COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas HENDER N LANHAM, Georgia TO FED, oku HUGH QALENA Sa>FY, North Caroli" a JAMES B B WIEK, hat N JOHN TABER, New York RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH, Massachus ts H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota IVOR D. FENTON, Pennsylvar la FILI ERIC R. COUDERT, Jn, New York FARL WILSON, Indians BENJAMIN F JAMES, Fent sylvania GERALD R. FORD, JR, Michigan FDWARD T MILLER Maryland CHARLES W/ VURSELL, Illi 2018 HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York FRANK T BOW, Olio HAVERH BUDGE, Idało CHARLES RAFER JONA“, North, Carolit n KENNETH STRANKIE, Clerk and Mig Prete BOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, PPROPRIATIONS FOR 1958 HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1957. WITNESSES SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY ECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION MENTAL BUDGET OFFICER tee will come to order. ning the Secretary of Health, Education, o you have a statement for the committee, nave. ad. CEMENT OF THE SECRETARY airman and gentlemen of the committee: ive proposals related to the programs adt of Health, Education, and Welfare are progress in the areas of health, educadesigned to foster a pattern of cooperaivision of responsibility, by individuals, te, and Federal governments to provide ices for all of the people. This concept xisting legislation and continued in our be briefly stated that the Federal role is nce but not domination. Thus, the Fednd encourages local and private effort, does not supplant it. islative and budget proposals, we have nstructive programs. These proposals ses of problems and are designed to preeeds, emphasizing research in every field ng these actions now, we forestall more e. As we advance and correct or prevent on, and economic security of the people, n human resources and we are contribut (1) ing to our expanding economy, our national security, our freedom itself. SUMMARY OF 1958 BUDGET The budget proposes appropriations totaling $3,070,602,412 for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. This represents ar increase of $564,449,537-or approximately 23 percent of estimated appropriations for fiscal year 1957. EFFECT OF NEW LEGISLATION ON PROPOSED INCREASE Eighty-four and six-tenths percent of the proposed increase, or $477,545,000, covers the first-year cost of new legislation recommended by the President. The cost of new legislation covers: School construction____ Construction grants for teaching facilities at medical and dental schools___- Assistance to States for planning expansion in education beyond the Grants to States for prevention and control of juvenile delinquency. $451, 000, 0 15, 200, ** 2,500,0 3,000, *** 4,800,0 INCREASES AND DECREASES UNDER EXISTING LEGISLATION 410, 0 135, on The remaining net increa e of $56,901,537 applies to the administra tion of programs authorized by existing legislation. Increases in t budget program total $173,551,862, but are offset by more than $ million in decreases. Two decreases make up most of this total. The funds required for the second year of the currently authoriz school-construction program in Federal impact areas are less the the first year by $ 6,700,000. Also, in order to reduce the competito for scarce labor and materials and to decrease the inflationary a-p of Government activities, the budget reflects a government wide pol- v of deferring construction on all but the most urgently needed projes Partly because of the application of this policy, the Departmer t's budget request for construction and other construction grants $19,600,323 less than the current year. BUDGET INCREASES UNDER EXISTING LEGISI ATION Exclusive of these decreases, the budget request for carrying out the programs authorized by existing legislation is $173,854,862 highe than 1957. ATION ENACTED LAST YEAR ast year which is reflected in this budget Tational Library of Medicine to the Pubtion for a National Health Survey, the t, the Alaska Mental Health Enabling ants for rural library services, training tical nurses, public health personnel and orization for mental health special projcare for the uniformed services. applemental appropriations last year to ion, but the 1958 budget represents the these programs. As you can see, this is I modified programs and objectives. I on our progress in launching these proay that we have made good progress in ler way. I am sure you will get a comes as you take up the individual appro |