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... undertake the study contem- plated by S. 164. Such action would be justified by the definition of the jurisdic- tion and duties of the Expenditure Committees contained in the Legislative Reor- ganization Act of 1946. In addition to ...
... undertake the study contem- plated by S. 164. Such action would be justified by the definition of the jurisdic- tion and duties of the Expenditure Committees contained in the Legislative Reor- ganization Act of 1946. In addition to ...
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... undertaking which is going to function with efficiency , the number of people to whom the head man has to talk has to be much smaller than that . When General Eisenhower was commanding the ground invasion of Germany he talked to three ...
... undertaking which is going to function with efficiency , the number of people to whom the head man has to talk has to be much smaller than that . When General Eisenhower was commanding the ground invasion of Germany he talked to three ...
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... undertake such a study or special joint committee might be established . These are alternative suggestions . Another choice would be not to create a new committee but let both existing committees continue as at present and rely on them ...
... undertake such a study or special joint committee might be established . These are alternative suggestions . Another choice would be not to create a new committee but let both existing committees continue as at present and rely on them ...
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... undertake to do within Congress . I submit that such an argument has small validity , if any at all . There seems to me to be the widest imaginable variance between the legislative responsibilities of these two committees and the broad ...
... undertake to do within Congress . I submit that such an argument has small validity , if any at all . There seems to me to be the widest imaginable variance between the legislative responsibilities of these two committees and the broad ...
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... undertake to do within Congress . I submit that such an argument has small validity , if any at all . There seems to me to be the widest imaginable variance between the legislative responsibilities of these two committees and the broad ...
... undertake to do within Congress . I submit that such an argument has small validity , if any at all . There seems to me to be the widest imaginable variance between the legislative responsibilities of these two committees and the broad ...
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Page 4 - Commission, may conduct hearings. (f) Members of Congress who are members of the Commission shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as Members of Congress ; but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission.
Page 5 - POWERS OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 10. (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS. — The Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places...
Page 3 - ... (2) eliminating duplication and overlapping of services, activities, and functions; (3) consolidating services, activities, and functions of a similar nature; (4) abolishing services, activities, and functions not necessary to the efficient conduct of government...
Page 4 - Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Page 4 - The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable, in accordance with the provisions of the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended.
Page 59 - The Commission is authorized to secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this Act; and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and directed to furnish...
Page 4 - Congress who are members of the Commission shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as Members of Congress; but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission.
Page 5 - ... from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality information suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this Act; and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and directed to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request made by the Chairman or Vice Chairman.
Page 4 - The members from private life shall each receive $100 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission, plus reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of such duties.
Page 3 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, DECLARATION OF POLICY SECTION 1 . It is hereby declared to be the policy of...