JULY 28 (legislative day, JULY 27), 1953.-Ordered to be printed Mr. MUNDT, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 5805] The Committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5805) making appropriations for the legislative branch and the judiciary branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes, report the same to the Senate with various amendments and present herewith information relative to the changes made. Amount of bill as passed House.... Amount of increase by Senate committee..-. Amount of bill as reported to Senate.- Amount of appropriations, 1953_. $80, 686, 540 15, 500, 811 96, 187, 351 105, 038, 566 Amount of regular and supplemental estimates for 1954. 113, 757, 621 The bill as reported to the Senate Under the estimates for 1954.. 17, 570, 270 Under the appropriations for 1953---- GENERAL STATEMENT 8, 851, 215 The bil! provides for the legislative branch, $70,007,831, and for the judiciary. $26,179,520 or a total of $96,187,351, which is $15 500,811 in excess of the amount proposed by the House, $17,570,270 below the budget estimates, and $8,851,215 under the appropriations for 1953. The large increase in the Senate bill over the House bill is due Senate Continued Salaries, officers and employees: Vice President's Office: Clerical assistance.. Chaplain... Office of the Secretary. Committee employees.. Conference committees: Majority, clerical salaries.. Minority, clerical salaries... Administrative and clerical assistance to Senators. $55,410 2,946 442, 555 1,737, 045 33, 310 33,310 6, 207, 625 1,250, 520 62, 165 9, 824, 886 100,000 129,340 133, 275 188, 060 Joint Committee on Printing.. Vice President's automobile__ Automobile for the President pro tempore. Automobiles for majority and minority leaders. Reporting Senate proceedings.. Services in cleaning, repairing, and varnishing furniture. Materials for furniture, etc.. Inquiries and investigations. Folding documents The following general provisions affecting the Senate are recommended for inclusion in the bill: The Sergeant at Arms is authorized and directed to secure suitable office space in post office or other Federal buildings in the State of each Senator for the use of such Senator and in the city to be designated by him: Provided. That in the event suitable space is not available in such buildings and a Senator leases or rents office space elsewhere, the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to approve for payment, from the contingent fund of the Senate, vouchers covering bona fide statements of rentals due in an amount not exceeding $900 per annum for each Senator. The Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms are authorized and directed to protect the funds of their respective offices by purchasing insurance in an amount necessary to protect said funds against loss. Premiums on such insurance shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate, upon Senate Continued General provisions-Continued vouchers approved by the chairman of the Com- Salaries or wages paid out of the foregoing items There is hereby created a committee consisting of six Senators, two from the Committee on Appropriations, two from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, and two from the Committee on Rules and Administration to be appointed by the respective chairmen of said committees. It shall be the duty of said committee to study the rates of compensation now being paid officers and employees of the Senate, including employees of the Senate Office Building under the Architect of the Capitol, but exc uding administrative and clerical assistants to Senators and committee employees, to determine whether such rates of compensation bear the proper relationship to each other and whether they are in line with rates now paid by the other branch of Congress, and report to the Senate at the beginning of the second session of the Eighty-third Congress, what adjustments, if any, should be made. Total, Senate.. Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Architect of the Capitol: Capitol Buildings and Grounds, Capitol Buildings. The committee recommends that the following language be added to the bill: PRELIMINARY PLANS AND ESTIMATES, ADDITION AL Not to exceed $20,000 of the unexpended balance of the Total, Architect of the Capitol.. $14,491, 768 20,000 66, 200 3,500 779, 600 4, 250 853, 550 Library of Congress: Salaries and expenses. Legislative Reference Service, salaries and expenses.. Distribution of catalog cards. Under Administrative Provisions, the committee Appropriations in this Act available to the Library Total, Library of Congress. General provisions, Title III: The committee recommends the following section be deleted from the bill: SEC. 302. No funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the purchase, operation, maintenance, or repair of any passenger motor vehicle to be assigned for the use of the Architect of the Capitol or the Assistant Architect of the Capitol. Total increases.. Amount of bill as reported to Senate... $60, 27 35, 421 39, 80 135, 49 15, 500, 811 96, 187, 351 |