STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 4830) making appropriations for foreign aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and for other purposes, submit the following report in explanation of the conference report as to each of such amendments, namely: Amendment No. 1: Reported in disagreement. Amendment No. 2: Strikes out provision of the House making available $125,000 for expenditures of a confidential character during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 1949, as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 3: Appropriates $3,628,380,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $3,568,470,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 4: Appropriates $350,000 for expenditures of a confidential nature for the fiscal year 1950 instead of $500,000 as proposed by the House and $200,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 5: Includes a modified provision of the Senate making available the amount of $25,000 for carrying out the provisions of section 115 (f) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended. The modification is included to make the provision permissive rather than mandatory. Amendment No. 6: Eliminates provision of the House permitting the obligation and expenditure of the appropriation for the Economic Cooperation Administration during the period July 1, 1949, to May 15, 1950, as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 7: Reported in disagreement. Amendment No. 8: Reported in disagreement. Amendment No. 9, relating to assistance to Greece and Turkey: Appropriates $45,000,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 10: Reported in disagreement. Amendment No. 11, relating to government and relief in occupied areas, administered by the Department of the Army: Appropriates $912,500,000 instead of $925,000,000 as proposed by the House and $900,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 12: Establishes a limitation of $42,500,000 for administrative expenses for government and relief in occupied areas instead of $45,000,000 as proposed by the House and $40,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 13: Eliminates a provision of the House for government and relief in occupied areas permitting the employment of individuals without regard to certain existing laws, as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 14: Reported in disagreement. Amendment No. 15: Eliminates provision of the Senate stipulating that when travel for purposes of government and relief in occupied areas is performed by members of the armed forces, such travel expenses shall be paid out of the appropriation for that purpose, as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 16: Reported in disagreement. Amendment No. 17: Corrects section number. J. VAUGHAN GARY, CHRISTOPHER C. MCGRATH. JOHN TABER (except as to R. B. WIGGLESWORTH, Managers on the Part of the House. O 1st Session No. 1355 AUTHORIZING THE KENTUCK DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A DAM AND DIKE TO PREVENT FLOW OF TIDAL WATERS INTO KENTUCK SLOUGH SEPTEMBER 29, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WHITTINGTON, from the Committee on Public Works, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 51331 The Committee on Public Works, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5133) authorizing the Kentuck drainage district to construct, maintain, and operate a dam and dike to prevent the flow of tidal waters into Kentuck slough, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bil! do pass. A hearing was held on H. R. 5133, introduced by Representative Ellsworth of Oregon, at which he recommended the favorable consideration of the committee on his bill which would permit the State of Oregon, through its highway department, by the Kentuck drainage district. to construct, maintain, and operate a dam and dike to prevent the flow of tidal waters into Kentuck slough, a tributary of Coos Bay. It was disclosed at the hearing that this project would not involve the expenditure of any money on the part of the Federal Government, and the project has the approval of the Department of the Army, the Federal Works Agency (now the General Services Administration). and the Bureau of the Budget. The reports of the Department of the Army and the Federal Works Agency follow FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY, Hon. WILL M. WHITTINGTON, House of Representatives. DEAR MR. WHITTINGTON: Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of June 17. 1949, transmitting a copy of H. R. 5133, with request for a report thereon. The bill would grant authority to the State of Oregon, through its highway department, for the construction, maintenance, and operation by the Kentuck Inlet drainage district of a dam and dike to prevent the flow of tidal waters into Kentuck slough in Coos County. Plans for such construction would require approval by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of the Army. Authority granted under this bill would terminate if construction were not commenced and completed within 1 and 3 years, respectively, from the date of passage of the bill. The bill is without objection so far as this Agency is concerned. This report has been referred to the Bureau of the Budget. That Bureau has advised that there would be no objection to its submission to the committee. Sincerely yours, Hon. WILL M. WHITTINGTON, JESS LARSON, Administrator. AUGUST 26, 1949. Chairman, Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives. DEAR MR. WHITTINGTON: Reference is made to your recent request for the views of this Department with respect to H. R. 5133, Eighty-first Congress, first session, a bill authorizing the Kentuck drainage district to construct, maintain, and operate a dam and dike to prevent the flow of tidal waters into Kentuck slough. The Secretary of Defense has delegated to this Department the responsibility for expressing the views of the Department of Defense. Insofar as the interests of this Department are concerned, no objection is perceived to the enactment of the above-mentioned legislation. The bill would authorize the State of Oregon, acting through its highway department, to the Kentuck Inlet drainage district, to construct, maintain, and operate a dam and dike to prevent the flow of tidal waters into Kentuck slough, a tributary of Coos Bay. The proposed dam would benefit approximately 350 acres of farm land. Information available to this Department is not sufficient to enable it to estimate the fiscal effect of enactment of this measure. This report has been coordinated among the departments and boards in the Department of Defense in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The Bureau of the Budget advises that there is no objcetion to the submission of this report. Sincerely yours, GORDON GRAY. Secretary of the Army. The Committee on Public Works voted unanimously to approve this legislation and recommend that the House do pass H. R. 5133. EXTENDING THE AUTHORIZED MATURITY DATE OF CERTAIN BRIDGE REVENUE BONDS TO BE ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REFUNDING OF THE ACQUISITION COST OF THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER AT BROWNVILLE, NEBR. SEPTEMBER 29, 1949.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed Mr. WHITTINGTON, from the Committee on Public Works, submitted the following REPORT (To accompany H. R. 5674) The Committee on Public Works, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5674) to extend the authorized maturity date of certain bridge revenue bonds to be issued in connection with the refunding of the acquisition cost of the bridge across the Missouri River at Brownville, Nebr., having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. H. R. 5674 amends the first sentence of section 18 (d) of the act of August 30, 1935, which relates to the amortization of the cost of the construction of the bridge at Brownville, Nebr., so that the maturity date of the bonds issued to finance such cost may be extended from 20 years to 30 years from the date of completion. The testimony at the hearing on this bill showed that the bridge was completed in the year 1940 and the bonds issued at that time were to mature in 20 years and are now in default, and the extension of the time to 30 years through the issuance of refunding bonds would meet all requirements for amortization. The extension of the time for amortization of the cost of the bridge from 20 years to 30 years conforms to the policy of Congress as provided in the General Bridge Act of 1946, as amended, by Public Law 550, Eightieth Congress, second session, approved May 25, 1948. In order to describe more accurately the substance of the bill, the title has been amended. The reports of the Federal Works Agency (now General Services Administration) and the Department of the Army follow: |