5. Congress. HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE House, COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 2781 A BILL TO REORGANIZE AND SIMPLIFY THE 89579 MARCH 24, 25, 31, APRIL 8, 12, AND 14, 1949 Printed for the use of the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1949 COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS WILLIAM L. DAWSON, Illinois, Chairman CHET HOLIFIELD, California JOHN A. BLATNIK, Minnesota HAROLD D. DONOHUE, Massachusetts EARL T. WAGNER, Ohio ROBERT L. COFFEY, JR., Pennsylvania M. G. BURNSIDE, West Virginia ANTHONY F. TAURIELLO, New York LOUIS B. HELLER, New York CLARE E. HOFFMAN, Michigan CHRISTINE RAY DAVIS, Clerk EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION SUBCOMMITTEE JOHN A. BLATNIK, Minnesota M. G. BURNSIDE, West Virginia RICHARD BOLLING, Missouri LOUIS B. HELLER, New York CLARE E. HOFFMAN, Michigan RALPH HARVEY, Indiana II DOROTHY, MORRISON, Clerk JK 1661 CONTENTS 43 Page Anderson, Gilbert, Division of Exchange of Persons, State Department_ Anderson, Hon. Jack Z., a Representative in Congress from the State 175 70 41 Bryan, Belton O., assistant legal adviser, State Department__ Carpenter, Donald F., Chairman, Munitions Board, Washington, D. C__ Crow, William C., Director of Marketing Facilities Branch, Depart- Elliott, Maxwell H., general counsel, Federal Works Agency- Gray, Hon. Gordon, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Washington, Harding, Byron, chief counsel, Bureau of Federal Supply; Harry Kurth, Assistant Director, Bureau of Federal Supply; and Willis S. MacLeod, Deputy Director in charge of Standards Branch, Bureau Joss, John H., general counsel, War Assets Administration_ King, Leland W., chief, Foreign Buildings Division__. MacLeod, Willis S., Deputy Director, Standards Branch, Bureau of Manasco, Hon. Carter, member of the Commission on Organization of Moore, William H., in behalf of National Committee of State Educa- Murphy, Francis T., Deputy Foreign Liquidation Commissioner--- Niederlehner, Leonard, counsel for the Munitions Board__ Reid, James L., cochairman, legislative committee of the national com- mittee, State Educational Agencies for Surplus Property, Washing- 12 145 96 Ward, Ray, administrative analyst, Bureau of the Budget_ Weitzel, Frank H., assistant to the Comptroller General_ 95 86 Letters, memorandums, and statements submitted for the record by- Anderson, Hon. Jack Z., a Representative in Congress from the State Elliott, Maxwell H., Federal Works Agency, statement, Federal Prop- Forrestal, James, memorandum to Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force, May 12, 1948_. Gray, Gordon, Assistant Secretary of the Army, statement_ 13 139, 173 Letters, memorandums, and statements submitted for the record by—Continued Hale, Matthew, Acting Solicitor, Commerce Department, to Secretary Page 237 MacLeod, Willis S., Deputy Director, Standards Branch, Bureau of 243 Patterson, S. W., in behalf of National Committee of State Educational 210 Reasons for procuring and stocking before cataloging. 247 247 143 188, 226 Roosevelt, Franklin D., letter to Hon. Harold D. Smith, January 18, Sawyer, Charles, Secretary of Commerce, letter to Hon. William L. 212 236 Smith, Hon. Harold D., Director, Bureau of the Budget, letter to Hoň. 212 246 Timberlake, Maj. Gen., Patrick W., Munitions Board, National Military 211 Tobin, Maurice J., Secretary of Labor, letter to Hon. William L. Daw- 239 Totten, Robert L.: Letter to Thomas A. Kennedy, April 15, 1949_ 243 243 Warren, Lindsay C., Comptroller General of the United States: 215 239 Warren, Lindsay C., Comptroller General of the United States, John Statement--. 215 Joint program for improving accounting in the Federal Govern- 222 EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION SUBCOM- Mr. HOLIFIELD. Gentlemen, we are here, as you know, to have a [H. R. 2781, 81st Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To reorganize and simplify the procurement, utilization, and disposal of Govern- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Sec. 101. Transfer of the Bureau of Federal Supply to the Federal Works Agency and transfer for liquidation of the affairs of the War Assets Admin- Sec. 103. Property utilization. Sec. 104. Disposal of surplus property. Sec. 105. Proceeds from transfer or disposition of property. Sec. 106. Policies, regulations, and delegations. |