VALLEY AUTHORITY ACT 11. S. Congress. House, 1 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 4961 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 9 (B) OF THE TENNESSEE 60332 JUNE 18, 19, AND 27, 1941 Printed for the use of the Committee on Military Affairs UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1941 AUG 19 '41 TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ACT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1941 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C. The committee met at 10:30 a. m., Hon. Andrew J. May (chairman) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will please be in order. While we do not have a full committee present, I think they will be in shortly. I would like to make a very brief statement of what I understand the issue here this morning is, for the benefit of those members of the committee who have not been on the committee from the beginning of the organization of the Tennessee Valley Authority. We have for consideration this morning H. R. 4961, a bill which I introduced in pursuance to the request of the Comptroller General of the United States to further amend section 9 (b) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. The question arises as to whether or not the T. V. A. is subject to the supervision and control by the Comptroller General's office. As I understand the situation, there is some question about it. The Comptroller General wants to be advised exactly as to the intent of Congress, so that in the disbursement of public funds he will know exactly what his responsibility is. And, in order that the matter be definitely and unquestionably settled, I have introduced this bill so that the committee might have a hearing on it and determine just what they want to do about it. I have asked the Comptroller General to appear here today for that purpose, and he is here with a number of witnesses; and representatives of the T. V. A. are also here. Mr. Fitts, the General Counsel of the T. V. A., and others are here. And at their request I have set tomorrow for a hearing of their testimony in opposition to the bill if they oppose it. We will start the hearing this morning. I shall call at this time the Honorable Lindsay C. Warren, Comptroller General of the United States and former Member of the House, whom we all know. We will be glad to have a statement from you, Mr. Warren, as to your position in this matter. You may proceed as you prefer. (The bill referred to reads as follows:) [H. R. 4961, 77th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend section 9 (b) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, as amended by section 14 of the Act of August 31, 1935 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 9 (b) of the original Tennessee Valley Authority Act, as amended by section 14 of the Act of August 31, 1935 (49 Stat. 1080), be, and the same is hereby, further amended by adding at the end of 1 |