians. Gauguin was a beatnik. So were Von Gogh and Edgar Ali:. e Poe. But I am less concerned with the eccen- tricities of genius, 7vhich can flower in the most unlikely soil, than I am with the mass of our young people today. I don't find them a beat generation at all, and I have met them by the thousands across this great country. Our young people are a healthy and whelk,,- some generation, less hypocritical, more frank Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 22184 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE September" 7, 196-1- I han we were at their age. They speak more spirit and sharpen my wits. I am able to 'Pen ly about sex, religion, politics, and other go back refreshed and revitalized. subjects that used to be taboo. In the age We parents expect the young to learn from of computers, satellites, and almost instant us and from their teachers. But this holds communications, they are also more intelli- good only If we are prepared to learn from gent and competent. For this is the age of the young-to probe their problems and to excellence admit. as history has proven time and again. Not long ago. I visited the nuclear aircraft that the follies of today can be the truths carrier Enterprise and was amazed to find of tomorrow. boys under 20 manning consoles of multi- million-dollar radar equipment. They were responsible for the safety of American pilots ?-nd million-dollar aircraft miles away at sea. At Loring Air Force Base, I talked with a grease-stained enlisted man whom I found working under a jet plane. "I understand -tou are pretty good," I said, "at keeping these planes In tiptop shape." "No. Mr. Vice President." the 01 replied. "We're not pretty good. We're the best." His commanding officer, Brig. Gen. Frank Elliott. completely agreed. 'I have been in the Air Force a long time," he said. "This crop of youngsters is the best yet. They are more responsive and responsible." No fewer than one-quarter of the members of our armed services are under 20. Our generals and admirals agree they are the finest young fighting men this country has ed a tou has their fathers of d ic s g A WEEK OF GOOD NEWS AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ,Mr. GALLAGHER (at the request of Mr. MATSUNAGA) was granted permission to extend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and to Include extraneous matter.) Mr. GALLAGHER. Mr. Speaker, re- grettably, it is not always good news that makes interesting reading. But last week was full of good news and signifi- cant events. I think that it might be a good idea to revive for a moment the now defunct television program "That Was the Week That Was." Last week the United States , ever pr o World War II and Korea, more alert and and the world were witness to some adaptable and so more fit to use the complex things which it Seems impossible to weapons of the space age. squeeze Into the space of a single 7-day If I had to give the younger generation a period. label, I would call them, as the President has, a volunteer generation, I may not always agree The sigh of world relief and the when the Nation breathed Gathe 5 with the causes they serve, but I must always admire the spirit with which they fight. It splashed safely into the Atlantic Ocean could shame some of us older people who after setting a world endurance record. pride ourselves on being concerned citizens. The threatening steel strike was de- HOW FAR? layed and final settlement assured For example, a poll in a national news through the efforts of President Johnson magazine asked American students how far and the parties to the dispute. they would go-beyond mere talk-to sup- The strife-torn Dominican situation port a cause in which they believed. Some was finally brought to an accord and a 93 percent said they would sign a petition: new and hopefully lasting peace estab- 72 percent had already done so. Some 87 lished. percent said they would contribute money; On August 30 and 31 the House and 58 percent had already done so. An amazing 43 percent were even ready to go to jail. Senate passed and sent to the President More than 10,000 young volunteers are legislation creating a long needed Cabi- now serving in the Peace Corps. Another net-level Department of Housing and 3.000 have already returned after tours of Urban Development. duty. But most significant, more than Home rule for the District of Columbia 100.000 have asked to take part In this bold was brought a long way toward fruition and Idealistic experiment. When VISTA with the completion of the discharge pe- inestic in Service to America-the do- mestic Peace Corps) was launched, more tition from the House District Commit- than 3.000 Inquiries were received from tee. The 218 names on the petition will young people on the first day of business. enable the bill to proceed to the floor of When Parade's own editor, Jess Gorkin, had the House for a final vote. tre Inspired idea to ask the young people of In the area of foreign affairs, further America to "Work a Day for J.F.K.," the successes were noted In the war In Viet- response was staggering. They went out by itam Confidence in the American and the thousands to mow lawns, clean cars, run South Vietnamese armies continues to kies and lemonade so they ll coo errands, se could donate their earnings to the John F. climb. WAN, of Ohio, long a Member of the House Kennedy Memorial Library. There was no -secretary of Health, Education, and of Representatives of the Congress of the compulsion such as Is brought by the Com- Welfare, Gardner has called for a much United States and a consistent and outstand- missars In a Communist society. It was needed Hudson River pollution confer- ing exemplar of prudent Government con- merely a suggestion in one magazine for young people to accept or reject. ence to discuss a solution to end pollu- corn in the use and conservation of the water resources of the Nation, he has contributed All it takes to rouse today's young people tion in that great artery. greatly to the welfare and security of his is motivation. They need to know that their On the economic scene, figures were country. contribution has a purpose. I grew up when released showing that in the last month Given in the city of Washington, D.C.. this it was important to help the family. It was U.S. exports were ahead of imports. 11th day of June 1985. h e important that we dug vegetables out of the This situation could help to relieve t and and stored them in the root cellar. It pressure from poor balance of payments. w.ts important that we earned money to Each of these events in itself could be h"Ip feed the family. Now In our prosperous suburbs, it Is no longer important for young considered "great" or "deserving." How- people to contribute to the livelihood. They ever, not one, but all, were accomplished are Inclined to look upon the daily chores during the past week. as merely an exercise in discipline. In each of these events there is one I have complete faith In our young gen- man who weaves a thread of continuity eration. Whenever I am weary or worried. I throughout them all. The leadership of seek out young people. Many times, I have one man was behind each of these tri walked out of a meeting, depressed and dis- couraged, looking for some teenagers. I have limph3, in some, solely responsible, in found them to be a tonic; they rekindle my others partly so. But on each of these there was left an historical imprint- L.B.J. Acting in his capacity as President of the United States, Lyndon Johnson pro- vided the leadership-to bring each of these events to a fruitful conclusion. The President deserves the congratula- tions and respect of this Nation for leav- ing us with a long-to-be-remembered "week-that-was." RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS SALUTES MIKE KIRWAN iMr. EDMONDSON was granted per- mission to extend his remarks at this point in the RzcoRD and to include ex- traneous matter.) Mr. EDMONDSON. Mr. Speaker, the National Rivers and Harbors Congress this year selected one of our colleagues to receive a special citation and the George Washington Memorial Award for Distin- guished Service to the Cause of Water Resources Development in the United States, To my way of thinking, the Rivers and Harbor Congress could not have made a finer selection of a recipient for this high and distinguished honor than Congress- man MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Of Ohio, a mail who has been dedicated to the cause of water development throughout his long and distinguished service in the House of Representatives. Mr. KIRWAN's record in the vital field of development and conservation of water, perhaps our most vital resource, is unexcelled, and he is, in the words of the National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress citation, "a consistent and out- standing exemplar of prudent Govern- ment concern in the use and conserva- tion of the water resources of the Na- tion." Mr. Speaker, I would like to have this citation of our esteemed colleague's rec- ord printed in the RECORD at this point: The Committee on Awards of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, with the con- currence of the directorate, having desig- nated MICHAEL JOSEPH KIRWAN as most worthy to receive the 1985 Award of the George Washington Memorial the executive committee have ordered the issue of the fol- lowing citation for high courage and unself- ish effort; for long years of public service, and for a clear vision of the needs of the future America, the George Washington Memorial is awarded to MICHAEL JOSEPH KIR- LOWER MANHATTAN EXPRESSWAY The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under previous order of the House, the gentle- man from New York [Mr. RYAN] is rec- ognized for 15 minutes. Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, few public policy proposals have been killed and reborn as many times as New York City's plan to build, with Federal assistance, a highway across Manhattan. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 September 27, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- APPENDIX rate of decline will be down to 23 percent, which he says is the "bust point," on that day in 1970. It's 23 skidoo, you might say. Of course, it's not absolutely necessary that the liquidity trend line continue un- broken. In fact, the good doctor is quite sure the fatal date can be deferred, and he has written extensively about ways to cor- rect both national and international eco- nomic problems of liquidity. Domestically, he says, one obvious answer is branch banking-just like you have in Cal- ifornia. England, he recalls, hasn't had a bank failure since the 1890's-thanks in good part to the branch banking system. But 32 States in the United States have laws against branch banking. This despite the fact that the record shows, for example, that 82 percent of the 625 banks chartered in Montana have folded, that 72 percent of those chartered for Minnesota have gone "bust." He reminds that there were 30,100 banks in the United States in 1930, but now there are just 15,000. "Apparently we'd rather have 'em go busted than let `sm branch," says he. Dr. Upgren will talk about some of these matters today before the Life Underwriters Association luncheon. He will, undoubted- ly, adapt his remarks to the new significance of life insurance. For as liquidity declines, and as the in- dividual gets older, cash value life insurance, the rising earning power of money, take on greater personal importance. As a senior citizen himself, Dr. Upgren appreciates the ENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. JACK BROOKS OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, September 24, 1965 Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker on Sep- tember 22, 1965, our distinguished col- league from Pennsylvania, WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, addressed the 10th anniver- sary banquet of the Univac Users Asso- ciation, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Speaking to this group he discussed the use of computers by the Federal Gov- ernment and the need for coordination of automatic data processing manage- ment on a Government-wide basis. As a ranking majority member on the Gov- ernment Activities Subcommittee, he has studied this matter thoroughly and has done much to perfect legislation recently approved by the House of Representa- tives which would bring about a more efficient, businesslike management of our Government ADP equipment. His address, which reflects the findings of the committee, follows: Today, men stand in awe-and even in fear-of the great computing machines which can do so much. We know our own frailties, the great ma- chines appear to have none. We hear people wondering about the rela- tionship of man and the machine-who is master, who is servant? Is it the infallible machine or the only too fallible man? Some lines that the great poet laureate, John Mansfield, wrote may help us decide. He said: "Man consists of body, mind, and imagina- tion. His body is faulty his mind untrust- worthy, but his imagination has made him remarkable." The story of the great mathematician, Karl Frederick Gauss, illustrates this precept, In the year 1809 his imagination led him to develop the formula for computing the orbits of the planets in the solar system. Subsequently, he spent 20 years computing the orbits of the various planets. His great- ness depends not upon his 20 years of com- putations, but upon his one remarkable formula. Today, Gauss' 20 years of computa- tions could be accomplished in less than a week on a modern computer. Imagine to what greater heights the imagination of this great mathematician might have soared had he had a computer to do his unimaginative work of calculation. So tonight, I stand not so much in awe of your machines, but in awe of you who use the machines. I stand in awe of you who have the imagination to devise the input and who have the imagination to use the output of these great machines. The first all-electronic computer was con- structed during World War II and delivered to the Army Ordnance Corps in 1945. Univac I, the first computer with general data processing capability, was installed at the Bureau of the Census in 1951. In 1954, there were 10 computer systems in operation within the Federal Government. By 1962, the number had increased to 1,000. There are now at least 2,000. Today, your U.S. Government is the largest user of computing machines in the entire world. Your 10 years of experience in the use of these machines can be of inestimable value to your Government in the two prob- lems which I would like to discuss with you tonight: (1) managing the use of these machines in the most efficient and eco- nomical manner and (2) realizing the max- imum benefit from their use. Under the rules. of the House of Repre- sentatives, the duty of "studying the opera- tion of Government activities at all levels with a view to determining its economy and efficiency" is assigned to the Government Operations Committee on which I serve. With respect to automatic data processing, this duty is specifically assigned to the Brooks Subcommittee on Government Activities. For. several years this subcommittee, on which I am the ranking majority member, has been concerned about the deficiencies in the manner in which the Federal Govern- ment has been acquiring and using ADP equipment. In 1963 Congressman BRooxs, of Texas, chairman of the subcommittee, introduced legislation to make it possible for those agencies in Government with ADP manage- ment responsibilities to do a better job, This bill was passed by the House but no action was taken by the Senate and it died at the end of the 88th Congress. Soon after the 89th Congress convened in January this year, this legislation was rein- troduced. Comprehensive hearings were held, the testimony evaluated, and a bill, H.R. 4845, was reported to the House of Representatives in July. A few weeks ago, the House of Representatives unanimously approved this measure and there is still time for action in the Senate although I per- sonally do not expect action until the next A5445 ADP management which extend beyond the confines of any particular agency and develop the information the Bureau of the Budget and other Federal officials need for policy and decisionmaking purposes. To perform this function, this legislation establishes in GSA a revolving fund which would have three principal purposes. First, it would consolidate Government accounting of dis- bursements and capital investment in ADP so that Federal managers would have this information available to them. Second, the GSA would use this fiscal information, plus the data obtained from a comprehensive governmentwide inventory of ADP which would be maintained through the use of a data processing system, to increase use of equipment the Government now has. Third, the revolving fund would be used to consolidate Government procurement of ADP. As ADP users, I believe that you will be interested in some of the more pronounced problems we have found in Government ADP management. To some of you, espe- cially those representing the larger organiza- tions, some of these problems may sound familiar. A principal deficiency in present ADP acquisition and use is the lack of gov- ernmentwide coordination in management. Although the selection and the use of equip- ment must logically remain within the prov- ince of the using agency, certain aspects of ADP management require a coordinated effort if the Government as a whole is to achieve the most efficient acquisition and use. During the recent hearings, we learned of a case where the Air Force sold what was characterized as an old, obsolete, useless ADP system for a thousand dollars. Yet, at the same time, the Army was leasing the same type of system for approximately $50,000-a month. Approximately 18 months later, the Army purchased the system for about a quarter of a million dollars. We could not determine whether the surplus system could have been substituted for the .equipment under lease, but at the time the surplus system was sold, no serious attempt was made to determine the feasibility of sub- stituting the surplus for the leased system. As a result, the Government may well have lost a valuable option, A possibility.was ignored which could have saved the taxpayer many, many dollars. I cite this example not so much in criti- cism of the Defense Department but to demonstrate the very real need for coordi- nation in Government management of such equipment. During the hearings, we also found that the three military services have each de- signed and are procuring worldwide inven- tory systems using ADP. Yet, design and procurement of these three inventory sys- tems, according to the Defense Department witnesses appearing before the subcommittee, were in no way coordinated and are not necessarily compatible. As a result of this lack of coordination the Opportunity to save millions of dollars through the standardization of these inven- tory systems may have been lost. The Comptroller General, in approximately 100 audit reports over the past 7 years has ADP Services Administration, ponsi presently has managementfThese GAOn reports reveal governmentwide responsibilities for the pro- some of the costly deficiencies of trying to curement of common use items for the civil manage this equipment on an agency-by- agencies of Government, is extended au- agency basis. And, from your own profes- thority to coordinates ADP management on sional experience, I am sure that you are- a, governmentwide basis. The GSA, is not aware of many occasions where organization- given.arbitrary or dictatorial powers. But, wide coordination in the management of operating under the policy and fiscal control common-use items of equipment or in the of the Bureau of the Budget and the Presi- performance of similar functions has led to dent, GSA would coordinate those aspects of greater efficiency and economy. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - APPENDIX September 27, 1965 Another serious deficiency is the lack of adequate Information. I need not empha- size to you the paramount need for timely. pertinent, accurate information. In Government. there is no adequate In- formation as to ADP acquisition or use. Funds for ADP are scattered throughout the Federal Budget and there is no consolidated fiscal data on ADP investment, costs or ex- penditures. The only governmentwlde in- formation available is in the form of highly speculative estimates. As an example, at this time, no one can give an estimate of total Government ADP expenditures accurate within hundreds of millions of dollars with- out having the estimate subject to serious challenge. Through the use of the revolving fund provided In our legislation and the compre- hensive ADP inventory that would be estab- lished, the Government would have the bene- fits which logically flow from more adequate management information essential to effec- tive policy and dectsionmaking and manage- ment control. A low rate of equipment use resulting from Inadequate Government-wide coordination Is extremely costly to the taxpayers. The most recent inventory of ADP equipment Indicates that in the period of 1 year. the unused ADP capacity in Government has risen from 500,000 to 640,000 hours. The General Ac- counting Office estimates that is worth ap- proximately 1400 million. Every hour of ADP capacity in the hands of the Federal Government that can efficiently and effec- tively be used must be used. The Govern- ment Operations Committee does not sug- gest that unused ADP capacity be arbitrarily assigned to meet agency requirements. Ex- press provisions of our legislation preclude such an approach. But, with an annual in- vestment of up to 1400 million In unused ca- pacity. a sum which is approximately one- half of 1 percent of the total Federal budget, there is a compelling need for prompt and efficient action. Under the legislation passed by the House, the Government's sharing program would be vastly improved. With accurate, up-to-date Information as to equipment availability, new Government ADP requirements hope- fully could be matched with unused capacity so as to avoid the acquisition of additional systems whenever possible. There have also been countless occasions brought to the attention of the committee where, through the exercise of purchase op- tions, agencies could have bought equipment under lease for sums less than the annual payment. There are numerous examples where several highly sophisticated systems have been located In the same geographical area, owned or leased by various agencies, the total usage of which has not exceeded the capacity of one system. One agency In- stalled duplicate systems in the same build- Ing side by Bide when the total capacity re- quired was less than that of one system. During the hearings on this legislation last spring, the Comptroller General of the United States, a man who by the very nature of his personality and his position is not given to making unreliable statements. estl- mated that savings from this legislation as ultimately approved by the Houes of Repre- sentatives would amount to approximately a quarter of a billion dollars annually and could be expected to increase each year there- after for an indefinite period In the future. The Importance of efficient and economic management of ADP equipment will Increase in the future because we are now approach- ing what many people refer to as the third generation of ADP equipment. A leading ADP expert describes this com- ing generation: "Huge new machines with fantastic memories and arithmetical capa- cities linked to numerous smaller satellite machines and serving literally dozens of users simultaneously, are on the horizon at even lower cost." With the arrival of third-generation ADP equipment, communications systems will link large. fast. high-capacity data process- ing systems to offices and laboratories of numerous users. These users, instead of ac- quiring an ADP system or visiting an ADP service center, will feed problems or informa- tion to be processed into the central com- puter system over a communications system. The user would have installed in his office or laboratory an input-output component no more conspicuous than Commonly used tele- type units found in business offices through- out the world. The user could either receive an immediate response over this unit in- stalled in his office or laboratory or the In- formation could be accumulated for periodic processing, recorded on tape or punched cards at the ADP center, or a printed response could be prepared at the center and mailed or otherwise delivered to him. These larger computers are more efficient per unit of work. They process information faster and have larger processing capacities- but they coat more. So, to obtain the effi- ciency inherent In these larger new comput- ers, they must be kept busy. As a result, fewer units of Government or business or industry will have sufficient requirements for processing capacity to justify sole use of individual systems. The potentials of the larger computers now In the offing which can b-- integrated with communications Is so great that full use of one system's maximum capab'.lity 1s sufficient to fit the needs of scores of potential users. And. the use of the maximum potential of a third-genera- tion system under conditions of optimum efficiency can result-in a phenomenal reduc- tion in ADP costs to individual users. This greater potential and lower cost cannot be Ignored by either Government or business or Industry. But lower cost of acquisition and opera- tion is not the only problem in the field of Government and computers. At a time when decisions which Govern- ment must make can have such a powerful impact on the lives of each and every one of its and when these decisions must be based on an almost Infinite number of inter- related factors---the question we must ask Is-Is the Government getting the maximum benefit from computer technology? With a few exceptions the answer 1s "No." To help to correct this situation, I intro- duced yesterday House Joint Resolution 666 providing for the establishment of an agency In the Executive Office of the Presi- dent to be known as the President's Advisory Staff on Scientific Information Management. The purpose of the resolution is to as- semble at the highest level of Government an extremely high caliber staff of economists, sociologists, mathematicians, and scientists to develop decision-aiding systems, for use by the Government. Such action Is necessary, because ever since World War 11 the rapid rate of change, the brc^dth and depth of new knowledge, and the complexity and interdependence of today's sociological, technological, econom- lcal and governmental factors has exceeded the normal capacity of the human mind for asAmilatlon on a scale equal to the demands of this new environment. Rerpons-ble decisionmakers in Govern- men: and In industry need new techniques and systems for organlz!ng, storing, retriev- In'. integrating, analyzing, and testing the mu!tituda of factors UDon which a rational dec!s:on must rest. Certain areas of industry and certain areas of Government have developed Information structures and decision-aiding techniques. Sz>ma of these new techniques make sub- stantial use of mathematics and the com- puter sciences, mathematical programing, mathematical rimulat!on, and econometrics. Now is the time to use these techniques at the highest level of Government where the mass of relevant and important Infor- mation IS the largest, where the complexity of the interrelationships is the greatest and, Bence, where the decieionmaking is most difficult. The agency which this resolution would establish will give us a start on discovering and applying new Information management techniques to the major unsolved problems of our society. This proposal was first put forward a year ago by the then Senator HUBERT HUMPHREY. In Introducing then such a resolution Mr. HUMPHREY said: "Many of the current and impending problems of our society will remain Insolv- able until we discover and adapt informa- tion management and decision-aiding tech- niques which are commensurate with the changes which have occurred and will occur In our national and international environ- ment." Mr. HUMPHREY found It evident that "we have many se: ious unsolved problems which exceed In scope and complexity present in- formation management and problem-solving structures." Experts say that the human mind has diffi- culty In considering more than 10 or 20 factors at the same time In making decisions. Yet, the unsolved problems of our society may require thousands or hundreds of thousands of factors or subfactors to be con- sidered. Industry has learned to simulate mathematically a given environment. By varying the Input assumptions or by varying subdecisions the decisionmaker can be given rational basis on which to make alternative decisions. It should be emphasized that such de- etsion-aiding techniques are only to aid decistonmakers by providing them with the type of information which will, along with other factors, including their own judgment and experience, assist them In establishing sound policies and In making meaningful decisions. Thus, these modern techniques are con- sistent with the processes of democratic gov- ernment. The use of them may be necessary for the survival of democratic government. It is equally Important that we efficiently manage ADP as we use this equipment to manage our other affairs. To Government, business, or Industry, the waste inherent in unused ADP potential and errors in equip- ment application or selection will be stag- gering. Fortunately, this fantastic equip- ment offers in itself the means for its own efficient management. more of us with primary responsibilities for the efficiency and economy of Government operations are doing everything that we can to constantly Improve the management of the world's largest user of ADP ro that Federal operations in this area can match the sound businesslike ap- proach which the competitive free enterprise system requires of ADP users In business and Industry. When I think of the subject of Govern- ment and computers-I can only plagiarize your program-"The field is growing. The present-challenging, the future--exciting." What Cities Are Doing to People EXTENSION OF REMARKS or HON. GLAIR CALLAN OF NEBRASKA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, Scpicmbcr 27, 1965 Mr. CALLAN. Mr. Speaker, the high dramatic outbursts of violence in some of our metropolises are receiving a great deal of attention in all of our mass media communication. A number of newspa- per articles have mentioned the fact that Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 September 2, 19-65 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE theSecretary finds that conditions or prac- tices in such mine are such that a danger exists which could cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated, such representative shall determine the ex- tent of the area of such mine throughout which the danger exists, and thereupon issue an order requiring the operator of such mine to cause all persons, except those per- sons whose presence in such area is necessary to eliminate the danger described in such order, to be withdrawn from, and to be de- barred from, entering such area. (b) If, upon any such inspection or in- vestigation, an authorized representative finds that there has been a failure to comply with a mandatory standard which is appli- cable to such mine, but that such failure to comply has not created a danger that could cause death or serious physical harm in such mine immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated, he shall find what would be a reasonable period of time within which such violation should be totally abated and thereupon issue a notice fixing a reasonable time for the abate- ment of the violation. If, upon the ex- piration of such period of time as originally fixed or extended, the authorized repre- sentative finds that such violation has not been totally abated, and if he also finds that such period of time should not be further extended, he shall also find the extent of the area which is affected by such violation. Thereupon, he shall promptly make an order requiring the operator of such mine to cause all persons in such area, excepting such per- sons whose presence in such area is necessary to eliminate the danger described in the order, to be withdrawn from, and to be de- barred from, entering such area. (c) Findings and orders issued pursuant to this section shall contain a detailed de- scription of the conditions or practices which cause and constitute a situation of immi- nent danger or a violation of a mandatory standard, and a description of the area of the mine throughout which persons must be withdraw and debarred. SEc. 9. (a) Each finding made and notice or order Issued under section 8 of this Act shall be given promptly to the operator of the mine to which it pertains by the person making such finding or order, and all such findings, orders, and notices shall be in writ- ing, and shall be signed by the person mak- ing them. A notice or ,order issued pursuant to section 8 of this Act may be annulled, canceled, or revised by an authorized repre- sentative of the Secretary. (b) An operator notified of an order may appeal to the Secretary for annulment or revision of such order, and the Secretary shall issue regulations providing for such ap- peals which shall include due notice and op- portunity for a hearing. (c) Any final order made by the Secretary on appeal shall be subject to judicial review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the mine affected is located, upon the filing in such court of a notice of appeal by the operator aggrieved by such final order within twenty days from the date of the making of such final order. (d) The appellant shall forthwith send a copy of such notice of appeal, by registered mail or by certified mail, to the Secretary. Upon receipt of such copy of a notice of appeal the Secretary shall promptly certify and file in such court a complete transcript of the record upon which the order com- plained of was made. The costs of such transcript shall be paid by the appellant. (e) The court shall hear such appeal on the record made before the Secretary, and shall permit argument, oral or written, or both, by both parties. (f) Upon such conditions as may be re- quired, and to the extent necessary to pre- vent irreparable injury, the United States court of appeals may, after due notice to and hearing of the parties to the appeal, issue all necessary and appropriate process to postpone the effective date of the final order of the Secretary, or to grant such other relief as may be appropriate pending final determination of the appeal. (g) The United States court of appeals may affirm, annul, or revise the final order of the Secretary, or it may remand the pro- ceedings to the Secretary for such further, actions as it directs. The findings of the Secretary as to facts, if supported by sub- stantial evidence on the record considered as a whole, shall be conclusive. SEC. 10. The Secretary shall require opera- tors of mines which are subject to this Act to submit, at least annually and at such other times as he deems necessary, and in such form as he may prescribe, reports of acci- dents, injuries, and occupational diseases, and related data, and the Secretary shall compile, analyze, and publish, either in sum- mary or detailed form, the information ob- tained; and all information, reports, orders or findings, obtained or issued under this Act may be published and released to the public, or any interested person, and shall be made available for public inspection. SEc. 11. (a) Whenever any operator (1) violates or fails or refuses to comply with any order of withdrawal and debarment issued under section 8 or section 9 of this Act, or (2) interferes with, hinders, or delays the Secretary, or his duly authorized representa- tive, in carrying out his duties under this Act, or (3) refuses to admit an authorized representative of the Secretary to any mine which is subject to this Act, or (4) refuses to permit the inspection or investigation of any mine which is subject to this Act, or of an accident, injury, or occupational dis- ease occurring in or connected with such a mine or (6) being subject to the provisions of section 10 of this Act, refuses to furnish any information or report requested by the Secretary, a civil action for preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, may be instituted by the Secretary in the district court of the United States for the district in which the mine in question is located or in which the mine operator has Its principal office. (b) Whoever violates or fails or refuses to comply with an order of withdrawal and debarment issued (1) under subsection (a) of section 8 or (2) under subsection (b) of section 8 if the failure to comply with an order of abatement has created a danger that could cause death or serious physical harm in such mine Immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be elimi- nated, shall upon conviction thereof be punished for each such offense by a fine of not less than $100, or more than $3,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed sixty days, or both. In any instance in which such offense is committed by a corporation, the officer or authorized representative of such corpora- tion who knowingly permits such offense to be committed shall, upon conviction, be sub- ject to the same fine or imprisonment, or both. SEc. 12. The Secretary shall develop ex- panded programs for the education and training of employers and employees in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of accidents or unsafe or unhealthful working conditions In mines which are subject to this Act. SEc. 13. (a) Any State which desires to assume responsibility for development and enforcement of health and safety standards in mines located in the State which are sub- ject to this Act shall submit, through a State mine inspection or safety agency, a State plan for the development of such standards and their enforcement. 21989 (b) The Secretary shall approve the plan submitted by a State under subsection (a), or any modification thereof, if, in the judg- ment of the Secretary, such plan- (1) designates the State agency submit- ting such plan as the sole agency responsible for administering the plan throughout the State, (2) provides for the development and en- forcement of health and safety standards for the purpose of the protection of life, the promotion of health and safety, and the pre- vention of accidents in mines in the State which are subject to this Act, which are or will be substantially as effective for such purposes as the mandatory standards desig- nated under section 6(b) and which provide for inspection at least annually of all such mines, other than quarries and sand and gravel pits, (3) contains assurances that such agency has, or will have, the legal authority and qualified personnel necessary for the enforce- ment of such standards, (4) gives assurances that such State will devote adequate funds to the administration and enforcement of such standards, (5) contains reasonable safeguardsagainst loss of life or property arising from mines which are closed or. abandoned after the ef- fective date of this Act. (6) provides that the State agency will make such reports to the Secretary, in such form and continuing such information, as the Secretary shall from time to time require. (c) The Secretary shall, on the basis of reports submitted by the State agency and his own inspection of mines, make a con- tinuing evaluation of the manner in which each State having a plan approved under this section is carrying out such plan. When- ever the Secretary finds, after affording due notice and opportunity for a hearing, that in the administration of the State plan there is a failure to comply substantially with any provision of the State plan (on any assur- ance contained therein), he shall notify the State agency of his withdrawal of approval of such plan and upon receipt of such notice such plan shall cease to be in effect. (d) The provisions of sections 8, 9, and 11 of this Act shall not be applicable in any State in which there is in effect a State plan approved under subsection (b). SEC. 14. The Secretary shall provide that the major responsibility for administering the provisions of this Act shall be vested in the agency of the Department of the In- terior which has the major responsibility for carrying out the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act. SEc. 15. Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 6 of this Act the Administra- tive Procedure Act shall not apply to the making of any finding, order, or notice pur- suant to this Act, or to any proceeding for the annulment or revision of any such find- ing, order, or notice. SEc. 16. There are authorized to be appro- priated out of any moneys in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. SEc. 17. This Act shall become effective on the date of its enactment, except that sec- tions 8, 9, and 11 shall become effective one year after such date. Mr. O'HARA of Michigan (interrupt- ing the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be con- sidered as read and open to amendment at any point. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Michigan? There was no'objection. The CHAIRMAN. The clerk will re- port the first committee amendment. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE September 2, 1965 The Clerk read as follows: ment of the next regular session of the legis- Page 12, line 18, strike out "8, 9, and 11" lature of such State convening after the date and insert In lieu thereof "8 and 9, and of Of publication of notice In the Federal Regia- subsection (b) and paragraph (1) of subsec- ter Of the designation of mandatory stand- tion (a) of section 11". ards as provided for in section 8(b) of this Act." The committee amendment was agreed On page 12. line 18, strike out "(d)" and to. Insert "ie)" The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will re- On page 13, line 2, after the period insert port the next committee amendment, the following: "The Secretary acting through The Clerk read as follows: this agency, shall have authority to appoint. Page 13, l11, strike out "8, 9, and 11" subject to the civil service laws, such officers and insert line i lieu thereof "out 9, and sub- and employees as he may deem requisite for duties of this Act; and to prf the section (b) and paragraph (1) of subsection scribe administration (a) of section 11". powers, duties and responsibilities o o1 alt officers and employees engaged In the The committee amendment was agreed administration of this Act: Provided, how- to ever. That, to the maximum extent feasible in the selection of persons for appointment AMENDMENTS OFFERED SY MR. O'HAEA OF as mine Inspectors, no person shall be so MICHIGAN selected unless he has the basic qualifica- Mr. O'HARA of Michigan. Mr. Chair- tion of at least five years practical mining ex- man, I have a number of amendments perlence and in assigning mine inspectors to offer, and I ask unanimous consent to the inspection and Investigation of In- that they be considered en bloc, dividual mines, due consideration shall be given to their CHAIRMAN. Is there objection the ection In tr previous practical experience State. district. , o or region. , where such to the request of the gentleman from inspections are to be made." Michigan? There was no objection. Mr. O'HARA of Michigan. Mr. Chair- The Clerk read as follows: man, these amendments, I believe, are Amendments offered by Mr. O73ASA of for the most part self-explanatory. The Michigan: On page 3, line 1, after "of which" major amendment provides for a system Insert "substantially". of judicial review of the Secretary's de- On page D. line 5, strike out "the public. cision denying the approval of a State or... plan or withdrawing approval of a State On page 10, line 21, after "which" insert plan. In addition, the qualifications that at any time,". we desire for Inspectors under this act On page 11, line 4, strike out the comma are spelled out and the effective date is at the end of the line, and in line 5, strike changed to make sure that a State legis- out "In the judgment of the secretary,". lature will have an opportunity to con- lowing: n page 12, after line 17. insert the foe- sider any changes that need to be made with the (d) (t) Secretary's Is fianynal state action is with h respect dissatisfied in its State safety law and adopt those to the approval of its State plan submitted changes before the Federal law will be- under subsection (a) or with his final action come effective in that State. under the second sentence of subsection (c), Mr. QUIE. Mr. Chairman, will the such State may, within sixty days after no- gentleman yield? tice of such action, file with the United States Mr. O'HARA of Michigan. I yield to court of appeals for the circuit in which such State is located a petition for review of that the gentleman from Minnesota. action. A copy of the petition shall be forth- Mr- QUIE. In one of the amendments with transmitted by the clerk of the court to considered en bloc, on page 11, line 5, the Secretary. The Secretary thereupon shall you delete the words "in the judgment of file in the court the record of the proceedings the Secretary." Somebody has to make on which he based his action, as provided in the decision whether the State plans section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. comply with the six factors Involved here. "(2) The findings of fact by the Secretary. I wish the gentleman would address him- If supported by substantial evidence, shall be self as to how the decision is made in the conclusive: but the court, tot good cause place before the judicial review pro- shown, , may remand the to case to the e Secretary y to take further evidence, and the Secretary ceedings, may thereupon make new or modified find- Mr. O'HARA of Michigan. The gen- ings of fact and may modify his previous tiernan is correct, of course. As it will action, and shall certify to the court the rec- read : ord of the further proceedings. Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be The Secretary shall approve the plan sub- conclusive if supported by substantial evi- mitted by a State under subsection (a), or dence. any modification thereof. If such plan meets "(3) The court shall have jurisdiction to the following tests. affirm the action of the Secretary or to set it Of course, the Secretary would make aside. In whole or in part. The judgment of that decision based upon those tests. the court shall be subject to review by the Then the decision would be reviewable Supreme Court of the United States upon cer- tiorari or certification as provided In section 1254 of title 28, United States Code." Mr. QUIE. I thank the gentleman. I On page 13, strike out lines 12, 13. 14, and think this clarifies the effect of the lan- 15. and insert in lieu thereof the following: guage change. "Sc. E17. This Act shall become effective Mr. HATHAWAY. Mr. Chairman, on the date of its enactment, except that will the gentleman yield? -enr.ions 8 and 9, and subsection (b) and paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section Mr. O'HARA of Michigan. I yield to I I shall become effective one year after the the gentleman from Maine. date of publication of notice in the Federal Mr. HATHAWAY. On that point, Is Register of the designation of mandatory my understanding correct, that pending :standards as provided for in section 6(b) the appeal as proposed by the amend- of this Act: Provided, however, sections 8 and 9. and subsection (b) and paragraph ment the status quo would be maintained (1) of subsection (a) of section 11 shall not unless undue hardship or Irreparable become effective with respect to any State Injury would result. In the opinion of sooner than ninety days following adjourn- the circuit court? Mr. O'HARA of Michigan. The ordi- nary provisions of the Judicial Code would apply. I believe they require that the status quo be retained unless there is particularly impelling reason why it should not be pending decision on ap- peal. Mr. HATHAWAY. I thank the gen- tleman. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendments offered by the gentle- man from Michigan. The amendments were agreed to. The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the Committee rises. Accordingly. the committee rose; and the Speaker having resumed the chair, Mr. MONAGAN, Chairman of the Commit- tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 8989) to promote health and safety in metal and nonmetallic mineral indus- tries, and for other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 525, he reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the Committee of the Whole. The SPEAKER. Under the rule, the previous question is ordered. Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment? If not, the Chair will put them en gros. The amendments were agreed to. The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was read the third time. The SPEAKER. The question is on the passage of the bill. The bill was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND Mr. O'HARA of Michigan. Mr. Speak- er, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to extend their remarks on the bill just passed. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Michi- gan? There was no objection. AUTOMATIC DA -ROCESSING EQUI Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (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. The SPEAKER. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas. The motion was agreed to. IN TIIE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the con- sideration of the bill H.R. 4845, with Mr. MONACAN in the chair. The Clerk read the title of the bill. Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 September 2, '1955 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 21991 By unanimous consent, the first read- thousands of hours of available auto- not come within the confines of this leg- ing of the bill was dispensed with. matic data processing capacity go un- islation. The procurement and applica- Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chairman, I yield used each year. Government-wide co- tion of components of this kind would to myself 5 minutes. ordination along with the up-to-date in- remain the complete responsibility of the (Mr. BROOKS asked and was given ventory will permit more extensive shar- Defense Department and other agencies permission to revise and extend his re- Ing of equipment capacity and facilitate having use for them. marks.) the establishment of data processing Nor would this system be concerned Mr. BROOKS. H.R. 4845 provides for service centers. with specially designed digital and ana- the economic and efficient purchase, Third. Improvement which this legis- log components which have no general lease, maintenance, operation, and utili- lation would make is in the procure- purpose potential. As in the case of zation of automatic data processing ment of automatic data processing equip- space and military components, these equipment by Federal departments and ment. Through consolidating the ac- specialized items would remain the full agencies. quisition of these expensive computers, responsibility of the departments and The Federal Government is the largest the Government's bargaining position agencies requiring them. user of automatic data processing in the will be markedly improved, resulting in In summary, our concern is for the world. Expenditures now exceed $3 bil- more competitive pricing and volume general purpose mass-produced, com- lion annually or more than 3 percent of discounts. mercially available automatic data proc- the total Federal budget. These expendi- The Committee on Government Opera- essing systems and components which tures are expected to increase indefi- tions approved similar legislation unani- make up approximately 90 percent of nitely. mously in the 88th Congress. That leg- the automatic data processing in use in Presently there is no comprehensive islation passed the House by a decisive go ernment. management program of . the Govern- margin on July 18, 1963. Motion to re- R. 4845 further provides that the ment's automatic data processing equip- commit: 96 yeas, 258 nays. The Senate Administrator of GSA might delegate ment. The Bureau of the Budget recom- failed to act on the legislation in the last any of the coordinating or acquisition mended Government-wide coordination Congress. The bill we are considering authority extended to him in this legis- as early as 1959. In a series of about 100 today is the same legislation with two lation with regard to any individual auto- audit reports to Congress and the agen- additional provisions: matic data processing system for reasons cies, the General Accounting Office has One, a subsection has been added to of national security and defense or for pointed to the great waste incurred as a the bill expressly delegating responsi- purposes of economy and efficiency. result of present disjointed agency-by- bility to the Secretary of Commerce for Thus, at any time it can be shown that agency approach to automatic data pro- scientific and technological matters re- national security and defense or econo- cessing management. The contents of lating to automatic data processing, par- my and efficiency require that general these 100 reports have clearly demon- titularly in the area of standardization purpose automatic data processing sys- strated the need for providing Govern- and compatibility. Under this legisla- tems or components be acquired directly ment-wide coordination in the manage- tion, the National Bureau of Standards by an agency outside the scope of this ment of these resources, would undertake automatic data process- program, or be exempt from any of the In the hearings on this bill, the former ing research and.provide advisory serv- coordination efforts delegated the GSA, Comptroller General, the Honorable Jo- ices to the agencies and the Administra- that the Administrator could delegate seph Campbell, conservatively estimated tor of GSA. authority to the appropriate agency to that enactment of this legislation would The second new subsection contains ieve this desired result. result in savings of at least $200 million express language guaranteeing agencies Lastly, the bill, as indicated above, a year. and other users that the Administrator does not permit any blanket exemption of The concept of this legislation is not of GSA will not interfere in either the any agency or broad variety of equip- a new idea but is a well-accepted princi- selection or use of automatic data proc- ment. Some agencies have strongly rec- ple of good management that has been essing. Under this legislation, the agen- ommended that they be exempt from successfully applied to the Government cies and the contractors will continue provisions of this bill, or that the agency in such areas as telecommunications, the to select exactly the equipment they re- head be given the authority, in his dis- inter-agency motor pool, and the defense quire just as they do now. As I have cretion, to remove his agency from this supply agency. This amendment to the previously indicated, if a user determines coordinating program. The committee Federal Property and Administrative that an IBM 360 is needed to meet his strongly supports the Comptroller Gen- Services Act sets up a Government-wide requirements, that is what he will get. eral in his view that any such authority coordinated management program This entire program is expressly placed would negate the purposes of this legisla- through which the Government can keep under the direction of the President in tion, as _ I have outlined. track of its automatic data processing order to avoid any possibility that one In summary, therefore, the bill covers investment and more wisely predict and agency could interfere with the proper only general purpose, mass-produced, control its future expenditures. Legis- functioning of another agency. commercially available automatic data lation is needed because the experience This legislation must necessarily be processing components, 90 percent of the past 10 years shows that a statu- drafted in broad general terms. The of Government automatic data process- tory definition of responsibilities Is es- purpose of the bill is to provide a perim- ing and the GSA Administrator is au- sential, and because optimum efficiency eter of organizational responsibility and thorized, subject to policy review of the requires an automatic data processing re- authority. It Is neither necessary nor Bureau of the Budget and as the Presi- volving fund which cannot be provided possible to provide in legislative form dent may direct, to exempt from this co- administratively. detailed statutory instructions to all of- ordinated management program any The bill provides for three funda- ficials of government involved in auto- general purpose automatic data proc- mental improvements in automatic data matic data processing management. essing systems and components when processing management which the Gov- Traditionally, Congress has approached such action is necessary.for national de- ernment must have if these savings are problems of this kind through general fense or for economy and efficiency. to be realized. delegations providing that the agencies The Government Operations Com- First. Up-to-date management infor- involved shall issue appropriate regula- mitte has thoroughly investigated Gov- mation would be provided Federal man- tions which can be altered from time to ernment data processing management agers. Through the use of an automatic time as changes in circumstances and for over 3 years. In addition to our own data processing inventory and accom- new problems or opportunities for more investigations, we have the benefit of two panying fiscal information from the re- efficient operations arise. comprehensive Bureau of the Budget volving fund, responsible legislative and H.R. 4845 is aimed at general purpose, management studies-one in 1959, an- executive officials could make more in- commercially available, mass produced other in 1965-as well as the benefit of formed decisions. automatic data processing systems and 100 General Accounting Office audit re- Second. The legislation would improve components. Elements of space and de- ports. Based upon this massive collec- the possibility of the Government fense systems, such as the automatic tion of studies and investigations which achieving optimum utilization of its au- data processing components in missiles have taken place over a period of 7 tomatic data processing. Hundreds of and aircraft guidance systems, would years, the time has come for Congress Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 :, CIA-RDP67B00446R00060A06006~3-1 , CO: A,111:'" (?t_'L 1 .1:C.C)R!) - HOUSE e1) cIn )e)' 196, to take r:.asunable but effective action to re_nailinir. 'S:ii c:)rnputers or 11 percent ing a revolving fund concept to effect sure the establishment of efficient auto- o. r distribu~ed amongst the remainder sound savings. r;t r i' ( is processing management in Of the Governrlte:rr, agencies, Furthermore, H.R. 4845 as amended -1 11!1111t. wince tine initial Bureau of the Budget requires an annual report to the Bureau HALL. Mr. Chairman, will the 1959 automatic data processing study of the Budget and to the Congress of 'em an yield? Iohowed by it ;eri.?; of BOB c_i?cuiars, the equipment inventory, utilization, and ac- :. BROOKS. I yield to the gentle- latest being 4-7 of March 6, 1965, the quisitions, together with an account of .11 indrt frwn Missouri. Comptroller General has issued approxi- receipts, disbursements, and transfers to ::Ir. HALL. I appreciate the gentle- rnately 100 cud.t report:, sharply critical miscellaneous receipts. ratan yielding. Will the gentleman as- of cu-.er:imelit automatic data pioces- I believe that is a salutary and needed sure the House there has been adequate. iittii.a c'ni('iit and of uneconomic report to the Congress. or tis adequate as there can be, protcc- priiclareniru' costing the taxpayer mil- As Members know, we are now enter- tion of security from electronics, and the hops tit d_,llars ing the third generation of computers, in data processing machines, if they are to '1'hi. Gucerurn ?nt Activities Subcom- which central computers of a high capac- be owned outright and or controlled by nuctee recommended similar legislation ity will supply the needs of many users. the Government? t th, BBoose On June 19, 1963. and that Already automatic data processing pro- Mr. BROOKS. Yes. That is the full leaislatioti, as aniended. H.R. 5171, was curement costs represent 3 percent of intent of the legislation. apiiroced July 18. 1963. the Federal budget. It is high time that %fr. HALL. Would the gentleman fur- Mr. Chairman. H.R. 4845 would add legislation of this general character be t.her have any information about the section 111 to the Federal Property and passed, so that the advantages of cen- percentage of one company rna-aufactur- Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 tral procurement with volume discounts ing anti or control, or leasing to the Gov- Stat. 37? ? . extending responsibility to the will accrue to the taxpayers. It is in- eriiment of these machines? Administrator of General Services, sub- creasingly essential that the executive Mr?. BROOKS. I really do not know. iect to overall direction by the President snake savings through the establishment There are five or six major producers. and fiscal and policy control by the Bu- of equipment pools, data processing serv- We have not gone into this on the basis reau of the Budget. for the economic and ice centers, and above all, through effec- of the individual manufacturers. To be efficient purchase, lease, and utilization tive management and utilization and candid about it, 70 percent or more is of automatic data processing equipment through economic procurement. I com- produced by one major manufacturer. necessary to. meet the requirements of pliment the chairman of the subcom- 1Mr. HALL,. I appreciate the gentle- the Federal Government. The proposed mittee, the gentleman from Texas, JACK man yielding. new section is divided into seven sub- BROOKS, on his initiative and strongly Mr. FARNUM. Mr. Chairman, will sections. Subsections (ai and ib) pro- urge passage of H.R. 4845 by the House. the gentleman yield" vide the basic authority to be exercised Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chairman, I yield Mr. BROOKS. I yield to the gentle- by the Administrator of GSA. Subsec- 3 minutes to the distinguished gentle- man. Lion i c , authorizes the establishment of man from Utah [Mr. KING I. Par. FARNUM. As I understand the a revolving fund to finance the activities tMr. MONAGAN (a the request of Mr. bill. it would only provide coordination tiridertaken by the Administrator in pur- KING of Utah) was granted permission in the purchase and lease and establish- suauce of this authority. Subsection to extend his remarks at this point in the ntent of pools for the use of automatic d- provides for the administration of RECORD. data processing; is this right? this fund. and subsection lei prescribes Mr. MONAGAN. Mr. Chairman I sup- Mr. BROOKS. The establishment of that other provisions of law which are port H.R. 4845 and I want to compliment pools would be allowed under this bill. inconsistent with the provisions of this the gentleman from Texas [Mr. BROOKS] Mr. FARNUM. I would like to refer section shall not be applicable in the for his efforts in bringing this bill to to the bill on page 5, line 21 to line 23. aclnrinistration of this section. Subsec- the floor for consideration. where it limits the authority of the ad- tion ~ f , authorizes the Secretary of This bill constitutes a further im- rninistator. Commerce to undertake necessary re- portant attempt to bring efficiency and How are we going to bring about effi- search and to provide scientific and tech- progress to the operations of our Govern- ciency unless we have really true co- nolot leaf advisory services relating to ment. ordination of equipment purchased or the use of automatic data processing in There has been a vast increase in the leased by the Government. the Government. Subsection (g) pro- use of automatic data processing equip- Mr. BROOKS. The primary objec- vides that the authority conferred by ment in recent years and this type of live of the bill is to coordinate the use this section shall be exercised subject to equipment has become a vital force in of this equipment. But you would have direction by the President and by the carrying on the mechanical activities of government to give each agency full authority to Bureau of the Budget. government. select that equipment that will meet its The bill v e are considering will make own need. Then after that equipment The Acting Comptroller General of the it possible to end the unorganized use of is provided, if there is extra time on it, United States. Frank H. Weitzel, be- this vital modern equipment and will it will be available to other agencies and lieves in spite of sonic reservations that provide a pool of such items to aid ad- you would not thereby interfere with the H.R. 4845 is. and I quote, "a good bill, a ministrators where necessary but at the management of the various departments big step in the right direction." The same time avoid backing up groups of and agencies of the Government. latest report issued by the Comptroller idle equipment. Mr. REID of New York. Mr. Chair- General in August 1965, "Management of Once again, Mr. Chairman, the Com- ntan. I yield myself 5 minutes. Automatic Data Processing Facilities in mittee on Government Operations has Mr. Chairman and members of the the Federal Government," underscores lived up to its mandate and has brought committee, the bill, H.R. 4845, provides the need for action in this regard. forth constructive legislation which will for the economic and efficient purchase. Mr. Charles L. Schultze, a Director of contribute to the greater efficiency of lease, maintenance, operation, and utili- the Bureau of the Budget supports H.R. operation of our Nation's business. nation of automatic data processing 4845 and lie has stated and I quote, "We I hope that all Members will support equipment by Federal departments and think on balance, it is a good bill." this bill. a_encies. Mr. Schultze estimates that it will ef- Mr. KING of Utah. Mr. Chairman, I Current expenditures by the Federal feet substantial savings on the order of rise in support of H.R. 4845. I congratu- Government are estimated by the Bureau $50 million to $100 million annually. late the gentleman from Texas [Mr. of'the Budget to be running at a rate of The Government Activities Subcommit- BROOKS! for successfully bringing this s3 billion annually. tee estimates a somewhat higher sav- bill to the floor of the House, after much '1?he automatic data processing inven- ing, possibly up to $200 million annually effort, and long hearings. The matter t'n-y as of June 30, 1965, according to the if this legislation is rigorously and effec- of Goverrunent acquisition of automatic c.eneral Services Administration, stands tively implemented with good manage- data processing equipment is so complex at 2,188 computer configurations. Of meat procedures, better utilization of that very few men can claim to fully these. 1.497 or 68 percent are in the De- excess or unused automatic data proc- comprehend it. But like so many other partment of Defense. NASA and the essing capacity and greater emphasis on complex matter's, it is governed by a few AEC have 434 or 21 percent while the the most economic procurement includ- simple principles, easily understood by Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 'September Y,`rf9o CONGRESSIONt L RECORD - HOUSEvvvvvvvvvvv 21993 all, and which principles are embodied H.R. 4845, and finding itself without a talking about today and serving on the in H.R. 4845. quorum he had dir cted th ll t b The Government now acquires, direct- ly or indirectly, some $3 billion worth of automatic data processing equipment per year. This equipment is thus probably the most costly single item currently purchased for Government inventory. Moreover, the figure will probably in- crease, rather than decrease, as the years advance. In view of this fact it is al- most beyond comprehension that the Government is not able to indicate, at this time, just how many units of auto- matic data processing equipment are presently in use. But such is the fact. One gets the impression that the Gov- ernment can better account for its 5- cent lead pencils than it can its $500,000 pieces of automatic data processing equipment. It is paradoxical that in view of the fact that the purpose of auto- matic data processing equipment is to bring order out of chaos, the manage- ment and programing of automatic data processing purchases and use should be so chaotic. "Physician, heal thyself." It is to be hoped that the General Serv- ices Administration will be able to secure the use of a piece of automatic data processing equipment to help it keep track of the other 2,000 pieces of equip- ment. This bill will enable it to do so. I urge the enactment of H.R. 4845. Mr. BINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, I make the point of order that a quorum is not present. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will count. After counting, 49 Members are present, not a quorum. The Clerk will call the roll. The Clerk called the roll, and the fol- lowing Members failed to answer to their names : [Roll No. 2601 Abbitt Halleck O'Neal, Ga. Abernethy Halpern Pool Anderson, Tenn Hanley Andrews, Hanna George W. Harsha Ashbrook Hays Aspinall Hebert Bandstra Henderson Baring Holland Bates Johnson, Okla Bolling Karth Bolton Kee Bonner King, N.Y. Bow Kluczynskf Brock Kornegay Broomfield Krebs Cahill Landrum Callan Lennon Cameron Lindsay Celler? Long, La. Chelf Long, Md. Smith, Iowa Clancy McMillan Smith, N.Y. Clawson, Del MacGregor Steed Collier Martin, Ala. Stephens Conable Martin, Mass. Sullivan Corman Martin, Nebr. Thomas Derwinski Mathias Thompson, N.J. Devine Matthews Toll Diggs Meeds Tupper Dwyer Michel Ullman Evans, Tenn. Miller Utt Fino Minshall Vanik Fraser Moeller Walker, Miss. Frelinghuyson Morgan Watkins Fulton, Tenn. Morse Wh.i tten Gilligan Mosher " idnal Greigg Murray Willis Griffin Nedzi Wilson, Grifths Nix Charles If. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker having resumed the chair, Mr. MONAGAN, Chairman of the Commit- tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that that. Committee, having had under consideration the bill, e e ro o e comnuttee on economy and efficiency called, when 314 Members responded to in our government for almost 10 years their names, a quorum, and he sub- and in being responsible for 4 years for mitted herewith the names of the ab- the approval of the methods and systems sentees to be spread upon the Journal. used by government not only in our The Committee resumed its sitting. State but in county and local govern- Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chairman, I yield ment and in the more efficient use of the 5 minutes to the gentleman from Michi- taxpayer's dollar. I in particular had gan [Mr. FARNUMI. to be concerned with the use of this kind (Mr. FARNUM asked and was given of equipment and its full utility to bring permission to revise and extend his re- about the best uses that could be made marks.) of equipment at the least cost. One of Mr. FARNUM. Mr. Chairman, i the things that concerns me-and if you wholeheartedly support this legislation. just want to look at it, it is on page 10 It is my understanding that for more of this report, where it lists the equip- than 3 years,the Government Operations ment we already have in the Federal Committee has objectively evaluated Government-is that in 10 or more in- automatic data processing management stallations we find we have one company in Government. The Committee has alone which has 53.9 percent of this considered the contents of 100 General equipment. Is this good or is it bad? Accounting Office audit reports. The This report further states that if we have contents of two Bureau of the Budget this legislation and pass it-and I hope management studies have been taken we do-one of the things we are going to into consideration. One study dates be able to get out of it is we are going to back to 1959. Another, which more or be able to get the advantage of the vol- less reiterates to a large degree the rec- ume purchase and the low price for the ommendations of the first, was made equipment. This is awfully important only a few months ago. In addition, the to each and every one of us. . all agencies of Government desiring to testify and has submitted to the House a comprehensive, but concise, report outlining what to be done and, most im- portant, providing the ways by which the improvements which must be made can be brought about. This legislation is very limited in scope, but fundamental in approach. Essentially, it is an in- ventory bill which, in addition, provides for coordinating those aspects of man- agement which cannot economically be considered within any one particular agency. The bill contains no provisions which do not reflect proven management concepts which in other applications have brought efficiency and economy to for a number of years in the purchase or the lease of this kind of equipment it has been on a one-piece purchase or lease concept. This, in effect, gives us a high price and not the low price that we should be getting. So we need very much to have this legislation, which is the. first step that has to be taken to bring about full economy and efficiency. I ask the full support of the member- ship to pass this piece of legislation which I think is essential for us to get started in order to bring about not only the pooling of information necessary to bring about the economical purchase or lease of this equipment but eventually provide the full utility and the most of@- per ness a. Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chairman, I yield The bill must necessarily be stated In tana minutes to the gentleman from OLSEN] broad general terms because to do other- (Mr. OLSEN SEN o. wise would create more problems than was, given asked and we would solve. The bill essentially es- tend ~ hgiven permission to revise and ex- we the authority and responsibility his remarks.) for automatic data processing manage- Mr. OLSEN of Montana. Mr. Chair- for and then provides the means by of man, the I thank the Subcommittee on on Government distinguished lna Ac- which those who have this authority and tivities, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. responsibility can do a better job than BROOKS] for his courtesy in yielding me they can today. This legislation is nec- this time to discuss this bill. essary. The very fact that automatic I am obliged to disagree with parts of data processing management constitutes this bill. I am obliged to oppose it be- a matter of concern after the problem cause of its high cost to the Government was first recognized almost 10 years ago, and because it would result in building indicates the need that some more ef- what amounts to a new Federal agency fective approach by Congress is neces- within the General Services Administra- sary. In addition, the revolving fund, tion with power to interfere in the pro- which simply provides for the consoli- curement and operation of highly com- dated accounting of Government auto- plicated computer systems within our matic data processing under a modern Federal agencies. effective accrual system, is essential to I oppose it because the bill conflicts every aspect of the bill. If utilization with the President's report in March of this fund is limited in anyway, the 1965, on this subject. effectiveness of this legislation would There are three problems involving be limited. and, the potential savings in the alleged waste of money that this bill tax funds would be correspondingly is intended to solve. GSA is made a cen- reduced. tral procurement agency for automatic Gentlemen of this body, I have spent data processing equipment for the Fed- 10 years in my State before coming to eral Government through the use of a the Congress of the United States deal- revolving fund. This revolving fund will ing with just exactly the problem we are enable agencies to purchase equipment Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Powell Pucinski Quillen Redlin Reid, Ill. Reinecke Resnick Roberts Robison Roncalio Roosevelt Rumsfeld Ryan St Germain Saylor Schisler Shipley Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 21994 CONGRESSIONAI, RECORD - HOUSE September- 2, 1965 when they have not received appropria- of the Federal Property and Administrative year 1967, such direct operating expenses as lions for the purchase of the equipment. Services Act of 1948 (63 ytat. 377), as amend- may be directly appropriated for, which ex- The contention is that under the new ed. is hereby amended by adding a new sec- pecses may be charged to the fund and cov- tion to read as follows: creel by advances or reimbursements from tban am agencies equipment. There purchase will be rather ??1L'T(%\SA-ric DATA ^a[,CESSING EptrlexlENT such direct appropriations) and (2) refunds han or recoveries resulting from operations of the ci,ondary users and computers will run Sr.c. 111. i a) The Administrator is author- fund, including the net proceeds of disposal on a 24-hour-a-day basis. The fact that ized and directed to coordinate and provide of excess or surplus personal property and for the economic and efficient purchase. lease, receipts from carriers and others for loss of s,mething is not utilized on a 24-hour- and tnaln?ensnce of automatic data proces- or damage to property: Proridcd further, a.-day basis does not mean that there is e0ti pment hy. or at the expense of. That following the close of each fiscal year waste. High schools and high school Feder,l:,rerctcs. any net income, after making provisions for buses that serve them are only operated 1 1i Automati*' data processi' t equip- prior year losses, if any, shall he transferred when there is need. So it is with corn- meat suit able for efficient and effective use to the Treasury of the United States as mis- nuters. They are operated as needed. 1c} tY i :ct a"encics shall he provided by the cellaneotus receipts. It is my position that the vigorous r%drnlrcIstrtor through purchase. lease. trans- ??(e) The proviso following paragraph (4) ice eq iipment from other Federal agen- in section 201(a) of this Act and the provi- use of the adurchasse e option tools Clauthatse lwt'it c;c, or otherwise, and the Administrator is sions of section 602(d) of this Act shall have now have, a p purch a,tth,.rized and directed to provide by con- no application In the administration of this leases, for example, would solve some of tract or otherwise for the maintenance and section. No other provision of this Act the lease versus purchase problems spot- renalr of eii h equipment. In carrying out or any other Act which is into neistent with lighted by the gentleman from Texas his rerp,,:isibi)ities under this section the the provisions of this section shall be ap- IMr. BROOKS I. Ad1wri1 tratc r is authorized to transfer auto- piicable in the administration of this section. In addition, I think we must recognize mane d:: :t processing equipment brtwcen ? (f) The Secretary of Commerce is au- that it is the responsibility of those who I'cdersl ;wen cies, to require joint utilization thorized (1) to provide agencies, and the of such eoniipment by two or more Federal Administrator of General Services in the ex- use computers as tools to carry out their neenri"s, and to establish and operate equip- ercise of the authority delegate in this sec- day-to-day responsibaities, to decide meat. pool, and (ir tit processing centers for Lion, with scientific and technological advi- when 24-hours-a-day use of computers the use of two or more Fuch agencies when sory services relating to automatic data proc- is economical. No outside agency should necessary f?r its most efficient and effective easing and related systems, and (2) to make be given that responsibility. utllizsti, n. appropriate recommendations to the Prec1_ Mr. Chairman, my point is simply this. "121 T'te Admil lstr,tor may delegate to dent relating to the establishment of uni- Computers are a tool of any partIcular one or I--)re Federal agencles authority to form Federal automatic data processing ,agency, just as is a typewriter. I do not operate a,;tc mail(: data processing equipment standards. The Secretary of Commerce is pools and automatic data processing centers, authorized to undertake the necessary re- think that the General Services Admire- and to lv,sc, purchase, or maintain indlvid- search in the sciences and technologies of istration-and I have nothing against ual antorm,.tin data processing systems or automatic data processing computer and re- them-I do not think there should be speeiftc units of equipment, including such lated systems, as may be required under an agency that should control just what equipmeta used in automatic data processing provisions of this subsection. use another agency makes of a type- pools an.i ::.itotn,tir rats processing centers. ?(gi The authority conferred upon the writer. I do not think that the GSA when such action is determined by the Ad- Administrator and the Secretary of Com- should make, or should be the agency to minirtrnior to he necessary for the economy merce by this section shall be exercised sub- and efficiency of operations, or when such ject to direction by the President and to determine how, electronic data processing "'trail is essential to national defense or na- fiscal and policy control exercised by the Bu- equipment should be used or when it tinnal ccrurity. The Administrator may dole- re(i of the Budget. Authority so conferred should be used. gate to c,r:e or more Federal agencies author- upon the Administrator shall not be so con- And, so, Mr. Chairman, I think we fly to le:c'e. purchase, or maintain automatic strued as to impair or interfere with the de- should oppose the creation of this agency. data processing equipment to the extent to termination by agencies and other users of a new power that they would have to de- which he drtermines such action to be nec- their individual automatic data processing tide when you would buy electronic data essnry a::d desirable to allow for the orderly equipment requirements. The Administra- processing equipment, any more than irnpienxatr,tion of it program for the utiliza- tor shall not Interfere with, or attempt to Lino cif siich equipment. control In any way, the use made of auto- you would have the General Services Ad- .- There Is hereby authorized to he es- matic data processing equipment or com- ministration decide when you would buy tahllshed on the books of the Treasury an ponents thereof by any agency or user. The typewriters for a given agency. automatic data processing fund, which shall Administrator shall provide adequate notice The CHAIRMAN. Are there any fur- be ;..':ail:,blc without fiscal year itmttatlon for to all agencies and other users concerned ther requests for time? expetis":',, including personal services, other with respect to each proposed determination Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chairman, we costs. i rid the procurement by lease, pur- specifically affecting them or the automatic have no further requests for t'me. chase. transfer, or otherwise of equipment, data processing equipment or components Mr. HECHLER. Mr. Chairman, I rnainten:,ace, and repair of such equipment used by them. In the absence of mutual by contract or otherwise, necessary for the agreement between the Administrator and wish to extend compliments to the rRL lent coordination, operation, utilization the agency or user concerned, such proposed t*entleman from Texas I Mr. BROOKS ] for of such equipment by and for Federal agen- determinations shall be subject to review his leadership in bringing this bill to the talcs: Prc,ci,ied, 'Mat a report of receipts, dls- and decision by the Bureau of the Budget floor. Last year, when a similar bill- bursernents, and transfers to miscellaneous unless the President otherwise directs." H.R. 5171-was under consideration, receipts, tinder this authorization shall be there was considerable difference of mode annually in connection with the budget Mr. BROOKS (interrupting reading opinion, and I was disturbed that the estimates tan the Director of the Bureau of of the bill). Mr. Chairman, I ask unan- National Buckret and to the Congress, and the in- imous consent that the bill be considered National Aeronautics and Space Armin- elusion in approortation acts of provisions as read, printed in the RECORD at this istration had issued an adverse report on regulati n t the operation of the automatic point, and open for amendment at any the centralization and coordination of data processing fund, or limiting the ex- point. automatic data processing equipment pei:ditt:res therefrom. is hereby authorized. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection throughout the Government. This year, "td) There are authorized to be appro- to the request of the gentleman from however, I am very pleased to note, as a prlstecl to said fund such sums as may be member of the House Committee on required which, together with the values. as Texas? objection. Science and Astronautics, that NASA determined by the Administrator, of supplies There was no wholeheartedly supports this bill. and equipment from time to time transferred The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will re- I believe that this bill is a major step to the Administrator, shall constitute the port the committee amendments. cordial of the fund: Provided. That said forward in achieving greater economies fund shall be credited with (1) advances The Clerk read the committee amend- in the executive branch of the Federal and reinnhursements from available appro- meats, as follows: Government, and I certainly hope that pr:ctio':.; and tuna= , : ant- arency (including page 2, line 1, de'.ete ", or at the expense the bill will pass. the General Services Administration), or- of The CHAIRMAN. There being no fur- ganizat'on, or contractor utilizing such Page 2 line 12, delete "require" and in- ther requests for time, the Clerk will read. equipment and services rendered them, at sect in lieu thereof "provide for". The Clerk read as follows: rates pprox:inaLe nc(t by the Administrator to Page 3, line 15, following the word "of", and the costs thereof eof met b by y the insert "ec ui ment inventory, utilization, and H.R. 4845 fund (including depreciation of equipment, 1 p Re it enacted by the Senate aid House of provision for accrued leave, and for amorti- acquisitions, together with an account of". Representatives of the United States of zction of Installation costs, but excluding, In Page 5, line 22, delete the following: "and America in Congress assembled, That title I the deternsinaLion of rates prior to the fiscal other users", Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 V' Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 September 2, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE Page 5, line 23, delete "requirements." and insert in lieu thereof "requirements, in- cluding the development of specifications for and the selection of the types and configura- tions of equipment needed.". Page 6, line 1, delete the following: "or user". The committee amendments were agreed to. The CHAIRMAN. Are there any fur- ther amendments? AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. OLSEN OF MONTANA Mr. OLSEN of Montana. Mr. Chair- man, I offer an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Amendment offered by Mr. OLSEN of Mon- tana: On page 3, strike out the comma at the end of line 8 and insert in lieu thereof "to be used in connection with equipment pools and data processing centers.". And on page 3, line 9, strike out the word "which" and insert in lieu thereof "The automatic data processing fund". (Mr. OLSEN of Montana asked and was given permission to revise and ex- tend his remarks.) Mr. OLSEN of Montana. Mr. Chair- man, in order for each of us here today to study H.R. 4845 in depth, all of us should have the opportunity of personal contact with these automatic data proc- essing systems we are talking about. But, obviously, time is not available to consider this bill to the exclusion of the many other important matters before us. Therefore, I should like to cut through the volumes of information on the subject and explain my amendment which goes directly to the heart of the problem. You will notice that my amendment pertains to the automatic data processing fund, which, in the words of House Re- port No. 802 accompanying the bill, would provide that, and I quote: GSA would have all of the Government's general purpose automatic data processing acquisition money in its pocket. Now, do not take me wrong, I do not have anything against GSA, but I doubt that many of my colleagues here in the House approve of GSA having all of this money in its pocket, primed-again as the report says-with capital appropri- ated directly by the Congress and by agencies who already have bought and paid for their equipment. I firmly be- lieve that the Appropriations Committee does a good job of controlling the funds of the Government, and I believe also that the function should be left with the Congress in the future. Revolving funds, Mr. Chairman, ordi- narily are used for stockpiling purposes and for manufacturing or operating processes in which one organization can save funds by servicing several organiza- tions. Certainly, we do not want to stockpile computers. We do, however, want to provide for the sha+?ing of auto- matic data processing equipment, and I think a revolving fund is in order for this purpose. My amendment, therefore, provides for use of the automatic data processing fund for purposes of estab- lishing and operating equipment pools and data processing centers. This fund is not necessary for accumu- lating reports. It is not necessary to achieve the advantages of other provis- ions of H.R. 4845. In fact, the revolving fund for purposes other than equipment pools and data processing centers would encourage expenditures of funds in ex- cess of what is being spent for computers at this time. If the Appropriations Com- mittee were to limit the funds of an agency and therefore funds were not available for purchase of a machine, GSA would be authorized to go ahead and buy it anyhow. I think that this is not the way we want the system to oper- ate, and I submit, Mr. Chairman, that the Congress should not defer to the judgment of GSA. Moreover, GSA will charge for its serv- ices in connection with a general-purpose automatic data processing fund and here is another increase in net funds ex- pended. This also is not a way to save money. Believe me, when I tell you, that Congress will never see 1 penny of saving. Mr. Chairman, I should like to point out also, as the report points out, that the Comptroller General ordinarily frowns on revolving funds, but is making an ex- ception in this case. I believe that the exception should have been made only to the extent that the revolving fund is re- quired and this is covered by my amend- ment. I should like to point out also, Mr. Chairman, that the administration is reported in favor of this bill. But, Mr. Chairman, I think my colleagues should be fully aware that the President, in March, issued a report which conflicts with this bill, but which concurs in my amendment. I should like to point out also that the testimony of the Bureau of the Budget stating the position of the administration is not compatible with the bill as written but is entirely compatible with my amendment. Therefore, Mr. Chairman, the proposi- tion is for our colleagues to decide. If the Congress wishes to relinquish con- trol of automatic data processing, and wishes to enact legislation which con- flicts with the President's report on the subject, the vote should be in favor of H.R. 4845 as is. If the Congress wishes to retain its rightful control, and at the same time gain the advantages of the bill, I urge each and every one to vote for my amendment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the pending amend- ment. Mr. Chairman, the adoption of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montana [Mr. OLSEN] would fatal- ly compromise this legislation. Under his approach there would be no direct, continuous flow of fiscal information on the Government's investment, disburse- ments, and cost of automatic data proc- essing. And, without this information, there can be not effective management program. Billions in tax funds are involved. We can no longer afford to sit idly by de- pending upon the mere possibility that some tenuous and awkward solution to automatic data processing management can be worked out on a makeshift basis within the present framework of our Government. We must act to provide the most efficient approach to effective management, and that is what the Gov- ernment Operations Committee has done in this instance. The revolving fund is essential to this legislation, and to providing the most efficient and effective management of Government automatic data processing. To limit use of the fund in any way as suggested by the gentleman from Mon- tana [Mr. OLSEN], will inevitably result in the loss of hundreds of millions of dol- lars in tax funds which otherwise can be saved without any compromising and utilization of this equipment. I strongly recommend that this amend- ment be rejected. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentle- man from Montana [Mr. OLSEN]. The amendment was rejected. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker having resumed the chair, Mr. MONAGAN, Chairman of the Commit- tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that that Committee having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 4845) to provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, mainte- nance, operation, and utilization of automatic data processing equipment by Federal departments and agencies, pur- suant to House Resolution 550, he re- ported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the Committee of the Whole. The SPEAKER. Under the rule, the previous question is ordered. Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment? If not, the Chair will put them en gros. The question is on the amendments. The amendments were agreed to. The SPEAKER. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was read the third time. The SPEAKER. The question is on the passage of the bill. The bill was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND REMARKS Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to extend their remarks on the bill, H.R 4845. The SPEAKER. Without objection, it is so ordered. There was no objection. (Mr. HORTON (at the request of Mr. MORTON) was granted permission to ex- tend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and to include extraneous mat- ter.) [Mr. HORTON'S remarks will appear hereafter in the Appendix.] PROTECT THE WISCONSIN UNEM- PLOYMENT COMPENSATION SYS- TEM (Mr. LAIRD (at the request of Mr. MORTON) was granted permission to ex- tend his remarks at this point in the Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE September 2, 196 RECORD and to include extraneous mat- ter. ) Mr. LAIRD. Mr. Speaker, under leave to extend my remarks, I include an editorial from the Appleton, Wis., Post-Crescent reprinted on August 28, 1965, in the Marshfield, Wis., News- Herald. The editorial follows: [From the Marshfield (Wis.) News-Herald, AuR. 28, 19651 PROTECT THE WISCONSIN UNEMPL;:.YMENT COMPENSATION SYSTEM Thirty years ago a foresighted Wisconsin State administration and legislature, led by Philip F. LaFollette who passed away last week, enacted the first unemployment com- pensation law in this country. Since that time so-called unemployment Insurance pay- ments have been made available In every State, largely because the Federal Govern- ment at a later time enacted a national system modeled upon the Wisconsin example. During most of that time Paul Raushen- bush. a professional civil servant, has been the chief administrative officer of the pio- neering and successful Wisconsin unemploy- ment program and fund. During most of that time Mr. Raushenbush has had to worry, however, about the Federal power preempting Wisconsin Initiative and man- agement in this field, and superimposing a Federal law less desirable, less workable, and less fair to Wisconsin employes and their employers than that which is already operating here. We suppose that if Mr. Raushenbush added the travel costs of his innumerable trips to Washington to lobby and testify against the expropriation of the Wisconsin fund and the Wisconsin program by the Federal power grabbers. they would make a tidy stun. Mr. Raushenbush recently made yet another trip, to testify before yet an- other congressional committee, and to repeat what he has said so often and so truthfully before. The Wisconsin l..w was conceived as a buffer against the shock of layoffs to the workingman, and to the property tax budg- ets of localities which support the local public assistance programs, on the one hand, and to encourage employers to do their ut- most to avoid layoffs, on the other, by providing a tangible Incentive to stable em- ployment practices. The incentive 1s a device known as ex- perience rating. The employer with a stable employment record quickly reduces his pay- roll tax liability to a virtual zero. The em- ployer with an unsatisfactory layoff record must pay more. For several decades the States with less effective and prudent systems, and the plan- ners of the all-powerful national state, have attempted to pool the Wisconsin system. In effect, with the national program so that the Incentive feature of the wise Wisconsin law would be lost. The current effort In the Congress is not as direct as some In the past. Enemies of the Wisconsin plan have e,'idently learned something from their re- buffs. But the plan offered by President Johnson attacks the experience rating con- cept by indirection, and It proposes Infinitely more Federal control over the entire pro- gran Inevitably It would be the forerun- ner of a federalized ssytem. If adopted. As Mr. Rausenbush aptly warned 7 "Make no mistake about it. This Is the Plato where the road really forks." Every Wisconsin employee aware of the value of the State-devised program of 1935, every thoughtful employer, should make known Ills desire to the Congress for the elimination of this threat to the Integrity and solvency of a proud Wisconsin social welfare achievement. MINE INSPECTION AND SAFETY Mr. BURTON of Utah (at the request of Mr. MOR'roN) was granted permission to extend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and to include extraneous matter. Mr. BURTON of Utah. Mr. Speaker, while sitting in Committee of the Whole House today on the subject of mine in- spection and safety bill, it was against the rule:- to insert with my own remarks in that debate the full text of a letter addressed to me from Mr. Miles P. Rom- ney, manager of the Utah Mining As- sociation. The letter corrects certain inaccuracies in the report on H.R. 6961, just passed. I therefore, place Mr. Romney's letter to me dated August 27, 1965, in full at this point in the RECORD. It is germane to our debate today. UTAH MINING AssocIATION, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 27, 1965. Hon. LA['RENCE J. BURTON, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DI AR i AVRENCE. Recently. data have been obtained from the Utah State Industrial Commission on the number of active mining operations in Utah in the years of 1962 and 1965. These figures show a wide variance with the He published In the report, titled "Health and Safety Study of Metal and Non- metal Mines," submitted to the Congress in response to Public Law 87 -300, Stat. 649. That report states Utah had 544 mineral producing operations In 1962 employing 6.961 men. t epraaentstire O'HARA. during the May 1`+G,-, hr, rings on H.R. 6361 (the Federal \1et.;l o: id Nonnictalic Mine Safety Act), quoted the 544 figure in questioning me on the adequacy of Utah mine safety inspec- tions (1). 293). The Utah State Industrial Commission re- ports that as of June 30, 19G2, there were 188 active i.oncoal mine operators, and 33 coal mine operators. The Utah Department of Employment Security reports that for the year of 1962, 250 noncoal mining units In Utah had an average of 9,287 employees per month. The department of employment se- curity reports included some inactive mines where "covered employees" Included only of- lice workers. Beth the Industrial commis- sion and the department of employment security include mills with mines in their rcporth.'; of mining data. The study does also. The report of the health and safety study lists numbers of Utah mining units 1* vol- tune II. They are as follows: `fable 1 34. Metal mines --------------- 179 Table 1 3:5. Nonmetal mines----------- 36 Table 1 36. Stone quarries------------- 22 Table 1 37. Sand and gravel pits------- 72 ------------------------- 309 35 nu ?:J, nonmetal, and stone mills were included In table 1-38. which would briny, the total Utah mining units to ------____ --.--------------- 344 This total of 344 strongly indicates that the r;umniarv total of 544 Utah mine operat- inv, units retxsrted in table 6-2. volume 11 of the report, is an error and tine of serious magnit.ult. The error is in the same mag- nitude as the study's report of the number of employees. It occurred to me that the scope of the study may have been different than the basis of reports by the Utah Industrial Commis- sion and department of employment secu- rity. However, the study defines its scope on page 2. volume 1. as follows: "Underground and open-cut metal and nonmetallic mines, placer mines, open quar- rtes, and sand and gravel pits comprise the portions of the mining industry in which minerals are extracted from the earth by rec- ognized mining methods. All these portions along with related mills were included in some part of the study." With reference to the use of the above sta- tistics by the committee at the May 1965 hearings on H.R. 6961, I would like to refer you to pages 292-294 of that report. The pertinent excerpt is attached. The error in the statistics referred to, and the use made of them at the hearings, as Illustrated by the excerpt, raises serious questions as to the accuracy of the data in the full report as well as the purposes be- hind its analysis and recommendations. As recorded in the attached excerpt, sev- eral Utah operators tried to get specific information as to the violations charged to their properties, but they were not accorded even the courtesy of a reply. Very truly yours. MILES P. ROMNEY, Manager. THE DISCHARGE PETITION AND HOME RULE (Mr. PELLY (at the request of Mr. MORTON) was granted permission to ex- tend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and to include extraneous matter.) Mr. PELLY. Mr. Speaker, I have re- quested time today in order to say a few words with regard to the current pro- posal to grant home rule to the citizens of the District of Columbia. In general, I have favored the idea of home rule, but there have been many different sug- gested plans and not being a member of the House Committee on the District of Columbia, I have never had occasion to inform myself specifically and in detail on various suggestions. I know, of course, that those Members who have studied these plans from both constitu- tional as well as practical points of view have differing views. Meanwhile, I have felt that the time has come when all Members should carefully consider the matter, and certainly the House should not be prevented by dilatory tactics from considering some sort of plan. As the saying goes, justice de- layed is justice denied, and I, for one, continue to favor some action in accord- ance with the legislative procedures of the House, looking toward proper con- sideration of home rule legislation and allowing the House to work its will. Mr. Speaker, there is obviously some confusion as to the nature of a discharge petition. For the sake of the record, I might say that rule XXVII (4) of the House rules provides that a Member may present to the Clerk a motion in writing to discharge a committee from the con- sideration of a public bill or resolution which has been referred to it 30 days prior thereto. The Clerk must arrange some convenient place for signatures of Members. Then, if and when a major- ity of the total membership of the House shall have signed, it is entered in the Journal, printed with the signatures in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Under this House rule, on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, ex- cept during the last 6 days of any session of Congress, any Member who signed the motion to discharge can be recognized Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 October ,22, N roved.Fpi` MfiggMSL ,97B( NAF, Q0600060063-1 I 11"I- surrounding such properties could be kept In The purpose of this legislation is to Mr. MUNDT. If it would save any good repair. bring about more efficient use of the data money at all, it would be a shocking ex- "It is estimated, as far as buildings under the processing equipment that is now avail- ception to the rule, so far as Congress custody and control of GSA are con- cerned, that the additional expenditures ne- able in the various agencies of the Gov- is concerned, and I certainly would ap- cessitated by enactment of this legislation ernment. It is said that this legislation plaud such economy. would average approximately $50,000 an. should save millions of dollars in costs Mr. JACKSON. We are not author- nually. According to the Administrator of to the Government by maximizing in a izing any additional expenditures here. GSA, the additional expenditures should be more efficient manner the use of the Mr. MUNDT. Mr. President, I sat at offset to some extent by reduction of Gov- existing data processing equipment which the conference in the Appropriations ernment tort liability resulting from elimina- tion has now proliferated through many if Committee where we had a rather siza- of hazardous sidewalk conditions. not all the executive agencies. Special ble appropriation dealing with this "HOUSE AMENDMENT provisi n. however is made totaTke care whole area, and we substantially reduced "The bill, as introduced, would cover only of _te situation in agencies that deal it primarily because the so-called Brooks those buildings for which GSA is responsible. This would include an estimated 1,700 of the wlt}Lj;Jlenati pal security, Such as the bill had not been acted upon. It was approximately 4,900 federally owned build- Dgpaa tment -Defense, NASA,and other felt by many of the conferees that it ings. The Bureau of the Budget recom- necessary exceptions. should be acted upon and that we should mended that the bill be amended to author- Mr. President, the bill passed the have the information available. The ize the heads of all Government agencies to House on September 2, 1965. It has the studies which will ensue therefrom will repair and replace sidewalks around federally support of the Government operations guide us in knowing whether appropria- owned building sites and installations. GSA Committee, and r-aZk for tspassagc, tions should be made for new equipment. concurred in the amendment. -Mr. MUNDT. May I say to my dis- I would hope, Mr. President, and I "The bill as reported to the Senate contains the amendment as recommended by the ad- tinguished friend, the Senator from should like the legislative history to so ministration and approved by the House of Washington, who is the acting chairman record, that out of this action would Representatives." of the Committee on Government Oper- come a report to Congress, to the Appro- ations BYRD of West Virginia subse- ations this evening, that before his de- priations Committee, and to Members quently said: Mr. President, I move to parture for home, Senator Lvio> ELLnN generally, as to whether it is in the Gov- reconsider the vote by which the bill- called me and_asked- me- to try to round ernment's interest primarily to purchase H.R. 9830 was passed. u p Ibk- Re 'can Members to sign a the equipment outright and then to hire .be Mr. MUNDT. Mr. President, I move poil in order to le o -bring-Eh--Fill the maintenance crews who would repair to lay Mat motion T. on the den out and report i, on e is dam par- and maintain the equipment, or whether The motion to ion h the table was titularly allergic to the polling procedure there would be more economy in leasing for passing legislation. I had some re- it from the companies which manufac- agreed to. luctance in doing that, but was persuaded ture it and who in turn would provide Mr. BYRD of West Virginia,. Mr. because it seems to me we should have for it maintenance. President, I suggest the absence of a a little better policy for dealing with new Certainly, I do not know the answer. quorum. electronic and computing devices. I The committee does not know the an- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MON- I should therefore like to have reassur- swer. We are not going to find the an- TOYA in the chair). The clerk will call ance from the acting chairman that I swer merely by sitting here and waiting. the roll. have a correct understanding of the bill. The proposed legislation, I believe, will The legislative clerk proceeded to call -First. does-this-proposal -proposalap- move in the direction of the roll. providing us Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. provalofthe Bur-a.-o?-the-R? . with answers of that kind. This is a fast ask unanimous consent that Mr. JACKSON. The Senator is cor- developing field. Senators know that President, Mr. BYRD the order for the rect. they have placed automatic equipment of quorum call be re- Mr. MUNDT. Second, it does not one kind or another in their offices, and scinded. mean that we are going automatically the next year someone invents something The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without into the purchasing of a great many au- very much better, and they are stuck objection, it is so ordered. tomatic computing machines, but will with the old equipment. That is another result in a careful study and survey factor to be considered in deciding USE OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROC- which, at the end of the road, should en- whether to purchase the equipment or ESSING EQUIPMENT BY FEDERAL able us more intelligently to decide lease it; but I believe I am correct in my DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES whether outright purchase or leasing is assumption that out of the action we the best situation so far as the Govern- take in the Senate tonight, if we approve Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, I send ment is concerned; is that not correct? the legislation-and I have a feeling that to the desk the report of the Committee Mr. JACKSON. The Senator is cor- we shall-we will get a report which can on Government Operations on H.R. 4845, rect. As I understand the situation, the guide our actions in the future. and ask unanimous consent that it be Federal agencies have been managing, Mr. JACKSON. I should also like to laid before the Senate and made the operating and handling their own data suggest, and I know the distinguished pending business. Processing equipment. The result has Senator from South Dakota would agree, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The been, in many instances, that Agency A that we should be advised as to whether bill will be stated by title for the infor- will not make full use of its data process- the proposed legislation-which central- mation of the Senate. ing equipment, whereas another agency izes the management and direction of The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. A bill (H.R. may be overusing or taxing its available the equipment in the hands of the Gen- 4845) to provide for the economic and data process equipment, and then would eral Services Administration-will result efficient purchase, lease, maintenance, have to obtain new equipment when there in full and better utilization of the ma- operation, and utilization of automatic is already equipment within the execu- chines, whether they are leased or pur- data processing equipment by Federal tive agencies of the Government which chased. departments and agencies. could be utilized by that agency. Mr. MUNDT. That is very good. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Therefore, the burden of the effort, Mr. JACKSON. Therefore, it is not objection to the present consideration of as I understand, is that there is plenty merely the leasing and selling alone, but the bill? of data processing equipment, but it I am sure the Senator would agree that There being no objection, the Senate seems to me that a great deal of the we also wish to make sure there is no proceeded to consider the bill, equipment is not being fully and effi- duplication involved, that full utiliza- Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, the ciently utilized. Therefore, as it has tion is made within all the agencies pending bill (H.R. 4845) would central- been presented to us, it is estimated of the Government before they go out ize the purchasing, leasing, maintenance, that this measure will save us approxi- and lease or purchase new quipment. operation, and utilization of automatic mately $60 to $100 million. Even if we Mr. MUNDT. The Senator is correct. data processing equipment, used by the saved only $5 million, it would be a It should be used. It is expensive equip- Federal agencies, in the General Services worthwhile effort and one which we ment. It costs too much to have it sit- Administration. ch,v,1A -+n4_1- +....- i.. .. - . _ - Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 27220 Approved 5 RDPJR*46R000600KMF411 1965 Mt . President, in that connection I electronic devices, computers, and so fined, restricted, and confined to meet- have some happy news for members of on. for the use of the Appropriations Ing the problems we have discussed on the Senate, in that when we were discus- Committee, in order to have greater and the floor this evening. sing this matter in the supplemental ap- additional information for the Senate I can assure the Senator it is my under- propriation, I inquired of representatives and House of Representatives. standing this is simply an eff ort to try of the GSA, who have custody of much So I agree with the Senator from South to give centralized control to prevent of the equipment, whether this was Dakotas that this matter should be taken duplication, waste, and inefficiency that something which was merely being pro care of at this time, and later we shall has occurred in the use of data proces- vided for the executive agencies of the have further information about the use sing equipment of which there has been Government alone or whether, perhaps. of these and other devices. a proliferation throughout the govern- coneressional committees and even Sen- Mr. MUNDT. The Senator from ment. ators and Representatives could also South Dakota happily sits with the dis- Mr. DIRKSEN. With that statement have access to all this "hifalutin' " ma- tiitgui~hed Senator from Montana on this I am sure I am in agreement. chinery. Reorganization Committee and it was Mr. YARBOROUGH. Mr. President, I did not know whether it would because of the testimony that we heard will the Senator yield? create a situation where we would have there that I was inspired to ask GSA Mr. MUNDT. I yield. jet age electronic machines for calcula- about thc? use and availability of com- Mr. YARBOROUGH. While this sub- tion purposes in the executive branch puter machines for people working in ject is being discussed, I would like to and Congress would still have its horse the Government, whether the legislative refer to a related subject, that of com- and buggy, pencil-eraser kind of proce- or executive branch, because I was sur- munications within the Senate itself. I dure in House and Senate. I was given prised. as I am sure the Senator from made the suggestion yesterday that we encouragement to believe that reserve Montana was surprised, to hear some of install in the office of the chief of pages a equipment was available in order to keep our colleagues in the House talk as if they closed-circuit television system con- it busily in use. had some of these computer machines netted to our offices so when the bells As the Senator from Washington has in their own offices. This was a sur- ring we can see what it is for. pointed out, certainty this Government prise to me. 1 have never seen them. I I have come to the conclusion that property should be open and available to do not know how big or complicated they we do not need to have the vision part, committees of the Senate and to individ- may be, or whether they have whirling but that if we just had what is commonly ual members who might have reason to wheels or flashing lights such as they called "squawk boxes," when the bells use it. Therefore, I would hope that we have at Las Vegas, but apparently they ring we would be able to get in touch keep the wheels turning busily, if we have some that they are using, and I with the cloakroom and find out what adopt the proposed legislation. thou.r;ht. perhaps we could gain some in- the bells were for, rather than have Sen- I am going to interpose no objection formation. ators' offices tied up waiting to get in to the adoption of the proposed legisla- Mr. ?IETCALF. With reference to the touch with the cloakroom. tion, but merely wish to register this testimony about computers and the need This kind of system is used in the little "forensic pulp" as to the kind of for electronic computers, not only is executive branch. There is no reason procedure we have to follow in polling a there a need for this legislation before why we cannot put this kind of electronic committee. The Senate wishes to ad- us now, but there is a need for other communications system in the cloak journ. The hour is late. The issue is legislation so we can have computers and room and have it connected with an important. I am not going to make any other machines in our committees to give audio system so it will expedite matters. is mon? information about appropria- Mr. MUNDT. Is the Senator proposing obMr. "squawk boxes" to be hooked up with the Mr. METCALF. Mr. President. , will tons White House so those in the White House the Senator from South Dakota yield'? Mr. 1tUND'I I am sure by the time can communicate with the Senate or The PRESIDING OFFICER Mr. we conclude our hearings and make our ca ngo? BYRD of West Virginia in the chair, . report we shall have information there My reference Does the Senator from South Dakota upon which to make recommendations. Mwasr r. . an YARBOROUGH. intercommunication syfere ce yield to the Senator from Montana? To sum up, I am happy to report that this bto ill ody. Mr. MUNDT. I yield. all the Republican Members have affixed this body. I am glad it was con- Mr. METCALF. As a member of the their names to this procedure, proving fined Mr. to that. To the best of the knowl- committee, I share the ideas of the Sen- that it is widely recognized that it is of edge of the Senator from South Dakota, ator from South Dakota. As to oiling mportance. The White House is in- communications between the White the committees, I feel the s is a erested in it. I believe on the last day c House and the Senate and Congress are procedure which should be resorted to )f Congress it cannot be said that by House good-they are one way, but they l only in extreme emergency situations. 'ubherstampint; this legislation we will pretty good. -however, along with the Senator from be establishing a dangerous precedent are e p p. YARBOROUGH. I am interested South Dakota, I acquiesce in adoption of which will plague us in 1966. only in getting a better communications the bill. Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, will system in this branch. I think it would expedite our business and prevent all I should like to inform the Senator the Senator yield? from South Dakota, and the Senate, that Mr. vIUNDT. I yield. the delays that are caused when we try to find out what the bells are all about. as a member of the Joint Committee for Mr. JACKSON. Will the Senator say this was a bipartisan consensus? Mr. TOWER. Mr. President, it is my Legislative nship o of the Reorganization, Senator under from the Mr. MUNDT. Yes. joint lct chhai understanding that H.R. 4845 will in ef- Oklahoma [Mr. MONRONEY], and Repre- Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, if the feet provide for efficient, businesslike, sentative Madden, we are going into this Senatr~r will yield, I understood there governmentw?ide, coordinated manage- questioe of the use of electronic devices. Were two bills before the committee, one ment of Federal automatic data proc- I hope that early next year we will have khat delegated almost unlimited power essing equipment. I certainly support an extensive report on the use of these to GSA that virtually could not be con- the move here tonight so that this meas- devices which will save a good deal of rolled by the Congress, and that the are may be enacted into law. ninety for the Senate and the House of ommit tee did refine this bill so as to When similar legislation was passed Representatives, and at the same time lave a measure of control here. I trust y the House in 1963, there was some will give us more information as to all alt is correct. pposition to it. However, since that oroblems with which Congress is con- Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, will the .i.me, with the cooperation and assist- cerned. Senator yield? nee of the Bureau of the Budget I un- I sigilo the poll today, as did the Sell- Mr. DIRKSEN. I yield, derstand that H.R. 4845 has now been atoi' from $`oUth Dakota, because this Is Mr. JACKSON. The Senator is cor- modified to meet the earlier objections. only the first step. Surely, next year, rect. The bill the distinguished minority This is a measure which the admin- when the committee of the Senator from \leader referred to is the bill that was istration and the Bureau of the Budget Oklahoma [Mr. MoNRO? EY] makes its in the Congress at the last session. The strongly support. The Bureau is con- ieport. we will need to have many more bill we now have before us has been re- vinced that with the adoption of this Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 ?Oc ober 22, 1965 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE measure, they will be able to do a much better job in the management of this costly equipment. GAO, as I understand, has recommended replacement of pres- ent automatic data processing manage- ment procedures for some 7 years. I am advised that cost of the present management procedures now stands at some $3 billion annually. I am further advised that the Comptroller General has estimated that through the coordinated management program called for in H.R. 4845, possibly as much as $200 million annually can be saved. I do indeed believe, Mr. President, that this legislation will prove most worth- while, and I certainly support it. I am happy to note that this measure's pas- sage is largely the result of much effort and hard work by the distinguished Con- gressman, JACK BROOKS, of Texas, chair- man of the Government Activities Sub- committee of the Government Opera- tions Committee of the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is open to amendment. If there be no amendment to be pro- posed, the question is on the third read- ing and passage of the bill. The bill (H.R. 4845) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, I move that the vote by which the bill was passed be reconsidered. Mr. MUNDT. Mr. President, I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. DOUGLAS. Mr. President, I sug- gest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. With- out objection, it is so ordered. ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION As in executive session, Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate, as in executive session, proceed to the consideration of the nomination of Philip H. Trezise, of Michigan, to be the respresentative of the United States of America to the Organization for Eco- nomic Cooperation and Development. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The nomination will be stated. The legislative clerk read the nomina- tion of Philip A. Trezise to be the repre- sentative of the United States of Amer- ica to the Organization for Economic Cooperation. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Without objection, the nomination is confirmed; and the President will be notified forthwith. TO PRINT AS A SENATE DOCUMENT A STUDY ENTITLED "THE ANTI- VIETNAM AGITATION AND THE TEACH-IN MOVEMENT" Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House on Senate Concurrent Resolution 65. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore laid before the Senate the amend- ment of the House of Representatives to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 65) to authorize the printing as a Senate document of 10,000 copies of a study en- titled "The Anti-Vietnam Agitation and the Teach-in Movement," prepared for the use of the Subcommittee on Internal Security of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which was, in line 7, strike out all after "printed" down through and including "Judiciary." in line 9, and in- sert "22,975 additional copies, of which 10,000 copies shall be for the use of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 10,- 975 copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, and 2,000 copies shall be for the House Document Room." Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I move that the Senate concur in the amendment of the House. The motion was agreed to. BENJAMIN A. RAMELB Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House of Repre- sentatives on S. 149. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore laid before the Senate the amend- ments of the House of Representatives o the bill (S. 149) for the relief of Ben- amin A. Ramelb, which were, on page line 5, strike out "legal" and insert "court-appointed"; on page 1, line 6, strike out "$68,240" and insert "$50,000"; on page 2, line 1, strike out "Act" and insert "section", and on page 2, after line 8, insert: SEC. 2. That, additionally, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Nicholas Ramelb, father of Benjamin A. Ramelb, the sum of $5,000 in full settlement of all his claims against the United States for ex- penses incurred in providing necessities for his son, Benjamin A. Ramelb, since the said Benjamin A. Ramelb attained his majority. No part of the amount appropriated in this section shall be paid or delivered to or re- ceived by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I move that the Senate concur in the amendments of the House. The motion was agreed to. KIM SUNG JIN Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House on S. 1647. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore laid before the Senate the amend- ment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 1647) for the relief of Kim Sung Jin, which was, to strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: That, for the purposes of sections 203(a) (2) and 205 of the Immigration and Na- tionality Act, Kim Sung Tin shall be held and considered to be the natural-born alien son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sims, Junior, citizens of the United States: Provided, That the nat- ural parents of the beneficiary shall not, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immi- gration and Nationality Act. Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, on August 12, 1965, the Senate passed S. 1647, to deem the beneficiary to be an eligible orphan. On August 19, 1965, the House of Representatives passed S. 1647, with an amendment to grant the bene- ficiary second preference status as the natural-born alien son of U.S. citizens. Mr. President, I move that the Senate concur in the amendment of the House. The motion was agreed to. REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND STATISTICS FOR 89TH CON- GRESS, 1ST SESSION Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Democratic policy committee be per- mitted to print as a Senate document the yearend report of accomplishments and statistics for the 89th Congress, 1st ses- sion, together with a statement by me. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TO FILE REPORTS FOLLOWING THE ADJOURNMENT OF CON- GRESS Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Com- mittee on Government Operations be au- thorized to file reports with the Secre- tary of the Senate during the adjourn- ment sine die of the 89th Congress, 1st session, and that they be printed. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. STATEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE RECORD OF THE 89TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, Congress is about to conclude one of the most productive sessions in the history of this Republic. Historians may find it difficult to apply a one-word label to identify the Congress. It could be labeled the education Congress, because for the first time in history it was able Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved Fe6ftE~ RR~9/tCaRDP7RQj 46R0006000ff06R i 9 G:~ to pass substantial Federal aid to cope with the grave educational situation which has become increasingly critical each year. Or they may call it the civil rights Congress for its enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which at long last removed the century-old obstacles to the franchise promised to the Negroes in the 15th amendment to the Constitution. Or the historians may consider it the medicare and health Congress for in this session action has been substituted for two decades of public debate and dialog on the way to solve the hospital and medical needs of our 19 million elderly citizens. That is not all that has been accomplished in the health field. This Congress has: Enacted the Drug Abuse Control Act of 1965 designed to prevent both the mis- use and the illicit traffic of potentially dangerous drugs, especially the sedatives and the stimulants, which are so im- portant in themedicines used today; Extended for 3 years the program of annual grants of $11 million for immuni- zation against polio, diphtheria, whoop- ing cough, tetanus, and measles: Extended the program of matching grants for health research facilities for 3 additional years and authorized $280 million for this period; Authorized a total of $224.1 million through 1972 in staffing grants to com- munity mental health centers: Authorized a 3-year, $340-million program of grants to public and other nonprofit institutions and associations to assist them in planning, establishing, and operating regional medial com- plexes to combat heart disease, cancer. stroke. and other major diseases; Established purity standards for in- terstate waters and authorized $150 mil- lion in new grants for each of the next 2 fiscal years to help States and localities control water pollution; Established Federal regulation ciga- rette labeling and advertising; and Authorized 5404 million additional for fiscal years 1966-68 for the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to assist in providing more flexibility in funancin and admin- istering State rehabilitation programs, and to assist in expanding and improv- ing services and facilities provided under these programs, particularly for the mentally retarded. Or it may be remembered as the Con- gress that found the way to remove more than $4 billion in excise taxes, a burden borne since the days of the Korean con- flict and the Second World War. Some will remember this Congress for immigration reform because it ended the discriminatory national origins quotas which has remained a constant irritant to so many millions of our citi- zens who had come to these shores to find the freedom and the economic op- portunity denied them in the land of their birth. Conservationists may acclaim this as the conservation Congress for it author- ized a comprehensive long-range Fed- eral-State program for the development of the Nation's natural resources through the coordinated planning of water and land resources. And it also: Authorized the Assateague, Spruce Knob, and TocksIsland national recre- ational areas; Expanded the Federal program of re- search and development in the field of saline water conversion; Reauthorized the Garrison reclama- tion project in the Missouri River Basin; Provided an additional $944 million for 13 river basin plans: Authorized the Federal construction of the $427.1 million Auburn-Folsom Cen- tral Valley project in California; and Authorized a $2 billion, 143 project flood control and beach erosion program. Or this session may be remembered as the one that enacted the $325,500.000 program of highway beautification and scenic development by the control of outdoor billboards and junkyards. Whatever name ultimately is chosen to identify and describe this Congress, the appraisals of historians will not be limited to the accomplishments already mentioned. They will tell how $1.1 billion in aid to Appalachia was voted by this session of Congress to an 11-State region in which proud American citizens have suf- fered because of a switch from a coal to a gas and oil economy. Since the mid- fifties the Governors of these States, rep- resenting both parties, had worked to develop a national plan for the rehabil- itation of this area and the 89th Congress capped their efforts with this great trail- blazing piece of legislation. They will tell how this session doubled the funds by authorizing $1.785 billion for fiscal 1966 for the antipoverty program to create new and expand existing opportunities for young people to obtain work, educa- tion, and training. They will tell how the coffee agreement was implemented, thus providing eco- nomic underpinning for our relations with our neighbors to the South. As the ghettos of today are replaced by the decent homes of tomorrow, his- torians may trace the beginning of a suc- cessful attack upon urban decay to the extraordinary and revolutionary rent subsidy Program authorized by this ses- sion. And they will note that this was the session that took cognizance of the fact that more than 70 percent of all Americans live in cities and in recogniz- ing this created a new Cabinet Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Develop- ment to colic with urban problems which our largely rural ancestors never imag- ined could exist. Nor was it overlooked that this Nation requires an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable and stable prices. It was t.irts se..Siorr that enacted the omnibus farm bill designed to maintain farm in- come, stabilize prices, and assure ade- quate supplies of agricultural commodi- ties, to reduce surpluses, lower Govern- ment costs. promote foreign trade, and afford greater economic opportunity in rural areas. It was this session of Congress that ex- b'nded the Sugar Act through December 31, 1971, established foreign quotas for 1966 and 1967, increased quotas for do- mestic producing areas, established quo- tas for foreign suppliers, and provided for temporarily filling the quotas reserved for Cuba. To alleviate this Nation's transporta- tiondifficulties, this session of Congress authorized the 3-year $90 million pro- gram of research and development for demonstrations in high-speed inter- city ground transportation, improved the national transportation system by strengthening enforcement efforts against illegal trucking and by requiring motor carriers and freight forwarders to pay reparations for unreasonable or dis- criminatory rates. And this Congress, too, authorized construction of a 25-mile rail rapid transit for the Nation's Capital. It was this session of Congress that approved and submitted to the States for ratification a proposed constitutional amendment to permit the Vice President to become Acting President if the Presi- dent were unable to perform his duties and to provide for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice-Presidency. And in this Congress, too, it was made a Federal crime to kill, kidnap, or assault the Pres- ident, the President-elect, the Vice Pres- ident, or, in case there is no Vice Presi- dent, the officer next in the order of suc- cession to the office of President. It was this session that provided a 7- percent across-the-board increase in social security benefits; a 6- to 11-per- cent increase in Federal employees re- tirement benefits; a 3.6 percent across- the board pay increase for Federal employees: and a 10-percent increase in service-connected disability compensa- tion. Before appending the capsule of ac- complishments, a few words must be said about how, in my judgment, they came about. The Nation has had in the White House, during this extraordinary period, a President of great dedication with three decades of congressional experience be- hind him. President Johnson was given by the voters in November of 1964 an unprecedented mandate to tackle prob- lems facing this Nation and huge major- ities were elected in the 89th Congress to join in solving them. Moreover, there has been the kind of cooperation from the minority which has reaffirmed the wisdom of the two-party system and demonstrated the meaning and significance of the loyal opposition. Posterity will recognize the outstanding contribution of the minority leadership and notably, in extending voting rights to all citizens without discrimination. In the field of foreign affairs, posterity will understand the role played by the Senate in support of and constructive advice to the President. The issues have been critical and difficult but their con- sideration in the Senate have been sin- vular?ly free of partisanship. It has been not only a productive but an interesting session. The following is the brief capsule by subject referred to above. AGRICUI TURE Acreage reduction agreements: Makes it possible to pay farmers 1965 price- support payments or certificates for par- ticipating in the feed grain, wheat, and cotton programs where crop planting is prevented because of floods, drought, and Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 89iIi CONGRESS 1sT SE SSION Re 4845 [Report No. 938] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 7, 1965 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Government Operations OoTOBnr, 22,1965 Reported by Mr. JAcKsox, without amendment; considered, read the third time, and passed ACT AN To provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, main- tenance, operation, and utilization of automatic data process- ing equipment by Federal departments and agencies. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That title I of the Federal Property and Administrative 4 Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 377) , as amended, is hereby 5 amended by adding a new section to road as; follows : 6 "AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 7 "SEC. 111. (a) The Administrator is authorized and 8 directed to coordinate and provide for the economic and efficient purchase, lease, and maintenance of automatic data 10 processing equipment by Federal agencies. II Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 " (d-) f) A tltO111t1t.ic data processing equipment suitable 2 for eflicient and effective use by Federal agencies shall he 2 provided by the Administrator through purchase, lease, 4 transfer of equipment. from other Federal agencies, or other- 5 wise, and the diiiiuitrator is authorized and directed to G provide by cunt nic( or otherwise for the maintenance and 7 repair of such equipment. Ili carrying oil( his responsibilities 8 under this section the Administrator is authorized to trans- 9 fer automatic data processing egiiipil)ent hetwecil Federal 10 agencies, to provide for joi titilizatiol) of Such equipillcilt 11 by two or more Federal agencies, acid to establish and oiler- 12 a.te egllipiuent pools and data- processing centers for the use 1'3 of two or more such agencies when necessary for it., most 14 eflicielit and effective utilization. 15 (2) '1'1-e. Administrator way delegate to otie or more IG Feder-il agelruies alithority to operate -lutolilatie data proc- 17 essing egtuipmeiit- pools alid -llitol-uttic llllta 1-rocessiiln center,, 18 and to lease, purchase, or inailltaln individual automatic data 19 processing systems or specific units of vilidpinent, including 20 such equipment used in automatic data processing pool, and 21 ltu(olliatic data, processing centers, -lien such action is deter- 22 alined by the Administrator to be necessary for (lie economy ` and clliciencv of openitiona, or when such action is essential 24 to nsltiollal defense or national 5C('i1ity. The Administrator may delegate to one or more Federal agencies autliurity to Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 3 1 lease, purchase, or maintain automatic data processing equip- 2 m-ent to the extent to which he determines such action to be 3 necessary and desirable to allow for the orderly implement- 4 tion of a program for the utilization of such equipment. 5 (c) There is hereby authorized to be established on 6 the books of the Treasury an automatic: data processing fund., 7 which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for 8 expenses, including personal services, other costs, and the 9 procurement by lease, purchase, transfer, or otherwise of 1-0 equipment, maintenance, and repair of such equipment by -1-1 contract or otherwise, necessary for the efficient coordination, .12 operation, utilization of such equipment by and for Federal 13 agencies: Provided, That a report of equipment inventory, 14 utilization, and acquisitions, together with an account of re- 15 ceipts, disbursements, and transfers to miscellaneous receipts, 16 under this authorization shall be made annually in. connection 17 with the budget estimates to the Director of the Bureau. of 18 the Budget and. to the Congress, and the inclusion in. appro- 10 priation acts of provisions regulating the operation of the 20 automatic data processing fund, or limiting the expenditures 21 therefrom, is hereby authorized. 22 " (d) There are authorized to be appropriated to said 23 fund such sums as may be required which, together with the 24 value, as determined by the .Administrator, of supplies and, 25 equipment from time to time transferred to the Administra- Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 4 tor, shall constitute the capital of the fund: Pr?ovidcd, That said fund shall be credited with (1) advances and reinlburse- ments from available appropriations and funds of any agency 4 (including the General Services Adndnistration) , organiza- Lion, or contractor utilizing such equipment and services ren- dered them, at rates determined by the Administrator to approximate the costs thereof met by the fund (including depreciation of equipment, provision for accrued leave, and for amortization of iaastaallation costs, but excluding, in the determination of rates prior to the fiscal year 1967, such di- rect operating expenses as may be directly appropriated for, which expenses may be charged to the fund and covered by advances or reimbursements from such direct appropriations) and (2) refunds, or recoveries resulting from operations of the fund, including the. net proceeds of disposal of excess or surplus personal property and receipts from carriers and others for loss of or damage to property : Provided further, That following the close of each fiscal year any net income, after making provision, for prior year losses, if any, shall be tranferred to the Treasury of the United States as n-iisccl- laneous receipts. " (e) The proviso following paragraph (4) in section 201 (a) of this Act and the provisions of section 602 (d) of this Act shall have no applieation in the administra-tion of 25 this section. No other provision of this Act or any other Act Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 5 1 which is inconsistent with the provisions, of this section shall 2 be applicable in the administration of this section. 3 . " (f) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized (1) to 4 provide agencies, and the Administrator of General, Services 5 in the exercise of the authority delegated in this section, with 6 scientific and technological advisory services relating to auto- 7 magic data processing and related systems, and (2) to make 8 appropriate recommendations to the President relating to the 9 establishment of uniform Federal automatic data processing 10 standards. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to 11 undertake the necessary research in the sciences and tech- 12 nologies of automatic data processing computer and related 13 systems, as may be required under provisions of this sub- 14 section. 15 " (g) The authority conferred upon the Administrator 16 and the Secretary of Commerce by this section shall be exer- 17 cised subject to direction by the President and to fiscal and 18 policy control exercised by the Bureau of the Budget. 19 Authority so conferred upon the Administrator shall not be 20 so construed as to impair or interfere with the determination 21 by agencies of their individual automatic data processing 22 equipment requirements, including the development of 23 specifications for and the selection of the types and configura- 24 tions of equipment needed. The Administrator shall not in- 25 terfere with, or attempt to control in any way, the use made Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 Approved For Release 2006/09/25 : CIA-RDP67B00446R000600060063-1 of automatic data }J oeessing equipment, or eoniponents there- 2 of by any agency. The Administrator shall provide ade- 3 clua.te notice to all agencies and other users concerned with 4 respect to each proposed determination speciheallv affecting 5 them or the aittoniatic data processing equipment itr com- ponents used by them. In the ahsense of mut oaf agreement between the Administrator and the agency or user cOn- 8 cc-riled, such ~~r~liiisccl deteriiiinatioiis shall be subject to review and decision by the Bureini of the Budget hitless the President otherwise directs." Passed the House of Representatives September 2, 19G5. Attest : RALPH R. ROBERTS, ('1c7r1r. 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