HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION H.R. 8775 - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." ..., " . . . . . . -- . . . . . . . SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS E. L. BARTLETT, Alaska LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, Massachusetts Chairman HAYDEN, Arizona, Ex Officio 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. Y Present: Senators Monroney, Yarborough, Stennis, Saltonstall, and 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. G000H, 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 MoWRoNEY. 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. 1. 408 (The tables referred to follow:) TABLE I.—Comparative summary of appropriations and appropriation estimates Pay raise Increase or 1965 appro- proposed 1965 1966 decrease, priation supple- adjusted requested | 1966 over mental 1965 Salaries and expenses: Library of Congress------------------- $10,626,000 $375,800 |$11,001,800 $11,955,000 $953,200 Copyright Office---------------------- 1,828,000 86, 1,914, 200 2,021,000 106,800 Legislative Reference Service---------- 2,245,000 167,800 2,412,800 2,524,000 111, 200 Distribution of catalog cards----------- 3,703,800 106,300 3,810, 100 4, 103,000 292,900 Books for the general collections----------- - ****** I ------------ 0,000 800,000 130,000 Books for the Law Library---------------- 110,000 |------------ 110,000 125,000 15,000 Salaries and expenses: Books for the blind-------------------- 2,446,000 12,600 2,458,600 2,675,000 216,400 Organizing and microfilming the papers of the Presidents.------------- 112,800 ||------------ 112,800 112,800 -----------Preservation of motion pictures------------ ,000 1------------ 50,000 - ****** I -----------Total, regular appropriations-------- 21,791,600 748,700 22,540, 300 24, 365,800 1,825, 500 Collection and distribution of library materials (special foreign currency program)- 1,541,500 ------------ 1,541,500 2,279,000 737,500 Total-------------------------------- 23,333,100 748,700 24,081,800 26,644,800 2,563,000 TABLE II.-Summary of budgeted positions, 1964, 1965, 1966 Appropriation title 1964 total 1965 total 1966 total number number number Salaries and expenses: Library of Congress--------------------------------------- 1,276 1,365 1,428 Copyright Office------------------------------------------ 252 255 268 Legislative Reference Service----------------------------- 220 224 228 Distribution of catalog cards--- 331 393 400 Books for the blind--------------------------------------- 33 36 38 Organizing and microfilming the papers of the Presidents-- 15 15 15 Preservation of motion pictures------------------------------- 1 1 1 Collection and distribution of library materials (special foreign currency program): U.S. personnel-------------------------------------------- 9 10 13 Native personnel----------------------------------------- 94 101 146 Total--------------------------------------------------- 2,231 2,400 2,537 NotE.-The total number in each instance includes the full-time equivalent of part-time positions. TABLE III.-Summary of increases and decreases requested, fiscal year 1966 Salaries and Legislative | Distribution Books for the Special |