LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1976 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS 49-484 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations PART 1 (Pages 1-924) COST-ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD JOINT ITEMS U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1975 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut FRANK E. EVANS, Colorado DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin EDWARD R. ROYBAL, California LOUIS STOKES, Ohio J. EDWARD ROUSH, Indiana GUNN MCKAY, Utah TOM BEVILL, Alabama BILL CHAPPELL, Florida BILL D. BURLISON, Missouri BILL ALEXANDER, Arkansas EDWARD I. KOCH, New York YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania BOB TRAXLER, Michigan ROBERT DUNCAN, Oregon JOSEPH D. EARLY, Massachusetts MAX BAUCUS, Montana ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan J. KENNETH ROBINSON, Virginia WILLIAM L. ARMSTRONG, Colorado CLAIR W. BURGENER, California KEITH F. MAINLAND, Clerk and Staff Director NOTE. The Surveys and Investigations supervisory staff is supplemented by selected personnel borrowed on a reimbursable basis for varying lengths of time from various agencies to staff up specific studies and investigations. The current average annual fulltime personnel equivalent is approximately 42. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1975. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WITNESSES JOHN G. LORENZ, ACTING LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS MRS. ELIZABETH HAMER KEGAN, ACTING DEPUTY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS WILLIAM J. WELSH, DIRECTOR, PROCESSING DEPARTMENT PAUL L. BERRY, DIRECTOR, REFERENCE DEPARTMENT CARLETON W. KENYON, LAW LIBRARIAN ARTHUR YABROFF, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT BARBARA RINGER, REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS LESTER S. JAYSON, DIRECTOR, CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE RESEARCH FRAZER G. POOLE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PRESERVATION, ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT WILLIAM R. NUGENT, ASSISTANT COORDINATOR OF INFORMATION L. CLARK HAMILTON, DEPUTY REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS SEARCH SERVICE CONGRESSIONAL RE FRANK KURT CYLKE, DIVISION FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, REFERENCE DEPARTMENT EDMOND L. APPLEBAUM, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (ACQUISITIONS AND OVERSEAS OPERATIONS), PROCESSING DEPARTMENT DONALD C. CURRAN, CHIEF, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE JOHN O. HEMPERLEY, BUDGET OFFICER Mr. CASEY. The committee will come to order. INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS This is the beginning of the hearings on the fiscal year 1976 budget for the legislative branch of our Government. I want to extend a special welcome to the new members of the subcommittee and also to welcome back some who have served before and contributed so much during their past service. Mr. Shipley and Mr. McFall are new on this subcommittee, but Mr. Yates and Mr. Roush both served on the committee in earlier Congresses, though not during the 93d. Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Regula are new both on the full committee and this subcommittee. The holdover members are Mr. Evans, Mr. Giaimo, |