SUMMARY AND JUSTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATION ESTIMATES FOR PRINTING AND BINDING, FISCAL YEAR 1980

This estimate is to provide funds for printing, binding, and distribution of the Federal Register (including the Code of Federal Regulations) as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 1509, 1510); and printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient.

The total amount requested for printing and binding for fiscal year 1980 is $15,722,000 compared to $11,476,000 appropriated last year. A. Congressional Record program. Title 44 U.S.C. provides for certain copies to be distributed without charge to correspondents, exmembers, agencies, judges, and recipients designated by Members of Congress. An estimated 17,000 copies will be required in fiscal year 1980 and the cost will be approximately $12.6 million.

B. Miscellaneous publications.-This item includes printed matter such as the Congressional Directory, Senate and House Journals, memorial addresses of Members, nominations, United States Code and supplements, and publications not carrying a document or report number, such as laws, treaties, and similar publications. An estimated $470,000 will be required in fiscal year 1980 for copies distributed by law to recipients other than Congress.

C. Publications for International Exchange and the Library of Congress. As provided by law (44 U.S.C. 1718 and 1719), certain publications are provided for official use in international exchange and for the Library of Congress. An estimated $1.6 million will be needed for about 2.4 million copies in fiscal year 1980.

D. House and Senate business calendars.-This heading covers the printing of all House and Senate business calendars which list the actions on pending and completed legislation. An estimated $11,000 will be required in fiscal year 1980 for 35 sets distributed by law to recipients other than Congress.

E. Bills, resolutions, and amendments.-This heading covers the printing of bills, resolutions, and amendments in all forms, including the prints as introduced, referred, reported, and as finally passed. The estimate for fiscal year 1980 is $366,000 for 250 sets distributed by law to recipients other than Congress.

F. Committee reports.-This item covers printed reports of congressional committees on pending legislation which carry a congressional number. An estimated $41,000 will be needed in fiscal year 1980 for 135 sets distributed by law to recipients other than Congress.

G. Documents.-This heading includes all classes of Senate and House documents ordered printed by Congress which carry a congressional number, such as annual reports, engineers' reports, special reports made by Government departments in response to resolutions, supplemental and deficiency estimates of appropriations, etc. The

estimate for fiscal year 1980 is $37,000 for 135 sets distributed by law to recipients other than Congress.

H. U.S. Government Manual, the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.-The National Archives and Records Service has been authorized (13 F.R. 5935; 1 CFR, pt. 31) to handle the U.S. Government Manual as a special edition of the Federal Register. On November 6, 1957, the National Archives and Records Service was authorized (22 F.R. 8895; 1 CFR, pt. 32) to begin printing as a special edition of the Federal Register, the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States starting with the calendar year 1957 and specified calendar years prior to 1957 as authorized by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register. The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, which began publication on August 2, 1965, is published pursuant to the authority contained in the Federal Register Act (49 Stat. 500, as amended; 44 U.S.C. ch. 15), under regulations prescribed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, approved by the President (1 CFR, pt. 32). The total estimated requirements for these three publications, based on page estimates furnished by the Office of the Federal Register, is $622,000, which consists of U.S. Government Manual ($121,000) for 920 pages of approximately 8,500 copies, Public Papers of the Presidents ($120,000) for 2,600 pages of approximately 1,500 copies of two books, and Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents ($381,000) for 2,200 pages of approximately 5,600 copies.

The Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations printing and binding costs previously included in the Printing and Binding Appropriation are now paid by the publishing agencies in compliance with P.L. 95-94.

ESTIMATED REQUIREMENTS BY CATEGORY FOR PRINTING AND BINDING APPROPRIATION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,

1 A set is one copy of each publication within the category, and distributed as authorized by law, produced during the fiscal year with the cost computed at the rider rate.

ESTIMATED COST PER UNIT OF PRINTING AND BINDING CHARGEABLE TO THE PRINTING AND BINDING APPROPRIATION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1978

1 A set is one copy of each publication within the category, and distributed as authorized by law, produced during the fiscal year with the cost computed at the rider rate.

2 To arrive at the page rate of the Congressional Record program both the Congressional Printing and Binding and the Printing and Binding Appropriations must be added together because these costs are pro-rated between both appropriations, i.e. FY 1978 $347.69, FY 1979 $386.33, FY 1980-$393.36.

PERCENTAGE DUE TO INFLATION

Mr. BENJAMIN. You are requesting $15,722,000, an increase of $4,246,000. How much of this is due to inflation? Justify the bal

ance.

Mr. BOYLE. Mr. Chairman, the largest item of increase in this Printing and Binding Appropriation is the Congressional Record because of a volume increase of 4,000 pages and a rate increase of $6.48 a page on the 44,000 estimated pages. The International Exchange is a sizable increase, $225,000, because, again, of a volume increase of 100,000 pages and a slight rate increase on two and one-half million pages of five cents a page.

The others, all the rest of the volume increases and the rate increases are minor. The major item that is inflating the Printing and Binding Appropriation is the Congressional Record and the International Exchange. And again, it is a combination of labor, materials, and volume increase.

Mr. BENJAMIN. We will ask you to respond to questions 4 and 5 for the record. And ask you to explain the need for $3,819,000 for a deficiency appropriation.

[The information follows:]

Question. How many copies of the Congressional Record are charged to this appropriation and who received them?

Response. As of June 13, 1978, 17,152 copies of the Congressional Record were being charged to this Appropriation. The distribution is as follows:

Question. Note increases and decreases in various categories. Explain. (A) Congressional Record:

1979, 40,000 pages, $11,187,000.

1980, 44,000 pages, $12,591,000.

(B) Miscellaneous publications:

1979, 5,000 pages, $440,000.

1980, 5,000 pages, $470,000.

Number of copies

198

81

8

195

473

76

48

37

11,630

4,259

(C) Publications for International Exchange and the Library of Congress:

1979, 2.3 million copies, $1,358,000.

1980, 2.4 million copies, $1,584,000.

(D) House and Senate committee and business calendars:

1979, 35 sets, $11,000.

1980, 35 sets, $11,000.

(E) Bills, resolutions, and amendments:

1979, 250 pages, $343,000.

1980, 250 pages, $366,000.

(F) Committee Reports:

1979, 135 sets, $38,000.

1980, 135 sets, $41,000.

(G) Documents:

1979, 135 sets, $33,000.
1980, 135 sets, $37,000.

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17,152