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Mr. Ecsi. The element that is moving to Philadelphia is in leased space and so is the Chicago region in leased space. GSA will terminate those leases. The regional activity will move to a Government-owned building which is administered by GSA in Chicago. Senator INOUYE. Thank you, Mr. Ecsi. Please proceed. Captain.

DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CENTER,

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Captain POLLICH. The final item for the Defense Supply Agency submission is for modifications in the automatic data processing area at the Defense Industrial Supply Center in Philadelphia. The Defense Industrial Supply Center in Philadelphia is a tenant of the Naval Supply Depot in Philadelphia. The area presently utilized by the Defense Industrial Supply Center for ADP operations is overly crowded, and also from an environmental standpoint requires new control equipment. The cost of this project is $255,000.

Senator INOUYE. Will this item bring about any annual savings? Captain POLLICH. I think more intangible than tangible, sir, because of the limited area and the lack of good environmental control in the machine room operations; we have had several failures up there, which meant reruns on the machines.

Senator INOUYE. Thank you very much, sir.

Captain POLLICH. Yes, sir.

Senator INOUYE. We appreciate your testimony very much.

Mr. SHERIDAN. Mr. Chairman, we have one more item in the unclassified part of section 401, and that is the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, Los Angeles, $18,000, and Mr. John Broger will be the witness on this.

Senator INOUYE. Welcome to the committee, Mr. Broger. We are happy to receive your testimony, sir.

STATEMENT OF JOHN C. BROGER, DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE FOR ARMED FORCES INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

Mr. BROGER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I would be glad, in the interests of time, to submit my statement for the record.

Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it is a privilege to appear before your committee to discuss the construction requirements of the Armed Forces Information and Education contained in title IV of the military construction authorization program.

The purpose of the Directorate for Armed Forces Information and Education is to assist the military departments in the training of military personnel in an understanding of national goals and purposes and the nature of any potential enemy.

This directorate has as its mission to assist commanders, to inform and educate the U.S. military personnel so that they may

(1) Comprehend the values of our Government and our Amer

ican heritage;

(2) Be fully aware of the threat of communism;

(3) Understand the ideologies inimical to the free institutions upon which the United States is founded; and

(4) Realize the responsibilities and objectives of the individual military citizen.

The Secretary of Defense is acutely aware of this requirement and desires that all military personnel be informed and educated in the role they are playing in the battle against communism.

A part of this mission is performed at the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, Los Angeles, Calif., under the jurisdiction of the Directorate for Armed Forces Information and Education.

Our Los Angeles facility provides radio and television program materials and technical advice to the Armed Forces radio and television outlets overseas. The materials are shipped overseas to 42 TV stations and 207 AM-FM stations operated by the Armed Forces. This service is a major supporting tool of the troop information program and is a decisive factor in the morale of our servicemen.

Radio and television programs are recorded, reviewed, reproduced, and all commercials deleted. Appropriate troop information and education inserts are produced and integrated in the programs.

This process of reviewing, editing, and inserting of programs requires a high degree of concentration on the part of the broadcast editor. The existing facilities are inadequate due to extraneous noises and crowded work areas. Inefficiencies and loss of maximum productivity and serious errors are encountered due to open areas and poorly regulated traffic flow of personnel and material.

The proposed alterations in the amount of $18,000 requested herein will remedy the above problem and provide physical facilities consistent with this important mission. The construction consists of isolated, soundproof editing booths for radio and TV production.

This concludes my prepared statement. I will endeavor to answer any questions the committee has concerning the request.

ARMED FORCES RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICE, LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

Mr. Chairman, this item has to do with the construction of 13 booths for editing radio and television programs for Armed Forces Radio and Television Service in Los Angeles.

The present problem is that these editors are finding that the sensitivities of radio and television programs going overseas are increasing and, consequently, there is a need to put them in adequate soundproof booths in order to overcome the problems of these sensitivities which require considerable concentration. They do not now have these facilities.

Senator INOUYE. It seems like a very reasonable request.

I have just one question which may not involve your office. Who decides on policy as to the selection of shows to be presented to members of the armed services?

Mr. BROGER. Normally, we deal with NBC, CBS, ABC to obtain the best of the regular television shows that are available to the American public. We then take these shows, decommercialize them.

From the point of view of your question, the policy, then, concerns some of the sensitivities that are contained in shows. There are areas where, for instance, we cannot discuss dictatorships, and any shows having to do with this are deleted.

In some areas religious programs are deleted. In some areas reference to other countries is deleted, and that is a part of the problem we are facing now.

Senator INOUYE. Thank you very much, sir. Do you have any further testimony to give?

Mr. BROGER. No, sir. I think that covers it.

Senator INOUYE. We appreciate your assistance this morning, Mr. Broger.

Mr. BROGER. Thank you, sir.

Senator INOUYE. Mr. Sheridan, may we take one item out of order?

SECTION 403, DOD EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION

Senator Saltonstall has a special interest in this item. It is the section 403, OSD, Department of Defense emergency construction, a $50 million item which appears on page 40 and thereafter.

Mr. SHERIDAN. Section 403 is emergency authority for the Secretary of Defense.

The purpose of this section is to provide the Secretary with the authority to proceed with any construction he considers vital to the security of the United States when the expeditious accomplishment of this emergency construction is needed to support unforeseen operational requirements such as Korea, Berlin, the Cuban threat, and the current conflict in Vietnam. Such situations require varying levels of unanticipated and unprogramed construction.

There is no enabling legislation available to the Secretary to permit him to immediately undertake construction required to support such military action.

We are proposing full funding of this in the fiscal year 1966 budget. Senator SALTONSTALL. You are proposing full funding?

Mr. SHERIDAN. We are proposing full funding, $50 million in the budget.

Senator SALTONSTALL. You are going to ask for an appropriation for $50 million?

Mr. SHERIDAN. Yes, sir; the full amount.

Senator SALTONSTALL. May I ask, is that in addition to the present emergency funds that we customarily give the Secretary?

Mr. SHERIDAN. The answer to that is "Yes."

Senator SALTONSTALL. Speaking from memory, and I do get these things mixed up, the Secretary of Defense is given I think it is $300 million in two different appropriation accounts that he can do with what he sees fit. Am I correct in that? Is it $100 million?

Senator INOUYE. $10 million in authorization per service.

Senator SALTONSTALL. So this will be, Mr. Sheridan, a new emergency fund?

Mr. Sheridan, he has a transfer authority as has been pointed out to me by Mr. Rexroad, and then I think we give him a hundred million dollars of emergency funds or authority to use emergency funds? Mr. SHERIDAN. That is right.

(The following information was subsequently furnished:)

One hundred and fifty million dollars in authority to transfer funds is in the fiscal year 1966 budget request under the "Research, development, test, and evaluation" title. In addition, there is $200 million in transfer authority provided under the general provisions (sec. 536) of the appropriation act, making a total of $350 million in transfer authority. The latter increment is for readiness. To recapitulate under the "Research, development, test, and evaluation" title, we have requested an emergency fund appropriation of $150 million and emergency fund transfer authority of $150 million, while under the general provisions we have additional transfer authority of $200 million.

Senator SALTONSTALL. This would be another $50 million?
Mr. SHERIDAN. That is correct.

Senator SALTONSTALL. And you are going to ask for it in addition to the $700 million which became law this morning?

Mr. SHERIDAN. Yes, Senator, we are.

Senator SALTONSTALL. And the House struck this out in the authorization?

Mr. SHERIDAN. That is correct.

Senator SALTONSTALL. So that this will not be in the House bill as it comes over to us?

Mr. SHERIDAN. It is not in the House bill as they are considering it. We hope it gets in the House bill before it comes to you.

That is being requested, sir.

Senator SALTONSTALL. By $50 million.

Mr. SHERIDAN. By $70 million.

Senator SALTONSTALL. Yes.

Mr. SHERIDAN. $50 million for this emergency provision and $20 million for the ARPA section.

Senator SALTONSTALL. Twenty for what?

Mr. SHERIDAN. ARPA-Advanced Research Projects Agency.

We did request the House, as you know, Senator, to introduce an identical bill to the bill you are now considering here, but the bill that the House introduced deleted the Secretary's proposals.

Senator SALTONSTALL. That is what I was informed and that is why I was interested to find out.

Mr. Rexroad, maybe you can tell us, am I correct in saying that the Secretary of Defense now has $300 million of appropriated funds in the last bill and proposed in this bill in addition to the research transfer?

Mr. REXROAD. No, sir; that would be included.

Senator SALTONSTALL. So we would have $150 million of research transfer and $150 million of emergency funds?

Mr. REXROAD. Yes, sir.

Senator SALTONSTALL. Mr. Sheridan, do you know how much of that $150 million in the 1965 budget that the Secretary has spent?

Mr. SHERIDAN. No, sir; I do not know offhand, but we can furnish that for you.

Senator SALTONSTALL. I think it would be helpful if you could.
Mr. SHERIDAN. Yes, sir.

(The following information was subsequently furnished:)

Public Law 88-446, Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, included the appropriation "Emergency fund, Defense," which provided as follows:

"For transfer by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, to any appropriation for military functions under the Department of

Defense available for research, development, test, and evaluation, or procurement or production related thereto, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred; $125,000,000, and, in addition, not to exceed $150,000,000, to be used upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such funds can be wisely, profitably, and practically used in the interest of national defense and to be derived by transfer from such appropriations available to the Department of Defense for obligation during the current fiscal year as the Secretary of Defense may designate: Provided, That any appropriations transferred shall not exceed 7 per centum of the appropriation from which transferred."

Under this authority as of May 13, 1965, $40,800,000 has been derived from other appropriations and transferred to the emergency fund, increasing the total available from $125 million to $165,800,000, and $83,403,000 has been transferred from the emergency fund to the "Research, development, test, and evaluation" appropriations leaving a balance of $82,397,000 available for transfer. Considering the $40,800,000 already transferred to the emergency fund, there remains available a balance in transfer authority of $109,200,000.

In addition, Public Law 88-446, Title V: General Provisions, section 536, provides as follows:

"During the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense may, if he deems it vital to the security of the United States and in the national interest to further improve the readiness of the Armed Forces, including the Reserve components, transfer under the authority and terms of the Emergency Fund an additional $200,000,000: Provided, That the transfer authority made available under the terms of the Emergency Fund appropriation contained in this Act is hereby broadened to meet the requirements of this section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Appropriations Committees of the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority."

As of May 13, 1965, this authority has been utilized to transfer $24,700,000 from other appropriations through the "Emergency fund, Defense" to the appropriation "Operation and maintenance, Navy," leaving a balance of $175,300,000 available for other transfers.

Senator SALTONSTALL. This $20 million is a brand new item too, is it not?

Mr. SHERIDAN. It is the same item submitted to the House but which the House deleted.

Senator SALTONSTALL. I mean it has never been in the budget before. It is not in the 1965 budget.

Mr. SHERIDAN. The $20 million will have to be explained in detail by Dr. Sproull. The next witness will explain that in detail, but that is authorization only.

Senator SALTONSTALL. I understand it is authorization only, but is it not the first time there has been a request for authorization for this? Mr. SHERIDAN. No, sir.

Senator SALTONSTALL. That has been in the past?

Mr. SHERIDAN. In the past; yes, sir.

Senator SALTONSTALL. And that is really a blanket cover?

Mr. SHERIDAN. That is correct.

Senator SALTONSTALL. And the $50 million for emergency construction, presumably that would be in connection with some of the problems that we face in Vietnam and elsewhere?

Mr. SHERIDAN. That is absolutely correct; yes, sir.

Senator SALTONSTALL. I thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Senator INOUYE. Just for clarification, Mr. Sheridan, the Office of the Secretary of Defense did submit to the House a request for the $20 million plus the $50 million?

Mr. SHERIDAN. Yes, sir.

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