LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1966 MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1965 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 1223, New Senate Office Building, Hon. A. S. Mike Monroney, chairman of the subcommittee, presiding. Present: Senators Monroney, Yarborough, Stennis, Saltonstall, and Young. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH LIBRARY OF CONGRESS STATEMENTS OF L. QUINCY MUMFORD, LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS; ELIZABETH E. HAMER, ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN; ROY P. BASLER, DIRECTOR, REFERENCE DEPARTMENT; LEWIS C. COFFIN, LAW LIBRARIAN; ROBERT C. GOOCH, DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT; HUGH L. ELSBREE, DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE; ABRAHAM L. KAMINSTEIN, REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS; WILLIAM J. WELSH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PROCESSING DEPARTMENT; AND WILLIAM W. ROSSITER, BUDGET OFFICER FUNDS REQUESTED AND HOUSE ALLOWANCE Senator MONRONEY. The Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations will be in session. Today, we are commencing hearings on the appropriation requests for the legislative branch for fiscal year 1966, and are considering first the appropriations requested by the Library of Congress. The total funds requested for the various activities of the Library amount to $26,644,800 for fiscal year 1966, and the House of Representatives has allowed $25,502,300. The House allowance is $1,420,500 over the appropriations for the current fiscal year, but $1,142,500 under the budget estimates. I will insert into the record at this point several summary tables from the justification and a letter from the Librarian commenting on the House bill. |