The period covered goes back to 1952 before the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries was activated, which was 1957. Appropriations considered between 1952 and 1957 were those that were transferred to the Bureau upon its organization. The Bureau does not have records that would substantiate appropriations for the period requested before 1952 that would support comparable Bureau programs as reported on the enclosure. Sincerely yours, H. E. CROWTHER, Director. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, COMMERCIAL FISHERIES BUREAU 1 Amount reserved for subsequent year construction of a fish protein concentrate pilot and demonstration plant. * Current status of reserve available for programing under sec. 4 b) of Public Law 88-309. 3 $27,000 reflects current status of savings pursuant to Public Law 90-364, Title 2, Sec. 201(e). ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, Hon. SAM J. ERVIN, Jr., Chairman, Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, U.S. Senate, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: By your letter of February 3, 1969, you requested the Department of Defense to provide certain information concerning reserves of appropriated funds that were established by the Bureau of the Budget in the name of the President. This information was requested for the period of 1945 to date. Similar information was separately requested from the military departments. We have reviewed our records and discussed the availability of the data requested with the military departments and find that, as a result of the nonavailability of records going back to 1945 and the special relationship between the Department of Defense and the Bureau of the Budget, it is not possible to provide the data specifically requested in your letter. In the administration of Defense Funds, the Department of Defense and the Bureau of the Budget act as joint review agencies. Under this arrangement, the Office, Secretary of Defense and the Bureau of the Budget jointly review and reach substantial concurrence in the programs to be implemented and the level of funding to be utilized for such programs. As a result, there are very few instances over the years where the Bureau of the Budget has specifically withheld funds from the Department of Defense without prior Defense coordination and agreement on the establishment of such reserves. Thus, the clear line of demarcation which may exist between the Bureau of the Budget and other executive departments concerning the establishment of fund reserves by the Bureau of the Budget does not exist with respect to the Department of Defense. In order to be responsive in the provision of information to meet the needs of your Subcommittee on Separation of Powers, we have reviewed our records for data that is currently available and which we feel may more specifically meet your requirements. As you know, over the years there have been instances where the Congress has specifically appropriated funds for purposes not requested by the Executive Branch, or in amounts greater than those requested for certain programs. In such instances, the Secretary of Defense and the President have made decisions concerning the use of these "Congressional add-ons." We have records indicating such Congressional add-ons to the Department of Defense budget for fiscal year 1956 through fiscal year 1969 indicating the disposition of such funds. These records show for each fiscal year the purpose for which the add-on funds were appropriated by the Congress and the purpose to which the Executive Branch applied such fundseither to the add-on programs as provided for in the Congressional appropriation or to other purposes. This data has been discussed with your Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Mr. Lawrence Baskir. We feel that this type of data more specifically focuses on the subject under review by your Subcommittee. The data for fiscal year 1956 through fiscal year 1969 is attached. It is hoped that this will meet your requirements and we are prepared to provide such other information as you may require to the extent that our records will permit. Sincerely, ROBERT C. MOOT, Assistant Secretary of Defense. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANALYSIS OF PLANNED UTILIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED BY THE CONGRESS OVER BUDGET REQUEST, FISCAL YEAR 1956 Note: The Department of Defense requested an additional $206 million for production of B-52 aircraft and this additional amount was appropriated by the Congress. No official budget amendment was transmitted to the Congress for this item. 60-337-71-31 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANALYSIS OF PLANNED UTILIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED BY THE CONGRESS OVER BUDGET REQUEST, FISCAL YEAR 1956 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANALYSIS OF PLANNED UTILIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED BY THE CONGRESS OVER BUDGET REQUEST, FISCAL YEAR 1956 Note: The attached table (page 2) indicates that of the $609 million provided by the Congress in fiscal year 1959 to increase the POLARIS program, $308.7 million was utilized in fiscal year 1959 and the balance of $300.3 million was applied to finance fiscal year 1960 program requirements. Of the latter amount, $240.7 million has recently been released for commitment in the current fiscal year to permit letting of contracts early in July 1959 for POLARIS submarines 7, 8 and 9. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-ANALYSIS OF PLANNED UTILIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED BY THE CONGRESS OVER BUDGET REQUEST, FISCAL YEAR 1959 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-ANALYSIS OF PLANNED UTILIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED BY THE CONGRESS OVER BUDGET REQUEST, FISCAL YEAR 1959-Continued 1 Increased costs of higher average strengths resulting from delay in reducing to end strengths recommended in the President's 1959 budget. 2 Funds to carry on the MINUTEMAN in fiscal year 1959 on the expanded scale proposed by the Congress were provided by the Air Force through reprogramming funds no longer required for other projects. |