SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 3368 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR WAR 73858 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1945 NATIONAL WAR AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1946 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1945 UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met at 10:30 a. m., Hon. Kenneth McKellar (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senators McKellar, Hayden, Bankhead, Overton, Bridge, Burton, Ball, and Ferguson. Also present: Senator Chavez. Senator MCKELLAR. The committee will come to order. The first matter we have for consideration this morning is the War Production Board, to be found on page 17 of the bill. All right, Mr. Krug. WAR PRODUCTION BOARD STATEMENT OF J. A. KRUG, CHAIRMAN, ACCOMPANIED BY G. LYLE BELSLEY, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AND F. R. CAWLEY, BUDGET OFFICER, WAR PRODUCTION BOARD BUDGET ESTIMATE AND AMOUNT ALLOWED BY HOUSE Senator BRIDGES. Before you start, Mr. Krug, would you tell us, with the permission of the chairman, what your request was of the Budget, what the Budget recommended, what the House committee recommended, and what the House finally passed? Mr. KRUG. Yes, we asked for $40,804,510. That was a revision of our previous figure for a two-front war. The Budget approved $39,148,000, and the House gave us $35,000,000. Senator MCKELLAR. Wait one moment. The Budget recommended $39,148,000. Now you asked for $40,804,510 and the Budget cut you to $39,148,000. Mr. KRUG. To $39,148,000 and the House approved a bill for $35,000,000. Senator MCKELLAR. Will you tell us how that reduction will affect your establishment? Mr. KRUG. Mr. Chairman, I have a brief statement and I will summarize it briefly. I think I can do it in just a moment. The House cut off $4,148,000 in travel, penalty mail, printing and binding, research, timber production war project, and all others. 1 16 155ST2 005 |