DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND
COMMERCE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RE-

LATED AGENCIES

APPROPRIATIONS

FOR FISCAL YEAR 1974

HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 8916

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS
OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE, THE JUDICIARY, AND
RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
30, 1974, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations

Part 2 (Pages 1243-2538)

Commission on the Organization of the Government for the

Conduct of Foreign Policy

Department of Commerce

Department of Justice

Department of State

Nondepartmental Witnesses

U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

93-020 O

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1973

DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1974

TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1973

U.S. SENATE,

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS,

Washington, D.C.

The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., in room S-128, the Capitol,

Hon. John O. Pastore [chairman], presiding.

Present: Senators Pastore, Hollings, and Hruska.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

SECRETARY OF COMMERCE

STATEMENT OF HON. FREDERICK B. DENT, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE

ACCOMPANIED BY:

HENRY B. TURNER, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRA-
TION

WILLIAM N. LETSON, GENERAL COUNSEL

LAWRENCE A. FOX, ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ROBERT J. BLACKWELL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MARITIME AFFAIRS

WILLIAM W. BLUNT, JR., ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ROBERT M. WHITE, ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

DAVID S. NATHAN, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

OVERALL FUND REQUEST

Senator PASTORE. The subcommittee will be in order.

The subcommittee will now consider the overall 1974 fund requirements for the Department of Commerce. The total request is $1,254,361,000, a net decrease of $581,370,500 from the 1973 appropriations to date.

The 1974 request includes $1,032,846,000 in new budget authority, and $221,515,000 in appropriations to liquidate contract authority. The number of permanent positions requested for 1974 is 24,947, a decrease of 499 from the number of 25,446 authorized for 1973.

JUSTIFICATION

The summary justifications filed in support of the overall 1974 budget request will be placed in the record.

[The justifications follow:]