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Mr. ANDREWs. Mr. Reifel.

Mr. REIFEL. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

COMPLIMENTS TO PERSONNEL

Dr. Calver, I want to congratulate you for a good job of selecting fine and able people for the clinic. During the 6 years I have been here you people have been most gracious and helpful.

Dr. CALVER. Thanks very much.

SERVICE OF DR. CALVER

I came up here in December of 1928. I was here for 3 years, was due to go to Guantanamo to take over surgery down there, and Mr. French and Mr. Ayres of the Naval Committee came in my office and wanted me to resign from the Navy and take the job as a civilian. I told them I could not throw away the 17 years' service I had because I had retirement, pension, and other things there which I could not have here. They said they did not blame me in the least.

About 3 days later they came in, and they were smiling, and said: "Doc, if we can fix it so you stay here and still stay in the Navy, are you willing to stay?"

I said, "Sure, this is my home town. I was born and reared here, educated here." I enjoyed it very much.

So they passed a legislative rider which prohibits my transfer from duty at the Capitol until otherwise specifically provided for by law. That is why you folks have put up with me so long.

Mr. REIFEL. That is most interesting.

Dr. CALVER. It has been a most interesting job, it has been most satisfactory.

The cooperation I have had from Congressmen has been excellent. If I get a Member and tell him he has got some changes in electrocardiograph and he had better watch himself or he is headed for trouble, they will come in and work with me perfectly. I think that is the reason why we had the good luck last year. Mr. REIFEL. Thank you very much, Dr. Calver.

REQUEST FOR MONTHLY ALLOWANCE TO MEDICAL OFFICERS

Mr. ANDREWS. Dr. Calver, you are an old Navy man as well as a medical doctor. Would the $100 per month increase that you suggest do any injustice to any officers at Bethesda or at Naval Headquarters?

Dr. CALVER. I don't think so, sir.

Mr. ANDREWS. Do these men up here have additional duties?

Dr. CALVER. They have a long day here. You see, our day here is much longer than at Bethesda, because they come to Bethesda at 8 o'clock in the morning and quit at 4, and here they come in at 9 and we are lucky if we get away by 6, and sometimes it is much later.

NIGHT DUTY

Mr. ANDREWS. How many of your doctors do you keep on duty through night sessions of Congress?

Dr. CALVER. It depends upon how much of a crowd there is and whether one or both Houses are in session. As long as both Houses are in session, all hands are here in the Capitol, all the nurses and everybody on duty. When the House quits, for instance, then we maintain all the Senate personnel on duty and half the crew in my office until the Senate adjourns. On a number of occasions I have had to stay here all night myself while a filibuster was going on in the Senate. I didn't feel it was safe to go away.

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ALLOWANCE TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS

Mr. ANDREWS. On page 45 of the committee print, there appears the language including an allowance of $100 per month each to five assistants as provided by the House resolution adopted July 1, 1930." Dr. CALVER. They are enlisted men.

Mr. ANDREWS. Down here in your table you show an allowance for five assistants at $5,000. Do you have all those spots filled? Dr. CALVER. All of those spots are filled.

Mr. ANDREWS. Then that figure should be $6,000. It must be a typographical error. According to the table you are asking for $5,000 for five assistants. If they are getting $100 a month, that ought to be $6,000.

FIRST AID COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING

Mr. REIFEL. One more question, Mr. Chairman. Since the Capitol is going to be open until 10 in the evening through the summer, is there available a first aid station?

Dr. CALVER. A number of our policemen have had first aid training. In the evening period, there is a doctor on watch and there is a first aid station open in one of the two Senate Office Buildings, and two of the three House Office Buildings. We will keep the Rayburn Office Building open all the time because of the larger personnel that is there, and we will alternate between the Longworth and the Cannon Buildings in order to have a nurse taking care of either one or the other. Most of the time the personnel is reduced to very small number, and they rarely get calls to visit the other buildings.

Mr. REIFEL. So you do have this coverage?

Dr. CALVER. I have that covered, and then also my own office is open, and there is a doctor and four corpsmen on duty in my office all the time.

Mr. REIFEL. You mean the clock around?

Dr. CALVER. During working days.

Mr. REIFEL. You see, the Capitol will now be open through the summer until 10 p.m.

Dr. CALVER. We don't have any around-the-clock watch, but many of our police have had first aid training.

Mr. REIFEL. The rotunda will be open for visitors until 10 at night. Dr. CALVER. I have no watch to cover that after 5 o'clock. Mr. REIFEL. If something should happen, are these first aid stations at the Senate and the Rayburn Building open until 10 o'clock?

Dr. CALVER. If there should be something special. But we have an arrangement with the Casualty Hospital, and they will come here immediately on any first aid call that we can't handle with our own. police. We have a number of men of the Capitol Police force who have had first aid training.

Mr. REIFEL. I am sure the police and the guards must know where to turn if some of the visitors need attention.

Mr. ANDREWS. Doctor, we hope you have a pleasant trip.

Dr. CALVER. Thank you very much.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1966.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY POLICY

WITNESSES

HON. EMANUEL CELLER, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

HON. MICHAEL FEIGHAN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY POLICY

Mr. ANDREWS. The committee will come to order.

We have with us this morning two of our colleagues, the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee and dean of the House of Representatives, the gentleman from New York, Mr. Celler; and the chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration of the Judiciary Committee and chairman of the Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, the distinguished gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Feighan.

We have a budget request before the committee for $124,700 for the Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, which is a considerable increase over the $24,755 that was appropriated last year and $24,100 the year before for this committee.

The following material was informally supplied by the office of the chairman of the Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy.

(The material follows:)

OBJECTIVES OF JOINT COMMITTEE WORK FOR FISCAL YEAR 1967

The staff of the Joint Committee will direct its exclusive attention to a systematic review of Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The purpose of this review is to examine the provisions of Sections 301 through 360, in the light of court decisions, current practices and needs. A report is to be prepared for the consideration of the Members of the Joint Committee. In accordance with Section 401 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Joint Committee Members will make the determination on what shall be done with the report resulting from this systematic review.

It is to be noted that the Nationality and Naturalization provisions of the law (title III) have not been examined in this manner since 1940.

In undertaking this review, it is anticipated that staff members of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Nationality will cooperate to the extent that their regular duties will permit and that appropriate departments of the government will take an active role.

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Mr. ANDREWS. Do either of you gentlemen care to make a statement? Mr. FEIGHAN. Mr. Chairman, I have no statement except to say that Chairman Celler and I have come to a mutual agreement and understanding as to the operation of both the Joint Commitee on Immigration and Nationality Policy and the Subcommittee on Immigration of the full Committee on the Judiciary and we feel at least it is my feeling and I believe Chairman Celler agrees that any necessary funds that might be required to pursue what might be deemed necessary by both of us will be requested.

Mr. ANDREWS. Up to the amount of $24,755?

Mr. CELLER. We join in the recommendation that the amount bewas the amount last year $24,755 or $24,100?

Mr. ANDREWS. $24,755.

Mr. CELLER. We recommend that the amount be fixed at $24,755, which was the amount recommended and passed last year.

Mr. ANDREWS. The same amount?

Mr. CELLER. Yes.

Mr. ANDREWS. So we have a joint request by the chairman of the full Judiciary Committee, Mr. Celler, and the chairman of the Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, Mr. Feighan, that this joint committee be allowed $24,755 for fiscal year 1967, which is the same amount appropriated for the operation of this committee for fiscal 1966, the justification for which is shown on page 64 of the committee print.

Mr. FEIGHAN. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee.

Mr. CELLER. Thank you very much.

Mr. ANDREWS. Thank you, gentlemen.

TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1966.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WITNESSES

JAMES L. HARRISON, PUBLIC PRINTER

HARRY D. MEROLD, DEPUTY PUBLIC PRINTER

HARRY J. HUMPHREY, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLIC PRINTER

EARL M. CRAGG, DEPUTY COMPTROLLER

CARPER W. BUCKLEY, SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

MERRILL C. GLEASON, BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER, OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

WILLIAM A. SCHMIDT, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE, GSA

Mr. ANDREWs. The subcommittee will come to order.

We are glad to have with us this morning our old friend, the Public Printer, Mr. James L. Harrison, and the members of his staff.

NEW GPO PLANT

Mr. ANDREWS. For some time there has been quite a bit of discussion about a new plant for the Government Printing Office. We have heretofore appropriated $2.5 million for plans and specifications. Our information is that as of today no firm site has been selected for the location of the proposed new building. Is that correct, Mr. Harrison? Mr. HARRISON. There has been a site selected, Mr. Chairman. It has been excessed: it has been assigned to us by the General Services Administration. The Joint Committee on Printing has approved the site and the Planning Commission last year also approved the 85

acres

Mr. ANDREWS. Is that the Training School for Boys?

Mr. HARRISON. The National Training School site.

Last month they reversed this decision, so we now have, actually, title to this site, but we do not have the Planning Commission's approval.

Mr. ANDREWS. That is what I had in mind when I asked the question. You have not gotten an uncontested site?

Mr. HARRISON. That is exactly right.

Mr. ANDREWs. We have discussed that matter and concluded that this is not the proper time to discuss funds for a new plant and it will not be time to discuss such a request until a building site has been selected and all obstacles to constructing a building on that site have been resolved.

Mr. HARRISON. Yes, sir.

Mr. ANDREWS. Now, I am sure you know that certain commercial or private printing interests have requested to appear before the committee in opposition to a new building, so we are notifying those people that this is not the proper time; that there is nothing before the committee. There is a budget request, but no action will be taken in my opinion when the committee meets in executive session and considers the matter further.

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