H. R. 40, H. R. 758, H. R. 1170, H. R. 1171, BILLS TO IMPROVE FEDERAL SYSTEM OF BUDGETING 91064 MARCH 26, 27, APRIL 3, 4, 5, AND 10, 1957 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1957 JOHN W. MCCORMACK, Massachusetts CECI M. HARDEN, Indiana CLARE E. HOFFMAN, Michigan, ex officio ELMER W. HENDERSON, Counsel II Bennett, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the Bevis, Herman, W., chairman, committee on national defense of the American Institute of Accountants____ Brundage, Hon. Percival F., Director, Bureau of the Budget; accom- panied by Percy Rappaport, Assistant Director; William J. Arm- strong, Chief, Office of Accounting; and Arthur B. Focke, Legal Adviser, Bureau of the Budget. -- Church, Hon. Marguerite Stitt, a Representative in Congress from Keller, Robert F., Assistant to the Comptroller General; accompanied by E. H. Morse, Director, Accounting and Auditing Staff; Joseph Sullivan, Assistant Director, Accounting and Auditing Policy Staff; and John Moore, attorney, General Accounting Office-- Lipscomb, Hon. Glenard P., a Representative in Congress from the McCarthy, Hon. Eugene J., a Representative in Congress from the McNeil, Hon. W. J., Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); accompanied by M. H. Lanman, Jr., Assistant Counsel (Fiscal Matters), Department of Defense.. Mahon, Hon. George H., a Representative in Congress from the Medley, Max, Comptroller, General Services Administration.. Stewart, J. Harold, chairman, Task Force on Budget and Accounting of Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by- 35, 195 111, 210 Brown, Hon. Clarence J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio: Excerpt from testimony of Perry M. Shoemaker be- fore the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Budget, Brundage, Hon. Percival F., Director, Bureau of the Budget: Amounts reserved at close of fiscal year 1956. Capitalization of stock funds in Department of Defense as of Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by—Continued Brundage, Hon. Percival F., Director, Bureau of the Budget-Con. Public assistance: Reasons for the increase in the Federal share of expenditures for State and local administration _ _ Table 1.-Public assistance: Federal share of expenditures Church, Hon. Marguerite Stitt, a Representative in Congress_from the State of Illinois: Excerpt from Senator Kennedy's amendment Colm, Dr. Gerhard, National Planning Association: Excerpt from statement of the Director of the Bureau of the Excerpt from statement of the Joint National Planning Associa- Joint statement unanimously adopted by the National Planning Coudert, Hon. Frederic R., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the Dawson, Hon. William L., a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, and chairman, House Government Operations Excerpt from Commission Report on Budget and Accounting--- Excerpt from part of the Accounting Act of 1921, entitled "In- Excerpt from section 205 of the Budget and Accounting Act, Letter and statement from Hon. Charles A. Boyle, to Hon. on Henderson, Elmer W., counsel, Subcommittee on Executive and Legislative Reorganization: Excerpt from statement of Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey. Excerpt from the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921--- 240 55 52 97 172 172 256 171 174 175 173 100 247 CONTENTS Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-Continued Lipscomb, Hon. Glenard P., a Representative in Congress from the Department of the Interior, program and financing- Excerpt from Commission recommendation on Budgeting and Section-by-section analysis of H. R. 758. McCarthy, Hon Eugene J., a Representative in Congress from the Excerpt from Senate report on S. 1585. Excerpt of a letter from the General Accounting Office, January McNeil, Hon. W. J., Assistant Secretary of Defense, Comptroller: Mahon, Hon. George H., a Representative in Congress from the State Excerpt from a newspaper article entitled, "Better Government 185, 191 Excerpt from Appropriation Committee report Excerpt from hearings held by the Committee on Appropriations on the Department of Defense Appropriations for 1957 entitled, "Procurement Policies and Practices of the Department of De- Excerpt from House Appropriation Committee hearings- 218, 219 Memorandum prepared by the Defense Department Newspaper article entitled, "Cooking Chow for Eaters Only Can Excerpt from a statement filed by the Comptroller General, with Excerpt from Senate Appropriation Committee hearings in 1955. Excerpt from the President's budget message_ Wright, Hon. Jim, a Representative in Congress from the State of 115 111 53 |