CONTENTS Abersfeller, H. A., chairman, Committee on Purchases of Blind-Made Products, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Lee Donahue; Hart Gude, Hon. Gilbert, a Representative in Congress from the State of Hanger, Col. John W., Washington representative for the National Industries for the Blind; accompanied by Col. James MacFarland__ Harmon, John, general counsel for Goodwill Industries of America, Inc.; accompanied by Col. Allen Samuel___ Hosmer, Hon. Craig, a Representative in Congress from the State of Lamborn, Emily, director, State-Federal Relationships, National Re- McCahill, William, Executive Secretary, President's Commission on Menasco, Horace E., Administrator, Wage and Hour and Public Con- tracts Division, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.; accom- panied by Ben P. Robertson, Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Division; and Warren D. Landis, Assistant Administrator, Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Division, Office of Government Contracts, Special Wage Standards__ Morring, Carl, Jr., past president, National Easter Seal Society, Hunts- ville, Ala.; accompanied by Jayne Shover, executive secretary, National Easter Seal Society, Chicago, Ill.__. Nagle, John F., chief of the Washington office, National Federation of the Blind, Washington, D.C.___. Newman, Edward, Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administra- tion, Social and Rehabilitation Services, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Douglas MacFarland, Director, Division for the Blind, Rehabilitation Russell, Harold, Chairman, President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped; accompanied by William McCahill, Executive Salmon, Dr. Peter J., chairman, Legislative Committee, American Association of Workers for the Blind, New York, N.Y.; accompanied by Irvin P. Schloss, legislative analyst, American Foundation for the 3, 10 47 59, 110 124 Viscardi, Henry, Jr., president, Human Resources Center, Albertson, 101 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by— Information about people who are now on the Committee on Pur- chases of Blind-Made Products.. Statement Brown, Preston, Esq., representing Goodwill Industries of America, Letters, statements, etc.-Continued Cohen, Milton, president, International Association of Rehabilitation Page 121 Gubser, Hon. Charles S., a Representative in Congress from the State 46 Hanger, Col. John W., Washington representative for the National List of new products currently under developmental consideration Hosmer, Hon. Craig, a Representative in Congress from the State of McCahill, William, Executive Secretary, President's Committee on data--- Newman, Edward, Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administra- Randall, Hon. Wm. J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Sundry correspondence, to Hon. Chet Holifield, chairman, House Wagner-O'Day Act of 1938. Robertson, Ben P., Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour and Public Viscardi, Henry, Jr., president, Human Resources Center, Albertson, 108 46 APPENDIXES Appendix I.-Supplemental material referred to during hearings or re- 161 272 AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-O'DAY ACT TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1971 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., in room 2203, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Wm. J. Randall (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Wm. J. Randall, Edward Garmatz, Bella S. Abzug, and J. Kenneth Robinson. Staff members present: Erskine Stewart, staff director; Herschel Clesner, counsel; and Thomas H. Saunders, minority staff. Mr. RANDALL. It is 10 o'clock, and the Special Studies Subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Operations will come to order. We are meeting today to consider amendments to the Wagner-O'Day Act. It has been on the books since 1938, and establishes priorities for selling certain products made by the blind to the Federal Government. Bills have been introduced which seek to amend the act to extend its benefits to other severely handicapped persons who are not blind, and expand the category of contracts. The amendments also seek to clarify certain definitions and update the present act. I am sure that the subcommittee will be interested in the testimony going to the effectiveness of the act heretofore, and also to make inquiries as to whether there is an equitable basis on which the benefits of this act can be extended to other severely handicapped individuals. I am sure that while only your chairman is here at this time—and having served on many subcommittees over the years, I know that that is one of the burdens of being chairman, that you must be on time— we know that others will soon be present. After a careful check of the rules, we will proceed as an accommodation to those witnesses in the hopes that some of our members may be present to interrogate them before their testimony is concluded. So I say again, we welcome testimony relating to the modification, amendment and improvement of the bills before the committee. I must say and we are reluctant to make this observation-that because of the situation on the House floor tomorrow-and hopefully we can have concluded these hearings-we would hope that you would put some restraint on your oral testimony. Nobody is ever going to be stopped. But try to summarize your statement if you can. Present us with a full statement and it will be printed in the record and will be studied by all the members of the subcommittee. (1) We are privileged to welcome the distinguished Member from the city of Baltimore, Mr. Garmatz. Several Departments have submitted their comments on this legislation, and we will include their statements in the record at this point. (The bills, H.R. 2310 (identical to S. 557 and H.R. 7476) and H.R. 169 (identical to H.R. 3857 and H.R. 6298), follow :) 92D CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2310 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 26, 1971 Mr. HOSMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations A BILL To amend the Wagner-O'Day Act to extend the provisions thereof to severely handicapped individuals who are not blind, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That the Act entitled "An Act to create a Committee on 4 Purchase of Blind-Made Products, and for other purposes", 5 approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1196; 41 U.S.C. 46–48), 6 is amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and 7 inserting in lieu of the matter stricken the following: "That 8 there is hereby created a committee to be known as the Com9 mittee for Purchase of Products and Services of the Blind 10 and Other Severely Handicapped (hereinafter referred to I |