In the report of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce on the Problems of the Domestic Textile Industry, the special subcommittee made 10 recommendations of which the following two were directed to the Department of Commerce for action:

"(1) That a permanent interagency committee be established within the Department of Commerce to deal exclusively with textile affairs. This committee will serve the function of keeping both the Congress and the appropriate executive departments informed of all new textile developments and of their probable consequences. It will provide liaison between the industry and Government agencies. It will make a continuing review of the administration of Federal policies which affect the domestic textile industry; it will point out to the approriate agencies the censequences of these policies, and suggest necessary changes. The Textile Interagency Committee will indicate areas in which there are deficiencies in our knowledge about the textile industry, and it will recommend programs to fill these gaps in our knowledge. It will meet at regular intervals to review conditions in the industry and to suggest appropriate remedial action. "We recommend that the Secretary of Commerce establish this committee to be made up of representatives of the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Labor, State, and Treasury. We recommend that it also include representatives of the International Cooperation Administration; the Office of Civilian Defense Mobilization; and of the Tariff Commission. The Chairman of the Textile Interagency Committee should be the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Domestic Affairs.

"In addition to the Textile Interagency Committee, we recommend that there be established an advisory committee to consist of three representatives of management, three representatives of textile labor, and three representatives of the public at large. The advisory committee would also be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.

"In addition we recommend that there be appointed at each session of Congress a Textile Subcommittee within the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee to work in close cooperation with the Textile Interagency Committee and the advisory committee, to see that the administration of Federal policies which impinge upon the domestic textile industry will be in the best interests of the public at large.

"(2) There is a need for improvement in the collection and publication of statistical data dealing with textile production, sales, inventories, and other matters which affect the production and distribution policies of the domestic textile industry. Throughout the history of the textile industry, production has been highly cyclical. Perhaps fluctuations in production could be smoothed out to some extent if more timely statistical data were available to permit production to be regulated more nearly in accordance with the current state of demand for textile products.

"We recommend that a program for the collection and analysis of such needed data be instituted within the Department of Commerce, and that the necessary studies and publication of data be carried out under the supervision of the Textile Interagency Committee."

Funds in the amount of $200,000 are being requested to institute a program for the collection, analysis, and publication of data on the Textile Industry. These funds would provide for the following:

Proposed textile program

I. Improvement and expansion of textile industry statistics..

A. Rapid monthly overall reports on all categories of broad
woven goods and yarn production and inventories_---
B. Detailed quarterly and annual reports on yarn production__
C. Fabric inventories in hands of converters, wholesalers, cut-
ters (monthly, abbreviated).

D. Bolstering of textile section of reports on sales and unfilled
orders-----

(The above amounts will be transferred to the Bureau of Census for data collection)

II. Economic studies_

A. Investigation of factors influencing fluctuations in the tex-
tile industries, including marketing levels and their in-
ter action, inventory accumulations, price expectations,
and fashion. (Private contract).

B. Long-term outlock for consumption of textile products, in-
cluding effects on the textile industries of the use of non-
textile products such as plastics, paper, etc., in substitu-
tion for textiles. (Private contracts)_.

C. Cost factors entering into textile fabric production in the
United States and representative foreign countries, includ-
ing study of labor costs, plant and equipment costs, and
costs of financing. (Private contract in whole or in part)_
D. Investigation, on a continuous basis, of the growth of textile
industries abroad, analysis of international trade in tex-
tile products, assessment of competitive position of U.S.
industry in domestic and foreign markets, and effects of
imports on domestic production, employment, industry ex-
pansion and stability. (Staff)_.

E. Investigation into effects of governmental policies on the do-
mestic textile industry, including recommendations on
changes or adjustments in national economic policies to
benefit the domestic industry---

III. Additional positions in Textiles and Clothing Division, BDSA, ex-
expenses of Textile Advisory Committee, and travel and other ex-
penses of staff personnel__

A. Addition to staff of BDSA: economist, GS-13, industry
analyst, GS-11, research assistant, GS-9, statistician.
GS-7, and secretary, GS-5---

B. Expenses for travel and other incidentals of staff work and
expenses of Textile Advisory Committee in attending
meetings.

Average GS grade and salary

$90,000

40,000 5,000

35,000

10,000

70,000

20,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

8,000

Average GS grade and salary

1958 actual 1959 estimate 1960 estimate

8.8

$7,041 8.7 $7,389 8.7

$7,408

ECONOMIC ANALYSES OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Chairman HAYDEN. Mr. Moore, are you going to speak to this item?

Mr. MOORE. Yes, Mr. Chairman, thank you.

This proposed transfer is to provide funds for the collection of statistics and the preparation of economic analyses of the textile industry.

These statistics and the industrial analyses are needed by the Secretary of Commerce in reporting and making recommendations on governmental policies and activities designed to assist the domestic textile industry. Such statistics and other economic materials will be used by the Interagency Textile Committee, established in accordance with the President's letter of May 18, 1959, to the Secretary of Commerce, in advising the Secretary on matters relating to the textile industry.

The suggested language will help assure the development of adequate statistical information on the textile industry at minimum cost. It provides for the furnishing of such information by industry on a mandatory basis.

We have with us today, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, Mr. McCoy, Administrator of BDSA, who will be able to answer, I am sure, any of the questions which may be raised regarding this transfer of money.

Chairman HAYDEN. Senator Saltonstall.

Senator SALTONSTALL. I thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, I talked with Mr. Moore yesterday afternoon. What the Commerce Department is doing here is recommending,

The third item is a request in the amount of $500,000 for an additional amount for "Plant and facilities," National Bureau of Standards.

There will be placed in the record at this point page 8 of House Document No. 169.

(The information referred to follows:)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

"BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

"SALARIES AND EXPENSES

"The appropriation granted under this head for the fiscal year 1960, shall be available to finance, through advances or on a reimbursable basis, the procurement of materials, services, or costs of activities which relate to, or benefit, two or more appropriations to the Bureau of the Census."

On April 28, 1959, the General Accounting Office ruled that the Bureau of the Census did not have the necessary authority to make advances to and to reimburse the "Salaries and expenses" appropriation from other Bureau appropriations. It had been the Bureau's practice to do this in order to provide an equitable division of overhead costs. The proposed language will enable the Bureau to continue the practice.

"MARITIME ACTIVITIES

"VESSEL OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND

"The Third Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1951, is amended by deleting the following language from the second proviso under the head 'Vessel operations revolving fund': 'but not exceeding 2 per centum of vessel operating expenses'." This revision of language would remove the limitation on advances from the revolving fund for administrative expenses. The present language limits such transfers to 2 percent of vessel operating expenses, but this activity is not currently sufficient to generate adequate administrative funds. The proposed change would provide a means for rapid expansion of the operation in the event of emergency.

"NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS

"PLANT AND FACILITIES

"For an additional amount for Plant and facilities', including purchase and improvement of a radio propagation field site, without regard to the monetary limitation in the Act of September 2, 1958 (15 U.S.C. 278d), acquisition of rightsof-way and construction of necessary access roads, and expenses of relocating equipment to such site, $500,000, to remain available until expended."

Radio interference between the Washington International Airport under construction at Chantilly, Va., and the adjoining radio propagation research facility of the National Bureau of Standards will require relocation of the research facility prior to commissioning of the airport, scheduled for January 1961. This proposed supplemental appropriation is to provide for the acquisition of land and construction of buildings and facilities necessary to reestablish this station at an alternate site.

LETTER FROM ACTING SECRETARY

Senator HOLLAND. H.R. 7978, as passed by the House on June 29, makes no provision for any of these items.

At this point there will be placed in the record the letter of July 7 from F. H. Mueller, then the Acting Secretary of Commerce, requesting restoration of two of the three items denied.

(The letter referred to follows:)