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Amendment No. 9: Strikes out the provision of the Senate requiring that experts and consultants employed by the Civil Service Commission shall be secured from the Federal service.

Amendment No. 10: Provides $50,000 to the Civil Service Commission for enforcement of the act of July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 767), instead of $40,000 as proposed by the House, and $60,000 as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 11 is reported in disagreement.

Amendment No. 12: Appropriates $16,000,000 for salaries and expenses, Civil Service Commission, instead of $14,000,000 as proposed by the House, and $16,250,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 13 is reported in disagreement.

Amendment No. 14: Appropriates $5,894,300, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $5,304,870 as proposed by the House, for payment of annuities in connection with the Panama Canal Construction Annuity Fund.

Amendment No. 15: Appropriates $301,290,728 for financing the liability of the United States in connection with the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, instead of $295,553,700, as proposed by the House, and $328,393,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 16: Appropriates $999,000 for financing the liability of the United States in connection with the Canal Zone Retirement and Disability Fund as proposed by the Senate, instead of $899,100, as proposed by the House.

Amendment No. 17: Appropriates $215,000 for financing the liability of the United States in connection with the Alaska Railroad Retirement and Disability Fund, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $193,500, as proposed by the House.

Amendment No. 18: Provides for the purchase of not to exceed 20 passenger-carrying motor vehicles in connection with the activities of the Displaced Persons Commission, instead of 30, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendments Nos. 19 and 20, relating to the Federal Communications Commission: Strikes out the proposal of the House to increase the salaries of Commissioners to $12,000 each per annum, as proposed by the Senate; and appropriates $6,600,000 for salaries and expenses of the Commission, instead of $6,525,000 as proposed by the House, and $6,633,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendments Nos. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27, relating to the Federal Power Commission: Strikes out the provision of the House providing for salaries of the Commissioners at $12,000 each per annum, as proposed by the Senate; authorizes the use of $230,000 for travel as proposed by the Senate, instead of $220,000, as proposed by the House; appropriates $3,700,000 for salaries and expenses of the Commission, instead of $3,650,000 as proposed by the House, and $3,763,000 as proposed by the Senate; strikes out the provision of the House placing a limit on funds available for personal services in the District of Columbia in connection with appropriations for salaries and expenses and flood-control surveys, as proposed by the Senate; and appropriates $330,000 for flood-control surveys instead of $325,000, as proposed by the House, and $337,000, as proposed by the Senate. Amendments Nos. 28 and 29 relating to the Federal Trade Commission: Strikes out the provision of the House to increase the salaries of the Commissioners to $12,000 per annum each, as proposed by the

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. 4177) making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and for other purposes, submit the following report in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon and recommended in the accompanying conference report as to each of such amendments, namely:

Amendments Nos. 1 and 2, relating to the Bureau of the Budget: Strikes out the proposal of the House to fix the salary of the Director at $12,000 per annum, as proposed by the Senate; and appropriates $3,300,000 for salaries and expenses, instead of $3,314,500 as proposed by the Senate, and $2,983,050, as proposed by the House.

Amendment No. 3: Appropriates $300,000 for salaries and expenses, Council of Economic Advisers, as proposed by the House, instead of $340,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendments Nos. 4 and 5, relating to the American Battle Monuments Commission: Authorizes the purchase of two passenger motor vehicles, including one at not to exceed $2,500, instead of one, as proposed by the House, and three, including one at not to exceed $2,500, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 6: Continues available unexpended balances of the Atomic Energy Commission as of June 30, 1949, as proposed by the Senate, instead of continuing available unobligated balances, as proposed by the House. It is the recommendation of the conferees that in the expenditure or commitment of funds or contract authorization provided in the bill, the Commission shall adhere to the program break-down set forth in the budget estimates, after applying reductions made therein by the Congress on a proportionate basis, and that in no event shall the Commission, through transfer, exceed by more than 10 percent the amount allocated under said budget estimates, as revised, for any particular program. It was further agreed that in the event the Commission proposes an increase in the allocation for any program it shall immediately advise the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate, giving details and the reasons for such transfer. The conference committee has noted with concern what appears to be excessive fees for management services being paid by the Commission to management corporations and directs that an immediate effort be made by the Commission to accomplish substantial reductions in such fees or their elimination.

Amendments Nos. 7 and 7% are reported in disagreement. Amendment No. 8: Strikes out the proposal of the House to provide salaries for the Commissioners of the Civil Service Commission at $12,000 each per annum, as proposed by the Senate.

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Amendment No. 9: Strikes out the provision of the Senate requiring that experts and consultants employed by the Civil Service Commission shall be secured from the Federal service.

Amendment No. 10: Provides $50,000 to the Civil Service Commission for enforcement of the act of July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 767), instead of $40,000 as proposed by the House, and $60,000 as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 11 is reported in disagreement.

Amendment No. 12: Appropriates $16,000,000 for salaries and expenses, Civil Service Commission, instead of $14,000,000 as proposed by the House, and $16,250,000, as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 13 is reported in disagreement.

Amendment No. 14: Appropriates $5,894,300, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $5,304,870 as proposed by the House, for payment of annuities in connection with the Panama Canal Construction Annuity Fund.

Amendment No. 15: Appropriates $301,290,728 for financing the liability of the United States in connection with the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, instead of $295,553,700, as proposed by the House, and $328,393,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 16: Appropriates $999,000 for financing the liability of the United States in connection with the Canal Zone Retirement and Disability Fund as proposed by the Senate, instead of $899,100, as proposed by the House.

Amendment No. 17: Appropriates $215,000 for financing the liability of the United States in connection with the Alaska Railroad Retirement and Disability Fund, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $193,500, as proposed by the House.

Amendment No. 18: Provides for the purchase of not to exceed 20 passenger-carrying motor vehicles in connection with the activities of the Displaced Persons Commission, instead of 30, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendments Nos. 19 and 20, relating to the Federal Communications Commission: Strikes out the proposal of the House to increase the salaries of Commissioners to $12,000 each per annum, as proposed by the Senate; and appropriates $6,600,000 for salaries and expenses of the Commission, instead of $6,525,000 as proposed by the House, and $6,633,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendments Nos. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27, relating to the Federal Power Commission: Strikes out the provision of the House providing for salaries of the Commissioners at $12,000 each per annum, as proposed by the Senate; authorizes the use of $230,000 for travel as proposed by the Senate, instead of $220,000, as proposed by the House; appropriates $3,700,000 for salaries and expenses of the Commission, instead of $3,650,000 as proposed by the House, and $3,763,000 as proposed by the Senate; strikes out the provision of the House placing a limit on funds available for personal services in the District of Columbia in connection with appropriations for salaries and expenses and flood-control surveys, as proposed by the Senate; and appropriates $330,000 for flood-control surveys instead of $325,000, as proposed by the House, and $337,000, as proposed by the Senate. Amendments Nos. 28 and 29 relating to the Federal Trade Commission: Strikes out the provision of the House to increase the salaries of the Commissioners to $12,000 per annum each, as proposed by the

Senate; and appropriates $3,650,000 for salaries and expenses, instead of $3,450,000, as.proposed by the House, and $3,739,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 30: Appropriates $315,000 for salaries and expenses, Office of the Administrator, Federal Works Agency, instead of $300,000, as proposed by the House, and $325,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 31, relating to Public Works Administration liquidation: Authorizes the use of $20,000 for administrative expenses in connection with Public Works Administration liquidation, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $15,500, as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 32 is reported in disagreement.

Amendment No. 33: Strikes out the provision of the Senate providing $30,000 for the conservation of securities in connection with Public Works Administration liquidation, as proposed by the House. Amendments Nos. 34 and 35: Strikes out provisions of the House increasing the salaries of the Commissioners of Public Buildings and Public Roads to $12,000 per annum each, as proposed by the Senate. Amendments Nos. 36 and 37, relating to Federal-aid postwar highways: Appropriates $385,000,000, instead of $373,491,000 plus an unobligated balance, as proposed by the House, and $390,000,000, as proposed by the Senate; and corrects the total of the amount chargeable to the appropriate fiscal year authorization accordingly.

Amendment No. 38, relating to veterans' educational facilities, Bureau of Community Facilities, Federal Works Agency: Strikes out the proposal of the House reducing the limitation on administrative expenses to $3,800,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendments Nos. 39 and 40, relating to water-pollution control, Bureau of Community Facilities, Federal Works Agency: Appropriates $200,000 for grants for plan preparation, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $400,000, as proposed by the House; and appropriates $50,000 for administrative expenses, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $100,000, as proposed by the House.

Amendments Nos. 41, 42, and 43, relating to the General Accounting Office: Appropriates $33,500,000 for salaries, instead of $31,743,000, as proposed by the House, and $34,169,000, as proposed by the Senate; appropriates $1,570,000 for miscellaneous expenses, instead of $1,423,800, as proposed by the House, and $1,582,000, as proposed by the Senate; and strike out the proposal of the Senate to provide $800,000 for agency expenditure analysis.

Amendment No. 44, relating to salaries and expenses, Office 01 the Administrator, Housing and Home Finance Agency. Appropriates $1,200,000 for this office and inserts the language of the Senate amended to eliminate the authorization of funds for purchase of one passenger motor vehicle and the dissemination of the results of research and studies.

Amendment No. 45: Restores the provision of the House, in connection with annual contributions, Public Housing Administration, prohibiting payments in lieu of taxes in excess of the amounts specified in the original contract between public-housing agencies and the Public Housing Administration.

Amendment No. 46 is reported in disagreement.

Amendments Nos. 47, 48, and 49 relating to the Interstate Commerce Commission: Appropriates $9,600,000 for general expenses,

instead of $9,321,000, as proposed by the House, and $9,621,000, as proposed by the Senate; provides $100,000 for valuations of pipe lines as proposed by the Senate, instead of $35,000, as proposed by the House; and makes available $3,656,039 for work of the Bureau of Motor Carriers, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $3,556,039, as proposed by the House.

Amendments Nos. 50 and 51: Corrects a typographical error by inserting the word "including", as proposed by the Senate; and appropriates $43,000,000 for salaries and expenses, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, instead of $38,710,000, as proposed by the House, and $43,610,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 52 is reported in disagreement.

Amendment No. 53: Appropriates $10,000,000 for construction and equipment, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as proposed by the House, instead of $10,100,000, as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 54 is reported in disagreement.

Amendment No. 55: Appropriates $34,900 for maintenance and operation of properties, National Capital Housing Authority, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $31,410, as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 56 is reported in disagreement.

Amendment No. 57 strikes out the provision of the House increasing the salaries of the Commissioners, Securities and Exchange Commission, to $12,000 each per annum, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 58: Appropriates $8,500,000 for salaries and expenses, Selective Service System, instead of $4,500,000, as proposed by the House, and $9,000,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 59: Appropriates $1,087,700 for salaries and expenses, National Gallery of Art, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $1,057,700, as proposed by the House.

Amendment No. 60: Appropriates $1,237,500 for salaries and expenses, Tariff Commission, instead of $1,200,000, as proposed by the House, and $1,275,000, as proposed by the Senate.

Amendment No. 61: Provides a total of $63,014,174 for salaries and expenses, Maritime Commission, instead of $62,380,424, as proposed by the House, and $63,054,424, as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 62: Provides a contract authorization of $50,000,000, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $70,125,000, as proposed by the House, for new ship construction including reconditioning and betterment by the Maritime Commission. It is the understanding of the conferees that this authorization and funds provided for new ship construction cover all of the ships requested by the Maritime Commission in the budget submission. Funds for these ships were justified before the Senate and House committees and the Budget. It is understood that there will be no curtailment in the number of ships provided for in the bill.

Amendment No. 63 is reported in disagreement.

Amendment No. 64: Provides that funds and contract authority for new ship construction, including reconditioning and betterment, United States Maritime Commission, contained in the Supplemental Independent Offices Appropriation Act for 1949, shall continue available until December 31, 1949, as proposed by the Senate, instead of September 30, 1949, as proposed by the House.

Amendment No. 65: The conferees have examined at length into the situation involving the purchase of the vessels Mariposa and

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