a total of $2,228,000 for this program. However, the House denied the request to extend the program into Tunisia, Guinea, Ceylon, while permitting the operation to start in Poland and Yugoslavia, expanding the ongoing programs in other countries. We would be pleased to hear your comments on the House action and what appeal, if any, you care to make. Mr. LORENZ. Mr. Welsh. RESTORATION REQUESTED Mr. WELSH. Sir, we would like to ask for the restoration of funds for the Tunisian program. We feel this is a very important area of the world and that we have an excellent possibility of getting some valuable materials, not only for the Library of Congress but for other research libraries as well. We are not asking for the full amount for Ceylon. After study following the House action, we believe that it may be possible to operate the program in Ceylon from our recently established office in Bangalore in south India. With some local staff in Ceylon, some moneys for buying publications there, and with the Public Law 480 director in Bangalore, we will be able to acquire Ceylonese publications. We have also the House deletion of the program in Burma and we are not asking for restoration of that. Senator MONRONEY. You are not asking for Mr. LORENZ. Guinea. Mr. WELSH. No, sir; we are not. Senator MONRONEY. Or Burma? Mr. WELSH. No, sir. Senator MONRONEY. But India you are? Mr. WELSH. Yes, sir: and partial restoration in Ceylon and full restoration for Tunisia. 1966 FUNDS AVAILABLE Senator MONRONEY. In 1966 you had $1,844,900. Is this in the local currency? local currency, sir. Mr. WELSH. Nearly all of it is in the Senator MONRONEY. How much? $154,500 in hard dollars would be required to carry this whole thing. The remaining part would be $1,694,000 in local currency? U.S. DOLLARS NEEDED IN 1967 Mr. LORENZ. That is the amount available in 1966, Mr. Chairman. The amount originally requested for 1967 was $230,200 U.S. dollars. Senator MONRONEY. You are asking for a restoration Mr. LORENZ. We are now asking for only $192,796, Mr. Chairman. These are hard U.S. dollars. Senator MONRONEY. U.S. dollar restoration. That is about $13,796 restoration, is that correct? Mr. LORENZ. $12.796 restoration. Senator MONRONEY. You said that brings you up to Mr. LORENZ. $192,796. Senator MONRONEY. They have authorized two programs which the Senate put in several times and they were cut out; namely, Poland and Yugoslavia. The House denied you funds to extend the program further. It hadn't been operating at all in Tunisia? Mr. WELSH. No, sir. IMPORTANCE OF TUNISIA AND CEYLON Senator MONRONEY. Guinea and Ceylon? Mr. WELSH. No, sir. Senator MONRONEY. What is the need for going into these countries? We haven't been in them. Mr. WELSH. No, sir, but there are a number of publications available in all of these areas. We think that the areas of Tunisia and Ceylon are particularly important at this time. We feel that the Library of Congress collections and the collections of the American Research Community will benefit by having these materials brought into this country from those areas. Mr. LORENZ. And these are excess currency countries. We can use those funds. DOLLAR REQUIREMENT Senator MONRONEY. What is the dollar requirement to carry on the program? Mr. WELSH. For this year, sir? Senator MONRONEY. No; for these extensions for Tunisia, Guinea, and Ceylon. Mr. WELSH. The total we are requesting is $50,900 for fiscal 1967. Senator MONRONEY. That is for all, though, isn't it? Mr. WELSH. Yes. Senator MONRONEY. No; you are asking for it AMOUNT NEEDED FOR TUNISIA AND CEYLON PROGRAMS Mr. LORENZ. To add Tunisia and Ceylon would be additional $12,796 in hard dollars. Senator MONRONEY. That is what I was trying to get, to bring the total of the dollar requirement to $192,000. Mr. LORENZ. That is correct. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS FROM LIBRARIES Senator MONRONEY. Do you receive any money back from libraries you furnish this material to? Mr. WELSH. Yes, sir; we do. On page 191 of the justification it shows that miscellaneous receipts deposited in the Treasury in 1965 amounted to $31,150 and in fiscal 1966 the amount will be increased to at least $34,700. The amount now is $35,200. In fiscal year 1967 we estimate $46.700. Senator MONRONEY. You are asking for this collection and distribution of library materials this amount and this comes back in U.S. dollars? Mr. WELSH. This amount does, sir. For example, the amount of hard dollars that we would request in fiscal 1967 would be offset by $46,700 deposited in the Treasury. LETTER REQUESTING RESTORATION OF HOUSE CUTS Senator MONRONEY. Yes. I have a letter from the Librarian requesting the restoration of amounts that were cut by the House and I will ask that this letter be incorporated at this place in the record. (The letter follows:) THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS, Mon. A. S. MIKE MONRONEY, Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations Washington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR MONRONEY: In accordance with instructions from the Senate Committee on Appropriations, we hereby respectfully submit our requests for restoration of items deleted from the Library of Congress estimates by action of H.R. 15456, covering appropriations to the Library of Congress for fiscal year 1967. The Library of Congress is pleased with the increase of $3,468,500 granted over the 1966 level and hopes that the Senate will concur. Through these increases, the Library of Congress will be able to continue and strengthen its services. However, there are several items which the House did not allow which we hope the Senate will give sympathetic consideration to restoring: 1. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Restoration requested, $578,000: A. $478,000, representing all funds required under this heading for the continued production of the Monthly Index of Russian Accessions, which for several years has been jointly financed by two other agencies together with the Library. B. $100,000, representing the reduction from $685,000 to $585,000, to continue and enlarge the multi-year planning and design of a system of automation for certain library operations. 2. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE Restoration requested, $165,000, representing 23 new positions, which are onehalf of the 46 positions originally requested. 3. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, DISTRIBUTION OF CATALOG CARDS Restoration requested, $28,000, which represents the cost of printing the Monthly Index of Russian Accessions. This request is contingent on favorable action on 1.A. above. 4. COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) Restoration requested, $189,796: A. $137,000 in foreign currency and $12,796 in U.S. Dollars which represent the cost of initiating a new program in Tunisia. B. $40,000 in foreign currency (no U.S. Dollars requested), which represents the cost of instituting a partial program in Ceylon to be administered from the existing post in India. Page 23 of the Bill, lines 16 to 18, would read as follows: “*** $2,417,796, of which $2,225,000 shall be available for payment in foreign currencies * * *. 5. AUTHORITY TO EQUALIZE CERTAIN BENEFITS FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POSTS AND EMPLOYEES ABROAD Through language provided in a previous year and additional language provided in H.R. 15456, the Library will be able to furnish health services and motor vehicles, where needed, for its overseas posts under the Special Foreign Currency Program. We request that these provisions be transferred from the Collection and Distribution of Library Materials (Special Foreign Currency Program) appropriation and placed under Administrative Provisions, in order that these benefits can be made available for posts established under Title II C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as well as under the Special Foreign Currency Program. In addition to transferring these provisions to make them operative for all Library employees, we are asking for a new provision which will provide certain benefits for Library employees stationed abroad and will provide equity with other Federal employees in similar situations. The recommended insertion under "Administrative Provisions" embodying both the transferred provisions and the new provision would then read (following line 19, page 24 of H.R. 15456) : "Funds available to the Library of Congress may be expended to reimburse the Department of State for medical services rendered to employees of the Library of Congress stationed abroad; and for purchase of hire of passenger motor vehicles. Further, payments shall be authorized of allowances and other benefits to employees stationed abroad to the same extent as authorized from time to time for members of the Foreign Service of the United States of comparable grade, subject to such rules and regulations as may be issued by the Librarian of Congress." Sincerely yours, L. QUINCY MUMFORD, PROPOSED LANGUAGE CHANGE Senator MONRONEY. I have no further questions of those from the Library of Congress. I understand Miss Germaine Krettek, associate executive director, American Library Association, is here. Mr. LORENZ. We do have one more piece of business to add, Senator. It is important for us in administering the title II program under the Higher Education Act to have some change in language so that the employees who will be located overseas will have the same benefits as those employees now under the Public Law 480 program, plus some additional benefits for all our American overseas staff. This is just a matter of simple justice and a change in location of the language in the statute. We have a statement of justification here for such benefit. Senator MONRONEY. I think you better read that because I am not familiar with it. Mr. LORENZ. Yes. This justification is to allow Library of Congress employees located overseas to receive the same benefits as other employees working for the U.S. Government, and we do have the change in language statement here that we would like to have included in the bill, and the location of this language. Would you like me to read this, Senator? Senator MONRONEY. I think I have a copy of the language here. Mr. LORENZ. It is quite short. It would be under Administrative Provisions: Funds available to the Library of Congress may be expended to reimburse the Department of State for medical services rendered to employees of the Library of Congress stationed abroad; and for purchase or hire of passenger motor vehicles. Further, payments shall be authorized of allowances and other benefits to employees stationed abroad to the same extent as authorized from time to time for members of the Foreign Service of the United States of comparable grade, subject to such rules and regulations as may be issued by the Librarian of Congress. I will put this in the record. (The language follows:) To be incorporated under “Administrative Provisions" on page 24, of H.R. 15456, following line 19: Funds available to the Library of Congress may be expended to reimburse the Department of State for medical services rendered to employees of the Library of Congress stationed abroad; and for purchase or hire of passenger motor vehicles. Further, payments shall be authorized of allowances and other benefits to employees stationed abroad to the same extent as authorized from time to time for members of the Foreign Service of the United States of comparable grade, subject to such rules and regulations as may be issued by the Librarian of Congress. To be deleted under "Collection and Distribution of Library Materials (Special Foreign Currency Program)" on page 23 and 24, of H.R. 15456, lines 20-21 on page 23 and lines 1 and 2 on page 24: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to reimburse the Department of State for medical services rendered to employees of the Library of Congress stationed abroad; and for purchase or hire of passenger motor vehicles. NUMBER BENEFITED BY LANGUAGE Senator MONRONEY. How many people do you anticipate for that? Mr. WELSH. If our request were granted there would be a total of 12 Americans under the Public Law 480 program and 12 under the title II program who would be the primary beneficiaries of this language. Senator MONRONEY. This would not affect the foreign personnel? Mr. LORENZ. No, sir. Senator MONRONEY. It is only those working under the dollar components? Mr. LORENZ. Yes, sir. Senator MONRONEY. And this amendment would take care of the additional Americans that would be employed in Yugoslavia and Poland? Mr. LORENZ. That is right. Senator MONRONEY. The Library of Congress would be the one making the decision on the purchase of passenger automobiles? Mr. LORENZ. Yes, sir. The Library of Congress would continue to make rules and regulations to apply to this provision. EMPLOYEES IN PROGRAM Senator MONRONEY. Would you put in the record or give to us, if you have it, the number of such employees working in this program at the present time? Mr. WELSH. There are nine, sir. Senator MONRONEY. That is all Mr. LORENZ. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. STATEMENT OF MISS GERMAINE KRETTEK, ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SUPPORT OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PROGRAM Senator MONRONEY. Miss Krettek, you have a statement you would like to make? Miss KRETTEK. I would like to have permission to file a statement, Senator, in support of a number of items in the pending legislative appropriations bill. There are several items in the Library of Congress appropriation that we are particularly concerned with-the application of Yugoslavia, Poland, and Tunisia to the Public Law 480 program, the index of Russian accessions, and several other items |