ROLE OF STANDING INVESTIGATIVE EMPLOYEES Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Chairman, can I back up just one moment to the standing investigative employees? Now, we are apparently having that table placed in the record; right? Mr. HENSHAW. Yes, sir. Mr. MICHEL. I just have one comment. I guess really when you come right down to it, isn't this account basically just a device to enable us to get around the statutory lid on the number of employees on standing committees? Mr. HENSHAW. Was that addressed to the Chairman? Mr. MICHEL. No; the Chairman ought not to answer that question. He is in an investigative role just like I am. I thought maybe you would tell us what we are doing to ourselves. You know, with impunity. Mr. HENSHAW. That is an area we have seen expanded. Additional funds have been authorized. They are directed to specific investigations and studies. Mr. CONTE. Would you furnish other tables showing what all of those committees and select committees had five years ago? Mr. COLLEY. Yes, sir. Mr. CONTE. Also, would you furnish for the record the figures for fiscal year 1971 through fiscal year 1981 concerning the total number and the costs of the Members' Clerk-Hire employees? Mr. HENSHAW. That will be done, yes, sir. [The information follows:] 1/ 2/ All data as of December 31, except FY 80, which is as of Includes Transition Quarter MEMBERS' CLERK HIRF Ten Year Historical Study 1971-1980 1/ Number of House employees in the month of December except 2/ Number of House employees as of January 1979 3/ Does not include pending pay supplemental of $5,142,400. COMMITTEE WORK Mr. BENJAMIN. Do you want also a comparison of the staff size of all of the committees including the statutory limit and investigative personnel? Mr. CONTE. Yes. This dovetails with the Congressional Research Service that came up here whose budget has gone up astronomically. The argument I am going to try to make is here on one hand we set up the Congressional Research Service to handle some of the work that the professional people are supposed to be doing on the committees and, at the same time, the committees staffs are growing like wild fire. There is no trade-off. Mr. BENJAMIN. OK. Mr. COLLEY. Mr. Conte, when we reach the Clerk-Hire item, there is a history in the subcommittee print on pages 55 and 56 that you might want to look at. Mr. CONTE. Pages 55 and 56? Mr. COLLEY. If you want to add to that we will be happy to do so. Mr. CONTE. All right. Mr. BENJAMIN. You are at the Committee on Appropriations. COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (STUDIES) Mr. HENSHAW. Committee on the Budget, I think, Mr. Chairman. Mr. BENJAMIN. Another study? Mr. HENSHAW. Yes, sir; do you want me to continue there? Mr. BENJAMIN. Yes, please. Mr. HENSHAW. For salaries, expenses, and studies of the Committee on the Budget, and temporary personal services for such committee to be expended in accordance with section 101(c), 606, 703 and 901(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $277,000. This is an increase of $16,000 over the amount appropriated for 1979. The major areas of expense for the Committee is in computer services, $100,000; agency reimbursements, $50,000; equipment lease, $40,000; consultant services, $15,000 and travel, $45,000. Funds for the Budget Committee's regular staff are included in the appropriation for Committee employees, with the table following for the appropriation. [The table follows:] Mr. BENJAMIN. When you say Committee on the Budget you are speaking specifically of the House Committee on the Budget? Mr. COLLEY. Yes, sir, Mr. Giaimo's committee. Mr. HENSHAW. Yes, sir, with the total figure of $277,000. LAW REVISION COUNSEL For the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, $465,000. The amount requested includes $445,000 for personnel and $20,000 for non-personnel items. The increase of $30,000 over the fiscal year 1979 appropriation is $14,000 for the October 1978 increased pay costs and $16,000 for meritorious promotions. These funds were requested by the Law Revision Counsel, Mr. Edward F. Willett, Jr. Mr. Willett has submitted the following statement for the subcommittee's consideration and I think, Mr. Chairman, you have a copy of this. Mr. BENJAMIN. Is Mr. Willett here? Mr. HENSHAW. I don't think he is. Shall we enter this into the record, Mr. Chairman? [The statement follows:] STATEMENT OF EDWARD F. WILLETT, JR. LAW REVISION COUNSEL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, IT IS A PLEASURE TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY, I AM REQUESTING $465,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1980, AN INCREASE OF $30,000 FROM FY '79. THIS INCREASE IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: THIS REQUEST IS BASED ON A TOTAL OF THIRTEEN EMPLOYEES, THE SAME NUMBER AS LAST YEAR, WE HAVE ONE VACANCY THAT WILL |