scriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and other similar purposes, may be made in advance; for the hire of a passenger-carrying automobile, its maintenance, repair, and operation, for the official use of the commissioner; for printing and binding; for entertainment of distinguished visitors, and all other expenses as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary of Commerce, to fulfill properly the purposes of this resolution. All purchases, expenditures, and disbursements, under any appropriation which may be provided by authority of this resolution, shall be made under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce, as hereinbefore stipulated, may delegate these powers and functions to the commissioner, and the commissioner, with the consent of the Secretary of Commerce, may subdelegate them: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce or his delegated representative may authorize the allotment of funds to any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government with the consent of the heads thereof for direct expenditure by said executive department, independent office, or establishment for the purpose of defraying any expenditure which may be incurred by said executive department, independent office, or establishment in executing the duties and functions delegated to said office by the Secretary of Commerce; and all accounts and vouchers covering the expenditures under these appropriations shall be approved by the commissioner or such assistants as he may delegate, except for such allotments as may be made to the various executive departments and establishments for direct expenditure; but these provisions shall not be construed to waive the submission of accounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit or permit any obligations to be incurred in excess of the amount authorized to be appropriated: And provided further, That in the construction of buildings or exhibits requiring skilled or unskilled labor, the prevailing rate of wages, then existing, shall be paid. SEC. 7. The commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce. may receive contributions in funds or materials or borrow materials or exhibits to aid in carrying out the general purposes of this resolution, and shall have the right to return borrowed property, and dispose of such other property under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, and to account therefor, the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Commerce to transmit to Congress, within 6 months after the close of the Pan American Exposition, a detailed statement of all expenditures, and such other reports as may be deemed proper, which reports shall be prepared and arranged with a view to concise statement and convenient reference. Approved August 26, 1937. Following is a brief justification that Dr. Dye has furnished us: JUSTIFICATION OF ESTIMATES PAN AMERICAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-APPROPRIATION: EXPOSITION The Florida State Fair and Gasparilla Association, Inc., is a public body, whose property is owned in fee simple by the city of Tampa, Fla., and "operated not for profit," under special State laws. During active operations the plant of the association occupies an area in excess of 100 acres, and there has been erected thereon more than 20 buildings, including a grandstand and bleachers seating in excess of 7,500. This property has a conservative valuation in excess of $2,000,000. Over a period of 25 years it has been operated annually in the event of the Florida State Fair by a group of outstanding local business executives, all of whom serve without compensation. Annual attendance at this fair exceeds 500,000, it being held at the height of the tourist season, with visitors generally from all sections of the Nation. In consideration of the desire to draw a closer business and friendly relationship with Latin America, the State Fair Association, in connection with the observance of its regular 1939 State fair, has planned to commemorate the four hundredth anniversary of the landing of Hernando De Soto in Tampa Bay. In accordance with Public Resolution No. 72, authorizing Federal participation and appropriation, the Florida State Fair and Gasparilla Association, Inc.. proposes to offer appropriate facilities of its plant and organization as a contribution toward the success of this Pan American Exposition. It is intended that further specific contribution in the form of funds or materals for office equipment and supplies, entertainment of distinguished visitors, printing and binding, and automobile hire may be made by the Florida State Fair and Gas parilla Association, Inc., in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of Public Resolution No. 72. In connection with the participation of the Federal Government in this exposition it is anticipated that in accordance with section 6 of Public Resolution No. 72, the Secretary of Commerce will contract for the rental of such space in buildings as shall be deemed proper by the Federal Commissioner, such rental to include the maintenance of buildings, light, water, janitor, and watchman service, landscaping and suitable preparation of the grounds. If and when Federal appropiration is made available in accordance with the terms of Public Resolution No. 72, a statement of the terms of rental, together with these and any other contributions, will be covered by formal contract between the Secretary of Commerce and the Florida State Fair and Gasparilla Association, Inc. Mr. WOODRUM. Dr. Dye, what is the reason why the Federal Government should participate in this exposition? What takes it out of the class of the ordinary State fair, where we do not participate, and makes it of such national or international importance as to justify Federal participation? Dr. DYE. It was felt by the Florida State Fair and Gasparilla Association that the occasion of the four-hundredth anniversary of the landing of Hernando De Soto in Tampa Bay should be used to cultivate closer friendly and commercial relations with our Latin American neighbors to the south, and with Canada; and that it would be a good thing from the standpoint of international friendship, goodwill, and commerce to draw these countries in the Western Hemisphere closer together by having them participate in a Pan American Hernando De Soto Exposition at Tampa; and on account of its international character, and because it does contribute to the development of commerce and friendly relations with our sister Republics and Canada on this continent, it was felt advisable to have the Federal Government participate in order that we might in this way show the activities of the Federal Government in an exposition of this kind. Mr. WOODRUM. Besides putting up some money, what would be our participation? Dr. DYE. Sixty-six Government departments and independent agencies have been asked to prepare exhibits, and many, possibly all, of hose will prepare exhibits. Mr. WOODRUM. They will prepare them at their own expense? Dr. DYE. Yes, sir; except that there will be an allocation made from the funds here provided for the proper shipment, housing, and exhibition of them. Mr. WOODRUM. And for the transportation of the freight, handling, and renting. Dr. DYE. The transportation, freight, handling, renting, installaion, and all will be paid for out of this fund. Mr. FITZPATRICK. Will there be any further appropriation for it at the expense of the different departments? Dr. DYE. No, sir; I do not believe there will be any need for further ppropriation. Mr. WOODRUM. When is the exposition to be held? Dr. DYE. In 1939, in the month of February. Mr. WOODRUM. Is any of this to go for personnel; for the payment f salaries? Dr. DYE. No, sir; except that there will be an amount of $2,120 which will be used for such clerical help as might be necessary. Mr. WOODRUM. You are connected with the Department of Commerce? Dr. DYE. I am Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce in the Department of Commerce. As you will remember, the resolution specifies that the Secretary of Commerce must appoint some officer of the Department of Commerce as Federal commissioner, and he has appointed me to that office. Mr. WOODRUM. And you get no compensation, of course, from this activity? Dr. DYE. No, sir. No one in the Government service receives any additional compensation through this activity. Mr. WOODRUM. All right, gentlemen, this is authorized by the Congress. This is the full amount of the appropriation. Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. This is the total amount contemplated? Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. I understand that this exposition is to be held in February 1939. Will it be for a single month? Dr. DYE. It may begin just a little earlier than that, and may extend a little later. The exact time has not been definitely fixed, but it will be approximately that month. Mr. WIGGLESWORTH. You can say to this committee with some assurance that we will not be called upon to appropriate a dollar over and above this amount? Mr. DYE. Yes, sir. There will be no further appropriation. Dr. DYE. Approximately a month. It may run to 6 weeks. It depends a little bit on the season. A large part of the exhibits, of course, will be citrus fruits and agricultural exhibits, and the exact date will depend somewhat on the weather. The date might be the last week in January, running into February, or it might move forward a week or 10 days, one way or the other. Mr. WOODRUM. Thank you very much, Doctor, for your statement. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DECEMBER 17, 1937. STATEMENTS OF T. A. M. CRAVEN, COMMISSIONER; E. M. WEBSTER, PRINCIPAL ENGINEER; W. J. NORFLEET, CHIEF ACCOUNTANT; P. W. SEWARD, PRINCIPAL EXAMINER; G. B. PORTER, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL; J. A. KENNEDY, PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY; J. B. REYNOLDS, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, AND G. F. MURPHY, CLERK Mr. WOODRUM. We shall now take up the items for the Federal Communications Commission. We have present at this time Commissioner Craven and his assistants. The items for the Commission are as follows: For seven Commissioners, and for all other authorized expenditures of the Federal Communications Commission in performing the duties imposed by the Communications Act of 1934, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1064), the Ship Act of 1910, approved June 24, 1910, as amended (46 U. S. C. 484-487), the International Radiotelegraphic Convention (45 Stat., pt. 2, p. 2760), Executive Order Numbered 3513, dated July 9, 1921, as amended under date of June 30, 1934, relating to applications for submarine cable licenses, and the radiotelegraphy provisions of the Convention for Promoting Safety of Life at Sea, ratified by the President of the United States, July 7, 1936, including personal services, contract stenographic reporting services, rental of quarters, newspapers, periodicals, reference books, law books, special counsel fees, supplies and equipment, including purchase and exchange of instruments, which may be purchased without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5) when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $25, improvement and care of grounds and repairs to buildings, not to exceed $5,000, traveling expenses, including expenses of attendance at meetings which in the discretion of the Commission are necessary for the efficient discharge of its responsibilities, reimbursement to ships of the United States for charges incurred by such ships in transmitting information in compliance with section 357 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, expenses of packing, crating, drayage, and transportation of household goods and other personal effects (not to exceed in any case five thousand pounds) of officers and employees when transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty upon specific authorization by the Commission, and other necessary expenses, $1,700,000, of which amount not to exceed $1,108,449 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Special study of radio requirements necessary for ships navigating the Great Lakes and inland waters of the United States: To enable the Federal Communications Commission to study and report to Congress the radio requirements necessary or desirable for safety purposes for ships navigating the Great Lakes and the inland waters of the United States, as provided in section 15 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934, approved June 19, 1934, for the purpose of promoting safety of life and property at sea through the use of wire and radio communications, to make more effective the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1929, and for other purposes", approved May 20, 1937 (50 Stat. 189-198), including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; travel expenses, supplies and equipment, and such other contingent and miscellaneous expenses as may be necessary; $27,820. For all printing and binding for the Federal Communications Commission, $25,000. JUSTIFICATION OF ESTIMATES FOR 1939 Mr. CRAVEN. I should like to submit the following for the record: JUSTIFICATION OF ESTIMATES FOR 1939 The Federal Communications Commission was established by an act entitled 'Communications Act of 1934" (47 U. S. C. 151), for the purpose of regulating nterstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available so far as possible, to all people of the United States, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service with dequate facilities at reasonable charges, for the purpose of the national defense, and for the purpose of securing a more effective execution of this policy by centralzing authority heretofore granted by law to several agencies and by granting dditional authority with respect to interstate and foreign commerce in wire and adio communication. This act further provided for the transfer to the Communications Commission f all officers and employees of the Federal Radio Commission (except the memers thereof whose offices it abolished) whose services were deemed necessary to he efficient operation of the new Commission. It also provided for the transfer f all records and property formerly under the jurisdiction of the Federal Radio Commission and all records under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission and of the Postmaster General relating to the duties, powers, and unctions imposed upon and vested in the Commission by the Communications ct. On July 17, 1934, the Federal Communications Commission organized its divions pursuant to section 5 (a) of the Communications Act. Three divisions . e., Broadcast, Telegraph, and Telephone), composed of two members each, were reated, with the Chairman of the Commission serving ex officio as a member of ach division. For the fiscal year 1938, the Congress appropriated for salaries and expenses 1,717,000 and $25,000 for printing and binding. The amounts requested for the scal year 1939 are approximately $17,000 less than those appropriated for the scal year 1938. Organization. With a view to the efficient administration of the work coming under its jurisdiction, the Commission has divided itself into the following departments: Office of the Secretary, Law Department, Examining Department, Accounting, Statistical and Tariff Department, and Engineering Department. The functions of each of these departments are described as follows: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Secretary of the Commission.-The secretary as chief administrative officer of the Commission, plans, assigns, directs, and assumes full responsibility for the administrative matters as delegated by the Commission, and directs the installation of office systems, methods, policies and procedure, subject to Commission approval; is responsible for the preparation of the Budget and justification in support thereof, and supervises the allotments for and expenditures of the appropriations. The Secretary's Office is divided into seven sections, viz: License Section, Docket, Mail and File Section, Press Section, Supplies and Printing Section, Budget and Accounting Section, Minute Section, and Audits and Accounts Section. The Secretary serves as liaison officer between the Commission and other Government departments. The following statements briefly describe the duties performed in the sections referred to above: License section. This section is charged with the administrative examination and review of all applications for radio, telegraph, telephone and cable received in the Commission, which embraces a determination whether the application has been submitted in accordance with the prescribed rules and regulations of the Commission; the issuance of orders and authorizations in conformity with the action of the Commission on said applications, being responsible for their strict adherence to regulation, completeness in form; the compilation of involved publications, statistics and tables for distribution to the general public, and for registration at the International Bureau of the Telegraph Union, Berne, Switzerland; the maintenance of all technical records and files in connection with the matters referred to; the conducting of correspondence interpreting Commission actions; the issuance of amateur station and operators' licenses and the maintenance of records regarding same; the maintenance of all records incident to the issuance of commercial operators' licenses in the United States; the grading of operators' examination papers and the assignment of call letters. Docket Section.-This section is charged with keeping the Commission's docket of the District of Columbia and field hearings covering applications for new telephone, telegraph, or wire facilities, new broadcasting facilities or the modification of existing licenses; prepares the docket in cases arising from the general orders of the Commission which have been promulgated to inquire into the management of communication companies, dealing with tariffs, mergers, depreciation, etc.; informing counsel, litigants, and the public as to the status of cases; indexing and recording all pleadings, briefs, and transcripts; notifying parties in interest of formal Commission action on their pleadings and applications; preparing orders of the Commission on docket cases; preparing Commission calendar of cases available for final decision; the Mail and Files is charged wih the receiving, routing, indexing and assembling of all mail received by the Commission; maintaining records of violation and frequency measurements reported by the District offices and the taking of appropriate action against amateur operators for their violation; maintaining lists of persons regularly desiring press releases and publications of the Commission; classifying and filing of legal, investigative and engineering material employing a complex numerical filing system with 300 subjects and 2,000 subdivisions; the inspection and dispatching of all outgoing mail, telegrams, and radiograms; maintaining for public reference the annual and monthly reports of communication companies and other material open for public inspection; searching for all papers, records, etc.; filing new material received. Press Section. The Press Section has charge of the publication and news service work of the Federal Communications Commission. Supplies and Printing. This section is responsible for the purchase, storage, issuing and shipping of supplies, law books. printing, equipment and commodities both for the seat of government and field; prepares the compilation of requirements to be purchased and stored; determines the methods, appropriate time for purchase and the authorization of local purchases with a view to the making of such purchases where most economical; supervises the distribution of publications; directs efforts toward standardization of supplies, equipment, and printing and |